The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-26
THE GREATEST GOOD.

OF the rock crusher which should APP
peal to the members of the board
Upon first glance it might appear to
the people at large that the quarry es-
tablished by the Department OF Public
Works was arbitrarily put where II
would annoy the patients of the hos
pital. 1t develops. however. that there
was a necessity for the placing OF the
crusher just where il is. and that ne
cessity of the very highest type. There
IS not, II seems. another point on the
entire mountain side so far as invesu-
gated where the hard blue stone can
De secured in quantities. The blue
stone is the only one found here which
! Is OF sufficient density TO admit OF its
use where there is any load upon the
roadway This stone IS as hard as
/ granite and has a tremendous crushing
resistance. Indicating the scarcity Of
| II in the Kalihi district. the contractor
who built the Kamehameha Schools
reports that he had to open several
quarries before he found sufficient of
this material FOR his work.
Accepting the statement OF the ex-
perts that nowhere else can the stone
be obtained, there would appear pub
&c duty imposed upon the Board OF
Health to permit the operation OF the
quarry and crusher. IL there is any way
in which IL can be done. 1t has been
said that there are very few persons at
the asylum who are in such a nervous
condition that the operation of the
crusher disturbs their health. Is IL not
possible then to remove them to an
other hospital. for the four or five
months needed for the finishing of the
work now under way? There is at the
KalIhi detention camp. a block OF
| buildings. arranged for an Infectious
disease hospital, which offer in every
way an opportunity to house the I'M
fortunates. even better too than they
are now kept at the asylum These
wards are newly fitted. have the very
best OF plumbing and are amply suffi-
cient to give rooms for the few pa
tients for whom perfect peace Is re-
quired.
The necessity for the use OF the quar-
~ is immediate. The very Board OF
Health which cannot find any way to
assist the Department OF Public Works
to its securing OF this needed supply
OF rock. condemns the insanitary con-
dition OF the streets in the Eva end
OF the city. The Department does not
deny. but 1t does ask for assistance.
There are now waiting to be complet-
ed. across the stream. some 1900 lineal
feet OF roadway. This means 1000 feet
OF Beretania street. 5000 feet OF King |
street from the stream to the Kane |
hameha Schools and 5000 feet OF Liliha \
street. The lower King street district |
is one OF the disgraces OF the city. The |
land is low and when there is a rain |
fares. are seas OF mud. 1t cannot be
for there has not yet been dis |
covered any method by which mud can
be made to flow of in n sewer. and |
for this reason the perfect sewer sys-
tenn OF that district Is practically I'M
1t is sufficient to carry of
the water; IL cannot move the mud.
The rock crusher at the asylum Is a
great one. II has the capacity. with
nine hours work a day. to crush $50
cubic yards OF rock This amount
sfOGIa COhcT AuV ACCN Va
Beretania street. for instance. to a
depth OF eight inches OF stone. Making
4 working reduction OF 40 per cent. for
or accidents OF every kind.
he crusher working nine hours would
provide for 100 lineal feet OF roadway
n one day. The result would be the
OF the streets named within
our months. Once there is a surface
given TO these streets there would be
10 longer the difficulties with mud
ioles. for the water would be drained
m. The cross streets too might be I
made perfect while the main work is .
ding on. Then there would be no dan Z
er of crying insanitary streets. for !
he sewers would carry or the storm q
iaters and thus prevent the damaging ,
Z the street or the making passage un- O
for travellers q
There Is no necessity to go into the b
ondltion OF the asylum buildings. The
oard wants a new structure. There is
eed for IL. and for a location some =
here else than at the present site. for
here would be greater good come from
lie institution perhaps. II 1t was plac-
i high and dry. on some of the foot "
Ills There was an appropriation ask G,
for new buildings. during the ses- n
on OF the legislature. This was an m
Omission that. the present buildings p
ere unsatisfactory. There would be
'me question as to the plans for the
ew structures and the site upon which =
place them. But these are details
hich OF necessity must wait until Il
lere has been another session Of the
gislature. for in no other way may
lere be secured money for the build
g OF a new series OF structures.
The question which comes home TO
lie people OF Honolulu now is shah
Ie Board OF Health make a conces-
on, by the. temporary removal OF a {
" hysterical patients. and permit the
'osecution OF needed improvements?
CHOLERA IN THE ORIENT.