Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-23
GOV. DOLE'S
MESSAGES
Continued from page L.

The boys iTrhe, Reformatory School
are taught. outside of book learning.
carpentry. harness making. tin work
and sewing only. There is little oppor.
tunity for teaching them agriculture.
II this plhn Is carried out II Is pro.
posed to use the Reformatory School
premises for an industrial school for
girls, which is much needed.
Such changes In the laws as are ne.
cessary to cffectuate these projects
should be enacted.
There is a small number OF children
scattered over the Territory who are
ineligible for admission into the public
schools on account of their inability to
pass the required medical examina
Ions. Some provision should be made
for the education OF these children
AS their number is small in any To-
cality. II may be impracticable to pro
vide instruction for them at their
homes. There does not seem to be any
insurmountable objection to Legislation
that would gather them at some place
or places according to their numbers,
and provide them with instruction
and careful medical attendance, as
well as food. clothing and lodging.
oNNn a pau Wbulu bN III lu'll oNU anu
public interests. The matter is most
important: the government cannot
leave these children to grow up in IL.
noranCc and neglect without deserving
the sevcrest Censurc,
The report of the Superintendent of
Public instruction contains interesting
information in regard to the develop.
mcnt of manual training schools. This
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of hearty support.
Your attention Is invited to the prop.
OsitiOn of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction that The department be re.
licved of the work of furnishing school
books to school children. have grave
doubts of the advantage of such n
change. The question to be considered
Is how pupils. particularly those in out
of the way districts, would be affected
bv II, rather than the convenience Of
the clerical force of the department.
Inc suggestion of this report favor.
ing the establishment of school libra.
ries is admirable, and should have leg.
islative~assistanCo With moderate
appropriation for this purpose at each
session, such libraries would grow
steadily and soon become in each dis.
triCt most favorable influence toward
taste in reading. a knowledge of the
English language and growth in per-
Gonai character.
Congress has conferred on the Leg.
islature authority to create counties
and town and city IN Inicirali'ies wifi
IL the territory and II provide for the
government thereof.
This is an enterprise requiring fol-
its success high degree of patriotism
and civic intelligence. Careful study
of local conditions and the experiences
OF other communities in the creation
and administration of municipal cor
poratiOns are necessary to safeguard
the country against costly mistakes
Many problems will arise in the con
sideration of such legislation that are
difficult of solution, calling for sincere
delibeTation.
There are important questions to be
weighed by you in the consideration OF
this subject. Should such local gov,
ernments be established IN communi'
ties that do not ask for them? Should
the whole area of the territory be oc,
Cupied by such governments, or should
experiments he made in one or two To-
calities before going further? What
will be the approximate burden OF the
aggregate taxation of the city or coun
ty and the territory on the tax payer
How will the small proprietor be af
fected by such combined taxation, ant
by the probable greater stringency Of
municipal regulations? These ques
lions are better answered before thar
after the character of such corpora
tons is finally settled.
Probably the most satisfactory meth
cd OF comforting such privileges Is by
means of general statute, stating the
conditions precedent to the establish
ment of such governments, and the
principles and limitations to be rec
ogniZed in their organization, undeI
which any community within the con
ditions may proceed to acquire corpo
rate existence whenever II shall sc
desire.
Should the Legislature find itself un
able, at this session, to agree upoI
satisfactory legislation in this matter
it would doubtless facilitate the pro
gress of the work in the future II Il
should make provision for the appoint
ment and adequate pay OF a commits
sion of several persons to prepare a
general scheme for both county and
city government, and report to the
next regular session Of the Legisla
ture.
The executive Is in correspondence
Federal Government In regard to the
temporary services of an expert for
ester to examine the forests of the
territory, and advise the Government
on questions pertaining to their preser
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extent to which decreasing may be