The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-23
BAD PLACES
CONDEMNED
Board Of Health Ignores
Asylum Contract
SquabbIe.

yesterday afternoon the principal busi-
ness was the reading of tenders for
supplies to the different institutions for
the first six months of 1905. President l..
T.. Pinkham submitted the usual mes
sage outlining the business to come up.
which this time opened with a long
personal statement of his connection
with a certain type of concrete build
ing blocks, which has become famous
in connection with the asylum con-
tract Mr.. Pinkham read this portion
of his message himself, then handed
the document to Secretary Charlock to
read the remainder.
On motion of DR.. Cooper 1t was voted
to receive the message and consider its
THE MATTER IGNORED
Nothing was said by any member Of
the board regarding the personal mat
ter, Mr.. Pinkham. In the statement,
related at length the efforts he and
Others had made to find some material
here from which a good. reliable
building material could be made in Ha-
Dor resident In the Territory" At
length full size blocks were made I'M
der pressure of 400 pounds per square
inch, the hydraulic pressure being APP
piled by hand power in thirty seconds"
Competent mechanical engineers I'M
qualihedly approved the design of the
machine and samples of blocks.
His operations were known to the
present and the former superintendent
of Public Works months before he was
placed at the head of the Board OF
Health. LAS 1 knew" the statement
runs, 1.-The Concrete Construction Com
pany would probably bid on the asy-
lum / withdrew from 1t on being APP
pointed to the board. AS / received no
salary this was no sacrifice to me-"
Nj Pinkham, in his concluding re-
marks, says
1.-THE only money I ever received
frcm the Concrete Construction Com
rarv was part of my agreed inter-
est in the Koolau (MauD ditch con-
tact.
"The only work the firm of Beardelee
& Gill ever did for me was paid for
in cash and I have the receipts to show
for It"
MATTERS ACTED UPON.
A resolution of condemnation was
submitted relative to premises at Pa
lama, between King street and the
shops. DR.. Pratt, Inspector
Keen and the president had spent
hours and days trying TO get the null
sance abated and they could not The
sewer and the cesspools We're coptinu-
ally overlooking.
Then It was recommended that res
Dlution be passed requesting the At
-orney General to draw. the necessary
papers for condemning pond in Wal
nea Hawaii. from which the cattle of
he district drink. Eben Low had call
I'd the presidents attention to 1t when
he was there. The pond has no over
low or outlet and the cattle, standing
In great numbers in the water, defile
It. An analysis made by the Food Com
missioner proved the rank impurity of
the water.
Each of these matters was referred
to the Attorney General for such ac-
ton as he saw 1T to take.
Permits to Brothers Liberlus Hengst
and Maternus Laschet to enter the set
Element permanently and to Brother
granted by the president, We're APP
proved.
COELHO TURNED DOWN.
Representative-elect w. j. Coelho
voters at the settlement. thanking
them for their support of his party,
the president having submitted his re-
quest with these words:
THE results of political agitation at
the settlement have proven unfortu-
nate for the people residing there,
hence failed to give Mr. Coelho any
personal encouragement, The matter
Is now before you for action"
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The president reported on the previ-
ous months work of the sanitary in
spectors for Honolulu this
Inspections 1919. sanitary work order
of pig and duck ranches,
355: work on same ordered also com
pleted, 219 items.
DONATION TO DISPENSARY.
The president was pleased to state
that President Hooking of the Homo
ulu Brewing and Mailing Company
had, for that corporation, made sub
of SIS for the free dispensary.
ORIENTAL HEALTH.
Dr. l.. f. Golfer, chief quarantine Of
icer, reported as follows on health con-
litions in the Orient:
Hongkong, two weeks to November
9-Plague cases 4. deaths 4.
Shanghai, two weeks to November POI
cases 4 deaths 80.
Nagasaki clean two weeks to No
'ember 25.
Kobe, two weeks to November 81,
clean.
Yokohama, two weeks to November
20, clean.
BIDS OPENED.