The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
JUDGE DOLE is
. HON0RED by
DIRECTORS
Elected Honorary Member Of
Chamber Of Commerce of Homo
lulu for Distinguished Services
Rendered This Community 81
Committees Prepare for Active
Work.
lFrom Thursday Aavertiser.l

The directors of the chamber OF
commerce Of Honolulu yesterday elect
ed Judge Sanford b. Dole an honorary
member "for distinguished public ser
vices rendered this community
The following new members were
elected, 8. Awoki, w w. Chamberlain,
DR.. G. b. Cooper, C. S. Desky, Alexan.
der Hume Ford, d. Howard Hitchcock,
Henry Holmes, Dr. W. G, Hobby, b. L.
Marx, j. G. McGill, W. c. MeGonagle,
Dr.. }. S q. Pratt, NJ +. Prosser, w. A.
Wall aud D. l.. Wilmington.
Committee reports were presented
and adopted recommending that the
chamber give its support to the pro-
duction at the Opera House Of 1.-THE
Spirit OF IIawaii,n Il. A. Douthitt 8
two-aet play, advertising Hawaii.
The directors appropriated $3.50 to
bear the entire cost Of an investiga-
ton TO be made by the agricultural
committee Of the overlapping duties Of
the various government institutions,
especially the College OF Hawaii, Ha.
waii Experiment station and Board Of
Agriculture and Forestry. The char
tiles and social welfare committee re.
ported progress in their consideration
Of providing better public bathing
beaches. .
Good Work by Promotion Committee.
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
has been doing good work. A request
was recently made to all tax assessors
in the United States for list OF
wealthy citizens able and liable to
travel for pleasure. The committee ex-
pect TO get list Of about 10000
wealthy prospects from this source.
The committee on legislation report
ed on antitrust legislation by con
gress. They Joined the other cham
bers Of the country asking delay on
account Of the revolutionary laws al
ready passed.
The public finance, taxation aud in.
eurancc committee have recommended
TO City Engineer w. A, Wall the in.
stallation Of a high,pressure fire pro.
lection system in the downtown husi
ness section Of the city. Chairman +.
VI. Paris said that the committee has
discovered that several congested areas
in Chinatown, Palama and Kakaak0
have no water mains and no hydrants.
Substitution of a modern 140-pound
high pressure system for the present
twentypound fire pressure would re-
duee insurance premiums twenty-five
per cent.
Much water Wasted.
Overflow wastage from the Nuuann
roservoirs in July amounted to 1877 600, !
600 gallons at time when many soc.
tions Of Honolulu were on short wat.
or allowancc. This indicates that there
is big opportunity for constructive
Improvement In the Honolulu water
system, the COMMITTEES said.
After much discussion the directors
appropriated $3.50 for the entertain.
ment Of visiting celebrities. but the
committee Is instructed to consult the
directors or the president before spend
ing any funds The retail trade board
will be allowed to spend twenty-five
dollars, although Chairman s. S. Pax.
son said he thought five dollars month
would be an ample allowance. The
directors voted that all members Of the
hoard must be members Of the chamber
Of commerce..
Francis NJ. Swanzy, chairman Of the
public health committee, reported that
the proposed federal leprosarium IN
Molokai has been successfully blocked.
This is a matter in which the entire
population Of Hawaii is unanimous
that Hawaii should not be made the
dumping place Of the nation s sufferers
from this dread malady. However,
should this matter again come up in
congress, Hawaii has been given assur-
anee that our protests will be heard.
Surqeoh General Blue is opposed to the
project.
Public Health Committee.
Two subeommittees have been formed
TO properly handle the work of the
public health committee Chairman
Swanzy has appointed II. A. Mott
Smith, G. II. Robertson, 9. II. Ather'
ton and John Waterholise subeom,
mittee on district nursing, hospitals,
tenements. inspection and treatment OF
the INDECENT sick.
lie appointed +. J. Lowrey, Georg
RodieS, J. II, Drew and j. II. Love a
subcommittee TO handle public markets,
food and water inspection, garbage dis
position, abatement of nuisances and
quarantine.
The receipts Of the shippers wharf
committee, which is now replaced by
the committee on public health, have
averaged $23,049 per ahRum, Mr. Swan
~ said, for the last five years. Re.
ceipts for the first six months this year
have been sl2,l84 The emergency
frnd held in bank now totals $35,s75.
Out of its income of $4,000 per month
the committee subsidies the Falama
Settlement $3.50, Leahi Home $3.50,
Hawaii Promotion Committee $500, and
carries $llO0 per month to the reserve
fund.
Would Bring Fund to $4,000.
1.-THE proposed payments 70 reserve
would bring that fund to $4,000 by the
end of December After that date dis.
iriet nursing would cost 5000 Ter month,
IL seven dispensaries and nine nurses
are employed, and the monthly transfer
10 reserve would be $3.50, if the in.
come suffers no diminution, the re,
port states. The tonnage tax, which
constitutes the income of this commit
tee, is ten cents per ton on general
merchandise, two cents on coal, phos,