The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-27
OBJECTIONS TO LOCATION
OF THE HOSPITAL
IscuRAsLE HOME IS NOT oEslR-
ed sY THE kAiMukI
PEOPLE.
Formal Complaint filed by Mrs. Walker
She Objects To Having Inssitu-
sion Near Her Home-mr. L5wrey
Talks About Matter.

The recent recommendation of the
building committee 10 the trustees Of
the IncurabIe Hospital. that the new
building be located at Kaimuki, has
brought forth protests Several Of
the residents of the neighborhood of
the recommended site are said 10 have
very serious objections, and Mrs NJ.
l. Walker. who is living at Kaimuki
and who has recently purchased a lot
nearby the proposed location of the
new hospital has been making efforts
/ TO have the recommendation recon
/ sidered. on the ground that TO erect
hospital for incurables On the ridge
would be detrimental TO the health OF
the people OF the neighborhood. as well
as be an injustice to them because OF
the distasteful proximity of the insti-
tuition. Mrs Walker states that in
expressing her own wishes in the mat
ter she voices the sentiments of her
neighbors She has applied TO the
Board OF Health, informally. for as
sistance in the matter, requesting that
the Board take steps to prevent the
erection OF a nuisance. She was told
that the power OF the Board of Health
does not extend to the abatement of
nuisances not vet in existence. but ad-
vised. II she or her neighbors had any
material complaint to make. 10 formal
" express their objections in writing
and lay them before the next meeting
of the Board. for consideration.
F. ]. Lowrev. who Is one of the COM
mittee appointed bv the trustees OF
the Incurable Hospital to lock for a
new location. was interviewed yes
terdav afternoon on the subject. and
he said that Mrs. Walker had also ap-
piled to him for action in the matter
II suppose the people who have resi-
dences out in that direction" said he
ARE naturally opposed to having the
hospital built there Mrs. Walker is
much distressed about the matter. say
ing that she does not regard it either
as safe or pleasant The institution
will be so located that the breezes
and winds that cool ones home must
first blow over and through an in
durable hospital However. there is
not the slightest danger of infection
from such a cause. the sentiment and
fancy in the matter being the only
real grievance. With the building COM
mittee were associated two physicians,
Dr. Herbert and Dr. Wood. and at the
time we were looking over the ground,
they were asked II the establishment
of the hosnital there would in any
wise affect the health of the commu-
nifty. They replied that there was no
such danger. Personally. | have no
doubt but that the recommendation of
the committee for this location will BE-
promptly accepted by the trustees
when they hold their meeting for the
purpose. This will probably not be
for some time. as a number of the
trustees are absent on the Coast
"Of course it is to be regretted that
the location chosen should be OBJ
jectionable to the residents living
near. but when one considers that the
proposed site covers an area of six
acres. with streets all around. and
that 1t is now practically isolated. 1t
seems that the objections of persons
who own vacant lots some distance
away. are not very well taken. I do
not know what the Board of Health
will or can do in the matter. We have
made our recommendation. and / do
not think there is anv probability of
its being withdrawn"