The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-24
BOYD GETS
A BIT ANGRY
Doesn't Like E. A.
MOtt-Smith's
Remarks.
ASYLUM CRUSHER
MAKES TROUBLE
Controversy Between Board o.
Health and Department OF Pub
lie Works Reopened.

SLIGHT disagreement between ]
A II. Boyd. superintendent Of Pub
- lie Works, and E. A. Mott-Smitt
enlivened yesterdays meeting Of the
Board Of Health Boyd took exception:
to statements made by MIR. Mott-Smitt
in reference TO the stone crusher. near
the Insane asylum and finally left the
meeting.
The old crusher controversy was
called up Immediately after the read
4 ing OF the minutes. when the following
report by City Sanitary officer Tracy
I upon the condition OF Nuuanu district
streets was presented:
DR.. H. c. sloggett. President Board OF
| . Health.
Dear Sir:-In regard to the sanitary
condition OF the streets Eva OF Nuua-
nu stream. l beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
King street beyond Liliha street has
been properly macadamized and is in
good condition. From Liliha street to
the Nuuanu stream IL is uneven but is
all right, except at the junction of the
Prison road, where pond of mud
gathers after every rain. and owing to
the heavy traffic at this point, is any
thing but pleasant driving. All the
street sweepings at this place Of course
are thrown into the mud and not clean
ed up. with the result that sanitary
conditions are not as they should be.
Proper matchmaking would do away
with this trouble to great extent,
especially the grade of the gutter
on the mauka side is in the wrong di-
rection.
The Prison and IwiIei roads are as
good as any road which is not macada- |
mizcd. In other words. when wet mud
holes and ruts are bound to be formed. |
They are not insanitary.
Beretania street likewise from Kinc
street junction to NuuaRu stream is as
good a street as can be expected where
there Is no top dressing. 1t drains well
and there are no insanitary places in
4.
Aaia lane is rather fiat, but there is |
no water standing in it after a rain, |
and while proper matchmaking would
help its appearance and smoothness, 1t
would not materially alter its sanitary
condition.
Kukui street. Eva of the stream. is |
in q deplorable state. not Que so much |
10 the fault OF the street as to an au- |
wal which has broken its banks and |
sought another outlet with the result |
that the piece OF street is impossible |
at present. Its appearance is a great |
deal worse than its sanitary condition |
Vineyard street in heavy weather is |
lltGneS uttp HI Jul lhric hit
no low places in II. All water runs Off |
Of course. when the street is so muddy /
4 is difficult for the garbage and exca- |
'vator carts to do as thorough work as /
should be done, and n good road would |
help matters. yet in itself the street is /
in no wise a menace to the health OF
the inhabitants OF the vicinity.
Liliha street Is in a chaotic state. due /
TO the work once begun not having |
been finished. Al the street drains /
well. and the street is not a nuisance |
except that IL is hard on the vehicles
and those I'm them.
School street is all right. little \
work on the same would improve IL.
To sum up in a few words. there are
two places which need attention from
a sanitary standpoint. King street at
the junction OF the Prison road. and
the piece of Kukui street Eva OF Nuu-
anu stream. 1t Is admitted that inn
proving the condition OF the streets
will to n certain extent help sanitary
matters. but there is no crying need for
such work at the present time.
Respectfully submitted.
City Sanitary Officer.
President Sloggett requested Super
intendent Boyd to make n statement.