The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-05
ntire Island of Oahu was too un-

entire Island OF Oahu was too un-
wieldy.
the time by the only other member of
the draft committee present Conse-s
quently, when a majority of the COM
mittee, consisting of j. G. Pratt, t.
McCants Stewart and A. v. Gear.
brought in report which proposed to
include the entire Island, the general
committee was unprepared
After a preliminary statement as to
what his committee had done, w Q.
Smith, chairman of the committee on
draft, said there was a disagreement
and a majority and minority reports
would be presented
AS he belonged to the minority, he
yielded to ]. 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-
posed, each of which the committee has
given careful considera ton. One plan
proposes the setting apart of that por-
tion of the Island of Oahu now includ-
ed within the District of Kona, being
practically the present City of Honolulu.
as a municipality separate and distinct
from the other districts of the Island,
the same to be known under the name
and style of the City of Honolulu. and
providing a municipal charter for it's
government, with Mayor as Chief Ex-
ecutive, who, together with tie members
to be elected from the precincts or wards
of the city, as Councilmen, shall consti-
tute the City Council, and have powers
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 Gov
ernment, 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 the District of Kona, but the
other four remaining districts of the ISL
and, the same to be known as and py
the name of the City and County of Ho-
nolulu, having, also, as Chief Executive
a Mayor, who, together with the persons
! to be chosen as Councflmen from the
several districts, wards and precincts
i thereof, shall constitute the legislative
body of the municipality, so forming a
representative government; and shall
have the power to make all such laws
rules, regulations and ordinances as are
necessary and not in conflict with the
Organic Act of the Territory, or with the
laws of the United States.
! In this as..s.3ection, 1t is proposed fur
ther to Adopt, as nearly as possible, the
present Territorial laws, rules and regu.
Iations as the laws, rules and regula-
tions of the municipality, thereby con.
tinuing in force the present wel1-organfz
ed machinery of government.
The committee, after carefully weigh