The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-14
NO REASON FOR
ALARM JUST NOW
(From Thursdays daily.)

aid for the Board of Health in it's
work of sanitation will be furnished
by the merchants of the city, If the
plans of the Chamber of Commerce
and the members of the Merchants
Association, which are to assist by
means of inspectors, are carried out.
The Chamber heard reports yesterday
at it's meeting which indicated that
there was no fund in the control OF
the quarantine service for the work
which is proposed here. and the COM
mittee further said that the conditions
in the city are better than had been
expected.
There We're about twenty members
of the chamber present when j. b.
Atherton called the meeting to order in
the absence of both the president and
the vice president. Mr.. Atherton re-
ported that the committee which had
been appointed to look into sanitary
matters had made an investigation,
and recommended that there be no
changes made in conditions, as the
state of the public health was such
that there is no necessity for alarm.
The committee found that there was
nothing which was absolutely and inn
nediately necessary, except the pro-
viding the Board Of Health with half
dozen more inspectors. The Board ask
cd for twelve, and received an appro-
priation for six only. This made the
work very heavy upon that number.
TO provide the full force there would
be necessary an addition to the reve-
nues of the Board of $500 month
and il was recommended that this
amount be provided. There was some
sentiment in favor of a tonnage tax.
and others thought there would be
nothing done beyond the asking for
authorizations the lmnlnt named
Committeeman Smith, of the Mer-
chants Association, was present and
endorsed the report of the committee.
Mr.. +. A. Schaefer said that care
should be taken that there be careful
and thorough inspections made of the
city, and that there be funds
for the use of the fumigating machines
whenever they could be of service.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and the committee continued,
so that 1t might carry on the work Of
canvassing for the funds which might
be needed for the service.
A design for a seal for the Chamber
was submitted by Niggo Jacobsen.
The Chamber has never had a seal,
and the design submitted is one of
classic mould. The figure OF Mercury,
copied fro mthe bronze statue by Clio
vanni di Bologna, executed in the six
teenth century, occupies the center OF
the seal. This figure has been esteem
ed by artists as the perfection of man
ly grace. About the circumference of
the seal are the words Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce" The lettering
is in keeping, being much the same as
that which Is most in use in the Unit
ed States. and which also appears on
the new coins of the issue of King
Edward. The design was referred to
a committee composed of Messrs. Al
len, Hall and Lowrey..
A letter was read from A, l.. Morris
having to do with the plan for adver-
Using the Islands by means OF lectures.
The letter was laid on the table.
A communication was read from JOS
eph G.. Pratt, member of the Court or
Fire Claims, asking the Chamber TO
interest itself in the setting aside of a
portion of the customs receipts of this
port for the payment of fire claims.
The Chamber viii take steps TO add Its
weight to efforts now being made to
, this end.
Letters were received from William
/ Haywood. accepting appointment as at
/ torney for the Chamber. and from Sec
rotary of the Territory Cooper. asking
for information as 10 the history Of the