The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-09
CLEAN Up
WAIKIKI
Board of Health
Will Take
Action.
DEMOCRATS TO
GO TO MOLOKAl
School Children to Be Examined.
Duck Ranches and Pig Pens
Must Go.

A general clean-up in the Waikiki dis
trict is likely to follow as result of the
numerous complaints which have come
from that vicinity during the last few
months. The Board of Health at its
meeting yesterday went into the mat
ter fully and a general investigation
win follow.
A petition was received from num-
Der of Waikiki residents in which COM
plant was made of the pig pens and
duck ranches in that neighborhood,
which it was alleged are menace to
the public health. A request was made
also that the herding of ducks upon
the seashores be prohibited. The petit
ton was signed by c. Sterling, A. v.
Gear, H. Armitage and number of
others.
In line with the same thing President
Sloggett made report upon the tour
of investigation by the committee OF
various hog ranches, in Waikiki on the
road leading from Hopkins switch. He
by the excrement from the duck ponds
and that marsh gas bubbles were no.
ticeable upon the water There was
also peculiar sour smell which in.
creased in intensity on sultry days. Mr.
Sloggett stated that the district was in.
sanitary and the notices to the owners
of the pig pens should be enforced
Judge Davidson appearing for tht
Chinese who had been ordered to move
said that his clients with their fami-
lies had lived in the same place fol
ten or fifteen years, and that as far a:
he could see they were all enjoying the
best of health. The children gave nj
indication of sickness, and he believed
that there were many worse places il
the residence portions of the city. Ht
said further that the raising of pig:
in the district was in reality a health
benefit to other portions of the city
in that filth was carried away from tht
city for the feeding of the pigs. HI
asked the Board not to take extreme
measures and force these men into pov.
erty. Upon motion of Mr.. Dole III,
men were allowed fifteen days in which
TO move.
A report was received also from Cit,
Sanitary officer Tracy in which he ad
vised that no additional duck ranches
be permitted in the Waikiki district
Recently there have been additions an,
Mr.. Tracy advised that this be stoppet
and that the ranches already estab
lished be prohibited from increasin,
their holdings. President Sloggett stat
ed that Japanese had recently estab
iished ranch. and it appeared as i
the japanese We're coming in off tn
plantations now for the purpose of go
ing into the duck business
After some discussion a resolutio,
was adopted placing ducks in the sam
category as hogs and pigs, an amend
nlent being added to the health regula
ton.
ALL CHILDREN MUST BE Ex-
AHMED.
letter was received from DR.. Nc
Conkey. government physician at Ma
kawae, asking whether children attend
ing private schools are compelled t,
submit TO the usual examination an,
vaccination. DR.. Pratt cited a section
of the penal code which governed tn
case, and the government physician
are to be notified that all school chill
dren whether private or public must b.
examined.
LICENSES FOR RESTAURANTS.
1t was decided also that in the futur
the examination of all restaurants ant
lodging houses should be left to agent
Of the Board of Health, this duty hav
ing been performed in some instances
by deputy sheriffs.
As fast as the licenses expire the,
will be sent to the Board of Health anc
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