Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-07

to the state Of public funds. this meth
cd may be out of the question; but 1t
seems to me the least that can be done
Is to:
First. remove all wood work of
description from the floor, by cutting
away the outside walls up to the sleep
ers. and resting these and the wooden
uprights upon stone or concrete foun'
dations. cover the wood work upon
the sides Of the building for distance
OF say five feet up with either felt with
at coating OF asphaltum applied hot,
or covering them with galvanized iror
tackled close.
Second. remove all wooden parti-
tons in the lower floors, and instead OF
wood tif there must be partitions),
have them OF corrugated iron. raised
' tip three inches from the floor.
Third. have the gutter in the cement
floor which runs the length of each
house cleaned out thoroughly, at least
once q day. for the filth that accumu.
lates there Is also a source of great
danger, for It is the dirt from dirty
clothes.
Fourth. remove such of the tubs and
tables which. after an inspection. you
find unfit for use. substituting new
ones: all these tubs both old and new
should be painted inside with some
metallic paint.
Fifth, raise all tubs and tables from
crete, or bricks might answer, the bot
toms Of the tubs should not come in
contact with the wet floor. This, too,
would give ventilation and stay de-
cay.
Sixth, prohibit any one from using
the upper floors for sleeping purposes
or II this Is not practicable limit the
number for each room to three persons
And finally. but not the least by any
means, have the so called stream OF
water on the Waikiki side of these
buildings cleaned and tn emass of dirt
OF every description around and In
these buildings cleaned up and carted
away to the garbage pile to be burned
The cost of the last above suggested
improvement viii not exceed $500
desire also TO call your attention to
the gard between the two wash houses
an open space. some $50 feet long by
$50 feet wide. This yard Is used fol-
drying clothes, and Is covered here
and there with rotten boards to pro,
tect the grond from the drippings from
the wet clothes. These boards, Il,
, we'll as tie ground. are never dry ant
serve no good purpose, for the ground
under them Is also wet. need hardly
, say that these wet boards and grounG
are q source Of great danger to Tho
public health. and should be removcC
at once. For this yard should recon-
mend covering Of say three inches Of
macadam, with coating If one AM
One-half inches OF bitumen well rolled
graded to stone gutter six inches
, wide in the center to run the entire
length OF the yard, said gutter to be
laid in cement, or il the public fund
! will not permit, in lieu of this, th'
yard should at least he macadamizGd
. having grade 10 the gutter above re
Iel4Su w. lNls gutter WOulu carry oil
> any dr!ppingss from clothes to the sea
D and it would be also scrviceable In ear
: rying of the water after rain, wherea.
E such water now lies in puddles to b,
I dried up by the rays Of the sun, whicl
, does not at all times strike the ground
: It being shaded by the clothes which
4 are hung up to dry every day.
o An approximate cost of the Gbov,
will be for bitumlnous rock, 90 cent.
, per square foot; macadam, cents pc
square foot.
The above suggested Improvement
e seem to me TO he imperative. | bel
c leave to say that nothing herein is in
!, tended as a reflection on anyone as
q am well aware that II Is next 30 i'm
e possible to make this rlas3 of Aslatic
e keep their surroundings clean; but az
Il ter these premises are put IN shape GnC
/ cleaned up both inside AMI outside
D strenuous EFFORTS should be made Il
z keep them clean. for in one case as il
/ Ctners, eternal vigilance is the pic o
e safety.
1 Respectfully submitted.
/ L. G. KEEN,
= Agent Board Of elIalth