The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-11
MOSQUITO
CAMPAIGN
PROGRESSES

The Mosquito Campaign Committee
held a meeting yesterday afternoon, DR..
Cooper in the chair, with him being
present A. d. Larnach, captain; p. r.
Helm, p. NJ. Pond, w. A. Bryan and
c. II. Tracy.
REPORT OF CAPTAIN.
Mr.. Larnach submitted the follow
ing report of the work up to Decem-
Der 8:
II herewith beg to submit a brief
outline of the work as organized to
date.
ITO begin with, the tin can crusade
is being pursued. AS soon as practical
BILE after being reported, collections are
removed by the garbage department.
In this we have the hearty co-opera-
ton of the sanitary inspectors, who re-
port to us tin cans, stagnant water,
etc, and through their efforts improve
ments in filling and ditching are ac-
complished. Hundreds of posters in all
languages have been distributed by the
same means.
Another thing that should be men
toned is the invaluable assistance rem
dered to the campaign by City Sanitary
officer Tracy, both by his advice and
active help.
I'VE have had printed a circular let
ter which is filled in to suit different
cases and mailed to owners of property
needing attention, and l am glad to re-
port the public seem only too pleased
to carry out suggestions given them.
"All catch basins in the sewer sys-
70, ,ta a 9TH
the courtesy of the Public Works de-
partment, are oiled regularly and after
every storm, also the catch basins I'M
der the control of the road depart
ment.
"All cemeteries have been visited
and promises obtained, both from the
authorities in control and the sections
in charge, that containers likely to
prove breeding places will be over
turned.
The roadmaster of the O. r. & l..
Co, who is interested in our work. yes
terday assured your agent that, where
1t is impossible to drain pits each side
of the cattle guards, the same will be
oiled regularly.
Through the public spirit of the SUI
perintendent of Public Works, nui-
sances too large for us to tackle will be
removed by prison labor under the di-
rection of that department The first
large work of this description is the
cleaning and draining of an abandoned
reservoir on Judd hill behind the resi-
dence of Judge Humphreys.
The above mentioned Is not work
done once and then abandoned. but is
all part of the fight constantly being
carried on.
over one hundred and fifty gallons
of oil has been distributed and an en-
deavor made 10 interest people suffi-
GENTLY to purchase and use their own
Oil, and / am glad to say that every
day people who We're sceptics at the
start are beginning to admit that there
Is something in 1t after ALL
While all this is very encouraging
TO your agent, the limit of field of OPP
erations is only just being opened and
plans are now being laid to push for
ward with even more vigor."
The Sunday school children of ST,
Clements church have very kindly
been invited by the Y. NJ. c. A. Ju-
niors to be their guests in Association
hall this evening at 1880 o'clock 10
participate in the festivities of the
Young Peoples Temperance rally. and
II is earnestly hoped that all will at
tend. Unfortunately this invitation
was not received by the Sunday school
superintendent in time to announce 1t
IN Sunday school, so he takes this
means of doing so, The meeting of
boys which was called for this even
, ing in the parish house will be can
celled.