The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-01-25
ONE BOSS
RULE BILL

experience ms the next friend of Charli,
Chillingworth, senator-elect from thi,
county. When seen in his office yes
t6rday afternoon he admitted tn,
charge but pleaded extenuating circum
stances.
81 am doing this for Chillingworth, y
he said. "He is the Senator but he
has no time to get the bill ready and
has asked me to draft something from
which bill may be drawn and submit
ted at the next session of the Legisla.
ture. l am more familiar with this
kind of work than he because ! was
one to help make the County Act. That
gave me experience that is standing me
in hand at this time
Mr.. Achi expressed willingness to
listen to anyone who had suggestion
to offer relative to the duties, all he
wants is good government and two or
three more officers to draw upon the
public teat.
81 am undecided as to the name but
I want to crystalline the administra.
ton of city and county government I'M
der one head. / am thinking about
incorporating under the name of City
and County of Honolulu, just as we
hear of the City and County of San
Francisco
When reminded that it might be
necessary to ask Congress to amend the
Organic Act inasmuch as it now pro-
vides for the County of Oahu, not for
the County of Honolulu, he said that
was all right-he would draw them to-
gether, presumably as good house
wife draws the tear in her good man g
coat. 1t was suggested that suitable
title would be City of Honolulu and
County of Oahu.
Yes he said, 81 guess that would
be all right. l have procured copies
of the charters of the City and County
of San Francisco, the City and County
of Napa and 1 have here the County
Act of this Territory. There are good
things in each and if / can arrange to
extract the best features and combine
them in one we will have a charter
that the people will be pleased with.
"As things are now it is like run
ming big plantation with lot of
lunas and no manager. This whole
county is in the hands of seven super
visors and no leader. What we want
is a man who will devote his entire
time to the affairs of the government.
We will have under my bill that will
be introduced in the Senate by Chill
lingworth, a Mayor. He will be the
controlling spirit in the Board of Su-
pervisors and will see that business is
properly conducted. Then we will have
Superintendent of Streets who will
look after the roads and streets. The
Board of Supervisors will have legisla-
tive powers just as the boards on the
mainland have. l will make no sug-
sestions as to schools. l think they
should be continued under the same
system. i SIMPLY want to get at gen.
eralities. mis- county is expanding
100000 through seven supervisors hav-
ing equal rights. 1t has occurred to
me- that we should have some one here
with authority who will do things. AS
to salaries l will leave that point to
the Legislature.
The fact that the two Koolaus might
be short of cash for general necessi-
ties, in which case the burden would
have to be met by the City of Homo
lulu, rather than the county, had no
terrors for the Trainer of the bill. He
is posted as to revenue and speaks by
the card.
"'Ewa and Waialua districts now con-
tribute great deal more money
through the taxation channel than is
expended and if anything is needed
beyond that amount, which is doubtful,
Honolulu could dig it up. 1t will be
a quiet little family circle" said Mr..
Achi. "If a man has several sons
and one does well, and the others fairly
so, it will be the duty of the parent
to take those who can not provide for
themselves and look after their wants. |
Honolulu could play father to the other
and look after their short |
comings, if there are any. 1t seems to
me that we will have better govern
ment and the people will be better
all round / have not made
a draft of the bill as yet, my type
writer is busy and have but little
time to attend to it. I hope to have
It ready in few days and then will
show it to Mr.. Chillingworth and if it
meets with his approval he will no
doubt present it,"
GROUP.