The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-03-17
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T, sas EEtte~ e. ~ E5saj.ia t'a-s:;r;
Ds-AS Slas-Ar article apQ0,sTed IN your columns
s.,yae weeks ago rclssive 10 & municipal govern
men; for Honolulu. Ii took the ground that the
disadvantages would he much groAier than the
Eair; thst olr system q popular elections would
surely entail evil: ;ha, corruption and lohbCvy
would creep IN siIl the city was overwhelmed with
deb. and should experience ali the evils Of the
ru.s,,yc-uei eilies u the United States.
!; : 5Scs that ii VIC sho1ld odop; the political
government II the city oi New York, it would be
c-bt-Sorae. unvlJ.5y and GlSpropogtlogato 70 the
aE.1-E. Ot .g1yt-urugg. inquired. OItlESIlS would
o9pc~e such system. fer II would lnc7eASe taxa
y.,l without EIylr,S ~. adequate return therefor
Honolulu needs - such ~ stem. Do- does II t-eQIlCc
any WY elaborate government, But :; Will not bv
denied that the town hiss attained a growth which
requires SoG2t.hl:ss more than the general super
VISION given ~ n. the country. Public health de
Ila-lS ;la; something should be done with the
t.l-> ~ The town. lla: the .a-c daily acculuI;la-
..,- ut waste rll,gy- should be disposed Of more
completely cHau %; Y9JSgut. The town should also
Layr pl.cs or places Ct resort. such - q ilrS ov
garden. G..G public Egll : needed. The S-gcysS
rs>,---J MON a--g-.:Cu ;l: cGl bv given 10y the
Gs.s- ~. government NoCv money ought - oe cN-
ryueG III and about the place than !: luS,Iu2b!e
- .aSg Iro,.- the general taxes OF lie country.
ne Ggsscy> -vN-I7tI p. tlG Minister 81 tsJ Irte-
-o- with his CLERKS and assistants are CGt 81 bur
CJ-S1Ue cElt D, has no: s-rce 20 attend 70 Homo
lulu. In taC lg has frequently been SaiC that TINS
!...-J A-,.o-2 co-li b5 easily governed with much
less machinery. Bu; the Minister can uos IL jus
ycy 70 the whole country give any SEccIal tine 70
Eo-l-C-G where particular ana no; general duties
z-e --.-.-eL-
The sy>,sll, for ;hiS town is no: III expensive and
cumbersome p0.IIscal machine; veCy simple
E2e:LoG sill DO - Let tile Legislature by law
create 3 special municipal co-p9Eat,un, with the
usual t-aac,. liabilities Of such bodies auG GgnuJ
by boundaries yLg city limits. within which Chg eE-
p--l----5 " money % be raised by city taxation
d.. M #.a. sn.. srHV
Ssc MONEY -5- --s Legislature from time ~ Llu-t
=. of .C- city U>l part OF the genera. taxes Col
-.c.e1 -1l- .Le city. Let the care OF all city Ht
--S sEcyp. such as belong here IS yue capita. city
ana u--lc-Es. Eo-- - Tie country, he taken IEon
rEe Minister Ct the Interior and dsy2.y5 upon The
c--y l--cg-s- The c-yy affairs should oe controlled
by q simple BoarG o- -ve members Ilo-e or less
one q whom ----l- aC- s. --eLS--g-- another G'
Szc1eJa-y ard q IL-CC Is general executive oicCg-
20 hE S-v.eG chairman. These officers should III
-- ClsaS 15 elected from residents Of the town en-
c--s- 90 y1.e an p-Es-s u 12;- general ana cor
pr-a-a taxes The s.-ctlEe franchise should ID
g-lc-L only II the hands OF such qS->0I.>--ally,
~ fg-=,---aS psy taxes to- the town support. .lt
the number u votes should depend o. -Ly LI-oI-.
uL property C- which -lNeS 1Eg pLiL. Allow uL
vote % eacL person taxed on one thousand GolL..-
u- less C- -ea. properly and a-u--e- vote t0r even
aG5l.L1-st -ln-~r Id: : "a person taxed on ten thou
~ -a-~ rgu-1 ELuS bs entitled - POI. lei
,--aS- Le- --= b. ii 50 excited cu---u. I-e who'll
matter u E----c Improvements. and Tor --e COS
thereof asses .sIeS equally on .-- tie -sl E-oEsE,,
IL town
his : r-5-e outline. entering into no detail
, vE--=yr-. -l- I- would require mon space lL4-
yc-- plpa- could permit There ars objections Z,
S-c- &. system .--l there are 20 anything TL-C.
could be u-gp0>eG except. the SIEupuruu loan
bur the ----s- app-ele-os tLat tine objections g
this purely business plan vii ue less tLaD % am
. C--Er wE-cL can be suggested. Il : quite lLEe
inst -Le E-E-vs-S among El- readers 4L- u-lCsy.
: g. pull this % E-lceS- OF such gLG vElJs- EUuG
ASKS -=--s- p-a- and 1t sill meet vlcL his sup
r1--. Ll- c--s = 10 l1a5E OF PET sclerD= DE con
system lv 7=--c- improvements cz.l be devised an
+ executed by --= town. and the plan u an llcuC
Z pr-a--1- agge--s -Lz h=s-- The most el-lEat5nz
----z=-> and practical -=l CL to-day believe tina
municipal Co-qu-ar-l- sCg--t us purely l-s---es
= Organizations and 10 CeS1L exists wL
p j. s-1--1 be otherwise g--L regard % Honolulu
g L certainly DDS ETav L-L cL5 whimsical l-E-e
: g5 L-g-- u 11-1-l-u being the biggest nan Il
The -e-LE-- %. E.