The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-01
Representative Men Confer Over
Plans for Draining and
Filling Low Lands.
CONGRESSIONAL AID DESIRED
Aarbor Improvement Would Put
Filling Material at Hand
for KewaIO Lots.
CFrom thursdays Advertiser. }


In Governor Frear's chambers yes
terday afternoon, local army and navy
commanders, number of leading
professional and business men Of Homo
lulu, public officials in both the terri
torial and federal service and represen-
tatives of the property owners most
concerned in the present campaign
for clean Honolulu met for the dis
eussion of plans to continue the present
sanitary campaign until Honolulu shall
be freed of wet agriculture, relieved
of swampy districts and as DR. Rupert
Blue put it, made practically safe
against danger of either bubonic
plague, cholera or yellow fever. DR..
Blue, a national authority on such
matters, clearly stated his opinion that
such condition could be brought
about, and he gave it as his opinion
that if Honolulu adopted the necessary
measures, great increase of popula-
fion here was certain.
81 have been over the areas shown
in the maps before the meeting" said
DR.. Blue, referring to various prints
which were on the walls of the ex-
eeutive chambers, "and am of the
opinion that it is important that these
lands we have been discussing be filled
OF drained at the earliest possible
moment.
"a very rapid increase of population
for Honolulu is very certain if the
filling and draining be done and con-
lidence in Honolulu be restored I use
the word restored advisodly, for the
existence of cholera and plague here
has been very widely advertised.
Tourists only read the headlines, and
don 4 want to go to place unless they
are sure there is no dangerous dis
ease.
Honolulu Can Be Made Safe.
al believe that Honolulu can be made
proof, or almost proof, against plague,
cholera or yellow fever, with a con-
crete drainage system, and the aboli-
ton of wet farming in the city.
1.-THE last outbreak of cholera was
due to wet farming and the disease
was mainly spread by it.
cat the very best quarantine can
only give you d minimum of protec
ton. The maximum is obtained by
q putting the city in such condition that
if plague or cholera get in it would
not matter. The same applies to yellow
fever.
81 believe that the number of Stego-
mvia calopus here can be but down to
such small number that they win not
be dangerous. AT present Honolulu
might become an endemic yellow fever
center. If the calopus were cut down
I fifty per cent OF more, there would be
practically no danger of this becoming
an endemic point, even if there should
be an epidemic, which could not
amount to much, and believe that the
present measures will do it.
Regarding plague, proper build
ing ordinance would put rats out of
existence in the city, and without rats
there can be no pubonic plague. be-
lieve that an ordinance is already here,
and all that is needed is to enforce it. ,"
Big Plans Discussed.
Applause followed DIR. Blue s re-
marks, which came near the end of an
earnest discussion of the biggest sani-
tation problems at present under dis
cussiOn here. The filing in of the low,
swampy lands at Waikiki and in Ka-
kaako, in fact all the plans which
the sanitary commission, headed by
Ex-Governor Carter, has been studying
for some months, was the general sub
Ject Of discussion, and during the meet
ing the representatives of the property
owners most concerned pledged them
selves to help.
Purpose Of the Meeting.
in calling the meeting to order Gov
ernOr Frear said that the object was
TO discuss general community health
measures. There were several impor-
tant phases, not the least important be-
ing the antimOsquitO work now going
on. That was undertaken first because
OF necessity and because II was part
of the general work that could Do tax
on up az once. The time has come now,
be said, 10 discuss the larger part Of
The work and consider what might
properly be asked Of congress. One rea-
son for hnying the meeting now WAS
hat denerai Murray and Doctor bi3e
we're Ia HOnoiulu ana could SEQ what
be community is willing 70 40, 10 that
here could be complete cooperation.
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