The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-13
HONOLULU'S
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QUARANTINEla
STRUCTURES
Leprosy Station--Census of Island
Chinese--Sargeant's Visit-Amend-
ed immigration Laws.
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mail Special TO the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 1.-The
improvements for the quarantine sta
tion at Honolulu. for which Congress
appropriated $4,000 in the act ap-
proved March ), 1903, appear now to
be assured at an early day. These ap-
preparations included S55,0 GOO for a
wharf. sI0,0VO for a runway, $4,000
for a retaining wall, and $4,000 for a
laundry The plans for these improve
ments have been prepared by Superin-
tendent Joseph ". Roberts, at San
Francisco, IN charge of branch of the
supervising architects 5 Office there,
have been formally approved by Sur
geon General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital Service, anu are now before
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw for
his approval 1t is the expectation
that they viii be forwarded to Homo
lulu in the course of a week or two
and that advertisement VIII be made
at once 1or Dids to construct these
works.
One Of the chief causes of the de-
lay has been difficulty in agreeing up
on the construction Of the wharf. Some
time ago DR.. Cofer, the Marine Hos
kital surgeon in charge of the quaran-
tine regulations at Honolulu, forward
ed here plans for these improvements.
His plans did not meet with the full
approval OF officials in WashingtoS.
The result was that other plans had to
be drawn. 1t requires months to get
a set OF plans through the office of the
supervising architect of the Treasury,
where work is ALWAYS crowding the Of
fetal force and where different projects
have 70 take their turn.
As the plans are now drawn it is con-
templated buiIaIng the wharf on piers,
sle piles of which are surrounded by
concrete Tins is to prevent the raw
ages OF the teredo. Furthermore, Gen
Wyman and the Treasury officials are
anxious 70 have a wharf that the big
steamships can come alongside of with
out injury TO its construction. The in
crease in the size of the Pacific ocean
steamships mas accordingly made it nee
essarg 10 construct the wharf more Sc
curely than might otherwise have been
the ease.
DR. Wyrnan said today that his trip
70 Hawaii. If he made 1t at all, would
have 70 Re later on, probably IN May.
q" We have already discussed the style
of buildings necessary for leprosy
study in Hawaii, said he. we have
also discussed various methods of
studying Ieprosy when the work is be-
gun, but there is nothing definite and
viii not be. till we have opportunity
TO confer with the Territorial Board OF
Health If l dc not go to Hawaii my
self a representative of the office VIII
go I fnd that the meetings of sew
erai medical associations viii keep me
here tiii about the middle of May.
think I snail be able TO start then on
q visit 70 the islands.
Mr. z. y. Bechtel. in charge of the
immigrant station at Honolulu, was
here for brief visit a few days ago,
but went on TO his old home in Phila-
delphia He has been suffering much
from rheumatism. which has materially
marreu the pleasure of his vacation.
He had q long talk with immigration
F. F. Sergeant. This
dealt chiefly with the progress made IN
the construction OF the immigrant sta
tion ar Honolulu and the plans for fur
nishing u. Probably Mr.. Bechtel viii
be back here next week on his way TO
the Pacific Coast He now expects 10
sali from san Francisco about april Is.
have been receiving photographs
from time to time of the work IN
progress at Honolulu. - said the Com
General today. - The station
Is practically completed. but I intend
to have Il furnished and fixed up in an
way. Some time in May