The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-04
'KEWALO MAY
HAVE DRAIN
Board Of Health
is Hopeful
Again.
TOO MANY TREES
SAYS SLOGGETT
interesting Discussions at Yester-
days Meeting-May Try
Taroina.

OF Health are any indication, the Kewalo
ately, Notwithstanding the lack of funds
| in the public treasury. The committee
appointed to confer with Governor Dole
and Superintendent Boyd made favor
able report and though the matter has
not been definitely settled yet the men,
bers of the board appeared confident that
work on the much needed Improvement
will begin very shortly.
E. S. Dole reported for the committee
detailing the call made upon the execu-
tive and Superintendent of Public Works
and stating that those officials had
promised to do the best they could to
help the work along. He said that nego-
tiations were now pending which would
insure the work being commenced soon.
DR.. Sloggett thought that there should
be no question of delay, that the present
sanitary condition of Kewalo nullified
all the work the Board of Health had
by the Merchants Exchange. in the rat
crusade and fumigation of the wharves.
DR.. Moore, also member OF the COM
mittee, reported that he was of the opin-
ion that the work will be started soon
from what he had read
E. a. NIott-Smith reported that the
government fully realized necessity of
something being done at Kewalo and had
given assurances that work would be
started.
DIR. Sloggett thought that if the Board
of the appropriation. work could be be-
gun Immediately, and some progress for
the drainage of the district made. Il
think there will be no doubt about tnat,
DOCTOR" replied Mr.. Dole. This is too
important work to be delayed replied
DR.. Sloggett 1T should be commenced
tely.''
DR.. Moore stated that the committee
had been given to understand that oper-
atoms would begin at once, and pro
rata share of the appropriation become
available Immediately. He also called
attention to a break in the wall of the |
Kakaako sewer near the Sanitary Laun- |
dry, which he thought Superintendent !
Boyd should be notified of. The entire |
matter was finally put over for a week, |
in the expectation that some further ac- |
ton would be taken by the Superintend- |
ent of Public Works in the meantime.
The request of VIM. Campbell for some |
in the matter of sewer regu- |
lations in a house on Wilder avenue |
near Keaumoku street, was granted.
The report of the Board of Medical Ex- |
aminers of the successful examination of
DR.. d. Nisdate, was received, and the !
ISSUANCE of certificate recommended TO
Treasurer Wright.
Bids for hides and ta.low from the set
.lement at Molokai We're opened and
-ead. The hides were sold TO f r. Por-
- hale |
md the tallow to the Honolulu Soap
Company for four cents per pound.
President Sloggett called the attention
IF the board to a custom which he
hought was becoming dangerous to pub
ic health, the planting of too many
hade trees, and the necessity for trim
ming. He thought that the heavy foIi-
Lge shut off too much air, and might be
for some of the illness. He
made the suggestion for the benefit of
he public, and not with the hope that
he board could or should take any &C.
ion in the matter Mr.. Dole did not fall
n with the suggestion, and said he did
lot believe We could get too many shade
rees in Honolulu. The matter was fl
tally dropped, without any action of any
ind.
The president also called the attention
t the board to an offer from T. w. Ho-
ron to furnish taro flour. or taroina,
he compound was cheaper than paiai,
nd would take its place when the supply
f the latter ran short. One pound of
aroma furnished six pounds of poi, and4
e thought the matter might well be in
1t was finally referred to
superintendent Reynolds and E. a. Mott
NTH and DIR. Moore for Investigation
City Sanitary officer Tracy reported
hat the nuisance from the cesspool in
he Won Holt block had been abateu
The following report of the Plumbing
Inspector was submitted:
Honolulu, T. H., Jan. 2, 1902.
II. ]. S. &. Pratt,
Executive Officer, Board of Health.
Sir:-Please find herewith statement OF
he work of this office for the semi
onthiy period ending December 3lst, n
Of: d
Number of plans filed, go r
Number of permits issued, 80.
Number OF inspections of plumbing and
)uSe sewers, l07.
Number of final certificates issued. &c.
Number of sewer connections made. II.
Totals for the month of December:
Number of plans filed, rs.
Number of permits issued, Is.
Number of inspections of plumbing and
)uSe sewers PA
Number of final certificates issued. 1874
Number of sewer connections made, 26
l hope TO be able within a few DAYS
submit for your approval a statement
the amount and character of the work
my office for the past year.
Yours respectfully.
f. @. KEEN
Inspector of Plumbing and House =
Sewers.