The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
WANT NO ELECTION FOR A QUARANTINE
IMPROVEMENT OF ISLAND IN THE
HARBOR.
Government May Raise Soil Level and
Make the Place a Healthful Station.
Diamond Head Site

When the dredging of the harbor be-
gins under the contracts for which
bids are to be opened tomorrow at the
Office of the superintendent of Public
Works, the beginning of another most
important enterprise which il is hoped
the federal government will some day
carry out may also be recorded This
is the raising Of the level Of Quaran-
tine Island, so that it shall become "a
sood place for a federal quarantine
station.
Quarantine Island will make an ideal
! quarantine station when it has been
so filled i'm, say those who are familiar
with 1t and with the needs of such a
station. About 100000 spent on it
would make 1t a fine bit of land, isolat-
ed, large enough for all the purposes
Tor which it would be needed, and con-
veniently located. Buildings could be
erected and trees planted, and Homo
| lulu would soon have one of the best
quarantine stations in the world
Quarantine Isand has been suggest
| ed by some o. hthe property owners
| who are protecting against the site
| that has been surveyed at Diamond
Head The survey of this tract has
gone to Washington, but at the same
| time there went a protest from practi-
cally all the owners of property who
would be affected. Those who have
! places along the beach are a unit in
opposing the establishment of a great
military and naval hospital near their
/ homes. They have proposed quaran-
| tine island, which would be more fso-
lated and can be reached without pass
| ing through Honolulu. Soldiers or
sailors whom the government wanted
| to land in the Diamond Head station,
should such an one be established,
would have to pass through the city.
! Quarantine island is federal property
now, but the land is so low that il is
unit for general use, being unhealth-
{ ful, swampy land. Under the contract
I about to be let for dredging the har-
/ Dor, some of the material dredged out
may be put on the island, thus maxi
ing a start in the work of making
| good land out of it.
/ The Fitzpatrick incident of some
months ago, was instrumental in caus-
ing the federal government to hasten
/ steps to provide quarantine station
/ in Honolulu. The transport lay out
(which she was kept in quarantine and
! the Board of Health refused to allow
the men to be landed and kept isolated
! al Kalihi There was nothing for il
/ but to keep the men confined outside
the harbOr on the infected ship II is
said that this case also had a good
! deal to do with the order sending most
Of the transports clear of Honolulu.
The protest against the use of the
l Diamond Head tract of land was sent
| to Delegate Wilcox as well as to the
! Marine Hospital service at Washing
ton. Nothing has been heard from ii
since, but as it is signed by many of
/ the leading men here and has the
backing of a counter proposition that
is believed to be much better. those
interested hope that it win be effect
/ i've.
When there is a naval station al
/ Pearl Harbor and some Considerable
military camps about the defenses of
/ Honolulu the need of a large Quaran-
tine station will be imperative Unless
/ Quarantine island is made habitabIe
a place ON the mainland will be taken
but the island is thought to be the
most convenient place of all.