The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-07
SANITATION
is BETTER
Tracy Reports on
Health of
City.
KEWALO DISTRICT
MUCH IMPROVED
Private Subscriptions for Building
of Government Sewer on River
and Kukui Streets.

The report Of City Sanitary Officer
Tracy for July deals principally with
1.-THE benefits derived by the city from
the recent improvements In the sewer
age system in Kewalo. and the one
contemplated on River street. The fol-
flowing is the report:
Honolulu, H. T.. August 1, 1902.
DIR. j. S. 3. Pratt,
Executive Officer Board of Health
Sir: Following is the report of the
City Sanitary officer for month OF
July, 1892.
| During the month q applications to
build have been received and II OF
them have been approved. i have also
approved permits applied for previous
to July /.
One application is in the hands of
| the Survey Department and I am hold
| ing four. two OF which have not yet
been Investigated, and the other two
are In violation of Regulation No. 2.
Two builders without permits have
been notified to file their applica tions
and have done so.
Six cesspools have been located dur
ing the month, all outside the sewer
limits.
4 I've 0Gf4'Aii1S70 Ae-fN OCShd itOFCd VI
altered so as to conform to the sani-
tary regulations.
1 have made S37 Inspections. during
the month, 54 of which were examina-
lions of lots and new buildings.
Thirty certificates for restaurant
hotel or lodging house licenses have
been applied for and % have been is
sued. Seven are held until the places
have been put into sanitary condition.
OF the certificates applied for prior
to July LIST, three have been granted
and six are still hela.
The number of adults which can be.
lodged by law in these buildings
licensed is S87
Four formal complaints have been
filed and three nuisances have been
abated, one case is in hand.
Five 48-hour notices have been served
and the nuisance in each case was
abated without further prosecution.
Three notices to remove ducks have
been served. The time has not yet ex-
PRED
Thirty three 90 day notices to connect
to the sewer have been served in Ke-l
walo and the work in the majority OF
cases is progressing very favorably.
Principally through the efforts of In
speetOr Francis 81 ,255 has been sub
scribed to lay the Government sewer
in River street from Beretania street
to a point about go above Kukui, and
also 2O9 feet in Kukui street. The pipe
for the sewer is on n sailing vessel and
just as soon as she arrives the sewer
will be laid.
The completion of the sewer in Ke-
waio is rapidly putting a very dan
gerous portion of the city into good
sanitary condition because the prop
erty owners are more willing to con-
meet TO the sewer and get rid of the |
cesspocls which at the pest were a
nuisance on account of the tide water
raising and filing them TO Overlooking |
at times
The new cement rNin Drain at Ke-
walo which is nearing completion has
drained the streets which !
formerly were flooded and Ward street |
which was three feet in water and mud |
rs now completely dfy. The cesspools |
which gave SO much trouble by over
Rowing due 70 this irooding have ceased |
being a menace TO The public in gem
eraI.
EPEpecffufIy