The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-22
WANT A CLEAN CITY
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION TAKES
ACTION
Asks The Federal Government to do
For Honolulu What it Has Done for
Havana-Other Action.

BY unanimous vote the Merchants
Association yesterday afternoon adopt
ed a resolution calling on the Federal
Government to adopt and carry out
systematic plan for the sanitary inn
provement Of Honolulu. The following
is the resolution.
Whereas: The Board of Health is UNI
able to carry out a systematic plan for
the sanitary Improvement of Honolulu,
owing entirely to the financial condition
of the Treasury Of the Territory, and,
Whereas: The insanitary condition of
many parts of Honolulu and of some Of
the shipping ports of the Territory con-
stitute a menace to the public health
and render possible the introduction or
spread of epidemic diseases which
would SERIOUSLY affect and injuTe the
business interests of Honolulu and the
Territory;
Therefore be it resolved, by the Mer-
chants Association of Honolulu: That
the United States Government be re-
quested to take charge of and regulate
the sanitary conditions of the city Of
Honolulu and the shipping ports of the
Territory
Resolved: That action by the Federal
authorities will be to the interest Of the
General Government as well as of the
Territory, inasmuCh as the greater por-
ton of the shipping from infected ports
touches at Honolulu before proceeding
to the ports of the Pacific Coast.
Resolved: That copies of these resO-
lutions together with the preambles, be
delivered to the United States Marine
Hospital officer at this port, with the
request that he forward same to the
proper authorities.
George w. Smith. w. w. Hall and
James Gordon Spencer were appointed
committee to forward the resolution
to DR.. Cofer, and to secure like action
by other local bodies. A meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce has been called
for o'clock Monday afternoon to con-
slider the subject.
The committee appointed to confer
with the local transportation companies
to secure better shipping facilities re-
ported that there was perfect accord be-
tween the inter-island concerns as to
the advisability of having better freight
accommodations for the shippers. The
companies said that they had requested
more room from the government, but it
could not be had owing to the longest
ed condition of the wharves all the time.
The government said that there was no
chance to give more room at present
and there would be no money for the
fitting up of the wharves anyhow.
The shipping concerns said that the
building of the new Bishop wharf at
the waikiki end of the harbOr would
and the building of sheds which would
permit thereception of freight and it's
being locked up and under the care of
a Waterman, would permit of the inau-
guration of a plan for the receiving of
goods at any time for shipment upon a
certain steamer. and in the event of
their being no room in the ship for the
particular cargo then it could be held
under cover without any recartage back
to the warehouses.
On the question of rates of freight
there was a conclusion not so satisfac-
tory to the shippers. The steamship
companies said that owing to the COM
ing in of the American shipping regu-
latiOns there could be no reductions in
rates at the present time. 1t was said
that the fitting of the ships with all
the safety appliances required by law,
the employment of higher priced men
who held certificates, and the other
added expenses put it out of the ques-
ton to reduce freight rates at this
time.
Two schemes for advertising the ISL
ands were considered but were not act
ed on.