The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-19
MOSQUITO
CAMPAIGN
Board of Health Nav
Take Over the
Work.


\ agreed that it was manifestly unjust
to continue the work of investigation
and control of the mosquito nuisance
on the subscriptions of private citizens
since the work benefited the people of
the Territory as a whole not only as re-
CARDS the comfort of individuals. the
value Of real estate. tourist travel, and
other interests OF citizens, but that by
controlling the yellow fever species the
health OF the entire Territory was
guarded. The advisory committee sub
mitted their opinions to the general
| committee and suggested that a special
committee on legislation be appointed
to obtain if possible an appropriation
from the coming Legislature for carry
| ing on the mosquito work and provide
for the work being undertaken by some
department of the government. DR..
| Cooper, acting chairman of the commit
tee in the absence of Mr. Pinkham,
called a meeting of the general commit
| tee. which was held October %, 1904.
| This meeting accepted the report of the
advisory committee and it was voted
| that the chairman of the general COM
mittee appoint a special committee of
five on legislation. Mr.. Pinkham on his
return to Honolulu made the following
appointments:
DR.. c. B. Cooper, chairman; DR.. F. r.
Day, DR.. L. z. Cofer, D. L. Van Dine
and W. a. Bryan.
This committee, after carefully con-
sidering the question and correspond
ing with such men as DR.. L. O. How
lard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology!
u. S. Department of Agriculture; DR..
John 3. Smith, State Entomologist of
New Jersey, in charge of the mosquito
control work, and Mr.. Henry Clay
Weeks. Secretary of the National Mos
quito determination Society, at meet
ing held last Friday evening, adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, Mosquitoes are common and
abundant throughout the Territory of
Hawaii and do by their presence seri-
ously affect the comfort of citizens, the
value of real estate, tourist travel and
other interests of the Territory, and
are a menace to health, since it has
been definitely determined that the Gu
ban yellow fever species, Stegomyia
Ifasciata, is esta blished throughout the
islands, thus making an epidemic of
this dreaded disease of the tropics pos
sible if once introduced; and,
Whereas, Through the efforts of a
Citizens Mosquito Committee, acting in
conjunction with the Board of Health,
the Department of Public Works and
the Bureau of Survey, it has been
found possible to reduce the numbers
of mosquitoes in and about the city
of Honolulu by at least fifty per cent
in one years work; and,
Whereas, The money for carrying on
! the work has been subscribed by a COM
paratively few public-spirited citizens
/ to the amount of from two to three
hundred dollars per month; and,
| Whereas, The Hawaii Experiment
Station has determined the species of
mosquitoes responsible for the nuisance
has worked out their habits, life-histor-
les and breeding places and this data
together with the experience of the
committee in the work of control for the
past year is sufficient to enable an or
ganization with the proper authority
and financial aid to further reduce the
numbers of mosquitoes in general
throughout the Territory; and,
| Whereas, Since the work of mosquito
control is a public service and to be
come effective must be permanent af-
fair, comparable with other functions
of the government, as the garbage sys-
tenn. street cleaning, etc, and since it
is manifestly unjust to Indefinitely sup
Iport a public service on the subscrip-
lions of private individuals, therefore,
be ii resolved:
l. That it is the opinion of this COM
jmittee that the work of mosquito con-
troll should be placed under the super
OF
Health.
.. That a sum of money of at least
$500 per month is necessary to carry
on the work as already inaugurated
by the Citizens Mosquito Committee
and that the legislature now in ses-
sion is urged to appropriate to the
Board of Health for mosquito control
work in general throughout the Ter
ritory of Hawaii the sum of $1,000 for
the coming biennial period.
8. That the work should be placed
in charge of d superintendent who
shall be a person we'll qualified by ex-
]. perience or training to outline and car
ry on the work of mosquito extermin-
alton under methods now known to be
effective and practical. whose salary
shall be not more than $3.50 per month,
whose assistance shall be such as is
If the opinion of the Board of Health
necessary and who shall be especially
instructed to continue the work of in
vesugation Of the subject with refer
ence to local conditions.
4. That the Board of Health should
enact such rules and regulations as
are necessary TO enable them to deal
with the problem in all its phases and
that it shall be the duty of the Super
intendent to have printed such rules
and regulations, together with recon-
nendations and other Information re-
gardIng the determination of mos
quitoes and distribute same to the resi-
dents of the Territory.
5. That it should be the further
duty Of the superintendent to prepare
Cor publication. 1T least once in three
| months, report on the progress Of
the work with definite recommended