Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-27
Owners of Cemeteries
Indulge In
Red Hot Discussion
PlNKHAM FOR MUNICIPAL CONTROL

offered to close the King street ceme-
terry II the Kawaiahao cemetery was
closed. Kawaiahao cemetery was the
stumbling block, and still one could not
dig a grave there without exposing
bodies.
Gov. Cleghorn said this was untrue.
Rev. Mr.. Parker said that there was
plenty Of room.
Regarding the Pearl City cemetery
Cleghorn had passed It. He thought 1t
was a disgraceful place to bury people
10. II was very badly kept,
Moore wanted to know II Cleghorn
had ever been inside. The cemetery
was not overgrown with knee high
grass as some city cemeteries were.
Cleghorn retorted that the Pearl City
cemetery was only a money-making
speculation.
Pinkham said that the Board hoped
that all the cemeteries would be well
kept. They should be beauty spots.
The government OF county should con-
troll them and have the profit or stand
the loss from them. People here could
not take care Of an indefinite number
OF cemeteries. He said there had been
over 5000 burials in the last 10 years.
He thought II there should be a change
It should be by passing the control
to the county and not to private con-
Germs for profit. He thought 1t was UNI
safe to start or new cemeteries.
Still there were couple OF old ceme-
teries which caused a grave question
10 be raised every month.
Dayton said he agreed that the ceme-
teries should pass under the county
control. He remembered the time when
people in Honolulu buried their dead
under their houses. The Oahu Gene
terry paid no dividends but used its
profit for the Improvement of the place.
He gave an account Of the records he
kept OF the graves. He thought the
county should provide a public GENE.
terry.
Durao said that the Portuguese
would like to have a cemetery Of their
own. He thought that some Of the
present ones were In a shameful con-
ditlon and ought to be closed. All
the cemeteries in the heart of the city
should be closed.
Marcallino differed from Durao. His
family had plot In the King street
graveyard. There was plenty OF room
left. Marcallino represented a Portu.
guese Society. 1t had tried to get
piece Of land from the Waialae Gene
terry people in fee simple, but they
would not stand for 1t, they were In 1t
for profit.
W. +. Dillingham; said that the meet
Ing was not going at the subject In tho
right way. Every one present was try
Ing to defend his own cemetery. The
subject should be treated In a broader
way. Cemeteries should not be in the
heart of the city. In come OF them cof-
fms were exposed and caskets were
placed In water. Such cemeteries were
not sanitary. The Pearl City cemetery
had been started because II was thought
that no further burials would take
place in the city. He argued In favor
OF the place which was furtheSt away
from the city. The one at Waialae was
right back of the Kaimuki tract, which
would soon be one OF the most beauti-
full and most thickly populated suburbs.
He did not think that the Board would
be able to arrive at a satisfactory con.
clusion as long as II called people rep
resenting nineteen different cemeteries
and each defending his own against
being closed up.
Gear said that the trustees OF Gear,
Lansing a Co. would soon go ahead
with the establishing of the Waialae
cemetery. They would have holdings
for sale N lots of to 10 acres. The
cemetery would be established on the
most approved and modern lines.
Pinkham said the Board had now
more to work on than before. He had
tried to approach this question sew
eral times. He now had the opinions
OF those In charge of all the ceme-
teries. Now the Board would see what
could be done. chad no bias but only
the welfare Of the public at heart.
Father James said that II the King
street cemetery was closed up 1t would
raise bad blood among the owners OF
lots unless they wore compensated with
free lots In other cemeteries.
Pinkham said he had thought OF this
and this was one OF the reasons why
he advocated municipal ownership un.