The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-07
KEWALO MAY
HAVE DRAIN
Board OF Health
is Hopeful
Again.
cFrom Saturdays daily3

(frOfn Saturday uall!D
If yesterdays procee dings In the Board
of Health are any indication, the kewalo
drainage system Is to be built immedl- .
ately, Notwithstanding the lack OF funds
in the public treasury. The committee
appointed to confer with Governor Dole
and Superintendent Boyd made favor /
able report. and though the matter has
not been definitely settled yet the mem |
bers OF the board appeared confident that
work on the much needed Improvement 1
will begin very shortly.
L. S. Dole reported for the committee
detailing the call made upon the execu-
tive and Superintendent of Public works !
and stating that those officials hau
promised to do the best they could to
help the work along. He said that nego- /
tiations were now pending which would
insure the work being commenced SOON
DIR. Sloggett thought that there should
be no question of delay. that the present
sanitary condition of Kewalo nulliiied
all the work the Board of Health had
been doing in cleansing the city, assisted
by the Merchants Exchange, In the rat
crusade and fumigation of the wharves.
DR.. Moore, also a member of the COM
mittee, reported that ne was OF the opin-
ion that the work will be started soon
from what he had read.
f. A. Mott-Smith reported that the
government fully realized necessity OF
something being done at Kewalo and had
given assurances that work would be
started.
Dr. Sloggett thought that il the Board
of Health would receive pro rata snare
of the appropriation, work could be be-
gun Immediately, and some progress FOR
the drainage of the district made. Il
think there will be no doubt about That,
DOCTOR" replied Mr.. Dole. This Is too
important "A work to be delayed replied
DIR. Slorcett ut should be commenced
Immediately"
DR. Moore stated that the committee
had been given to understand that oper-
ations would begin at once, and pro
rata share of the appropriation become
available Immediately. He also called
attention to a break in the wall of the
Kakaa<o sewer near the Sanitary Laun-
dry. which he thought superintendent
Boyd should be notified of. The entire
matter was finally put over for week.
in the expectation that some further ac'
ton would be taken by the Superintend-
ent of Public Works in the meantime.
The request of VIM. Campbell for some
concessions in the matter of sewer regu-
lations in house on Wilder avenue
near Keaumoltu street was granted.
The report of the Board of Medical Ex-
amners of the successful examination of
DIR. II. Nisdate, was received, and the
issuance of certificate recommended to
Treasurer Wright
Bids for hides and tallow from the set
Element at Molokai were opened and
read. The hides Were sold to +. +. Por-
ter at six and half cents per pound,
and the tallow to the Honolulu Soap
Company for four cents per pound.
President Sloggett called the attention
of the board to custom which he
thought was becoming dangerous to pub
lie health, the planting of too many
p shade trees. and the necessity for trim
ming. lie thought that the heavy foil
age shut off too much air, and might be
responsible for some of the illness. He
made the suggestion for the beneNt OF
the public, and not with the hope that
the board could or should take any ac-
ton in the matter. Mr.. Dole did not fan
in with the suggestion. and said he did
not believe we could get too many shade
trees in Honolulu, The matter was fl
nally dropped without any action of any
kind
The president also called the attention
of the board to an offer from T. w. Ho-
hron to furnish taro -four, or taroina,
for the leper settlement, He said that
the compound was cheaper than paiaL
and would take its place when the supply
of the latter ran short. one pound OF
taroina furnished six pounds of poi and
he thought the matter might well be in
vestigated 1t was finally referred TO
Superintendent Reynolds and +. A. Mott
Smith and DR.. Moore for investigation.
City Sanitary officer Tracy reported
that the nuisance from the cesspool in
the Won Holt block had been abatou.
The following report of the Plumbing
Inspector was submitted:
Honolulu, T. H., Jan. ., 1902.
DR. ]. S. b. Pratt
Executive Officer, Board of Health.
Sir:-Please find herewith statement o.
the work of this Office for the semi
monthly period ending December 3lst
1901:
Number of plans filed, 80.
Number OF permits issued, 20.
Number of inspections Of plumbing and
house sewers, 107'
Number of final certificates issued &C.
Number of sewer connections made H.
Totals for the month of December:
Number OF plans filed. "a.
Number Of permits issued To-
Number OF inspections of plumb ing and
house sewers pa
Number of final certificates issued. l2t
Number OF sewer connections made, &c
l hope TO be able within a few days
TO submit for your approval statement
of the amount and character of the work
Of my office for the past year.
Yours respectfully,
+. G. KEEN,