The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-07

The anti-mosquito campaign, the
largest undertaking ever attempted by
the city of Honolulu in the name of
civic cleanliness, will commence this
morning at ten clock from the Judi
-ciary building headquarters of the citi-
.Eens committee. DIR. D. H. Currie, the
federal officer especially detailed by
the government for the work, will take
charge of the picndld machine that
has been worked up, and issue his first
orders. Every member Of the commit
tee will be present to assist
The call for automobiles was answer
ed aud Chairman Dillingham; announc-
ed ct the meeting held yesterday noon,
SO passengers had been volunteered
and that four more had been rendered
if they were absolutely needed, their
owners having planned to spend the
day in the country but being willing
to cancel these plans if it was so re-
quired. Although other offers were
made during the afternoon, there were
automobiles needed to carry about
twenty more persons and any machine
which appears at headquarters this af-
ternoon at half past one can find work
for itself.
alt now looks as if we were down
to the mere details, said Chairman
Dilingham at the meeting yesterday,
after 1T had finally come to halt for
want of something else to do. . / think
that we can leave those to Doctor Cur
rie and assist him only in the arrang
ing of ideas. -
The Finances.
The committee authorized its FIRST
statement regarding finances yesterday
afternoon for although the first matter
took up last Tuesday night was that
Of WAYS and means, it has hitherto
waited for the perfection of its plans
n order that definate statement might
Sc made. The total sum now figured
cover the expenses of the campaign
3 set at $146,s4S.s0 This is about
hirteen thousand dollars more than the
figure first given out.
Doctor Currie explains that this is
trictly for an antiwiggler campaign
With the appearance of cases this week
4 might be necessary to start an emer-
+ency campaign to kill all adult mos
uitoes, which will require an addition
I sum The "machine' with which
he work is to be accomplished has
cen built up so that 1T will be able to
irect and carry on any emergency, or
nv manner of campaign that might be
squired.
To offset this required sum there are
approximately between seventy AID
inety thousand dollars of government
oney 80 appropriated that the legal
oinIon is that they can be used. The
llance will have, for the present, to
met by private funds.
The Committee Reports.
Chairman Dillingham; yesterday read
report of the week Is work of the
,mmittee which was authorized to be
lblished. He stated that the plans
rolyed were heartily approved By the
my and navy officials, by the service
edical mem by the territorial govern
emit health officials and BY the Of
sers of the marine hospital and Pnb-
health service, and that th6y had,
deed, been worked mp largely with
help of those named. Tho three
Dnths' campaign, he stated, vould
vt in round agures approximately
1000. Regarding finances 10 stated
at the committee recommended that
bile funds be used, and that if these
re not at present sufficient, special
sion of the Legislature be called.
tIt will, however" he concludes,
% necessary in any event TO have a
tain sum of money with which to
Yet expenditures which, for good rea'
rs, cannot be met by public funds,
/ will however, be used for eIpendi-
res absolutely necessary in the carry
out of the plans"
The ofieial Plan.
Following the reading Of this report
publication of the Official plan OF
work prepared by Doctor Currie
days ago was authorized. Chair
n Dillingham; ard Doctor Currie later
at over il and revised it consider
y, conjensiug 1t as far as possible
revised the detailed schedules. II
low AS follows;
The town between Diamond Head
Pukaki Hin has been divided into
districts.
A lieutenant will be placed over
b district.
These six districts have been sub
dea into eight precincts each, max
a total Of forty-eight precincts for
city.
An oversoer will be placed over
pIeeinet.
An ~ she lieuienants and district
fsecra will be seleeted from n0n
misuloned Army and Navy officers.
Each precinct 0yeTsoef Hli haze
e. him . working force u ten men,
aaRon and driver
Each pferinet will b. approximate
200 arFeF W twenty aefea 20 ihe
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