The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-09
PLAGUE FUNDS
Over Quarter Of Million
Appropriated,
Twenty thousand for Garbage Crem-
atory and $25O,OOO for the Sup
preston Of the Scourge,
CFrom satnraay,s AdvertIserl

present President Dole, Ministers Da-
mon, Young and Mott-Smth and thir-
teen councillors. President Dole occu-
pied the chair. The minutes of the
meetings of November oath and De-
cember 18th were read and approved.
The object of the meeting was stated
by President Dole as arising ont of the
conditions supermposed by the plague
and the necessity for appropriations
therefor.
Minister Damon read the following
communications:
Honolulu, II. l., Dec. so, 1893.
Sir The Board of Health recon-
mend that a meeting of the Council of
State be called for the purpose of pass
ing the following appropriations made
necessary by the present emergency
caused by the outbreak of bubOnic
plague amongst us:
Public improvements in the in
fected district ..............S SOOOO
Garbage crematory ............ 2O,OUO
The Board is also of the opinion that
the erection of a proper filtration plant
in Nuuanu valley should no longer be
delayed, as the use of unfiltered water
coming from the water system in the
valley is an undoubted cause of sick
ness The appropriation estimated for
this improvement is 100000
The Board of Health also recommend
that an appropriation be made suffi-
cient to complete the system of sewer
age recommended by Mr.. Rudolph Her
ing These appropriations may well
be placed at the disposal of the Min
lister of the Interior to be expended at
the recommendation of the Board of
Health.
Very respectfully yours,
HENRY e. COOPER,
President Board of Health.
Mr.. S. B. Dole, President of the Re
public of Hawaii
Honolulu II. l., jan 4 1900.
Sir: At a meeting of the Board of
Health held last night it was voted to
apply to the Executive for an appro-
priation of $250000 for suppression of
the bubonic plague. This amount in
addition to the sums already asked for.
The principal objects for which this
appropriation will be used are: The
building of suitable quarters for the
accommodation of people who are to
be moved from the quarantine district;
the building of sufficient warehouses
to house the goods that may be taken
from the quarantine district; the feed
ing of all persons who may become de-
pendent upon the Government for their
support during the quarantine period;
and such general and incidental eX-
penses as may be incident to the sup
preston of the plague.
Very respectfully yours.
HENRY E. COOPER.
President Board of Health.
Mr.. S. b. Dole President of the Re
public of Hawaii.
Minister Damon then introduced the
following action taken in the morning
in the Executive Council:
Voted that the Executive Council
recommend to the Council of State the
appropriation of $4,000 for garbage
crematory, and S250,0O0 for suppression
of bubonic plague.
KATE KELLEY,
Secretary"
These amounts Mr.. Damon
thought should be passed by
the Council of State to aid
the Executive and the Board of Health
in carrying out their duties and al
though it was large sum asked for
they were all well assured that the
Board of Health would act economi-
cally in the matter and that the mon
ey not expended, if any, would remain
in the treasury. In carrying out the
necessary measures for the suppression
of the plague improvements in sani-
tation must be made and chief among
these were water filter plant, extra
sewer pipe and other matters demand
ing immediate attention. These he
thought would probably best be refer
red to President Mckinley and he stat
ed that the reports of the Board of
Health had been already referred to
the President of the United States from
time to time.
President Dole said he thought that
the matter of improvements should be
referred to the chief executive at
Washington, because in a large meas
ure we were acting for him. He thought
however that only those matters di-
rectly connected with the bubonic
plague should be considered, He did
not think the questions OF water fill
ter plant and extra sewer pipe had any
direct connection with the plague and
il was doubtful If they could be taken
up for some time, as both the material
and men had TO be imported. Public
improvements, therefore, will have to
wait for the authority Of President NC
Kinley Other items are of urgent ne
cessity and may cost much more,
There are camps of detention to be
built for the accommodation OF 5,OOO
people, with all the necessaries and
accessories for living; and strong
force of guards would be needed as
long as the plague continued, The sum
of $250,OO0, therefore, was only an APP
Proclamation of the real amount 1t
might he less and would in all prob
ability be more.
Councillor Robertson said it was a
mistaken idea about the Council of
State having authority to appropriate
money for public improvements; 1t had
no such right and could only appro-
pirate for emergencies, such as lighting
the plague, He thought the present
appropriation should be no larger than
was necessary and believed the Ques-