Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
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CAMP Align

NSOHNNhNu lEOVl F69t "
the Oahu Central Improvement Com.
mitteC will OCliCiatC Tho twelve dis
trict Improvement clubs have heidi
meetings and named their representa-.
ives for tonight rs well rs their
Clcan.Up Day forces
To-day President w. NJ. GiGard of
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry
placed his force at the disposal Of the
campaigncrs, sending the following
letter:
Honolulu, Hawaii Juno Z, 1912.
Rertram Won Damn, Esq, Chairman,
Executive Committee, "ClCan-Up"
Day, Honolulu, r. II.
Dear Sir would respectfully re
quest your committee TO carefully con.
slider the possibility that quantities of
mangocs or other fruit may be gath.
cred and wiVed up with garden trash
or garbage by your labor gangs on
"ClCan-l'p Day" II Is altogether pos.
sible unless preventive measures arc
taken, that large quantities of such
mixed garbage may be placed on side
walks or temporary dumps and left
there indefinitely until sufficient gar
bagc wagons can be secured To trans.
port same to the inCincratOr. Should
this last.namcd condition occur, de.
sire to call your special attention to
the fact that there will be much I'm.
necessary reproduction Of Meditcrra.
mean fruit fly from such gathered
fruit. II is we'll known that maTgots
in fallen fruit will emerge thcrefrom
and enter into the ground to pupate
within twcnty.four hours. II It is not
eXpcdcnt to cart off all such mixed
garbage to the incincrator within
twenty four hours. every systematic
effort should he made through your
captains, inspectors and labor gangs
to have the fruit kept in separate piles
on the sidewalk or temporary dump
and the same carted of first.
In view of the unprecedented man.
go season and of the large quantities
Of falling fruit which daily occur
there Is bound to be more or less
Quantities on the ground in all lots
where there are mango trees, on the
DAY you have set TO clean up the city,
The Board Of Agriculture IL In full
sympathy with the work you have in
hand, and earnestly desires from your
committee, AS well as from the sever,
al suburban Improvement clubs, such
cooperation in cleaning up fallen man.
goes as may he practicable. This de.
sire particularly applies to vacant lots
and those belonging to people who or
dinarily have not the means to employ
labor to do this special work. 70 this
end the lOard of Agriculture Is quite
willing to turn over to your committee
It's present force of ten frUit-iy in
SpeCtors on the day In question. Upon
receipt of your acceptance of this nj.
Ter, instructions will he given these
special INSPECTORS to place themselves
on June Goth at the disposal of your
committee and under its orders, as
either captains of gangs or such other
special work as you may deem ncccs-
sary.
Hoping that You will appreciate tho
spirit Of cooperation Which this com.
muncatiOn Is intended to convey, and
that the important detail of your gen
cral cleanup of the suburbs of Homo.
lulu, as above. referred to. will meet
with the consideration II deserves,
Yours very truly,
(SignCd) w. NJ. Gl'FARD,
President and Executive Officer Board
of Agriculture and Forestry.
T.. A. Bcrndt, who has in charge the
petition to the Governor, asking for
the public holiday, SAID at noon that
Honolulu Is practically unanimous in
It's request.
"PraCtically all the big business
houses, banks, retail stores, drug
stores, etc, and scores Of citizens are
sIgncrs of the petition" he said.
There is no question OF the strength
or unauimity of the demand"
President Won Damn said this morn.
ing that the ladies OF the Outdoor Cir.