Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-01
SENATE.
Thirty.sixth Day.
Afternoon Sess, on.

label, but largely identical with bills
already put through all stages by the
Senate, passed first reading. 1t was
taken as a case of least said soonest
ended.
Sanitation Of Honolulu.
The bill defining the sanitary district
Of Honolulu and establishing rules and
regulations for the plumbing and drain
age of buildings and the construction
of house sewers in said district was
considered section by section on sec
ond reading.
Section 1 fixes the bounds of the san
itary district of Honolulu as follows:
Beginning at n point on the sea shore
due South of the Diamond Head Light
house, thence running to the Govern
ment Survey Station, Leah, thence to
the Government Survey Station, Kali
muki, thence to the Government Sur
vey Station, Mauumae. thence along the
ride Of land on the east side OF Palolo
Valley to the boundary line between
the Kona and Koolaupoko districts,
thence in a northwesterly direction
along said boundary line to the ex-
IRENE north boundary of Kalihi VAL
ley, thence in southwesterly direction
along the ridge Of land on the bound
airy line between Kalihi and Kahauiki
districts to the seashore, thence along
the seashore to the point Of beginning"
Section 2 requires all plumbers doing
work in Honolulu to have passed an
examination before board of exam
liners and received license therefrom.
Succeeding sections direct the holding
of examinations and the fifth provides
that all plumbers must register at the
Office of the Board of Health.
II is made unlawful for any person,
company or corporation to connect
with or open any public sewer, or pri-
vate sewer connecting Herewith, until
q permit is obtained from the Inspect-
or of Plumbing and Sewers.
Senator Dickey objected to making
connections of houses with sewers COM
pulsory and at the same time charging
the owners for the cost. 1t would be
oppressive to the poor
Senator Isenberg agreed with the OBJ.
lection. which was in line with the res
olution he moved the other day. There
was no place In the world where II was
more important to have an efficient
sewerage system than Honolulu. II
ought to be a public charge.
Free Sewer Connection.
Senator Cecil Brown proposed an
amendment, which was carried. to the
effect that all costs of connecting build
ings with sewers should be paid by
the County, Territorial or Municipal
government, and after the connection
is made the government paying there
for shall charge an annual fee of 81
for each connection.
The remainder of the bill is occu-
pied with technical rules and regula-
lions for house plumbing and sewerage
connections. The Committee on Pub
lie Lands, etc, recommended sub
stitute for the section requiring grease
traps for pantry and kitchen sinks,
OF not less than 20 gallons capacity for
residences and so for restaurants and
hotels. so as to make the capacity such
as might be approved by the inspector.
Senator Isenberg wanted to wipe out
the section altogether. He did not
want an inspector to come into his yard
and dictate what should be done. SEN
ator c. Brown remarked that 1t was
for protecting the public health. The
speaker went on to tell OF an inspector
who told him the other day his stable
floor was dirty, when he offered to eat
a meal of of the hoor'in proof of its
cleanliness
Senator Cecil Brown suggested that
II would be better to have some limit
of capacity in the law. otherwise the
inspector would certainly have arbi-
trary power. The limit was thereupon
cut in two-10 gallons for residences,
20 for other places.
Old RuIer Abolished.
Senator Dickey raised an uproar
about branch vents, which he main
tanned should only be required In
houses connected with the sewers. An
amendment was made which met the
objection. ct wipes away one of the
regulations of the Board of Health
which has been in force from time i'm
memorial)
Sections that appeared imperfectly
drawn were referred back to the COM
mittee.
Senator Cecil Brown had a section
struck out which required all caps and
cowls on old ventilating pipes to be re-
Dlaced with wire g,ia rda