The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-16

pOinted ont by President ". a. Mott-
smith, when he was asked to give a
concise statement yesterday. He amply |
demonstrated that the board, far from
dilly.dallying, as its enemies accuse it
Of doing, is earnestly and surely laying
the groundwork for a plan of campaign
that can not but rebound greatly to
the benefit of Honolulu, but will also
be undertaken on more comprehensive
scale than anything in that line ever
attempted in the Territory before.
This is to be no temporary campaign,
hut lasting one, "for the betterment
of the sanitary conditions of the Ter
ritory, to preserve its fair name, and
to keep it healthy as well as beau
tiful place to live in, and to do it con-
sistently and persistently for all time"
The plans include complete reor-
ganization of the administrative forces.
In this connection Mr.. Mott-Smith said
yesterday afternoon:
Financial Aspect.
at is very evident that section Of
the public which ought to take the
trouble to inform Itself correctly on
health matters has an erroneous view
of how we are situated, especially in
regard to finances. 1 wrote to the Star,
which has wrongfully made the accuse
ton that health work is neglected.
/ stated that no part of the revolving
fund of $250000 becomes available be-
fore June 1, 1911. On that date $685.
600 becomes available, if there is money
in the treasury after payment for belt
roads, etc, and $125,000 becomes avail
able on February 1, 1922
"The editor of the Star, comment
ing ON that letter, says: All right;
but the 100000 health fund was enough
to start things with. 1t should have
lasted until June L. Now, with regard
to the 900 mentioned, the act ap-
propriating that was repealed, as the
editor of the Star should have known,
by the act appropriating $250,000.
Once again the Stars facts are off.
If the editor would look at the laws
he would realize that there is no money
now available, and win not be until
June l.
"we are getting the lines in con.
crete shape, working out the line OF
procedure to be followed and the neces
sary regulations to carry these lines
into effect.
"In addition to that, before July
l, when our new appropriations become
available, there will have to be com
plete reorganization of the administra
tive forces. The new appropriations
which become available on July !, arr
the general appropriations; the $3.50,
900. half of which we expect to get oil
June 1, will come through the insani
tary loan law.
AT present we are working on tn
same restricted basis as we have BEEF
for the last two years. 1t does no
seem to be generally known by the pub
lie that, we can not get in under tn
new basis until the general appropria
tions become available on July ! next
With the means that we have had W
are driving the work right along. Their
is no let up; in fact, extra duty is re
quired all around.
Four New Laws.
"To show how absolutely necessar
it is for us to have well formulate
plan, may state that we have n
fewer than four new laws to carry int
effect. The first is for the abatemen
of nuisances; the second, the law in
creasing the general powers of tn
board of health; the third gives us tn
power to make regulations and the
there is the insanitary loan law.
FAll of these require new procedur
and the PRONUNCIATION of regulations 70
carrying them out. These have to b
carefully worked over.
Much Cleaning UP.
''The sanitary force has been har
NJ Al. hoe kon,
deal of cleaning up and the improvin
of the sanitary condition of premises
This is what we regard in the natur
of routine work and it has been goin
on steadily.
"We generally do not make our wor
along that line public and for tina
reason the people have not been awar
of the extent and nature of it. L
show you something of what has bee
done | can say that in January, Eel
ruary and March one hundred an
eleven places were disinfected. Som
of these were three or four buildings
at other places there was only on
building.
cit takes from -four up to nine me
on each place. II means thorough
overhauling and cleaning each place q
well as disinfeeting 1t and in ever
case wearing apparel is fumigated.
During April there were probabl
fifty places fumigated and disinfeete,
which makes over one hundred and 81,
ty from the first of the year TO tn
end Of last month. Aud the good wor
is still going on.
"Gold Mime Wiped Out.
"The work in April included NJ,
goonville, which had seventeen house
and the asgold mine" twenty house
Both the gold mine and Mag0Onvill
have been practically wiped out OF 81
istenee, There is only the one hOui
left AZ Magoonyille
"While wo have the larger matter
TO attend to 4 Is evident that Wo e.
not Immediately hook altar all mine
ahnirs such, perhaps, as when on
householder has complaint 20 mai
about 2 nelghbor's garbage o. q 1ta5i
quickly a. unaafbIa