Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-11
SCHEME ON FOOT
TO REDEEM KEWA|O
Government May Sell
Right to Dredge
Water Front.
MATERIAL TO Be USED
TO FILL UP Low PLACES
Matter Comes to Surface Yesterday
at the Board of Health Meet
ing-Other Sanitary
Business.

ing yesterday afternoon was long ses-
sion devoted to the consideration Of not |
very important questions.
The members present were President
Raymond. DIR. Emerson, Or. Cooper, |
Attorney General Dole, and Mr.. VIM
ston.
The report Of Attorney General Dole |
was received on the claim OF $500 pre-
sented some time ago by the Oahu |
Lumber Co., for lumber furnished c. |
p. Boardman during the plague. The
lumber was sold to Mr.. Boardman. who
was using 1t in the erection Of house.
The exigencies Of the plague caused
the premises to be seized by the Board
OF Health.
The Attorney General recommended
that the lumber be returned and rea-
sonable sum allowed for the use OF It.
s. F. Chillingworth, representing the
lumber company, was present. He said
he would lay the proposition before his
clients.
DIR. VIM. Peters was recommended by
the examining board as qualified to
practice medicine.
A special report Of the City Sanitary
Inspector upon the condition of Ke-
waio was read. He referred to the
large number Of stagnant ponds as es-
/ m oil do a.
Before next meeting, the members Of
the Board will inspect the district.
Attorney General Dole pleased the
Board by making an announcement Of
the deepest import to all concerned In
the welfare Of the city. He said the
government was considering PROPOSE
ton Of contractor to fill In the Ke-
walo tract upon a most extensive
scale. The proposition is to sell at
auction, the right to dredge the sea
along the Kewalo tract. The Attorney
General said this had not been definite
ly decided upon, but was being con-
sidered by the heads Of the different
departments. The contractors con.
sidering the project are prepared to go
into The work with the best machin-
cry. The object to be achieved by the
government is to improve the harbor,
to make Kewalo healthful and to real,
lie a revenue.
City Sanitary Inspector Hemenway
submitted his resignation to take effect
April Is. This step was taken by him
| for the purpose OF leaving for the
Mainland where he has important prl.
vate business. The resignation was ac-
cepted with expressions from every
member OF the Board Of the highest APP
probation Of the services of the inspec-
tor.
President Raymond was instructed
to draw up a testimonial and present
II to Mr.. Hemenway on his retirement
from the service. Inspector Tracy was
elected to the vacancy.
The report Of the superintendent Of
the government hospital at Koloa, Ka-
uai, was read. The number Of pa
tients received during the past year
has been quite small.
A communication from Rev. w. X.
Azbill was read He asked for certain
Information regarding Iwilei. On mo-
ton Of Attorney General Dole, 1t was
ordered that the secretary furnish him
with all facts asked for 80 far as 1t is
possible to do.
A petition from Mr.. Azbill for further
time in which to put in plumbing at the
Queens hotel premises, was denied.
Rules and regulations to govern the
new home at Kalaupapa. Molokai, were
read and approved.
Several communications were receiv-
ed from the settlement. A request OF
an inmate for permission to run a
store and have his freight shipped at
the expense of the Board, was denied.
A rule was adopted, however, to per-
nit any one to establish a store at
Molokai, providing such merchants pay
freight on their wares.
| ~ pctitioh lIoHi INC bttticiieht, Dtui-
Ing numerous signatures, was received,
protesting against the methods Of AS
sistant Superintendent Freary In lay
ing water pipes.
A petition for the removal OF Super.
intendent Reynolds was read, signed by
S3s persons. A petition asking for the
superintendent retention. signed by
SAG people, was also read.
Health Officer Pratt was appointed
to investigate the premises OF c. L.
Wight and l.. Ahlo. on Nuuanu street.
and report on the wisdom of allowing
them to keep pigs,
A new district was created at olaa.
at which a government physician will
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