Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-08-31
Rock Crusher Must
Go Says the Board
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q place for their betterment but to
place which results in their greater
damage. II is not hospital now"
Fred c. Smith said he considered 1t a
very delicate question. I'VE should
not embarrass the department OF Pub
lie Works. 1t is doing good work and
work Of great value to the community.
Yet we are the guardians of these I'M
fortunate patients. We have seen
dents in the roofs over their heads and
have witnessed operations which would
be undesirable even in the neighbor-
hood OF well persons. As member Of
the Board Of Health I must say the
rock crusher should stop"
Mr.. Aud said: THE blasting at the
asylum is fearful. Today the blasts
were comparatively light. | have often
felt heavy shocks at my home on King
street,
The vote was then taken and the
ultimatum sent.
Boyd's Position.
Health's notice this morning Superin-
tendent Boyd said that he had read Il
and that he would make no reply until
perhaps next Tuesday. He said that
his rely would not be an effort to
overcome or defeat the Board OF Health
but that II would be studied effort to
solve question which embodies many
difficulties and demands long headed
treatment. He believes there can be q
way out Of the unfortunate situation
which will not cripple the department
OF Public Works and which will not
prolong any abuses the Board Of
Health may have discovered. He man.
ifested no especial desire to see his de.
partment victor In 4 deadlock with
another and expressed confidence In
finding way out of the dilemma that
would improve the prospect of insane
charges. without Gripping the useful.
ness Of his own department.
At the meeting of the Board Of
Health last Wednesday, the new super.
intendent Of the insane asylum, DIR,
Master, submitted a letter protesting
against the damaging influence exer.
cised by the rock crusher and quarry
blasting In the rear OF the asylum
grounds. The protest led to the ap.
pointment Of committee consisting
OF the entire Board Of Health. to in.
spect the matters complained OF. Su.
perintendent Boyd and his assistant
Marston Campbell, were invited to
accompany this committee. Accord
ingly yesterday afternoon the entire
body of men visited the asylum
grounds. Blasting was done and the
rock crusher set In motion to show
what must be endured at the retreat
for the insane each day.
Dr. Master escorted the party
through the grounds and buildings.
Meanwhile wOrkmen were busy in the
quarry planting blasts and others were
steaming up the crusher. The quarry
Is within an easy stones throw of some
OF the insane wards and the level of the
blasting point Is about even with c.e
roof cones. While the workmen were
preparing the blasts. the visitors were
shown various bits of damage that had
been done to the buildings from pre-
vious blasting. There we're several big
dents in the iron roof, where bolllders
had bounded down from the near by
ledge. Around the yard there had been
collected numerous small piles of
rocks which had been hurled into the
premises by the explosion Of powder
In the quarry. These rocks varied in
size from an oyster shell to an I'M
abridged dictionary and as sharpnel in
warfare impressed one as capable OF
satisfactory execution. The asylum at.
PENDANTS took especial pride in point
Ing out one huge boulder, which could
not weigh less than $500 pounds, which
they claim came hurting through the
tree tops and landed where It lay, two
rods from one Of the wards. The shat
tered windows Of one of the wards bore
testimony to loud detonations and con-
cussions that have shaken the place
some time in the past. The gravest
claim made by the doctors was con-
corning the automatic fire escape ap-
paratus. When the lever was pulled,
which Is intended to throw open all
the doors to cells. and give the alarm,
not more than half the doors respond
ed. Superintendent Master and DR..
Il.4aa n.