The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-15
LEPROSY.

1 l1EtHOS1.
Far be 1t from my desire to give I'M
necessary publicity TO the existence of
the disease among our people, but 1 be-
lieve it to be my duty to give a brief
account of the conditions as they exist
at present"
! The report gives details fam liar to res
idents here, the concluding portion being
as follows:
; 1T would be an act of great injustice
to Hawaii to make our Ieper settlement
the lazaretto for any portion OF the
mainland. The poor unfortunates who
now live there are the wards Of the Ter
ritory and VIII always be cared for as
such. To introduce strangers among
them would p omote discord and confu-
SION and place a stigma up-n us that
we would surely and with justice resent
THE CABLE.
1.-The construction OF a submarine tel
egraph cable to the Islands is a necessi-
ty that Is so apparent that it seems al
most out of place to mention it in this
report. So far, we seem to have been
made the victims of the conflicting infiu-
ence OF powerful corporations. A cable
constructed and maintained by the gov
eminent would be effective remedy for
present difficulties. With a large fleet
of national and merchant veSse.S con-
stantly calling at our ports, the absence
of cable communication is constantly
source of Inconvenience and serious loss
10 be at least SIX days removed from
the rest of the world. as far as the
transmission of intelligence is concerned.
is a disadvantage not undergone by other
communities of the same size end i'm
POI lance. When a letter has to be writ
ten it is never less than twelve and more
often twenty days before an answer can
be received. Such privation is hard to
bear and should no longer cont nue..
iS daxyntpd n the MarcOni wire
less telegraph system in operation be-
tween Honolulu and the Islands OF Maui,
Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii. Also to the
telegraph systems, railroad development,
and Honolulu Iron Works.
AT present the Federal officials sta
toned at Honolulu are located in many
different buildings. Besides giving bet
ter accommoda tons, it would be a great
convenience to the public If all these Of
ficials could be quartered in one building;
the offices now occupied by the Federal
officials would then become available for
the increased necessities of the Terr-to-
rial departments.
IAN appropriation for the purchase of
a suitable site for the building has been
asked for. A map showing the dimen-
sions of the proposed site and its loca-
ton accompanies this report AS prop
erty IS continually advancing in value,
asd the need for the building Is great.
earnestly recommend an early consider
alton of the matter.
NEW BUILDINGS.
THE total cost of the new buildings is
Ills, 122
The cost of some of the prominent
buildings Is as follows:
Stangenwald building ..............s 1850
Judd building ............. $500
Hackfeld building ......... 800, 900
McIutyre building .... $1,000
Z. o. Hall & Son building ........ $1,000
Boston block ....... 100000
Alex. Young building, in course of
construction, estimated ......... 1000. 900
The report concludes with full state
ment of the waterworks, the fire system
and the sewers, giving facts and figures
In each case.