The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-21
NEST EGG CACKLING.

today Chinatown heap of smoking de-
from KuRui the waterfront The conditions the
Honolulu fire department had contend with in those days not
bad the conditions in that district today, where
building haps has been allowed by the authorities until this very
time Honolulu is playing with ire.-Advertiser
Like cacng chalk egg, the morning paper making
cause has only Just discovered although the sub
has Seen gaed off and throughout the Wenour
February the first burning down of Chinatown Since then Homo
lulu has been under different systems OF government including
the poverbay best that and through all the mutations
unavang for adequate building
After Chinatown mentioned Legislature established
fire mstlat bounds within which the erection of mfamable
buildings pobedbut four later influence of real
building strong enough have the repoof
reduced Nevertheless improvement of the architecture of
the business section of Honolulu forthwith began 1t in fact the
genesis of New Honolulu At the time from which dates the block
containing the McIny, the Lack the Foster the Chiffon the
Republic the McCandless and the postoffc
rdngshat which the Advertiser and Star have their homesdd
possess the prentabe and handsome edhce just named
but where they congees of rude coral and wooden as
occupied by cheap cottages coffee shops cigar stands, planning mill
blacksmith shop Chinatown itself from its ashes with
large percentage of brick but unfortunately enough of the
cid type margin interior the doom of
the whole the 1900 fire. Nnded by the Board of Health
destroy paguenced houses, got beyond control
This latter event together with the growth OF the japanese colony
had for immediate podgOu extension of the Asac
different directions While also produced large of
epOof construction the old Chinatown the demand for cheap
and tenemen caused the upprngng of miles of hdous wooden
structures outside OF the fire limits Conditions created producing
both fire and sanitary risks which strongly revived the agitation for an
amended building old law comforting but feeble discretionary
the Superintendent of Public Works the uer of build
ing permits The result excellent bill introduced the Legis
aure which amended by committee
ngs in which public spirited citizens participated Through
mysterious influences that have far the writer knows been
uncovered this building measure stranged
It only the regular session of the Legislature last year that the
regulation of buildings placed the of the Board of Super
Members of that body Immediately took the They
discussed committee meetings dealing with other Matters
Guiding the kindred of the plumbing ordinance building od
urged by member of the sanitation committee the
of the joint inspection the Wapahu plague spot by that body and
the president OF the Board of Health one Of the first essentials for
preventing the of thing then viewed.
very meeting of the Board of Supervisors the Wapahu
referred the city attorney for opinion the
Aea and portions OF the city proper Since then the attorney has been
awaiting the convenience of the president of the Board of Health who