Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-11

Or. II. c. Sloggett, president; pr. W.
NJ. Moore. r. A. Mott-Smith and DR..
c. b. Cooper constituted the special
meeting of the Board Of Health yester-
day afternoon. DR.. Master, supcrin
tendent of the Insane Asylum DIR. J.
s. Il. Pratt, the executive officer; Miss
Mae Weir, acting secretary: DIR. II. p.
Myers and DR.. Mays We're in attend
ance.
The president opened the proceed
ings with these remarks:
Gentlemen:-The papers reported
this morning pretty fully the Boards
proceedings at yesterdays session, az
pointed, who shall ask TO report pres
entity on the subject under discussion.
have invited you gentlemen to meet
us at this special session hat you may
give us your countenance and support
In our action and attempt to put an -nl
to what IL an intolerable nuisance act
ing harmfully on the health and wei
fare of those helpless wards OF the
Board, the patients in the insane rsy-
'um. | allude, Of course. to the run
ming Of the rock crusher and blasting
NJ rock close to the asylum, and I
thank you In the name OF the Board foi
your attendance and presence here to.
day.
Mr.. Mott-Smith read the following
report of the committee on the govern.
rient quarry plant adjacent to the In
zane Asylum:
Honolulu. Oct. 10. 1901
J. II. Boyd. Esq. Superintendent Pub
lie Works.
Sir:-The Board of Health desires to
again call your attention to the seriou.
condition of affairs at the Insane Asy.
lun due to the noise from blasting and
the operation of the rock crusher OF
your department at that place.
In bringing this matter again TO your
discuss nor in any manner bring into
Issue the removal of the rock crusher
o; of the Insane Asylum. The absence
OF an APPROXIMATION to remove either IL
a plain fact.
The sole question in Issue is raisec
by the resumption of operations at the
rrusher by your department. Are the
operations of the crlisher and quarry
OF such nature as to be deleterious to
the health and welfare Of the patients
ut the Insane Asylum?
As long as the crusher and quarry
nrc in operation this question Is in
serious issue. The Board feel that the
care of the inmates of the Asylum Is a
public trust of delicate nature, re-
curing constant vigilance and un.
usual care. and one in which the pub
lie and the government are deeply In
terested and concerned through natural
feelings I. sympathy and charity to-
ward the unfortunate condition OF tha
inmates of this institution.
The Board therefore are convinced
that anything which is deleterious to
their welfare should receive Immediate
attention.
The crusher. as you are aware, IL
situated but about 80 yards from the
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!im grounds
The noise from II In operation In
therefore constant and loud. The same
~ true only more SO or the blasts
which In this kind Of work are usually
very heaNy. Frying stones OCCASION
any OF large size fali In considerable
NUMBERS withih the asylum walls. inc
conclusion from the blasts has broken
the WINDOWS IN ward NO. ana 81
shaken the foundation OF the same
nuiidihg that constant care mas TO be
exercised to Keep the building, doors.
ana apparatus IN condition ana repair.
Inc roofs OF the buildings nave suffer-
ed and IN February last a large stone
went through the roof OF Ward 9.
When blast Is about to be fired a
wh'stie Is blown AT the quarry and
me inmates OF the Asylum are immc'
uiateiy hurried away 10 another parr
OF the grounds 10 place OF less dan
ger,
ne hoard are OF the unanimous
"p'.'on 'hat ,he NOISE OF the crnsher
" pl"lh'y oe'riih'hta' 10 the hea'th aho
"e'i"re OF the inmates OF the Asylum
Nv so''l' cases making cure Impossible
70 'he average cltizen continuous
ANU uninterrupted noise oil TINS sort Is
N ',sei' source OF annoyance and ir
1'h'loh' 10 the inmates OF the Asylum
VI ~ apparently nuch more So
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