The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-05
FOR THE BIGGEST
CITY ON EARTH
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ing all of the arguments presented, are
moved to recommend the creation and or
ganiZation of municipal and county
government for the Island of Oahu. in
the manner above previously outlined,
for the following reasons.
First-In our Judgment the municipal
affairs of government can be more eco
nonically administered upon with mu-
nicipality taking in all of the districts of
the Island, and having one form of gov
eminent therefor, rather than taking in
| the most populous district and admins
| trating its affairs alone; for the reason
that the other remaining districts would
still be required to be governed by the
Territorial officers, and the taxpayers of
the District of Kona would be required
to contribute towards the maintenance
/ thereof.
| Again. the several districts into which
] the Island is now divided are so closely
and intimately related, with the
other, that it is possible for each to
share to considerable extent in the
benefits, development and improvements
made in any one locality, or in any one
district; and, while it is true that the
more populous district, will by reason of
the density of population require many
things in the way of public Improvement
and public utility that not be fur
nished to the outlying districts, yet, new
erthelesS, those residing within the dis
trict so benefited and enjoying these adj
ditional benefits will have to pay, taxes
upon higher valuations of property than
will have to be paid by those living at
more remote districts The burden of
taxation, rule, is not determined by
the area, or size or character of prop
erty, or the amount levied as assess
ment, but rather by the valuation placed
upon the property.
Outside districts would be permitted to
retain their present local government, so
far as practicable.
While ii may be urged that the Terri
torial form of government will have to
be maintained in any event, still it ap-
pears to the committee. that in so far
as it is possible to take out of the con-
troll of the Territorial Government the
municipal affairs, to that extent the ex-
penses of the Territorial Government will
be greatly reduced. While it may be
said to be out of the province of this
charter committee to treat with this view
of the question, We feel that it is so in
tlmately connected with the subject prop
erly under consideration by the commit
tee, as to afford the committee reason
able grounds for touching upon the
same. The Territorial Government di
vested of the control of municipal affairs
and the same being lodged in county and
municipal organization, as provided
might be done in the Organic Act. will
of maintaining the Territorial Govern
ment.
Second-The line of government as pro-
posed by the committee, is very mitch
after the character of American institu-
tons, having Territorial organizations,
except in this that it attempts to do
away with the necessity of two sets of
officers, as in ti,e majority of instances
each county organization has it's own Of
ficers, and each municipality within the
county it's own officers. Under the plan
proposed for the government of the ISL
and of Oahu. it is intended to follow
rather the county line of government for
the control of all municipal affairs.
The committee in presenting this report
respectfully asks that the charter COM
mission will take the matter contained
in this report as to the question of boun-
diaries into careful consideration, and the
matter of boundaries being determined
by the commission, the committee will
then be better prepared to enter upon the
details of drafting a charter of govern
ment.