The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-22

keepers are so poor they are obliged t,
limit their personal accommodation
and expenditures to n minimum. 1t 1,
an easy lazy way for some to max,
their little living.
However. the small shop keeper mus
learn to so arrange his living quarter.
so as not to threaten public health. II
his income will not so permit II is quit,
evident he has gone into business
where there is no adequate demand fol
him.
These people cannot be at once forced
to change. the pressure must be rea-
sonable and gradual and considerably
and kindly exerted. They are ignorant
of the laws of health and lack con-
veniences.
When unfortunate they yield readily
to authority, and deserve great credit
therefor and also for their fortitude un.
der distressing circumstances.
The resolution presented defines the
action necessary to bring about a
change in the situation.
DUMPS OR CREMAToRY?
Then tile question of the burning OF
the city's garbage on the dumps or in
the patent crematory was brought up,
and before 1t ended Supervisor Lucas,
who had been asked by Mr.. Smith,
chairman of the Board of Supervisors,
to be present, and DR.. Wayson had
locked horns. The former was rigidly
tor the burning of garbage on the
dumps, while DR.. Wayson was just as
determined that the city health de-
pended upon the refuse being incin-
Grated in the crematory. Lucas said
there was not money enough to run
the crematory, the expense being $500
month, and that the dump system
disposed of it in q sanitary manner,
and DR.. Cofer, chief of the United
States quarantine service here, had
told him So DIR. Wayson, on the other
hand, said that, despite what had been
said, the dump system was absolutely
insanitary and the crematory should
certainly be placed i'm operation. The
discussion between the two men be-
came heated and explosive.
I'VE are giving just as good satisfac-
ton without the crematory," announced
Supervisor Lucas. "Dr. Cofer is salts
fed with the dump system, and was
surprised that II was so thorough.
1T is not sanitary" said DIR. Wayson
with emphasis. Tin cans are allowed
to remain on the dumps wide open and
breed mosquitoes. Banana stalks are
not properly burned. / say the dumps
are not sanitary. No medical man
would risk his reputation by saying
the dumps are sanitary
II understand that DR.. Cofer said 1t
tened out. the banana stalks split open
and dried and then burned" remark
ed DIR. Judd.
IT'S not worse than the government
washhouses at Iwilei, which reek in
filth" returned Lucas with asperity.
''Those washhouses are pesthole and a
sinking place"
"Dr, Cofer is no better than any
other man -" began DR.. Wayson.
well. he's just as good as you are
any day." returned the Supervisor
Even Mr. Pinkham was satisfied with
them and the only thing he asked was
to have us use the opposite side of the
road. If You want to use the crema-
tory where is the money to pay for it p
You are not so particular about
saving for the county in other mat
ters, Mr.. Lucas" came back from the
medical man.
Yes, I am; we are saving money to
the county right along. There has
never been a time when Mr.. Pinkham
has asked for few hundred dollars
worth of work for fixing up something
that he has not got it, Is that not
right, Mr.. Pinkham? We haven't got
the money to spend. Let me tell you,
doctor your washhouses make more
filth than that dump does"
MIR. Smith thought that II the tin
cans We're flattened out and the ba-
mana stalks opened up and dried and
oil put over them and the lot burned 1t
would be a sanitary method He said
it would take six or eight thousand dol
lars "a year to run the crematory.
It's mighty small economy to build
n crematory and then let 1t go to the
dogs" said DR.. Wayson. Its worth
SIC, 900 a year to us to have this crem-
atorv run
Then the Supervisor told of the f.
nancial troubles of the county. The
county had no revenue of itself. That
all went to the Territory. The county
was COIlDeDeu W lOOh dlltT btMtlSi
etc.. and got no revenue from them. He
said he intended to stick to DR.. Cofer's
opinion.
Mr.. Lucas, in reply to a question of
DR.. Wayson. said he did not have GER
tain papers with him. He had only
been asked to attend the meeting and
was not prepared with everything. In
fact, he was not there In his official
altogether and what he might
say would not be binding on the other
At this juncture DIR. Way
son made some remark about Lucas not
being present In an official capacity, at
which Lucas said:
"Well. l will go out. then; 1 can do
that" and out he went.
The result OF this discussion was an
authority given the president to open
up correspondence with the County
Board OF Supervisors and ask whether
or not the crematory could be put In
operation.
The request OF Mrs. Makanul TO be
allowed kokua at the Settlement was
denied.
ON the recommendation OF the Board
NJ Medical Examiners. Harry r, Holl-