The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-16


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iaif'f rnfi tualilion. With ihe otofp
q lion oi Hn open iiteh uf dfaih FROM
'hice % foni fees wide absolutely stag
naHii nnd extending ihmerh lhe bloch
FROM King % Hotel street where there
De- sewer pipe ahdti iko Nfatt me
maptn rud ~ which wts rhokcd up
/ with tn cans nni other debris This
ditch then cNicnds through 20 and
under kukui street, n short distance
above which street % connects with
and - fed by TIE cutters draining III.
/ lihh street
IN onr opinion. an economical plan
would hc 20 lay n twenty four.ineh
sewer pipe the entire length uf this
ditch, 60 carry storm water only.
{ After following this ditch TO It's
source ON Liliha street we came out ON
Vineyard street and visited Camp IA.
2, where we found some things in very
bad condition, for instance, ono wnter
closet with seven compartments had
an open trough filed with cxcrement,
the flushing of which had been neglect
ed, another closet with nine compart.
ments was in almost as bad condition.
We next visited the new tenemcnts
erected on the site Of the old Kamaulka.
ipili Church on Beretania avenue and
folnd them in excellent condition
throughout.
'The next place 60 engage our attan.
ltion was the Magoon block, at Magoon.
vile, in the Kakaako district, where
we found the rooms, baths, toilets and
cooking appliances in satisfactory con.
,dition. Inquiry was made of the ten.
ants as TO the habit of anyone sleeping
on the verandas, and in each case they
denied that anyone did so; and so far
as we could ascertain we find that there
is no overcrowding and that the ten.
ants average two persons to each room,
about fifteen feet square.
"There are twenty-five cottages in
the rear of the Magoon block, which
we found to be in good condition, and
leach one provided with a separate bath
and toilet.
IA part of this section has been
wiped out" by the board of health
Chinatown oOngested.
''Honolulus Chinatown was swept
by fire and practically destroyed in
1886, during the plague epidemic of
1900 it was again wiped out of exist.
ttNpce, or at least the major portion of
its tenement district was, and today a
great portion of it is in as bad condi.
ton as it was prior to the fire of 1856.
''We do not know of any remedy
that is likely to be applied to relieve
the present congested condition of some
of the tenement districts, nor what will
stop the increase of such congested con-
ditioas which is going ON at this very
time
Field Work is more essential than
Office work, a town cleaned up by the
rule of thumb would be more sanitary
than a town for the benefit of which
the most complete scientific and elabo-
rate schemes and plans had been pre-
pared but never put in practice eff
GENTLY.
awe, therefore, with loud voice,
would call the attention Of the citizens
of Honolulu, and through them the
mayor and board of supervisors, and all
others in authority, to the lack of
proper building laws Tor to the gross
neglect in their execution).
Awful Condition.
'fEvery thinking man or woman
mist know the awful calamity which is
sure to befall or fair city some day
when the conditions are favorable for
a great conflagration in the tenement
districts of Chinatown, TO say nothing
of the physical and moral conditions
when SO many human beings are crowd
ed into SO small space.
All this is going on right around
us, when light, pure air and fresh water
are plentiful.
of the citizens of Honolulu could
go with us for one day Is stroll through
the slums there would be no question
about there being laws passed; passed
quickly and enforced. For we are free
to confess that there is nothing like
seeing for yourself to understand the
iaYfal conditions that are creeping over
the city.
"And now in conclusion we beg to
say that this crowding of frail tene-
ments, such as we have observed in
the districts of Chinatown, should be
| prohibited without question. ,,