Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-10
BADLY BUILT WALL
FALLS INTO STREET
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anu street daily had occasion to ex-
anime the mortar used by the japanese
In their work and found II to be abso-
lutely dead" with none Of that stick
ing" quality so necessary when II is
desired to put up a building that will
at least stand during calm weather.
At the rear of the building hidden
from the view of the inquisitive but to
be easily found by any OF the authori-
ties who might be taking a casual look.
was a pile of this self-same mortar and,
on inquiry, II was learned that this
was the old stun that had once held
together the bricks that went to make
up the old Kaumakapili church. the
ruins of which were recently sold at
auction. This then is the mortar that
is to be found between every brick OF
the threatened life destroyer.
Although some of the bricks in the
fallen wall had been standing several
days and the mortar must have set to
>ome extent, there was not one to be
seen on the ground this morning that
had any OF this mortar sticking to II,
SO that when the japanese went to
collect this precious material, they had
heap Of something that bore more the
appearance Of a pile of sand than any
thing else.
II might be remarked In passing
that there were no splits In the wall,
sending some parts over and allowing
others to stand. The line OF demarca-
ton was perfect. The wall where II
had been started on top OF the lower
floor wall, fell in its entirety, leaving
not one brick to show where another
might have stood.
An active japanese with no aprecia.
ton Of the artistic and hence OF grace
full curves, was busy at the place
where the wall had been. piling one
brick on top OF another with quick mo-
tons and with regard to neither q
straight line or a straight brick. He
was trusting to the mortar to do the
work.
A number OF white men. bricklayers
by trade, we're standing on the opposite
side Of the street this morning watch.
ing the lively man at his work. He
would take great mass OF mortar, or
what ought to be mortar. on his trowel,
dump IL at the most convenient place,
take up three or four bricks, put them
down on the mortar, or what ought to
be mortar, and then hurriedly continue
the same operation. The speed OF the
work was commendable but that il
really all that can be said of II.
Complaints have come in from vari-
GUS quarters regarding the character
OF many Of the buildings-both brick
and frame-which have recently been
erected in Chinatown. There is one
tall frame building in the vicinity OF
the old Kaumakapili church site that
is a yeritable Leaning Tower of Pisa
with the additional requirement o.
rocking Grade facilities which now that
the people who dwell therein have be-
come used to the motion, acts as a
soothing influence to lull them into
dreamland.
So much for the way the building
regulations are being carried out Now
something about sanitation.
A point which the Oriental builder
constantly violates in the existing
sanitary regulations of the Board OF
Health for Honolulu District such as
set forth in the building permits, is the
regulation regarding air space under
buildings. This section, which was
put in effect shortly after the plague
epidemic, is a very important measure
for the preservation OF sanitary condi-
tions, especially in the closely packed
Oriental quarters. The section reads
as follows:
4. Every building shall have on an
average at least twenty inches OF clear
space for the circulation OF air between
the floor timbers and the ground, and
shall have sufficient openings for venti-
lation in the outer walls to admit free
circulation OF air; but. in case this air
reaching ground water level then
space cannot be secured without
there shall be no air space, but the
floor shall be OF concrete or masonry.
Examples of how this law is complied
with and how II is frequently evaded
can be seen within a block of each
other on Hotel street, between Nuuanu
and River,
On one side stands the new Men
donca building carefully constructed in
compliance with the building laws,