The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-27
WILL MOVE
AGAINST
THE RATS
Campbell to Meet
Shippers and
Proceed.
ONE WHARF TO
BE BULKHEADED
The Experimentif if Successful to Be
Followed by Immediate Treat
ment of All Docks.
ssIsTANT superintendent of Pub

A SSISTANT Superintendent of Pub
~ lie Works Marston Campbell,
n soon after his return from Ha-
wall yesterday morning, met with the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
who have under control the work for
the protection of the city from rats.
and the destruction of those now along
the waterfront. AS a result of the con-
ference there VIII be held Friday a
meeting of the committee Of the Cham
Der and the assistant superintendent,
at which time ali details for the work
of destruction will be decided,
the plan which will be followed in
the matter of the killing of the rats
on the front. is that which was discus
sed and decided upon at the recent
meeting of the shippers and the COM
mittee of the Board of Health. AT that
time Mr. Campbell submitted a pro-
posal to bulkhead the wharves and seal
the floors, after which sulphur gases
will be pumped into the spaces so that
all rats will be killed. The putting in
operation OF InlS netHou Will ihNoiNc
the cooperation of the United States
quarantine service as the only appara-
tus which is available for the work Is
now installed by that service at the
channel wharf.
The Chamber of Commerce commit
tee, consisting of Messrs. J. A. Gilman,
of Castle & Cooke. w, NJ. Giffard, OF
W. G. Irwin & Co.. and w. Pfoten-
hauer of Hackfeld & Co., has given
every assurance that there will be pro-
vided all the money which is needed
for the complete equipment of the
wharves along the lines fixed. The de-
cision reached at the informal meeting
yesterday morning was that there
should be one wharf treated at first.
and if the plan proves to be a success
then there shall be an immediate prose-
cution of the work until the entire wa
terfront is cleared of the Vermin.
While there has been no decision as
' to the wharf to be chosen for the ex-
perimental stage OF the plan. it is be-
| lieved that the choice will fall upon the
Oceanic wharf. This is the one which
has been discussed in all the preiimin-
airy talks with the national officials, az
= they believe tie necessity of providing
/ for the ships from the colonies is great
er than any other, owing to the fact
/ that these vessels cross here and that
There can be made provision at the
Ichannel wharf for only one at time.
Should this be done there will be after
the completion of the first trial OF the
plan, two wharves which are regarded
as free from the possibility Of rats go
| ing on board a ship
| The expense which will be incurred
! in the complete bulkheading OF the
docks on the front will be I'm the
neighborhood of $4,000. and 1t is the
depreciation that the experimental work
can be done for not more than one
leighth of this sum. The committee will
see that everything possible is done TO
| insure the carrying out Of the work
upon the lines Mr.. Campbell at first
! laid down, so that the possibility OF
failure will be reduced to a minimum.
/ 1t is the expectation that the work
! viii be inaugurated with the FIRST Of
lnext " eek. Assistant Superintendent
Campbell has assured the members OF
| the Chg mber of Commerce committee
I that he is in readiness to go on as
Isoon as the material is ordered. II the
meeting Of Friday reaches the expected
decision there will be nothing to do but
order the lumber and summon the men.
which win ms ne it all ready to take up
the work with the first Of the week.
An unexpected matter may hamper
the work of the final killing Of the rats.
lit is found that there is not at present
available suitable scow for the car
rving Of the fumiga ting machinery OF
| the United States Government, wnlcn
i,; to be used through the courtesy or
IDr Cofer. The only scow with its own
power is the old one Of Hackfeid's' s.
which is thought TO be in such a state