The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-19
is A MUNICIPAL FORM
OF GOVERNMENT WANTED (?

states. There will be a large number
or city officers to be paid, and money
must be called in to pay their salaries
we have lost the custom house reye-
nues by the change to Territory, and
that gap must be filed in some manner
l nave changed my opinion very much
IN regard to this matter, and do not
now favor the municipality movement.
II we can get along as We'll under the
territorial form as under the Repubnc
there is no reason why we should not
pursue the even Tenor of our way The
Legislature can provide for Honolulu's
needs as In the past and probably can
do II as well as a city council would.
Furthermore. there is the proposition
OF liking the responsibility upon one
man. One man is better man a dozen
| boards. Ihere can be no jobbery If
there is, the responsibility is fixed upon
that one man, and + don't believe the
one man WI abuse his power He has
not half the opportunity that large
number of officers and boards possess ,,
TENNEY SAYS NO.
e. ID. Tenney was most emphatic in
his stand against municipal govern
ment for Honolulu. He opposed the
measure on account OF the increased
! taxes, which would lift the property
owner almost off his feet if additional
| referred to the municipality of San
Francisco. which he said was almost
driving the monied men out of the
State In San Francisco, he said. he
believed that railroad bonds were tax
ed by the municipality. which cut down
personal revenues materially.
Yes. sir, am opposed to a municipal
government for Honolulu, first, last and
| always" said Mr.. Tenney, bringing his
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plain his position on the subject. "Ho-
| nolulu pays for what she has already
and she Will have to pay for il always
| but l don't believe we should be taxed
| for additional expenses when we can
get along without that being done. The
| general improvements of the whole
| Territory will have to be participated
| in by the city as much as today, with
! the exception that We Will be support
/ ing an expensive list of city officials
] Politicians viii shout and say we must
have municipal government. On the
| contrary, / believe the business men
taxpayers and property owners WILL af-
| ter mature consideration, say that g
municipality is not necessary, and they
ought to be the ones whose opinion
should be valued. for they have to paS
the bills. You can say positively fol
me that ] am against making Honolulu
a municipality"
BOWEN DON'T LIKE IT
w. A Bowen said he was not a stu.
dent of political economy and had no
given the subject as much thought a.
II warranted. In some ways, he Saiu, HI
had first thought Il municipality would
be the proper thing for Honolulu, bu
finally said that he was unalterably OPP
posed to the proposition on account o
the general increase of taxes. both cit!
and territorial You can say for M
that do not favor the measure" saiC
; Mr.. Bowen in conclusion.
THRUM NOT CERTAIN.
, T. c.. Thrum said ne had not had al
. opportunity to give the subject prope
, thought since it was first brought t
the public's attention, as he had bee
up to his ears in the work as Registra
of Conveyances and his private bust
ness. He was non-committal but prom
: ised to study the subject.
SOPER AND WATERHOUSE.
II Colonel Soper was Of the opinion tina
2 the question raised by the increase
| taxation was a sufficient argumen
l' against a municipality. On that groun
s he was firmly opposed to it. Il don
2 believe we should form a municips
: government here" said the Colonel. u
the people of Hilo wish to become
municipality, let them have il. But f.
4 Honolulu ] for one say Nor I don
r think the time is ripe yet for it. W
e can afford TO wait, especially in vie
r of the additional expense we would |
g put to to maintain city gov eminent
t Henry Waterhouse had not had a
i opportunity to look the matter up hal
e ing just returne,. from a visit to tt
x Mainland. He preferred not to con
n nit himself one way or the other unit
d be had studied the question nXer