The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-11-01

MOSQUITO
CAMPA|C
Government Help Is
Wanted For

Tho coming Legislature VIII DE ASK
sd ,o officially recognize the crusade
against mosquitoes by making II reg
,iar hnreau OF some department OF the
government. preferably the Board VI
Health. and to make an appropriation
for its maintenance.
THE work has gone forward TO such
nm extent that the Citizens Mosquito
Committee. which began the work win
voluntary subscriptions from the pun
lie. feels that the city has been great!
benefited by the work. and that the
government should now take hold OF
the matter and maintain the foothold
already gained against the pest.
This proposition was brought out yes
terday afternoon at meeting OF the
citizens' Mosquito Committee. DR.. q.
Il. Cooper, in the absence of l.. e. PINK
ham, presided at the meeting whlch
was attended also by DR.. Day, DR.. D.
6. b. Pratt, Agent w. f. Hail Dr.
L. E. Cofer, d. L. Van Dine and w. A.
Bryan.
AGENT HALLS REPORT.
The report of Agent Hall on the
MOSQUITO campaign work was as fol-
lows:
October 2Sth, 1904.
Mr.. Chairman: | beg to report that
in the three months | have been agent
for the committee l have given per-
sonal inspection to every house pe
tween Beretania, Alapai, Punahou
streets and the mountain. In several
sections of this district it was neces-
sary to make two and three house TO
house inspections to finally locate the
nuisance. While visiting this district
/ have found numerous containers such
as have been found during the progress
of this campaign well stocked with
mosquito larvae in their several stages
of development.
would like to call attention to n
new container which l believe to be
recent discovery and verifies work car
ried on in the United States, that is,
as soon as one breeding place is de-
stroyed the mosquito will seek others
and calls for a continuous cooperation
of the citizens of this community to be
on the look out for new breeding places.
The container / have above mem
toned is the ordinary linseed oil tank
used as a flower stand about the ma
iority of premises. The oil tank Is
well adapted for flower stand and
as well for a breeding place for mos
quitoes, as it has at each end, flange
or projection of about one inch and
holds enough water that seeps from
the flower pot to supply the neighbor-
hood with mosquitoes. This could be
overcome by making say half dozen
holes in the top and bottom of the oil
tank
has investigated COM
plants of numerous mosquitoes in GER
tain localities and found them in al
possible receptacles from a cesspool oil
water tank down to an old shoe care
lessly thrown out in the yard. In al
] have investigated over one hundred
complaints and as each complaint calls
for from one hour to n days work
to find the source of the trouble ant
give the necessary instructions to abatt
it, you can readily see that considerable
time was devoted to this kind of work
1t was found necessary to oil about
forty-fve street catch basins two anC
three times a month and several Other
places such as the ditch on kawaiahac
street from South to Ward streets.
At Waikiki there were six ponds wei
stocked with mosquito larvae, two
We're cleaned OF NeSelapie SroWth ah'
stocked with goldfish and four were
cleaned and either completely drained
or outlets deepened to allow free flow
in and out of the ponds and thereb.
destroying the larvae by allowing thu
fish to have free access to the ponds
/ tried to work up the subscription 1ol
this years expenses but my time beins
taken up with other work, such II:
keeping the records and decreasing the
mosquitoes, l was compelled to drol
It for the present.
The subscription list for this years
expenses is $1,000 per month and shoulG
in my opinion be increased considerable
to carry on the work with success.
Respectfully submitted
w. Il. HALL,