The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-22
BAD PLACES
CONDEMNED
Board of Health Ignores
Asylum Contract
Squabble.

At meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon the principal bust
/ ness was the reading of tenders fol
supplies to the different institutions fol
the first six months of 1905. President L
E. 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 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 it was voted
to receive the message and consider it's
recommendations
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-
wall, by white skilled and unskilled la
Dor resident in the Territory At
length ''full size blocks We're made un-
der pressure of 400 pounds per square
inch, the hydraulic pressure being ap-
piled by hand power in thirty seconds .
Competent mechanical engineers un-
qualifiedly approved the design of the
machine and samples of blocks.
His operations We're known to the
present and the former superintendent
of Public Works months before he was
placed at the head of the Board of
Health "As 1 knew" the statement
runs, ''the Concrete Construction Com
pany would probably bid on the asy-
lum I withdrew from it on being ap-
pointed to the board. AS I received moi
salary this was no sacrifice to me-
MI, Pinkham, in his concluding re-
marks, says:
'eThe only money I ever received
frcl1, the Concrete Construction Com /
pany was a part of my agreed inter
est in the Koolau (MauD ditch con
t1act
.sThe only work the firm of Beardslee
& Gill eve~ did for me was paid for
in cesh and 1 have the receipts TO show
for it "
zr 1,rrUpc A AC,r-r7T TDaN
A resolution of condemnation was
submitted relative to premises at Pal
lama, between King street and the
shops. DR. Pratt, Inspector
Keen and the president had spentH
hours and days trying to get the nuiT
sance abated and they could not. The |.
place was too low to connect with the .
sewer and the cesspools We're continu-
ally overfiowing.
Then it was recommended that res
olution be passed requesting the At
Lorney General to draw the necessary
papers for condemning a pond in Wal
nea Hawaii. from which the cattle of
he district drink. Eben Low had call
ID the presidents attention to it when
he was there. The pond has no over
low or outlet and the cattle, standing
n great numbers in the water. defile
t. An analysis made by the Food Com
missioner proved the rank impurity of ,
he water.
Each of these matters was referred I
o the Attorney General for such ac-
ion as he saw fit to take.
Permits to Brothers Liberius Hengst
nd Maternus Laschet to enter the set
lement permanently. and to Brother
-ames to go there and install them, {
ranted by the president. were ap-
roved.
COELHo TURNED DOWN. =
Representatives. W. J. Coelho
vas denied permit to address the
oters at the settlement, thanking
hem for their support of his party. J
he president having submitted his re-
uest with these words:
'.The results of political agitation at {
he settlement have proven unfortu-
ate for the people residing there,
ence I failed TO give Mr.. Coelho any :
ersonaI encouragement. The matter Z
; now before you for action" (
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The president reported on the urevi- !
US months work of the sanitary in
pectors for Honolulu this:
Inspections S272, sanitary work order
d. 1144 items; completed. 1925 items:
of pig and duck ranches.
So: work on same ordered. also COM
leted. 21e items.
DONATION TO DISPENsART. Il
The president was pleased 10 state
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