Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
RESEARCH CLUB
LAySPLANS FOR
CLEANER CITY

When the work outlined by the MI
nicipal Research Club, and discussed
at its meeting last night. is complet.
ed, Honolulu will be known as a city
Of many splendid boulevards and
parks, and places of recreation. When
The club is successful in carrying out
its projects. there will be no private
~ owned dance escorts. There will be
a new system Tor the collection and
disposition of garbage
At the meeting of the club last
night. all this work before it was dis
Cussed Senator A. F. Judd announc-
cd that Professor Keller is now en-
6aged in the study of he city with
the view Of laying out cCmprehen-
sive improvement plan. He has two
maps in preparation. one showing the
necessity for new thoroughfares, the
second one is devoted to the needs OF
the city central.
For advancing The municipal dance
hall projects, Rev. A. A. Ebersole and
w. 5. Bowen were appointed a COM
mittee to carry out the undertakings
recommended in Rev Ebnrsole's re-
port. He recommends that pubic
dancing pavilions be built in Aala
park, Kakaako, Atkinson park and one
in Kalihi.
Mr.. Bowen read his report on pub
lie health and sanitation. in which he
question of the garbage collection and
disposition is touched on. He d2clar
ed that the expense of the collection
~ yorhaoo 10 e1O n
year is far too much to charge resi-
dents for this service, and that the
appropriation made by the supeGyis-
ors for this work is too much.
He touched on the need of an emer-
gency hospital 81 herewith wish tc
impress upon you gentlemen the great
need of an emergency hospital as i'll
is indispensable for the care of the in
digent sick" He declares politics
should be eliminated from municipal
government. Summing up, me re-
marks:
Reduce Overhead Charges.
Honolulu should have an emer-
gency hospital, located at Queens
where there could be all-day dispen-I
sary service. 1t could have an efff-t
cient ambulance service, with doc.
tor from the hospital always on call. |
It should house a dental clinic, with
ear eye, nose and throat attachments.
It would centralize the handling OF
disease and sickness about Queens,
reducing overhead charges. From |
every point of view it would be most
efficient This, too, is worth our while !
1t the next legislature.
"Only two per cent, of the popula-
ion of Honolulu has its garbage re-
moved. Why? They are financially !
able. This is neither just morally nor
safe from health standpoint. It places
/ heavy tax upon few and does not
render service such as the people have
4 right to expect. 1t forces garbage |
20 remain uncollecfed which should Ell
collected for, the sake of the public |
health. This is certain because SO !
per cent of the population does not
nave it's garbage gathered.
"Now;E then, ajax of IS per cent |
per person per annum would net the
city of Honolulu approximately $4,000
more than enough to do the
work for the entire city, if put on an
basis of management Fur
hermore, it would give the board of |
health authority to compel people to
Keep their places clean, whereas now
t is in a mea sure hopeless. Cleanup
Day would become unnecessary then, /
and Honolulu would look as it should
clean.
"1n conclusion, we feel that the city /
and county health and, sanitation de-
sartment is increasingly efficient, |
.hough it has not yet arrived. Its eff
fieiency may be further increased by /
all inspectors, by a free
garbage system, by the application of
he frontage tax laws, by an emer-
gency hospital, and by making the
chairman of committee and the city
md county physician ex-officio men,