The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-05
METHODS
THOROUGH
New Inspectors
Are Hard at
Work.
SANITARY OFFICER
TRACY REPORTS
Statistic: Of Board OF Health Show
Sanitary Condition OF Homo
lulu Is Good.

A complete inspection at least once
given the Board OF Health by the
Chamber OF Commerce and Merchants
Exchange. for the better health pro-
lection Of Honolulu. City Sanitary
onicer Tracy in his report for May
made yesterday. tells OF the work OF the
six new inspectors recently added TO
the force.
A number of these inspectors are
also soon to be put to work on the wa
ter front, to enforce the regulation re-
Gently adopted prohibiting the taking
OF tish from the harbor. There have
been violations OF the new order. which
occurred mostly at night. and watch
IS now to be kept for offenders.
The following is the report OF City
Sanitary officer Tracy:
June 4. 1902.
DIR. ]. g. B. Pratt. Executive officer,
Board or Health:
Sir:-Following Is my report for the
month OF May, 1907:
During the month 81 applications to
build have been received and 20 OF them
have been approved. have also ap-
proved Is permits applied for previous
To- May 1st-
sIx appIIcations are in the hands OF
the Survey Department and l am hold
ing three. one because the grade or the
lot Is too low, and the other two be-
cause there. is not sufficient space be-
tween the main buildings ana the
Kitchens. closets and wash rooms. DIX
builders without permits have been no
tilted TO obtain the same and have done
so.
seven eesspooIs have been located
during the month: all outside the sew
ar limits.
Ten buildings have been altered or
removed so as to conform To the SAM
tary regulations OF the Board OF
| Health.
/ have made $50 inspections during
the month. los OF which were eXamina-
| lions OF lots and new buildings.
Twenty-Five certificates for restau-
rant. hotel or lodging houses licenses
have been applied FOR and 10 have been
approved and issued Six are held un-
I'll sanitary improvements have been
| made.
OF the certificates applied for prior
10 May lat. three have been issued and
/ seven arr. still held.
Tbe number of adults which can by
law be lodged in these buildings Ii
/ censed Is 1898.
| Six formal complaints have been filed
i and the nuisances in four cases have
i been abated. the otntr TWO coihiiaAhbs
i were trivial and the nuisance did mo-
II exist.
II Five 4S-hour notices have been served
n and In each case the recipient OF th'
ii notice abated the nuisance witnou
ii prosecution OF the case.
III Three special reports have been MADE
during the month.
Three arrests and prosecutions hav'
been made during the month The mrs
man paid s. and costs. the second :
and costs, and the third SO and costs
| A considerable portion OF my tim
during the month has been spent VIII
the new inspectors in going over thei
districts with them and getting then
started IN their work. That they hav
been doing good and effective work !
shown by the large number OF kicks
! which are daily registered against thei
orders. The city is now well covere'
by the inspectors and the districts ar
, OF such a size that every place can b
i inspected at least once week an
| some 81 the most dangerous ones ar
| given a daily inspection.
Respectfully.
c. II. TRACY.