The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-03-02
WANTS SCHOLARS
TO PAY TUITION

Editor Advertiser: Yesterdays issue
of the "A Liberdade," a Portuguese
weekly published in this city, contains
suggestion with reference to the OBJ
tanning of funds to conduct our public
schools that is worthy of considera-
ton.
The paper suggests that the pupils
of the Honolulu High School, and
those of the two highest grades in the
Normal, Kaiulani, Kaahumanu and
Royal Schools be made to pay month
ly tuition for certain period or until
Our next legislature provides a rem
,edy.
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for this work.
Mr.. Lutted thought that water pipes
could be laid from the new or upper
Nuuanu reservoir to Punchbowl, with
perforated pipes at the Punchbowl ends
80 that water would be trickling over
the face of Punchbowl most OF the
time When planted with shrubs and
grasses the Punchbowl would be
beautiful bouquet rising in the midst
of the sea and great attraction as
viewed by people on incoming steamers
Mr.. Grifiths said that the defacing
the walls of the banks where the road
had been cut in various places in Nu-
uanu valley was a matter which need
ed serious attention People carved
their names in the banks and some
people carved obscene words. A re-
ward OF $25 had been offered by two
! gentlemen living in the valley for the
arrest and conviction of persons de-
| facing these walls. 1t was suggested
Ito Mr.. Lucas that the Supervisors
might take this matter up.
| w l.. Howard referred to the sign
board nuisance. A great many tour
lists had spoken to him about them,
especially of the one great nuisance
which confronts the eye in the banana
| plantation OF Waikiki, Just off the Wal
kiki road. This sign not only affront-
| ed the eye and blurred the scenery
but 1t DISTRACTED the fine, grand view
! of Manoa valley.
SIGN BOARD NUISANCE
He knew that many families were
maintaining a steady boycott against
the wares referred to on the sign
board and he felt that the movement
Twas growing. He was not an advocate
! of boycott, but he believed that some
4 thing ought to be done to have that
sign removed. He believed that IL the
matter was taken up direct with the
1 man whose wares are so advertised
and the matter presented to him In a
way that would show that such ad-
vertising methods are hurting the
town, that manufacturer would order
his posters removed from the board.
1 Mr.. Spalding said that a committee
could be appointed to handle this sign
board matter.
Then ensued discussion of the
method of selection OF varieties of
trees for the ornamentation of different
streets. Mr.. Spalding asked whether
! the clubs had considered In adopting
the -poinciana. tree for Wilder Avenue,
sthats Y was prone to send out surface
1 roots which would interfere with the
eurbs ,andsthe sidewalk rs II a proper
| sidewalk tree? he asked
John Kidwell said this had been con-
I&idered. He believed that when sur
face roots did appear they could be
! attended to and kept down and In time
the tree could be induced to send It's
roots downward, The monkey-pod tree
was prone to put out tremendous sur
face roots, but he thought these could
also be trained properly. The monkey
pod. he added, was rapid-growIng
tree
At this moment the electric lights
went out, leaving an oil lamp burn
ing. But as this lamp did not act
right, II was extinguished. and the
meeting was adjourned,