The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-04
RAYMOND AND
BOARD BOARD RUB
Over Granting o.
Lodging House
License.
PRESIDENT FEARS
PUBLIC HEALTH
Relief Camp No. 2 Will Begin
Anew as d haven
for Asiatics.

A warm discussion was INDUCED in at
the Boa OF Health meeting yesterday
! over The question OF granting a lodging
house license 10 the owners of Relief
Camp No. 2, On Vineyard street. The
majority of the members were clearly in
favor of gran. ing the license on certain
conditions, which consisted mainly in
constructing a cement drain for a ditch
which courses through the premises and
connects with taro patch in the neigh
boring yard. These members supported
their opinions by giving their reasons,
which were legion.
Against the balance of the Board,
President Raymond arrayed himself and
argued the matter to the bitter end He
was not In favor or granting license to
the owners. on the ground that the taro
patch in the next yard was a menace to
the health of such tenants as might oc-
cupy the long rambling structures which
now fill most of the space in the Relief
Camp yard. The President used every
argument he could possibly bring up to
defeat the granting of the license, and
reluctantly took a vote on the matter.
Toward the end of the arguments,
an hour. President Raymond remarked
with some heat that the Board was not
quite consistent with former acts, TO
which they were parties, and charged
them with not supporting him in
measure which he contended was for the
benefit of the entire community.
Il know it to be a fact said the Pres
ident, testify that a number of you
gentlemen have refused to allow build
ings to be put up in many parts of the
City, and that you would not allow
buildings to go up in Chinatown under
any consideration. I know, and you
know, that this Board of Health has
positively refused to grant building Ii
censes in portions of this City which
were infinitely in better sanitary condi-
ton than this Relief Camp.
If there is any justice in allowing
these people to occupy that building De-
fore it is connected with the sewer"
said he. striking his desk with his fist,
then you have no right to stand back
and allow any Chinaman. that wants to
occupy his property without being con-
nected with the sewer"
Mr.. Winston reminded President Ray
mond that buildings were going up in
Chinatown at present and had been in
course of construction for several months
past.
well, l want to have myself go on
ieCOiu as NOtiilS against luiS Sotiu LII
RAYMOND.
The matter was brought up on the re-
port of the Board committee which IN
vestigated the premises of Relief Camp
No . in which they came to the con-
clusion that with proper drainage. and
if conducted under proper superinteni- |
ence, the Relief Camp would again Re
tenantable. Mr.. Lowrey presented a
motion that a lodging-house license he /,
granted the owner (Theodore Richar1s) !
on the condition that a competent supa-- !
intendent he employed to look after its !
sanitary condition, ard that it be con- |
necred with the sewer a s soon as practf- |
cable. Mr. Lowrey said that from the |
appearance Of the premises ne could see ,
no reason why the license should not be (
issued
DR.. RAYMOND, however was of tie
oninion that the Law of the land was such
that the taro patch menaced it from a
sanitary standpoint. Then there we're
rarv defects in the plumbing He s4,e-
gested that under the present condit,c1s
an endemic of typhoid fever might
break ont there, and he felt certain that
the medical members of the Board would
warn anv Of their friends from taking ND
a residence there or in the ne'ghbor-
hood. The long building on the premises
should not be occupied under any cir
cumstances. as he believed it unsafe.
MI l-o"FeN Sdlu t0dI ire report or the
committee really condemned the taro
patch rather than the buildings The
property owners were not responsible for /
cond lions in the next ward President
Raymond wished ii understood there was
no personal feeling on his part in rec /
omnending adverse action on the re-
quest for a license. He did not wish to
deprive any one of his rights. hut he
was sincere in the. thought that the pub
lie health would suffer by permitting the
owners to occupy that particular local
itv
Mr.. Dole asked if there were any dis
eases traceable in native horses because
they were next to taro patches. DIR.
Pavmord said he did not know of anv
particular ones. DR.. Coouer replvire did
not think the As'atics We're liable to be
stricken with malar'al fever anv more
than the darkies We're in the South. Aft /
er going through the premises. he said
he could see no reason why the Board /
should refuse to grant the license. Mr.. |
Smith said If the Board did not acquiasce
they would be Knocked out in the courts
ANYWAY
TIE motion was finally carried. Dr.
Emerson not voting.