The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-06
GRAND JURY


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t lulu with this force would be a Joke
i the issue at stake were of less con
f sequence to the community, In addi
2 ton to the ludicrous shortage of men
= the department is seriously handicap
. ped by the indaequacy of the tele
+ phonie police alarm or call system
There are no boxes past Punahou on
| the east or beyond Kamehameha w.
road on the west, nor mauka of Willie
street"
The grand Jurors urge the extension
of the call system to cover the dis.
tricts not already so protected.
THE police system is as efficient as
can reasonably be expected" says the
report, land Sheriff Jarrett does ex.
tremely good service with a meager
force" a
Insane Asylum
Regarding the insane asylum, which
short of what it should be, the grand
jurors say they found everything in
! excellent order. The unfortunate war,
of the Territory are we'll .oraA fnr
comfortable and as contented as cir.
cdfnstances and their own deplorable
condition will permit While not
ideal, conditions are fully as good as.
if not better than, those of the hest
regulated institutions on the mainland
and elsewhere"
Boys Reform School!
Conditions at the boys reform
school, however are anything but what
they should be- say the inquisitors
The school is overcrowded, there being
there 179 boys with accommodations
for only 100, There are not enough
beds and many of the Toys have to
sleep on the floor Th6 bed linen was
far from clean, but this, the grand
jurors consider, was probably due to
the Jack Of proper washing facilities.
I The only washing facilities there are
consist of two wooden troughs
The meals are served on the bare
boards and the boys have to eat from
cups and saucers that we're once white
agate ware but that are now chiefly
rusty iron. There is hardly room for
the boys to use their spoons and forks.
The boys were questioned but none of
them had any grievance against the
superintendent, who seems to be a
kindly man.
Many children of tender years, the
grand jury found, are there not be-
cause of any offense they have COM
mitted, but simply because they have
been sent there by their parents to
get rid of them. Nor does the Board
of Education, probably on account of
being too busy otherwise, bestow upon
the institution the care it requires.
The grand jury recommends that
Judge Whitney of the Juvenile court
be requested to visit the reform school
and see if there are any boys there
who could properly be removed and
placed either in their homes or in some
other institution.
Girls Reform School.
It was a pleasure, say the grand
jurors, to visit the girls reform
school, which seemed to them much
like a happy home. Everything was
spotlessly clean and well kept. The
matron deserves great credit for the
work she is doing.
Public Schools.
The grand jury makes no recon-
mendation regarding the public
schools, merely stating that in it's opin-
ion they can safely be left in the
hands of Superintendent Willis T.
Pope, who seems to be efficient.
Fire Department.
Regarding the fire department the
report recommends that the apparatus
be brought up to date by the sub
stitution of motor power for horse |
and by the purchase of about 5000 feet
of 1-2-inch hose, Fire protection of
the suburban districts is found to be
entirely inadequate and better provi-
sion should be made for Kaimuki,
Waikiki, Manoa, Nuuanu and Kalihi.
The grand jury recommends that 100
more fire alarm boxes be installed and
that thYoe firemen be added to the