Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-22
N CARTHY NOW
MARKET
Men ARE RIGHT
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regarded as the proper thing for
them to do. :
BY an act Of the last legislature,
known as Act 50. a merchant cannot
obtain business license until he has
a certificate from the board of health
stating that his place Is In sanitary
condition. This, in way, takes the
Question Of sanitary regulation out 81
lt-e hands Of the supervisors, and rem
iders their orders Of no effect as
against contrary orders OF the board
/ of health in sanitary matters. Tkis
law, while II has not been given 4
long test IN point or time, Is being
regarded with disfavor BY several Of
/ the supervisors, and 1t was said this
morning that the city fathers are con-
sidering repeating all sanitary ordi-
nances. :
However that may be, it remains =
fact that the fish merchants cannot
get business license until the board
Eof health issues them q sanitary per-
NIT. and that their doing business
now Is unlawful and only counter
|anced because It Is believed BY Col.
Mccarthy that they are acting IN
good faith in their cleaning up," and
that the delay in that work is due
more to the board Of health than to
them.
Mccarthy Changes His Mind.
The 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 win be-
closed.
Col Mccarthy stated this morning
that he viii not be party to any act
which win result in e 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 II given chance and IL
told specifically what to do and what
not to DO.
In Col McCarthy's statement.
which follows, he takes up the eight
improvements called for by the board
separately and comments on them.
Statement Of Treasurer.
His statement follows:
The board Of health as such did not
take any definite action on the subject
of the fish markets until October is.
1913. It IS true that on July Z, 1918,
q committee consisting Of DR., j. T.
hayson. ]. ]. Miehlstein and G. Char
lock made 8 report on the condition
Of the markets, at the same time rec
ommending that certain things hs
done. a copy of this report was sent
to the board ~, health, beard OF super
viscrs, A. La G. Atkinson, C. r. Chill
lingNorth and b. III. r. 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 a recommends
ucn 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 1918. so as to enable
the stall keepers tosget their city and |
county licenses. This the board OF
heaNh refused to do and October 16 |
adopted the resolution already pub
lished.
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 lis and anaiyze It
/. Manufacture and sale of fish !,
cakes, etc.
This rule is simple and anybody can
understand it.
q The adjustment OF wooden tubs,
gratines, ice boxes, barrels, etc., and ,
of proper sanitary fix
lures of some impervious material
There Is quite a difference OF |
opinion regarding the latter part of /
his regulation. Some want to have
others enameiware, 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 +
;orn out
While the market owners may not
approve Of this, they understand what
s wanted.
A That all lean-tos and builtinl
treas be abolished.
They cannot agree in regard to
)uilt-in areas Il
5. Remodeling sewer; facilities
This order is so vague that it is
ard to put 1t in practice. Il
6. Keeping Of live fowls be prohib-
ted is easily understood. 1
z Office of fish inspector to be
moved. szeTstt .. p. s.s>s -. .-a7'r..r
This Office is In one Of the mar
tets. What bearing has it on the
,tner two? + ~ e. +
s. Toilet facilities |
One of the narketS has had erected