The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-28
LAUNDR|ES ARE
NOT RESTRICTED
President Pinkham's Exclusion
Plans Are SummariIy
Turned Down.

Sing Wo was yesterday granted per
mission by the Board of Health to erect
washhouse on Fort street above
School street. This was contrary to the
recommendation of President Pinkham
in his message submitting business to
the Board, where he concluded lengthy
resume of the relations between the
Government and laundries in these
words:
q look at this as an entering wedge
to scatter laundries all over Honolulu
1t would seem question of the placing
of private rights over the general good
of the community. The opinion of the
Attorney General has been sought"
It proved that the Attorney Gen
eral' opinion was against the turning
down of Sing Wo's application.
Mr.. Pinkham told about the loan APP
preparation of $4,000 for new govern
ment laundries in Honolulu passed in
1905, which project had been frustrated
by the Legislature of 1907, after he
had procured scientific plans for ga
first-class, disinfecting, steam washing
and drying laundry, provided with the
most modern machinery" BY Act Ill
of 1907 he said ''the right of washing
for hire was extended from government
owned washhouses to those designated
IL a. h,7i1 90
may be approved and designated by
the Board of Health
sit would be almost an impossi-
bility," Mr.. Pinkham continued, ''to
watch washhouses scattered all over the
city. and certainly the citizens can not
wish a renewal or repetition of condi-
tions that have existed at Iwilei and
formerly on the Nuuanu stream:'
He went on to tell about and de-
scribe excellent and sanitary wash
houses and accommodations erected on
Vineyard street and directly opposite
on Liliha street, under the direction
of E. G. Keen, building Inspector, whose
unremitting effort and patience in
the matter" are mentioned. Relying
on the authority in the act of 1907,
the president said he had ''resisted all
attempts to scatter laundries.
e.. c. Peters, when the business was
called up, as attorney for Sing Wo
was permitted TO address the meeting.
First he denied that Wo's application
was an entering wedge for others, it
having been presented on the 23rd or
oath of August. There had been no
other applications since. Sing Wo's
laundry was sanitary in location and
would comply with all health regula-
tions. Mr. Peters took up the legal
question, arguing that laundrying was
legitimate business and its prosecution
a right. There was no law to restrict
the business to. any locality. Folks
could do their washing at home. He
understood that the Attorney General
had advised the Board that the law
did not restrict laundries to any one
place.
Attorney General Hemenway's opin-
ion, being called for, was read by Sec
rotary Charloek. 1t stated that in
a case decided here before annexation
the Supreme Court refused to follow a
decision of the United States Supreme
Court denying similarly restrictive au-
thority to the board of supervisors of
San Francisco Mr. Hemenway adj
vised that the Board act with great
caution,' being of opinion that no
discrimination in localities could be
made and that the Board S control was
limited to sanitary conditions.
There was no discussion.
DIR. Wayson moved that the petition
of Wing So be granted.
Mr.. Smith seconded the motion, pro-
vided the laundry was in sanitary
location and condition.
YES" DR.. Wayson amended. II
move it be granted subject to sanitary
rules and regulations.
The motion carried.
"Thank you, gentlemen, Mr.. Peters
calculated and left the meeting with
a broad smile illuminating his features.
OTHER MATTERS.
Beyond this matter and the Wallach
affair elsewhere reported, the only 9TH
er business done was the ratification
of contract with Lucas Brothers for
the erection of the buildings at Kalihi
receiving station-the main building for
S6776, and Kitchen and diningroom and
covered way for S1S24, total of $500.
President Pinkham told about an I'M
finished dispute with DR.. John Ateher-
ley, some correspondence being read,
with regard to fees for services as a
medical examiner by permission in the
ease of three suspects at Kalihi. DR..
Atcherley disagreed with the other ex-
aminers in one case, refusing to certify
that it was one for Molokai, and Mr..
Pinkham said, in the course of his mar
ration, that he had told DR.. Ateherley
he had been looking for trouble ever
since he (Mr. Pinkham) had become
with the Board.
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