The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-08
MAJORITY REPORT RECOMMENDS
THE INCLUSION OF ALL OF OAHU
Startling Proposal Made Public Last Night Which Brought tn
Protests of the Minority and Flood of
Arguments
cFrom Saturdays DailyJ

II semi-weekly meeting Of their
Charter Committee. Their sub-commit-
tee on draft of charter brought IN
two reports on the question of boun-
daries of the proposed city, and the
majority report, signed by three OF the
five members. favored making Homo
lulu the biggest city in the world.
This proposition rather staggered
most of the committee which, as stated
nv Clarence NJ. White, mad been led
10 believe from the verbal report or
the sub committee at last Frlday
meeting that the city of Honolulu at
the most would not extend beyond the
present taxation district of Honolulu.
Time for mature consideration was de-
manded by Mr.. White, and his motion
to postpone vote on the size OF tle
new city until the next regular meet
ing, on Tuesday, finally prevailed.
Opinion varied as to whether the
subcommittee could proceed with u
draft of a charter until the question
of boundaries was disposed of, but no
one except members of the sub-coih-
mittee were ready to debate any ques-
ton and, after hearing formal reports
from the other subcommittee, the
general committee adjourned to gather
their scattered thoughts and recover
from the shock produced by the pros
pect of Honolulu suddenly becoming
larger than London. From the races
of the committee, however, 1t looks as
though there will be plenty of argu-
ments presented at Tuesdays meeting,
and meantime it is hoped to secure
through the press and street corner
and restaurant discussion some ex-
preston of public opinion on the topic
,,f u,
."rhe Committee of Thirty was call
ed to order at 7:40 o'clock by Chairman
j. II. Fisher, who stated there was Il
quorum present twelVe), ana the sec
retary being absent W. r. Sims, on
motion of J. A. Gilman, was elected
secretary pro tenn. Roll call showed
nineteen members present They We're:
J. II. Fisher, chairman; ]. A. Gilman
treasurer; j. H Boyd, George A. Davis
A. V. Gear, Enoch Johnson, Il. A.
Mott-Smith, William Motley, j. b.
Pratt, W. C. Roe, w. r. Sims, Ed
Towse, w. o. smith, T. McCants
Stewart, f. r. p. Waterhouse, p. L..
Weaver, c. NJ. White, e. o. White and
j. ii. Wilson.
After approval of the minutes, the
chair called for the report of the sub
committee on draft of charter. This
committee had been instructed to re-
port to the general committee on the
question as to what should be the city
limits of Honolulu. Last week this
committee had reported verbally by
George A. Davis and had been in
structed to bring in a written report.
During the course of his remarks
Mr.. Davis had said in effect that his
committee would have to personally
visit the suburbs, and until then could
not report definitely. He also said that
the committee would probably report
in favor of a city restricted to the
.t,t l,t,N
next six years or so would be the resi-
"lence district, as n city covering the
entire Island of oahu was too un-
wieldy.
This statement was not combatted at
the time by the only other member Of
the draft committee present. Consa-
quently, when a majority OF the COM
mittee, consisting OF j. c. Pratt. r.
McCants Stewart and A, V. Gear
brought in a report which proposed to
include the entire Island, the general
committee was unprepared.
After n preliminary statement as to
what his committee had done. w. q.
Smith, chairman of the committee on
draft, said there was disagreement
and majority and minority reports
would be presented.
As he belonged to the minority he
yielded to j. G. Pratt. who had draft
ed and who presented the following:
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
Your committee appointed to prepare a
charter for the municipal government of
Honolulu, and to establish the boundary
lines thereof beg leave to submit the
following:
The committee, before proceeding with
the drafting of the charter deemed it
necessary, first, to fix the boundaries of
the Territory TO be included within the
municipality Two plans have been pro-
Il.
given careful consideration one plan
proposes the setting apart of that por-
tlon OF the Island OF Oahu, now includ-
cd within the District OF Kona, being
practically the present City Of Honolulu.
ms a municipality separate and distinct
from the other districts OF the Island,
the same 10 he known under the name
and style Of the City OF Honolulu, and
providing a municipal charter for its
government with Mayor as Chief EN-
ecutlve, who together with tue members
10 be elected from the precincts or wards
OF the city, as Councilmen, shall cons''-
tute the City Council, and have pow,r.
OF government over the same. thereby
taking out of the control OF the Terri
torial government the administration Of
local affairs of this district leaving the
other remaining districts Of the Island
under the control Of the Territorial Coy
crnment, as at present,
The other plan, and that which the
committee begs leave TO recommend for
your adoption, proposes the setting apart
OF all OF the Island OF oahu, reserving
and excepting the property required by
the United States and Territorial Gov
ernments, and providing the same with
a municipal form OF government, not on
ly taking In tho District OF Kona, but the
other four remaining districts OF the ISL
and, the same 10 be known as and by
the name OF the City and County OF Ho-
nolulu. having. also, as Chief Executive
n Mayor who. together with the persons
10 be chosen as Councllmen from the
several districts, wards and precincts