The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-13
IN NEEO Of
INSPECTORS
Commercial Men
Dis
Health.
NO REASON FOR
ALARM JUST NOW
viii Aid Attempt TO Have Gus.
tomssMonsys Used for Pay
ment of Fire Claims.

Aid for the Board of Health in its
work of sanitation will be furnished
by the merchants of the city, if the
plans of the Chamber of Commerce
and the members of the Merchants
Association, which are to assist by
means of inspectors are carried out.
The Chamber heard reports yesterday
at it's meeting which indicated that
there was no fund in the control OF
the quarantine service for the work
which is proposed here, and the COM
mIttee further said that the conditions
in the city are better than had been
expected.
There were about twenty members
of the chamber present when j. B.
Atherton called the meeting to order in
the absence of both the president and
the vice president. Mr.. Atherton re-
| ported that the committee which had
/ been appointed to look into sanitary
matters had made an investigation,
and recommended that there be no
changes made in conditions, as the
state of the public health was such
that there is no necessity for alarm.
The committee found that there was
nothing which was absolutely and i'm
mediately necessary, except the pro-
yiding the Board of Health with a half
dozen more inspectors. The Board ask
ed for twelve, and received an appro-
priation for six only. This made the
work very heavy upon that number
To provide the full force there would
- addition RI fha reye-
nues of the Board of $500 a month,
and it was recommended that this
amount be provided. There was some
sentiment in favor of a tonnage tax.
and others thought there would be
nothing done beyond the asking for
subscriptions to the amount named
! Committeeman Smith. of 1.-The Mer-
fchants' Association, was present and
endorsed the report of the committee.
Mr.. F. A Schaefer said that care
should be taken that there be careful
and thorough inspections made OF the
/ city. and that there be funds
for the use of the fumigating machines
; whenever they could be of service.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and the committee continued.
so that it might carry on the work OF
canvassing for the funds which might
be needed for the service.
A design for seal for the Chamber
was submitted by Viggo Jacobsen.
The Chamber has never had a seal,
and the design submitted is one of
classic mould. The figure of Mercury
copied fro mthe bronze statue by Clio
Vanni di Bologna, executed In the SIX
teenth century, occupies the center OF
the seal This figure has been esteem
ed by artists as the perfection of man
~ grace. About the circumference OF
the seal are the words Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce" The lettering
is in keeping, being much the same as
that which is most in use in the Unit
ed States, and which also appears on
the new coins of the issue of King
Edward. The design was referred 70
n committee composed of Messrs. Al
!, len, Hall and Lowrey.
| s letter was read from a. l.. Morris
having to do with the plan for adver-
Using the Islands by means of lectures
The letter was laid on the table
| a communication was read from JOS
eph G.. Pratt, a member of the Court OF
Fire Claims, asking the Chamber to
. interest itself in the setting aside OF a
portion of the customs receipts OF TINS
port for the payment of fire claims
The Chamber will take steps to add its
weight to efforts now being MADE 70
this end. ,,,
Letters were received from William
Haywood, accepting appointment as at
toruey for the Chamber, and from sec
retary of the Territory Cooper, asking
for information as to the history of the
Chamber, and later thanking Secretary
Spencer for the able account furnish
ed by him.
Colonel Allen called attention TO the
fact that Mr.. Weldon, who lectureo
in the United States during the past
e,,r,roer was present. and Mr.. Weldon
made a report of what he had done.
Mr.. Atherton referred to the character
of the work. and a vote of thanks was
given to Mr.. Weldon. and as well TO
Sfr. Gorham Gilman, who delivered one
lecture at Buffalo, with Mr.. Weldon
slides.
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