The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-11
GRAVES Of
JAP AN[SE
A New Cemetery
for Catholics
Opened.

, lum and the cemeteries were the most
; schedule of business for yesterdays
meeting. AT the close an executive
session upon a personal matter was
held
DR.. c. b. Cooper, president Fred.
C. Smith, DR.. w. IL. Mays and John C.
Lane constituted the meeting. c.
Charock, secretary, DR.. ]. S. b. Pratt.
city sanitary officer, and Miss Mae
Weir, stenographer, were in attend
ance.
CONDITION OF CEMETERIES.
Dr. Mays read the following report
OF the committee on cemeteries:
Honolulu, March 0, 1904.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Health:
At the close of its last meeting, the
Board as u whole made q tour of the
city cemeteries.
Kawaiahao Cemetery The general
appearance of this cemetery is not I'M
pleasing. Many of the graves show
evidence of constant care, and the plots
and walks are for the most part neatly
kept and free from weeds. 1t is i'm
| possible to form an estimate of The
| amount of ground still untenanted,
owing to the fact that many of the
plots have been leveled off. leaving
nothing to indicate how many have
been buried there in former years. The
! records of the Health Department,
which do not cover the earlier years
of the cemetery, show 2576 burals to
date. An actual count of the graves
now to be seen there would not prob
ably exceed 7O9 or 500. This custom
of celebrating the graves of the for
gotten dead should be prevented II
possible.
Catholic Cemetery, King Street.-The
overcrowded condition of this cemetery
is apparent to the most casual obsa-y-
er Its uniitness for further in:er-
ments, except perhaps in a few Spots
near It's mauka border, Is acknowledged
by the authorities of the cemetery and
by Catholics generally. 1t is there
fore most satisfactory to note that.
near Pearl City, a new Catholic ceme-
terry, to take the place of this one has
! already been laid out and consecrated.
| Makiki Cemetery.-The portion of
this cemetery that was set aside for
Japanese burials Is full to overlooking.
Even the walks and paths are beirg
/ utilized. 1t Is anomalous that peo-
pie who form n majority of the inhabi-
tants of this city should have but this
one little strip of ground in which TO
| bury their dead.
w. H. MAYS.
! President Cooper said that the Jap
anese part of Makiki cemetery should
at least be closed. 1t was asked what
those people could do, when the presi-
dent answered that they could have
their burials done at Pearl City about
as cheaply as in town. The stoppage
Of lnterments in existing cemeteries
ought to be carried out with dscrnn-
nation. Owners of lots that have
ample room should be excepted from
any order of closing the old cemeter-
les.
| AT DR.. Mays suggestion, the prasi-
dent undertook to see representatives
of the Japanese regarding the matter
as it affected that nationality. The
report was accepted and filed,
| INSANE ASYLUM.
/ report from the Insane Asylum
committee, approving the plans of the
physicians cottage and recommending
immediate construction thereof was
read and adopted.
C. s. Holloway, Superintendent of
Public Works, wrote the president
relative to School street extension. The
Government gives the Asylum 20 feet
more ground by making the width of
road 60 instead of so feet AS pre-
viousy stated by the Advertiser. the
road Will run along the margin of the
Asylum grounds instead of cutting
through their midst
KALIHI LEASEHOLD.
A letter was received from +. s.
4 Dodge, agent of the Bishop Estate,
asking for a decision about the pro-
posed renewal of lease of Kalihi land.
The president was authorized to have
a lease obtained by the Government,
beginning to run January |, 1905. at the
rental of $i0O a year, The rent Is paid
in advance until June 30 next, and for
the remaining six months of this year
the old rate will obtain.
OTHER MATTERS.
The amendment to Territorial regu-
lations ana plumbing regulations for
Iiilo, having been In the hands of
members for week, was unanimously
adopted and ordered published in liilo.
Mr., Lane was granted further time
for the committee on duck ranches,
Letters were received from w. j.
Forbes ana II, schultze. with reference
to the proposed purchase OF a house ON
Molokal by the German Benevolent
Society,
Reports OF the food commissioner,
city sanitary officer and the sanitary
inspectors were read and filed
DR., H. H. Golfer, chief quarantine OIL
Ger. by letter Informed the Board OF
the health conditions In the Orient as
follows lionskong two weeks 10 Feb,