The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-10
Will mUVE
To KAL|H|
Slaughter Houses
Are to Leave
IWiIei.
(From Saturdays daily

A third meeting between the mem.
beers of the Board of Health and the
representatives of the slaughter houses
in I~ilei was held yesterday afternoon
satisfactory compromise was effect
ed with the Metropolitan Meat Com
pany. though, in regard to the other
firms no agreement has been reached
Mr.. Cecil Brown appeared on behalt
of the Metropolitan, and submitted a
plan for the construction of a flume to
. carry the slaughter house offal far out
into the sea. from the present location
until new buildings can be erected on
land of The company at kalihi. This
trough is to be $50 feet long, and Will
cost about $500. 1t Is to be built I'M
mediately, and the company agrees. to
remove from the present location with
in ninety days. So far, they have been
unable to secure right of way
through the grounds of private parties
in Kalihi for the flume. and the Board
of Health is making arrangements to
secure the desired concessions from the
Marine Hospital Service of the United
States, which owns land through which
the pipe to the sea must be laid 1t is
understood that assurances that the
necessary permission Will be given
have already been obtained. Mr.. Brown
stated that as soon as the desired
right of way is secured, and given In
writing the company would agree to
move from Iwilei within ninety days.
He thought that the removal would re-
uuire at least that length of time, as 1t
would have to be made piecemeal, and
arrangements must also be made with
the railroad company for the transpor-
tation of meat to the city.
You must recognize the imperative
and immediate need of this removal
from the present location, under the
health conditions here said President
Sloggett.
I'VE recognize that and will remove
our slaughter house as rapidly as Is
possible under the circumstances"
said Mr. Brown.
And in the meantime this hume TO
the sea must be built.
That will be done right away re-
piled Mr.. Brown.
Mr. Brown thought the Board of
Health should give "A guarantee that
the slaughter houses would not again
be compelled to move within few
wears None of the members were in
favor of this, the united opinion being
that they had no authority to act for
future boards, or make any promises
for themselves, which would oDstruct
action in case the premises again be
came insanitary.
DR.. Pratt did not believe there was
much danger from complaints at ka-
lihi, and thought the slaughter houses
would have long lease of life there.
He called attention TO the fact that the
Kalihi site was surrounded on three
sides. and there was little danger of
residences being built in that vicinity,
as the fertilizer works, kalihi stream
and the government reservation would
stop a too near approach to the pro-
posed slaughter houses.
f. +. Porter also appeared and pro-
tested against the removal of his pig
pens from Iwiei. He said that his
place was over water and was kept in
perfectly canitary condition. The
tide ebbed and flowed under it twice
every twenty four hours. and all refuse
is carried far out to sea. He had pur-
chased a spraying machine and white
washed his place and kept it perfectly
clean and sanitary. He said there
wasn't rat within a block Of the
premises, and he saw no reason why
he should be compelled to move. The
members of the board who had visited
the place disagreed with Mr.. Porter
and stated that they had seen rats
about the place and that the
stencil was unbearable. DIR. Slogget,
read from the minutes of the meeting
eighteen months ago, in which it was
shown that all the slaughter houses
and pig pens had been ordered remov-
ed. Mr.. Porter objected to removal
and stated that if he was compelled tC
government should provide the Site a.
the Metropolitan Company owned al
the desirable land at kalih. He cited
the instance Of the city Of San Francis
co, where a site had been provided
free of cost to the butchers and pack
ers. and he thought that the loca
board should do likewise. He said II
would cost him from $1,000 to $4,000 t.
move, and he ought to be given time
to secure new location. 1t was final
ly decided to let the matter of the pis
pens go over for one meeting, with thu
understanding, however. that all tn.
slaughter houses must be removed from
Iwilei. and the place put in a sanitary
condition Immediately, pending the re
moval
There We're present at the meeting
President Sloggett, Dr. Cooper, DIR
Moore, f. y. Dole and DR.. Pratt, ant
Cecil Brown, Ed Ingham. i. F.. Pore
and DIR. Monsarrat