The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-16
PIGS ARE
kAPU.
Not Permitted In
the Nuuanu
Valley.
|EDICT ISSUED BY
| BOARD OF HEALTH
Petitioner and Attorney Argue in
Vain For the Porcine
Tribe.
~ IGS occupied the time of the Board
= of Health for an hour yesterday.

E, HenriQues brought the swine
into the discussions of the learned MEM
bers by asking permission to have
dozen porcine pets at his residence In
upper Nuuanu valley.
He holds to the motto, What is home
without a pig?' and right earnestly dlo
he try to make the Board of Health
come to his way of thinking. The Board
was obstinate The members listened
to the arguments OF Mr..
Henrioues and his able attorney, Lorrin
Andrews but sent them away disconso-
late. If the applicant had sought permis-
sion to raise missing links or goose Nv
ers the Board would have graciously ac-
ceded to their requests under the gentle
persuasion of the client and his lawyer
but at the mention of pigs they snlffed
and would not be melted.
Henriuues lives in Nuuanu valley away
up. His house is past the reservoir, put
it is within four miles of the postoInce
in Honolulu. and the law says PLAINLY
mo pigs nearer than four miles Elk
ecutive officer Pratt of the Board reao
Henriuues' application when the Board
hogan business yesterday afternoon. He
said that he had personally inspected
the premises on which Henriques wanted
to put the pigs and was not In IaVor Oh
granting the request.
How many pigs do you desire TO
have?' said Member Lowrie of the
Board.
"A dozen an it please you" said Hen
riques.
Lowrie then began a disquisition on
the habits of the pig and betrayed ex-
tensiye learning on the subject. He SAID
that he had once kept pigs in Nuuanu
valley himself and had ceased the
pleasurable diversion when commanded
to do so by the Board of Health
II have place up the valley, sara
Louvre. land / know well the delights
of pig-raising. 1 had flock until, obey
ing the Boards order yielded them 20
the butcher. 1 think that pigs are not
fit animals to be in Nuuanu valley where
Mr.. Henriques lives.
Henriuues said that there was a
stream of water by his place which final>
" ran into Nuuanu stream. Lowrfe aa-
yised the Board that it was the proX1m-
ity of this water that made the pas
time of pigculture especially dangerous
to Others The natives who live nearby
are in the habit of using the water foI
drinking and to wash their bodies anu
clothes Pigs, 1t was concurred In ny
all of the Board, are not conducive to
especially healthful conditions, and, as
they have a fashion of wallowing In snail
low streams, it was anticipated that II
Henriques' desire was gratified the va
ter might lose taste to the natives.
Attorney Andrews combatted this idea.
He said that every man had rights I'M
der the Constitution to the chase Tor
happiness, and that he saw no valid
reason why his client should not. II ne
chose, train little porkers in The way
that they should go.
Why" said he, should the BOARD
trouble itself about the natives who
drink of or wash In the stream tha;
flows near Mr.. Henriques' garden? Sure
ly the Government provides a reservoir
and pipes for the carrying of water
wholesome and at small cost, to the
homes of all in that vicinity. II THESE
natives want to drink this wafer why
should the Board look after theli
health? Ny client has rights which
should be respected. He promises Il
keep everything in a sanitary condition
and it will work a hardship on him II NJ
has to forego the profit and pleasure o.
surrounding himself with few innocen
pigs.
/ Because he is granted permit is M
reason for others demanding like liberty
J Each case must rest on its own merits
/ His being given this right wouii no
out of other localities, nor would
! make precedent detrimental to the pup
lie health or welfare. l feel that Nh
/ Henrioues has inalienable privileges L
this matter, but we will submit to IN
Boards decision.
President Raymond gave an emphatl
assent to Attorney Andrews pleading
4 for the pigs. He said, 1.-The rights c
the citizen are sacred. That this gentle
man seeks to have pigs at his home an
that he brings distinguished counsel
protect his rights, makes 1T incumper
on this body to listen attentively, ana
weigh well the arguments. These res
dents of Nuuanu valley VINO use III
stream for drinking and washing al
not compelled to do So What right
have they superior to this citizen WI
here asks us to grant him this boon!
believe that we should hearken to M
Henriahes and should grant him what l
wants.
DR.. Emerson opposed this view.
said the residents certainly had rlgn
superior to those of Mr.. Henriques
the premises, and that the water shou
be kept untainted for their use II
law being that no pigs should be rals'
within certain limit, and this place
Nuuanu valley being within the
bounds, the place should go pigless al
the water be left pure.
IeOTR6 Wy. Sillilu DdChcO up hhio - Q
ment What he said. were pigs
aqua pura? Here was the good citiz
Lowrie who, at the very nod of t
IS Board of Health, and in the interests
his fellows, had surrendered to the sa
y rificia1 knife the beautiful porkers
had cherished SO long"
DR.. Pratt and Sanitary Inspector Hell
enway certified that pigs would not
nance the beauty of the landscape n
the healthfulness Of the neighborho
in Nuuanu valley. What risks mig
not the Board be taking by throwi
open that magnificent valley to the n
family? They must be careful. He "
strongly "ag'in' pigs.
Attorney Andrews once again was Ii
ened to. His eloquence was all in va
After an hour of argument, repart
wisdom and oratory, the Board gave
final decision, 'Nuuanu valley must
pigless.'
The Last Resort.-Superinten
Ill