Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-24

anu Nv l'll UTfIlN sure, ne sad. from
what he had inferred from Stewart,
that the elective county act PROPOSE.
ton was shaly AFFAIR and not liable
to stand the courts. Achi touched on
u piece of bad road work near Wal.
Kane as an example of the ineflicienry
OF the road boards and the necessity
oil n general road supervisor: he spoKg
OF wsore dirt had been carted to grade
road over a hill when IT would have
been cheaper and simpler to partly cut
into the top Of the Hill and use the
.Nravated material for the grading.
Itlikalani spoke on the necessity of
road work and mentioned the begin.
nlngs of certain roads appearing In
good condition and the same roads be-.
ing In a frightful state further along,
lie had been around looking for him.
self.
Sunday Law.
Aylctt brought up the Sunday law
and said the present law was absurd,
lie had travelled on the mainland and
Eoticed something of Sunday laws. A
sweeping change was needed here A
man was forbidden to buy a cigar but
he could get a cup of coffee such dis.
moderate system, perhaps keeping the
town tight shut during certain hours.
Senator Dickcy agreed that the pres.
cnt law was out of all reason. at the
same time he wanted Sunday business
regulated in a sensible manner. The
general sentiment was in favor of
great changes in the existing statute
ON the Sunday question.
Ayiett remarked that now the band
was allowed to play at Makce Island
at Waikiki but for some strange rea.
sOni no music could be enjoyed IN town
ON a Sunday. Representative Aylett
also brought up the license proposi.
ton and the fact that stables which
pay n blanket license of $50 per year
can send out their private rigs to
steamers and cut the licensed hacks
out of all their business He declared
that four stable rigs had gone to the
Siberia in the morning and taken all
the passengers. almost. making the
hacks 20 back TO town empty. The
hackmen should be protected he said.
Taxation Districts.
Taxation came in for its share of
talk. Representative Warehouse said
that II was the complaint of the Is.
land of Kauai that they did not get
improvements in proportion to the
taxes paid. Some said that If that
was the basis to 20 on the richer dis.
tricts would want all the taxes they
paid spent right in their districts.
Achi stated that the District of Eva
paid more taxes than the whole Island
OF Kauai. II was unanimously con.
coded that the tax laws needed re.
vision.
Taxation Tangle.
Representative Frank Andradc said
the tax laws were in horrible shape,
As things stand now the assessor
hands are tied in the matter Of levying
for taxes. A mans house might be
seized for taxes; the house might be
mortgaged in selling the house the in
nocont purchaser would De taking th.
mortgage with il.
There was no provision for sensible
method in the transaction: In many
eases he would be only a rich man
( with great deal of property VIII,
could be compelled to pay his taxes:
lien and judgment and mortgage would
all become so hopelessly mixed as
: Things were at present that there was
absolutely no getting around the tan
gle.
Business Judgment.
Speaking on the County Act Rcprc
sentative Harris prcfaccd his remark.
/ ny saying he was not lawyer but he
believed as straight proposition that
under the Organic Act the Territory Is
/ entitled to an elective county system
Of government. To he sure the Or
ganic Act said the Governor should
appoint all boards, but at the sam,
time the Organic Act said plainly tina
the Legislature has the power to es
tablish in this Territory county and
! municipal governments; this provision
thought the speaker, gave all right.
under common county government; tn,
right OF election by the people: tina,
was what county government implied
The lawyers might say he was wrong
but he believed that he was right,
On motion of Representative Har
ris, Chairman Long appointed Andradc
and kaleiopu a committee of two e
meet and confer with the sub.commit