The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-29
,ative Hawaiians and South Sea Island

now there are too many people huddlet
together and the place is, no doubt, il
an insanitary condition.
4 l. / would respectfully request the Ter
l ritorial government to provide some 9th
er place for these poor people to locate
dislike to order them to leave withou
some provision being made for them
have no objection to their remaining pro
vided they keep the place in a sanitary
condition. 1 would respectfully sugges
that the Board of Health be rected t.
take cognizance of the health condition
of the settlement.
5. In the meantime l will do anythint
the Territorial government may desir,
to abate the nuisance which 1 believ,
is existing there.
Very respectfully.
Signed. J, F. MERRY, s
Captain, u. s. Navy. Commandment
JAPANESE BEING POISONED.
A letter was read from DIR. Archie
Irwin In which he called attention t,
the very serious menace to the Japan
Iese, of drug, stores conducted by peopl,
of their own nationality. He said h,
had had two cases within the past weel
of Japs who were killed by taking med
icine purchased at small Jap drus
: tstores. One was that of a woman whe
felt Ill one night. after supper and hae
taken antifebrin, prepared at a Japan.
csc store. and the next day was suffer.
ling from heart depression. She died the
next day. He also reported a similar
experience with baby, who died last
Monday, and suggested that the Board
take action. Nothing was done, how
ever, by the Board, as the drug in ques-
ton is perfectly harmless unless taken
in overdoses, when it is likely to prove
fatal.
WOMAN CANNOT JOIN HUSBAND.
The application of Mrs Kaiki, for
permission to join her husband, who is
leper at Molokai, was refused, as he
is not in any present need of her SER
vices. as far as could be learned.
PORTO RICANS DON'T HAVE TO
BATTLE
By resolution it was decided to rescind
the former order of the Board requir-
Ing fumigation of the Porto Ricans,
and compelling all of them to battle i'm
mediately upon their arrival at Homo
lulu. This order is only suspended in
the case of the Porto Ricans expected
next week, as there has been no report
OF smallpox or any other contagious
disease from Porto Rico or any part of
the United States through which they
have passed.
NEW GARBAGE RULES
Beginning next week a small fee is
to be charged each householder for the
collection of garbage, which work is
now under the supervision of the De-
partment of Public Works. The new
rules suggested by Superintendent Boyd
were adopted by the Board yesterday
as follows:
"a. The garbage carts will operate
within the following limits, lie, from the
Fertilizer company's works in Kalihi,
west, to Punahou street, east and from
Judd street, mauka, to waterfront. sea-
ward, upon schedule of charges adopted
by the Superintendent of Public Works.
%. 1t shall be the duty of each party
from whose premises the garbage is to
be removed, to provide a suitable con-
tainer of not more than twelve cubic feet
capacity, and to cause the same to be
set out in such places and at suchs times
as the Public Works Department. shall
direct, for the convenience of garbage
collectors. All empty containers shall be
kept thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
26. The carts will remove all garbage
regardless of its nature.
PLUMBING REPORT.
The following report was made by the
plumbing inspector for the two weeks
just ended:
Honolulu, H. r., August Is, 1901.
DR.. j. S. b. Pratt, Executive Officer
Sir: beg leave to submit my semi
apd iJcy k,,er, 1s&l,
which is as follows:
Number of plans filed S.
Number of permits issued, &C.
Number of Inspections of plumbing ana
house sewers. 1876.
Number of finals issued 81
Number of sewer connections made. 49,
HEALTH BOARD NOTES.
The Board amended the regulation for
keeping swine and the maintenance of
slaughter houses in Hilo, so that in the
future no special permission or exemp-
lions can be made by the Board of
Health
The report from the Koloa Hospital
was received and filed. They have but
one patient at present.
The application of DR.. Henry Hayes
for license was favorably acted upon.
a letter was read from Sheriff Bald
win of Wailuku in regard to the ap-
pointment of a sanitary inspector.
stating that he could not recommend
an officer who would give faithful at
tention to the work, unless some slight
compensation, ten or fifteen dollars a
month was allowed. No action was
taken by the Board.
Theo. Richards wrote to enquire If the |
Board had a place as Government ply |
stefan for a friend, DR.. r. ". Anderson,
a former surgeon at Bellevue Hospital. /
There is still a vacancy on South Ko-
hala, at S5( month, which Is open to
him, as soon as he has secured a GER
tificate in the Territory.
The request of Mendoza for permit
to dig cesspools on Hotel street with
out complying With the regulation to
fill In with earth, was refused on the
ground that it would set a bad prece-
dent
DR.. Cleveland was appointed as ply
stefan to examine the female school