The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-13
Chamber Of Commerce Resolves
to Give It's Plans Hearty
Support.
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
Tells Of the Startling Conditions
Found on Sanitary Tour
Of Inspection.
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There was a busy meeting of the
trustees of the chamber of commerce
Yesterday at which President spalding
read a long and exceedingly interest
inc report from the health committee
of the chamber, headed by George W.
smith. which made the tour of the in
sanitary district with the board OF
health.
The conditions described by the com
mittee in its report are the same as
have been printed in The Advertiser
more than once, and are sufficiently
startling to have greatly impressed the
committee when its members not only
saw. hut smelled. the conditions which
they were shown by the health
guides.
The party first visited Waikahalulu
lane, and what it saw gave them
shock. Then they took in Frog lane
and got another. Parker lane was an
other place visited, while certain tene-
ments. often referred to in this paper,
were also examined to the better IN
Outstanding of the members of the
party.
And so it went through the report,
going into details which are not pleas
ant reading, but worse living. In CON
clusion the report has this to say
.sIntolerable Conditions"
"Your committee are convinced that
the conditions existing in the places
visited are intolerable and ought not to
continue They constitute standing
menace not only TO the health of those
now living in the places described, but
also to the community as whole.
tfThe plans proposed by the board
of health are excellent and, if carried
ont. will practically eliminate disease
breeding foei, drain land that will be-
come of high value and remove from
our midst a condition that ought not to
obtain in any civilized community.
'fln conclusion your committee
strongly urge that the hearty support
of chamber of commerce be given
to the board OF health, not only for the
Immediate work in hand, but also in
the proposed legislation looking to the
opening of streets and drainage of
lands, to be lail before the legislature,
either in special session or at the reg
ular session in 1913.
The report was received and ordered
placed on file and the trustees resolved
that the entire influence of the cham
Der of commerce will be behind the
board of health in its effort to better
the sanitary conditions of the city
Safe Quarantine
The recent cables to and from Sur
geon General Wyman in regard to the
quarantine conditions were read and
the report was officially made that the
quarantine is now back upon its old
footing of fumigation at unsanitary
ports.
In answer to the cabled congratula.
tions of the local chamber to Mayor
Rolph, president of the San Francisco
chamber of commerce, the following let
ter was received directed to the cham
Der of commerce here:
tDear Sirs:-Please accept my sin
cerest thanks for your cablegram of
c0ngratulation on my election as mayor
of San Francisco.
''The majority given me and the
widespread interest taken in this elec-
tion is most pleasing to me.
"Kindly convey to all the members
of your organization my heartfelt
thanks for the remembrance.
Ready With Welcomes
President Spalding reported that he
had had talk with Robert Dollar, head
of the Dollar Steamship Company, in
regard to the invitation by the asso,
ciated chambers of commerce of the
Pacific Coast to the various Chinese
chambers of commerce. Captain Dol.
lar asked that the local chamber show
all possibly courtesy to the visitors on
their way to the mainland, if they stop
ped here, and President Spalding as.
sured him this would be done.
A resolution was passed to take this
APP and it was referred to the entertain
ment committee. So was the arrange.
ments for the visit of the members of
the Seattle chamber of commerce, who
expect to spend a week in Honolulu.
A communication was received from
the Oahu central improvement commit.
tee asking the support CT the chamber
for a free garbage collection system. II
was ordered filed.
WIN Work Together.
President Spalding reported that tho
merchants association, the Commercial
Club and the Honolulu Stock Exchange
had appointed committees 10 cooperate
IN securing a great building. AMI he
announced that In addition 10 the origi'
mai three members he has also appoint
I'd ". D. Dillingham; and A, I.eWiH Jr.
40 memberA
There Was considerable discussion re-
garding the proposed free tolls for
roastwise shipping through the panamn
canal, but no aeilon was taken.
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