Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-16
Are Paid By Pro-
perty Owners Who Get
Benefits Of The Money
Expended.

den of proof why Honolulu should al
tempt to solve problems attending tn
gregarious life of men in cities alonj
different lines than any other city oi
the continent or in America. or VIII!
she should leave problems of sanitar!
housing, drainage. street cleaning etc
unsolved, undoubtedly rests with tn,
opposition to municipal organization
The opponent to any change in tn
existing order of things objects a
follows:
First. That municipal organization
for Honolulu means a rush to this cit,
of American politicians who will fat
ten on our ward politics, and give us
a corrupt administration of another
New York.
Second. That everything is as well
managed under the present arrange
ment in Honolulu as 1t could be under
municipal control and increased taxa
ton. That in time Honolulu will have
modern equipment, anyway.
Third. That the extra funds result.
ing from increased taxation will be
dissipated in an army of salaried Off.
cials, with no gain to the city in any
way.
Fourth. That there are no trained
men in Honolulu capable or at liberty
to take charge of skilled scientific ad
ministration of the great departments
of public works. education and health
That there is no local material for a
council of health, for instance. which
can be both an advisory and an admin.
istrative body, ON questions of SAM.
tary housing. which includes santa.
ton Of new public buildings. and the
principles Of sanitary construction to
be observed in private buildings; upon
questions Of health relating to work
shops. schools and various institu.
tons; upon the best way to prevent
Of food supplies; upon
epidemics; upon organization OF med.
ical relief; upon the scientific aspects
of drainage, water supply and GENE.
terry management; indeed, upon every
question which arises that pertains in
any sense to the public health. and
the public cleansing.
Fifth. That the extra revenue re.
sulting from increased taxation, an in.
evitable result of municipal govern.
ment, will come out of the pocket of
the remnant who by energy. enterprise
and thrift have amassed property.
These being in the minority. the ma.
jority will in effect be voting away
their substance.
Objections overruIed.
There is certainly no known reason
why Honolulu may not elect to be as
individual along the lines
of the government of cities as she can
be. There is surely no local precedent
for not making the punishment suit
the crime" A city charter making
possible through a municipal corporate
body. municipal properties and in.
municipal investments for the
becomes in effect bus.
mess proposition conducted on bust.
ness principles for the public good.
The objection that the advent of mu.
nicipal government for Honolulu will
be attended by Hegira to this coast
Of the ward-sEiker and his braves, 10
simply an hysterical flight of the
As one certain result
Of a well-conducted municipality. the
clean, healthy charming town with its
well-equipped public schools, there
would undoubtedly be an ingress into
Honolulu Of large American contin.
gent, tourists and families OF the
wealthy classes, among which few
politicians might be sandwiched. How.
ever, we may recall that Honolulu has
already the homegrown politician an1
the acclimated politician from abroad.
This home product is quite as formid.
able as anything likely to be import.
ed. No, the local politician If he Sives
way before the American migration
will fall before the spirit of reform
methods and reform clubs now SO i'm
portant feature of American politics
What Honolulu Lacks.
That everything is as well managol
In Honolulu under the present rcgIIhe
as Is possible In this city is Of course
n proposition open to demonstration
II Is quite true as some one has bril-
liantly said THAT the angel Gahrit!
might draw charter however per
fact, and its effectiveness woul rest
with the people who administered it."
There Is, | suppose, no one who claims
that Honolulu is a sanitary, healthy
city, or a city of beautiful parks, CON.
modious wharves, or spendIG ave
nues. Neither has 1t prDlic institu
tons in the way of noble Libraries,
public art galleries, or institutions OF
public service which are the natural
expression of an enlightened ard .e
fined public taste. The man who
doubts that Honolulu may be improved
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