Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-27
BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS
and BOARD OF HEALTH
Planters Have Grievance - Money
Lacking for KewalO Sanitation
CONTRACTS for Supplies
Are Awarded.

There was only one member, Will
liam Aud, absent from the meeting Of
the Board of Health yesterday after
noon, those present being DR.. II. C.
Sloggett. president; Il. A. tt-Smith,
DR.. w. NJ. Moore, Attorney General L.
p. Dole, Fred c. Smith and DIR. c. b.
Cooper, with DR.. J. S. d. Pratt, execu.
tive officer, and c. Charlock, secretary.
W. o. Smith, secretary of the Hawa-
II. Boyd. Superintendent Of Public
Works, attended for special business
respectively.
Thomas Fitch by letter requested
leave for one of his clients to visit the
Settlement on business connected with
lawsuit. 1t was granted, subject 70
the usual precautions.
Mr.. Smith backed up a letter from
himself with verbal remarks, mildly
protesting on the part OF the Hawa-
iian Planters Association against the
charging OF that BODY with the keep OF
an insane Porto Rican at the Asylum.
He mentioned the changed conditions
OF procuring plantation labor since an
neXation. Every endeavor was made by
the Association to place all labor Inn
migrants at work on their arrival
When one Porto Rlcan out OF several
thousand went insane, Mr.. Smith ques-
toned II II was fair to make the plan
tiers responsible for him.
DR.. Pratt told OF unavailing efforts
10 secure return passage for this IN.
fortunate man In the immigrant ship
that brought him.
The matter was deferred till next
meeting for further consideration.
Mr.. Boyd came primarily to report
the raising of hogs at Hookena and
Kailua, respectively in North and
South Kona. Hawaii. The pigs acted
as scavengers and their presence was
not conducive to the public health. II
was the opinion OF the Superinten-
dent OF Public Works that the towns
. named ought to be rid Of the pig pens
Next, Mr.. Boyd would like to have
permission to dump garbage on the
Board OF, Health's lot at Ala Mo.
ana and Sheridan street, the material
TO be treated the same as formerly on
the Bishop Estate land at Kakaako. /,
was desired by the Department oil
; Public Works to extend the garbage
system to Metcalf street. He woult
put in written application today ant
hoped the Board would take actor
meantime.
After the Superintendent left II wa.
voted, on motion Of DIR. Cooper, sec
onded by Mr.. Dole, that the usual pro
ceedings be taken for granting the 70
quest.
DR.. Sloggett asked Mr.. Boyd abou
the status of the Kewalo ditch matter
The Superintendent Of Public Work.
replied that for the past two months
or ever since he had visited the local
ity with DR.. Pratt, It had been his en-
deayor to obtain money for the requir
= ed work. This morning we had
warm time over It," said Mr.. Boyd
. but the Treasurer insisted there wa
not enough money. The Legislature
can make all the appropriations the,
like" he added In response to n re
mark from member, but II there |
no money we can do nothing"
Mr.. Dole stated that his Department
was at one with the Public Works O,
the matter and he hoped by Monday t
be able to report progress.
Mr.. Boyd on retiring said: "Allo,
me to assure you that the Department
OF Public Works will always work Il
harmony With the Board of Heal.
where the health of the community
> concerned"
/ Tenders for supplies to the Lepe
Settlement and the Insane Asylum