Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-30

lowed on the Islands of oahu, Hawaii.
Maui, Molokai or Kauai without per
mission of an agent of the Board u
Health, and within the District of Ko
ma, Island of Oahu, such permission
must be In writing.
No permit will be granted for an in
terment within the city limits of Ho.
nolulu, as defined in this regulation,
except to the owners Of burial plots,
and not to such owners except in such
places and upon such conditions as
the Board Of Health upon investiga.
ton shall find will not jeopardize the
public health.
The city limits above referred to in.
clude the district within the following
boundaries: Beginning at the sea.
shore at the south point of the land Of
Halawa, thence following the east
boundary of Halawa to the summit ct
the Koolau mountains, thence easterly
'along the summit of said mountains to
Palolo valley, thence southerly follow.
ing the line of the east ridge of Palolo
valley to the seashorc at the east side
of Diamond Head, thence following
the seashore in westerly direction
to the point of beginning.
This regulation shall not apply to
the burial of ashes of bodies which
have been subjected to cremation.
All prior regulations respecting per.
mits for interment are hereby repeal
ed.
Sec. 40. No interment Of corpse or
dead body shall be made at a depth
less than six feet below the surface Of
the ground, nor within one hundred
feet of any spring, well. lake, pond or
stream of water, nor within two feet
of the line of any lot, nor in any place
except where the Board upon invcsti
cation shall find That such interment
will not ieopardize the public health.
Sec. 90. No corpse, nor the remains
of any dead human body shall be eX.
posed, disturbed, or removed from Its
place of burial. nor shall the recep
tacle, contaner or coSin holding such
remains or corpse be opened, removed
or disturbed after due interment, eX.
cept according TO the terms of a per.
NIT granted therefor by an agent nt
the Board OF Health.
After any such removal or disturb.
ance, the grave shall be filled at once,
and restored to its fCSmer condition.
Sanitary Regulations Of the Board Of
Health for Honolulu.
Light and Ventilation.
Sec. 3. Each and every room IN.
tended or used for human habitatinn
shall be provided with at leaLt eight
square feet of window area having un.
obstructeG access to the open air for
each 100 square feet of floor space In
said roof and free access shall at all
times bef I'D TO the same by the occu'
pants of y room; and at least one
half of such window space shall DO
movable and available for ventilation.
The WORD room" in this paragraph
shall be construed to mean and include
any space for occupancy or use en-.
closed on all sides by walls, or parti.
lions which are five feet or more iQ
height.
Air Space Under Buildings.
Sec. 4. Every building shall have
on an average at least twenty inches
of clear air space for the circulation Of
] air, between the floor timbers and the
ground, and shall have sufficient open.
! lngs for ventilation in the outer walls
to admit free circulation of air; but
said air space shall not be secured by
eXcavating below the level Of the
J street and lot on which said building
; is to stand, unless such excavation will
} not endanger the pubmc health; and,
J in case said air space Is not provided
for in accordance with this regulation,
the ground floor Of all buildings shall
be OF concrete, asphaltum or masonry,
so constructed as 10 leave no spaces
or openings beneath the same.
Courts, Areas, Lanes, Etc.
Sec. 8. Whenever in the Judgment
Of the Board or its agents the public
health requires, they may order and
: direct any court, area. lane or alley 70
lbe effectively paved and drained SO as
.. to prevent the saturation and contain.
ination of the soil and air; and all
such courts, areas, lanes and alleys.
whether paved or not, shall at all
times be kept clean and free from all
accumulations OF ashes, garbage OF
other waste substances, by the own.
ers, occupants or persons in posses.
sion.
Sec, 7. No building or structure
shall be used as a residence or place
! for human habitation or abode which
Is situated upon land that has been
made by filling in with dangerous and
J insanitary refuse or garbage or any
substance dangerous to the public
health.
Regarding Privy Vaults and cesspools.
Sec. s. No privy vault, sink or cess.
pool shall hereafter be located or con.
structed within fifty feet OF any
stream, lake, pond, well or spring Of
water, nor within two feet of the line
OF any lot. nor placed in such a posi-.
ton that 1t is not easily accessible for
emptying and cleaning; no cesspool
shall be made more than eighteen nor
less than six feet deep; no privy vault
shall be made more than three feet
deep, and shall not extend farther be,