Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-22
MCCARTHY NOW
\ SAYS MARKET
men ARE RIGHT
Continued from page one)

\ Ds al eAAh vi the kdSl lSSlStdlQE6
known as Act so, a merchant cannot
obtain a business license until, he has
certificate from the board of health
stating that his place is in a sanitar,
| condition. This, in a way, takes the
question Of sanitary regulation out oil
| tme hands of the supervisors, and rem
ders their orders of no effect as
against contrary orders of the board
of healthssin sanitary matters. This
law, while 1t has not been given a
long test in point of time, is being
regarded with disfaYor by several OF
the supervisors, and it was said this
| morning that the city fathers are con,
siderfng repeating all sanitary oFdi.
napces. r - = -
+ However that may be, it remains a
fact that the fish merchants cannot
get a business license until the board
Of health issues them sanitary per.
NIT. and that their doing business
now is unlawful and only counter.
anced because it is believed by Col
Nice earthly that they are acting in
Igood faith in their Cleaning up" and
that the delay in that work is due
more to the board of health than to
tham p .: -
Mccarthy Changes His Mind.
AThe board of health, in directing
the changes to be made in the mar.
kets. states that unless they are made
within 80 days, which is to say, by
November Is, the markets will be
closed. -.t
Col Mccarthy stated this morning
that he viii not be party to any act
WHICH will result in a hardship upon
the dealers. A few days ago he had
said that If the places were not
cleaned up at once, he would have
the merchants arrested. But since he
has gone into the matter more thor.
oughly, he says he is convinced that
the merchants are willing to do the
right thing IT, given chance and ii
told specifically what to do and what
not to do J. -
In COL MeCarthy's statement,
which follows, he takes I'D the eight
Improvements called for by the board
separately and comments on them.
Statement Of treasurer.
His statement feliows.s~, A. T.
The board of health as such did not
take any definite action on the subject
| of the fish, markets until October 16,
1913. 1t is true that on July. 7, 1913,
a committee consisting of DR.. j. T.
Nayson, I'D. Miehlstein and C. Char
lock madesta report on the condition
of the markets, at the same time rec
ommendins that certain things Ee
done. A copy of this report was sent
to the board OF health, board of super
yisors, An,L &C. Atkinson, G. F. Chill
lingworth land E. III. F. Wolter, but
there does not appear to have been
any definite action taken thereon; that
is, it was not an action of the board
Of health. but simply recommends
ton of the city and county physician,
the building inspector and the chief
inspector of the board Of health. Up
to the middle of October the markets
were supposed to be conducted under
the city and county ordinances: =
Now the hoard Of supervisors, acting
on the report and having investigated
conditions at the markets, recon-
mended the board Of health to grant
the sanitary permits as required by
act 80, laws Of 1913, so as to enable
the stall keepers to get their city and
county licenses. This the board OF
health refused to do and October 164
adopted the resolution already pub
hshed. ~ :
The contention of the market peo-
pie, that they did not know what the
board of health wanted them to do. is
fully borne out by !. the facts above
Now take the resolution
of October 16 and aHalyze It.
l.. Manufacture and sale of fish
cakes, etc. g.,
This rule is simple and anybody can
understand it. 1922
20. The adjustment of wooden tubs,
gratings, ice boxes, barrels, ETC., and
of proper sanitary fix
lures of some imperVious material"
r. There is quite a difference OF
opinion regarding the latter part of
this regulation. Some want to have
concrete, others enamelware, while
others suggest galvanized iron.
Then comes the question as to who
is to decide which Is proper.
4. That makai ends Of the market be
torn out
While the market owners may not
approve of this, they understand what
Is wanted.
4. That all lean-tos and built-in
areas be abolished.
They cannot agree in regard to
Duiltin areas.
5. Remodeling sewer facilities
This order is so vague that it is
ard to put it in practice.
6. Keeping Of live fowls be prohib-
tied is easily understood.
7. Office of fish inspector to be
moved
This office is in one of the mar
kets. What bearing has it on the ,
otner two?
s. Toilet facilities.
One Of the markets has had erected I
a brick building some distance from
the market and has installed sanitary
fixtures. 90 they nave to reconstruct
it? /