The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-16

it. There is plenty of earth TO be Sc
cured. / recall that the managers OF
the Paiolo Land Company made an of
fer to the owners of much of this prop
erty to build a railroad from Palolo
subdivision to Kewalo and Kakaako
and to send three thousand tons of dirt
for filling. The plan is feasible.
Il want to say that it is the sacred
duty of the Board of Health to take
up this matter at once and to follow
it to finish. We should resolve our
selves into committee and never stop
in our work until we have eradicated
this fearful menace that threatens Ho-
nolulu/ Kewalo and Kakaako are
thousand times worse than Chinatown
ever was. Chinatown is on slope and
there is natural drainage. Tfere is none
in these two If affairs in them are
not remedied we will have another epi-
demic"
Dr.. Cooper said that he had noticed
that the cement bitches in these iocali-
ties were uncovered and had seen chill
dren playing in the filth. President Ray
mond. continuing. said that if the Board
had the right to abate public nuisances
the entire tract of Kewalo and Kakaa-
ko should be condemned. DR.. Emerson
remarked that intrinsically most of the
land was unfit for human habitation.
Raymond said that there was no
condition. The recent experiences with
position of Hawaii between the Orient
and the United States and in the high
way of commerce; the rapid growth
of fxr- toi inf of
from abroad-ar should combine to
be studied at once before retribution
came for carelessness.
No man, however, rich, no corpora
tion or estate, no matter how powerful,
has the right to jeopardize the life of
the people. / shall not stop until these
pestholes are filled up. Life is entlan-
gered. We may have the plague here
in thirty or sixty days or never. Our
duty is to remedy what we know and
see. There is a smell in Kewalo and
Kakaako that fills one with disgust.
1t remains in the visitors clothing for
hours.
1.-THE Bishop estate will not remedy
things. The rich owners will drive
through Kewalo and Kakaako see, the
the frightful evils on every side and do
nothing till called upon to pay for the
handling of asterrible epidemic or when
terrified by the deaths of their friends
from the diseases sure to come if things
are not changed. Then they will jump
on the Board of Health. But they won't
have the chance to jump on this Board.
won't stop in my effort in this direc-
tion If haze to carlsa mass meeting Of
Ia thousand citizens"
DIR. Emerson said that he agreed with
Raymond. No more buildings should
be allowed. Raymond replied hotly,
mo building allowed; Indeed no. And
no human beings should be allowed to
live there" George w. Smith then Of
fered the following resolution. which
was adopted unanimously:
Whereas, in the opinion of the Board
of Health, all of the tract or portion of
land situated as follows:
Parcel 1-All that piece or parcel of
low-lying land situate in the district of
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, lying on the
mauka-Ewa corner of Halekauwila
street extension and South street and
covered by pool of stagnant water;
and all that land lying mauka of Queen
street and just Waikiki of the Sanitary
Steam Laundry Company's land; and all
| that land lying makai of Kawaiaho
street and just Waikiki of the Sanitary
Steam Laundry Companys lands; and
/ all that land lying on the Waikiki side
| of the street known as Kerosene Ware
house street, makai of old Government
school on said street, is deleterious al
present to public health in consequence
| OF being low and at times covered or
partly covered by water, and is in an in
sanitary and dangerous condition; there
| fore, be it
| Resolved, That the Superintendent OF
! Public Works be requested to establish
| the proper street grade in said district
and notify the property owners thereof
to fill such property to the proper grade
| according to law.