The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22
START RAT
CRUSADE
The inspectors Viii!
Take Up the
Work.

Yesterdays meeting OF the Board OF
Health was attended by all members
but z. a. Mott-Smith and Fred Smith.
the report OF the committee on the rat
crusade and a letter from Superintend-
ent Boyd giving details of the work
OF his department in filling stagnant
ponds about the city. Jack McVeigh,
the newly appointed superintendent OF
the Leper Settlement, was present for
the first time at n board meeting.
DIR. C. b. Cooper. reporting to the
committee on the rat crusade, stated
that II had been decided TO instruct the
inspectors as individuals as TO the best
methods OF destroying the pests. They
are TO be told what polsons are the
most effective and what traps will do
the best work. They. in turn. are TO
instruct the people in their respective
districts. 1t Is proposed TO put two
extra men at work on the rat crusade.
and in addition all of the regular men
VIII be required to perform this duty
The crusade will be continued the year
round There was some discussion also
as to post mortem examinations to be
made of the dead rodents. but no>deh-
mite action was taken upon the mat
ter.
| The members of the board discussed
the need OF a pig regulation at Molokai,
with a view TO limiting the number or
swine which one man may keep. 1t
was finally decided TO leave the matter
in the hands of Superintendent Nc
Weigh. with full authority to act.
| DR.. Cooper reported favorably upon
the application OF DIR. Numuro for
certificate to- practice medicine in the
Territory. This matter had been laid
over from the last meeting, there being
some question as to whether the exam
ination OF the applicant had been con-
Quoted in the English language. DIR.
Cooper had seen President Andrews OF
satisfied himself that the new regula-
ton had been complied with.
| \ resolution from the Home Rule
party condemning the Board of Health
for its action in regard to the asylum
rock crusher and the Father Wendelin
matter was. upon motion of DR.. Moore,
placed on file.
City Sanitary officer Tracy reported
that one OF the duck ponds in the Nc
| Gully tract. near the Hopkins switch,
| was in an insanitary condition and
should be condemned. George Paris OF
the Waikiki Land & Loan Association,
! which owns the lease Of this land. ap-
peared before the board and stated that
/ the Chinese who were responsible for
| the offensive duck pond were mere
squatters upon the land and had not
| been paying rent 10 him. He said that
the Waikiki Land & Loan Association
was heartily in sympathy with the ac-
| ton OF the board and was willing that
the duck pond should be condemned.
The Chinese will be given ten days to
| abate the nuisance.
y letter was read from Superintend-
I ent Boyd telling OF the action taken by
| the Department OF Public Works in
| filling stagnant ponds. Mr.. Boyd stated
| that the pond located near Mrs. Lucy
| Peabody's residence would be filed as
soon as possible with earth dredged
| from the harbor. The pond on Bere-
tania street. near st. Louis College, is
now being graded. In regard to n lot
owned by the Kapiolani estate, Mr.
Boyd reported that the property was
now in litigation and the Kapiolani es-
/ tate did not feel obliged to fill the
pond until the question OF title is set
/ tied. In a number OF cases Mr.. Boyd
reported that the owners had been CIV
en- thirty days notice 10 grade the
| Tonds. These latter were principally
Il III hdhddho MS letter,
| Royd stated that these nuisances would
have been abated long ago. but that
| the Legislature had failed to appro-
pirate sufficient funds for the purpose.
a letter was read from the Bishop
/ cs Panopolis acknowledging the receipt
OF the resolution OF the board rescind |
Ing its former action in recalling Faith |
er wendelin. and extending thanks for
the action.
DR.. COfer reported health conditions |
in Manila for the month between March |
20 and April 20 as follows: Cholera, |
/ 37S cases. with 296 deaths; smallpox. IL |
cases. with deaths; plague. 1 case and |
death.
Following is the report OF Plumbing
Inspector Keen for the serni-rnonthly /
period ending May 10:
Number of plans filed............... 4.
Number OF permits issued. AZ
Number OF Inspections made. 1Se /
Number OF final certificate. issued. 80 l
Number OF sewer connections made Is |