The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-19
CAN CRY MARSH FARMING BE sTOPPEDi

The map Honolulu Mauoa follows devious
and joined by the aoo which uuites with in the
Waikiki district the mingled waters reaching the three places
On the the Manoa flow feeds large the
Eastern township which is devoted swamp agriculture The reason
why nothing radical done protect the public from the Manoa
water that the poisoned by too enormous to be dealt with by
the funds in hand As contemporary said the other day. there are
chemicals enough Hawaii California to purify the Manoa
throughout half its ramhcatons
But for the raising Of and the valley would do
particular harm Kept within banks they could be fairly cut of the
problem of sanitation The fault with the marsh agriculture There
is the and of public health troubles This wet land holds
filth produces mosquitoes and it permitted to stay and near
this city will be the day. OF epidemic OF yellow
Wherever a w-shaded place this agriculture the
fevercarryng mosquito haunts the watches of the day.
Everybody that Honolulu rid of its swamps, would be
saubrous place any the worlds best santora The
qtoes easy destroy We should have done away with
fever spots and the care of non-poca might easily
live would longer hang black cloud Of apprehension
Is There no wav TO oct rid of this municipal
1t is unknown in other American Cities which make their first
to drain their swamps fill them up The safe city the dry land
D. LI, no,r corterrates This reclamation Issue without
standing appalled, at the cost
But is permanent expense necessary? May not
swamp agriculture within municipal limits nuisance and forbid
it, And became necessary condemn the and taro holdings
the basis of their agricultural value and where they constitute hong
sites nearby valleys sell them the basis of their city lot
might reclamation be done proht Suppose bonds
issued the of acquiring title through condemnation and
paid by the sale of the afterwards city lots
would the transaction be sound one Observe the Hooded
hometes in Nuuanu, Paoo Fauoa ak ana Manoa Vays' SITES
given up artificial swamp Why condemn them and get them
of the way making money by it, and thus reducing the main pro
bm the disposal of the marsh between ng street and the sea
elimination that mind should be treated
Federal proposition unless enough merit and enough money should be
Pnkham reclamation plan warrant the Territory
taking The marsh has and sides Suppose
induce the United States to condemn
for public use and then put drainage through for the tide
us using the dirt and coral excavated to raise the surrounding level
outlay could justified grounds of sanitation to add valuable
land 70 the military reservation and to give place
torpedo hoa used the immediate defence OF honolulu
not plan worth the eo II yellow jack comes, Homo
such death lists Havana New Orleans Gaymas and
Hermosio old days We shall all be in dreadful peril The
the health and tourist resort will be plotted out
Our exports will put ban Ships will far away we
shall then have to without counting the cost Why
waltz Would not be foresight to begin and
see if we cannot whole the least possible cost IN
money andn noe cost all in life?