Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-25


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LEGISLATURE nau at,enueu " ,heii uu
ties as pubic Servants anu WoNeu
more 10 the proteclion vi our oi''a III,
anu tne pubic weha'. III shi"'' '""'
THESE iacts Wouiu ho, eN's''
Free Passage Obstructed.
In this district, poles carrying light
or telephone wires were found to be
placed outside of what would be prop.
er curb lines. thus obstructing the
free passage Of vehicles in the pres.
ent roadway. Two large frame tene.
ment houses were inspected in this
district which were occupied by people
of haf.dozen nationalfties. Violation
of sanitary and other regulations were
noted which have since Deen caliea
70 the a..ent,on y, ow ,,nar,,;ns On"
piope' he'i''o' 800"
Building Laws
With regard to the building laws OF
the Territory, the Grand Jury found
that the administration thereof by the
De partment OF Public Works. while In
compliance with their letter, was to a
large degree ineffective in that, while
building permits are only issued upon
the approval of plans and specifica.
tions first filed with the department.
actual inspection of the buildings
themselves while under construction
OF upon completion is not made. and
variations from plans and speciica.
lions can easily be effected without
detection or hindrance. The old law
which required approval of building
plans by the Fire Marshal seems to
have become ignored with the aboli'
ing Ceen spec,nca,iy placea upon ' i've
'hiei 0, the rIre DepaI,inent sine ns
r'orGanisation on salary oas's' h
result proper attention 10 the erec
tioh o. chlmneys anu on ssa'f" W.
IRE escapes Is ios' sisht VI
TO Counterfeit "Swipes.'
The Grand Jury found six saloons
established in a contracted area in
the said district Of the city, and while
u was informed by 'ne Hish oherlii
ana the Territorial treasurer tha'
peer licenses were granted large! ~
order I" Eininlsh the Inanula,ture o'
anu l1dulsehce III sWipes anu ohoie
mao "hich resui, nau Deeh pracu,
caiiy hchieNeu' WIN ieWer arrests io'
druhNehhess than iormeri! Os 'h'
ponce nevertheless ~ Wouiu Iecoh,
memo tuat as, nereinpelore inulca,eu
the hereral autnori.les use tne Ihean'
withlh their power 10 Dreak up .! sum
mary measures the ii'lcit ihhnuia'tur'
Of al klnds OF liquor so tnat amohgs
other soou results ,he matter oi th'
granting OF saloon hcehseS may DE- pu
uhuer legitimate OASIS.
Open Night Schools.
In the matter Of the discontinuanc,
of night schools in the ci,y of Homo
lulu. the Grand Jury is of the opinion
that such action was unwise for tn,
genera, reason that ignorance an,
Grim. 20 hand in hand, and for tn,
special reason that drunkenness. a
least seems. BY reliable Testimony, I,
have Increased in special locaiitie
since these schools were abandoned
p,y.;o,, E.,r,;,,.;,,
r, 60, , a. l.
~ 'a.l July nao So u W ~
qul't nitp 'he prac,ice uEoe, '"u oio
es'ab'lSne" rssu'a'lon Vi tut SOAR
vi ne',th "n,ch REQUIRES pnys,cai eN
aminac''n ~ .has. oi.e seat Ds uo'
: einmeH' pnys,oiahs y, an ch,'nreh !
. pubnu ~" p.,'ate sohoois' nov p,oNi'
= =" WIZ mss,.a ue'.'nsates. ~ oroet
ae,r'' '" n, sua ,nipctlpus u,'
e H"n 'nin iu.e unuoup.,ui
hea,th The Grand Inrv srds ,rrn !,
, yestigation of the various method
, under which Il has been carried on
. on this and other Islands and In tn
, city Of Honolulu. that there Is muc
in them TO condemn. when It
known that the authority given to III
physicians under this rule Is withot
qualification or restrictions, so tha
boys and girls (ottentimes entirel
: disrobadl must submit, to the re1uir,
, ments arbitrarily fixed by the respec
; i've physicians, it will at once be a,
, parent that positive rules of practiC
!, should be adopted In the premises. :
, that the proper sensibilitics Of pa
, ents ana children and of teachers VIII
, are usually expected to be present ,
, these examinations are not in any wa
, ignored. nor even affected.
, The Grand Jury would, therefor
> recommend that the Board of Healt
hereafter employ women physician
, exclusively In the annual physical @
animation of school girls and proyid
also that no physical examination /
: made by any physician of any chi
> dren unless due notice thereof be fir,
given to their parents or guardians.
: ,urv,. r;n. w,,,.5
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* u'anu Jury ~oulu respectiu,l
,r,,,,e, h VI JouI nouo' W "
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