The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-22
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!. CLUB HOUSES FOR THE POOR.
$ One of the happiest innovations t.
r which my attention was called is tn,
, practice of installing poor mems club.
on the vacant lots and empty place!
throughout the city Instead of usins
! vacant space for dumping ground
. thus having the view of the surround.
, ings marred by heaps of tin cans an6
other rubbish, the owner of such lane
is requested to allow some union OF
: club to have free use of his premises
with the understanding that temporary
improvements of tasty and slightly
character are provided. Having gain
ed consent to this proposition a neat
little club house, often ornamented by
trellises over which vines may be train
ed, is put into place and poor people
are given the opportunity of having a
cheap and desirable resort in good
neighborhood. These club houses are
usually built in a portable fashion so
they can be moved from one location
to another with little trouble or outlay.
| The sight of hundreds of deserving citi-
| zens of small means enjoying good
| quarters, good air, and good compan-
| ionship at a cost so nominal that all
can afford the expense, is so crafty
| ing that the idea should be adopted in
every American city.
| The German government is verA
| strict in the inspection of food sup
| plies for public consumption. The kill
ing of all animals for food is matter
| in which the municipality takes a di-
rect interest and over which it main
| tains the closest supervision. The
| meat coming from a slaughter house
is divided into several grades. The
flesh Of an animal which is slightly
diseased. yet would still be healthfuI if
treated in a certain way, must be sold
as seconnd-class meat. AS precaution
this grade is not offered on the market
at all, those who desire to buy it for
the sake of economy having to go to
the slaughter house for it. This plan
removes the possibility of a dealer
selling it to first-class patrons by mis-
take. or misleading them as to its
character in case he is disposed to be
dishonest. With the municipality TAX
ing such a pronounced stand in the
interests of the whole people, there is
little opportunity for individual greed
to assert itself.
AMERICAN CONSUL IN TROUBLE.
The public safety is even guarded in
the use of elevators. If an automatic
lift is installed in a residence no in
mates of the house can operate the
same until an officer has inquired into
their knowledge of the machinery and
given them a permit to use it, If the
janitor should send a stranger up in the
lift alone and an accident should result
from unfamiliarity with the mechan-
ism, the attendant would be appre-
lrended for his carelessness and sent to
Jail. Not long ago the American Con-
sui was reported for leaving open the
door of the elevator at his apartment
house This was a small oversight,
but the children of other families living
in the same building might have tam
pered with the elevator and caused an
accident The inmates of an apart
ment house are not allowed to play the
piano after ten o'clock in the evening
unless a party is being given. and the
doors of all houses are closed at ten
o'clock, making it necessary for people
who have visitors after that hour to go
down and let their guests out. i
The street cars of Berlin are only al
lowed to carry as many people as can
be seated A few passengers may
stand on the rear and front platforms.
but there can be no crowding. The
front doors of the cars are kept locked,
and it is not customary for men to give
up their seats TO ladies. No transfers
are given. Each car runs through the
city by q circuitous route, traversing
several districts, and in order to get
abou- it is necessary to be familiar
" it'll the system. On many of the lines
there are no conductors the passengers
being expected to drop their fares into
cash box located in a conspicuous
place. It is estimated that the loss
from those who cheat the company by
avoiding payment is considerably less
than what the salary of a conductor
would amount to. This plan has been
tried in several American cities. but 1t
is not considered successful. particu- I
arlv where there is heavy traffic, be-
cause. the pasSen gers need the direction
that a conductor should give. and too
much time is consumed by the motor
man watching his passengers boarding
and leaving the car.
SUBSTITUTE FOR CITY d.
RECTORY.
There is no city directory in Berlin,
but they have a plan which is believed 1
to better suit the purpose. In lieu Of
directory the names Of all residents (
must be registered at the police sta
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