The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-11
GIGANTIC
ENTERPRISE
|hkaako and
| KewaIo.
[EAN',i SANDS
WILL BE USED
|rrnsrt Now Considering p
|Arpo,iition TO Raise the
Swamp Levels

|rfrf s-NrIhC 10 A4~
Il 4 the government and prop
,ru 10 reclaim KakaaAo and
|,,Mn its present insanitary con-
|, "A zlse II several feet above
IrsthysL The proposition is to
N s,p tract with sand and ma
sea front along the Ka-
by the same means which
rssi by the dredger company
mhe Naval reservation and
an property.
NJ session Of the Board OF
sEday the matter was
sF Attorney-General Dole,
smilng Of the following re-
rHstei by City Sanitary Officer
.rr
i. 70 call the attention Of the
4 Health to the condition of a
sEsgslO, which it seems to me,
mace to The health OF its occu-
and through them a danger 20
b This Is The portion lying ma
Hustace Avenue and Clayton
nd extending from the rear uf
zHlH Stock Tards' property TO
u Plantation property. In this
thi series Of stagnant ponis
!gas drainage Of the surround
FEsiT, and a large part of the
Fnd waste water from the houses
~ Two instances will show the
Character Of the district,
aauEa Of the end of the Gov-
p ditch and Just Waikiki of the
u Stock Yards is one Of these
/ lies only a short distance
Ais street and is closely sur
f " dwellings,, This should
a"agh the cement ditch, bat
Ea account Of the height of the
ESidki Of Peck's stables and on
-Met' are some fourteen small
q nom all Of which the waste
4 discharged into stagnant
aaaeeted with the swamps.
- u the ground is not more
4 : l''' above the water level. so
extremely difficult and ex.
Fsa y. ank cesspools to receive all
eTs water. al
as opinion Of the Roar ri +,o
Is unhealthful for human
u !, !. Until filed, it seems unrca-
|. ,., y pa' these occupants to the
agase u, Of digging cesspools.
!. ~s respectfully recommend
I,.,. Soaid visit this locality at
~ ~ va. ana condemn all or those
s,.. sIich are a danger to the
| I. ~. VI Health knows that this
\ ,.a a''. ume a note Of warning
/ s1i s1aaed with reference to this
MT = one teeming with a popu-
, Is IN danger at all times
i s... s.sp' off by an epidemic,
| s,asss.d r',s and there have constant
49, slned but in the end little
q ,.,as, s mem sanitary has been
i. 'sseNnt s,..al of their collective
is.n,s'.., s.,leis rs Of Kewalo and Ka-
sta,,.s,ssa s.ss all the lower portion Of
/ ~ slans ga on the sea shore Wal.
irs.., naval ~, Station and below
sss.,,,,Dt. During the rainy geaso1
, i1so..g,,iin. i,sa,.g Inundated. Cesspoo,s
ID ,a't.,s,e,lity ! rs. as water Is ''Vg,. ens
! alro.t 5st' below the ground sur
. every part of the two
i, Present, Dr.. Raymona ON Soard mfun
's.r,ss Dsf' Cooper, Dole, ''1T' W,6st*n prSS,
ll re.oSl,i., and Executive oaBcar i5fft"r.
., nass n,aSssosnl1sd s the force ot''fs ~ tbo
oar rs .s, Oy City SANITARY Naoas ~ e,ls
q aTasa,ssaeh saa each proposed t to 05,iSss msSs
! bisss ',fsation tsa of the sIsarjots II tp% ts
!, s:as,s, NE ne, next meetinr .'''le a.. )
y l. -, b..e Dole made a I,t.1 sts,a,.at. al.
'raaso5 eT9psht sa out the fast r,t4'sa; Psa;
= bg l3 Tsi.s has 5, in contem.pistjor t5la,
ssoary a,sa sn9 the districts can az ''p.. bs
tn j , .,os Were made IN 'tSs tba cost oiG
y could Ifsn !. LOT, Of the properties rite O.c ~
Y !. pisse, s Level e, to make sat,'o'shs,y fhsn,
!, ,i'a h tn 5,.s of residence, 'nen
$ s,.l,e. oele ''"to'' so .,s1 M. President, {.
= p l. : 5ssaps s'ys .sos been ss9 \, naa. 5'5a.
bs,,r-ss -se Materials -. and grave
d. ss',.I ~. these si't,'ater i9T water line an( s-rs
| = !. public 5g,fias o5 fS.ag tsai viii ', PGb 5.
], + ss,.,.. s.a,.e may s:5'n t.ts very shortly
|soaid, lD.y t5sty not 90 throngs roms time me
,s'+a'g tS5.s t5ss2 district district y would Sn
| ''s'sa'' a menace ps 0t, t,