The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-29

HAWAII IN ENCYCLOPAEDlA.
A letter addressed to the Mayor Of
Honolulu was read from C. C. Whitne,
of the New York office of the Londor
Times, enclosing a copy of an article
| on Honolulu which has been prepared
for a new edition of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica, for corrections, suggestion.
or additions.
Chairman Hustace will correct, sug.
gest and elaborate. as desired.
VACATION FOR FIREMEN.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board of SUI
pervisors of the County of Oahu, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, That the chief en-
gineer of the fire department is hereby
authorized to allow each member OF
said department vacation of twelve
days during each year. Such vacation
to be given to all members that the
chief engineer shall approve for good
conduct, with full pay during said va
cation.
Presented by ANDREW E. cox.
Seconded by JOSEPH ]. FERN.
THE TAX BURDEN.
The following letter was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means:
Gentlemen: I respectfully beg to call
your attention to the provisions Of Sec
lions 11S and 1870 of the Revised Laws
of 1905 in re collection of personal tax
now due from the employees under the
various departments of the County Of
Oahu.
1 believe that the board can greatly
assist this bureau and facilitate the
the heads of each of the departments
under the county to make some definite
arrangements with the men under
them whereby they will be able to meet
this burden with the least inconvent-
ence to themselves.
1t is the policy Of this bureau to Of,
fer the taxpayers every opportunity to
pay these taxes before they become de-
linquent, and If my suggestion meets
with your kind consideration and APP
proval there will be no cause for ILL
feeling frirtlun with the einpioyeo
as would otherwise happen We're 1 to
resort to the stringent provisions OF
the above sections of the law.
The system which has been generally
by the several plantations or
this county for facilitating the collec-
ton of the personal taxes from their
laborers can be readily understood by
your honorable board from the en-
closed coupons, which I am pleased to
inform you have met with general sat-
isfaction among the laborers of these
plantations, and l believe that the
same system can be inaugurated with
the garbage and road departments of
this county where the men are only re-
ceiving from 81 to SLIPS a day, and
upon whom the deduction of S. in one
lump sum during pay day will be a
especially when a man has
only IS or Sc coming to him; hence
believe If the road and garbage men
are instructed to make their payments
lily see that 1t is to their advantage to |
do SO.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I |
beg to remain. yours respectfully.
JAMES L. HOLT,
Assessor LIST Taxation Division, T. H.
The coupons called for two payments
Of two dollars and one payment of one
1ollar.
PETITIONS.
There was the usual flock of petit
Ions. the most important perhaps of
which read as follows.
Honolulu, T. H., Jan. 81, 1907.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of the County Of Oahu, Territory
of Hawaii.
We, the undersigned, residents, prop
srty owners and taxpayers. earnestly
petition you to take such action as will
insure the prompt matchmaking of
Liliha street, between Judd and wyllie
streets, in the city of Honolulu.
You Will find attached a rough dia-
gram showing the street in question
marked with blue pencil. and your at
[ention Is particularly called to the fact |
that all the surrounding, adjoining and
adjacent streets on said diagram are |
now macadamized. thereby leaving this |
one block without having received any |
attention for some years. and in a con-
1ition. which Is bound sooner or later |
10 injure. or at least partially destroy |
hose portions OF macadamized road |
adjoining or adjacent to this block.
We therefore request that your I'M
mediate attention be given to this mat
Ter. not only for the purpose of COM
oleting the matchmaking of this en-
ire section. but also for the purpose
II protecting the work, which has al
-eady been done.
The diagram referred to shows that
Wyllie, Judd and Nuuanu streets. Pun
iui avenue and the makai portion OF
-iliha street have all been macadamiz-
ID, but that Liliha from Judd to Wyl-
10 street. has not been so treated.
The document was signed by G. r.
Carter. ]. r. Gait. A. F. Judd. Sam'l
J. Wilder. A. w. Carter. C. du Roi.
Bishop Libert. F. t. p. Waterhouse
md others.
Residents and property owners resid-
ng in or about Sixth Avenue KaimuF
'etitioned that coral rock be placed on
he road for 1850 feet makai OF the Wa
alae road TO enable their children.
wives and themselves TO go to town
md school dry-shod.
Citizens and taxpayers residing In
he section bounded by King street on
he mauka side, Piikoi street on the'l