The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
Resolution.

Resolution.
"Whereas, during a few months last
past, there have been erected in the
residential portions of this city, a num-
ber of unsightly and probable insani-
tary structures, designed and used as
labor camps, tenements, lodging houses
and hotels of inferior equipment and
quality; and
"Whereas. among the evil effects of
the presence of such structures, in such
portions of our city, are a depreciation
in the values, for residential purposes,
of the lands in the localities of such
structures, respectively; an increased
fire risk, with attendant increase in the
cost of fire insurance; an impairment
of the moral tone and of the physical
beauty and attraetiveness of such local
ities, and rendering of those localities
undesirable as residence sections; and
'fWhereas. there are now under con,
struetion other such structures, some
of which are located within a few yards
of certain of our large primary. schools,
and the erection of other such struc-
fures i'm our best residential districts
IS contemplated and threatened:
''NOw therefore, be it resolved by
this meeing of members of the various
improvement clubs, and of other citi-
zens of the city of Honolulu. convened
this 3rd dav of December. 1908;
''1 That we favor the enactment
by the Legislature of this Territory at
fhe earliest practicable dates. of such
statutes as will place within the power
bf the Board of Supervisors of the City
and County of Honolulu, the complete
control and regulation of all matters
pertaining to the construction Nof such
buildings as are above referred to, and
Others of Objectionable character, and
of their use and occupation, and of the
use and occupation of such as have
been already erected within this City and
County; such regulation and control to
be exercised along a legitimate protec
tion of the property. comfort, health
and morals of the community;
"2. We favor, and recommend the
law officers of the Territory and of
the County of Oahu, support of the |
ordinance recently passed by the Board |
of Supervisors of this county, to pre- |
vent the construction of such buildings |
as aforesaid within 500 feet of any
public school premises;
s3. We favor the passage by said |
Board of Supervisors. if the law officers
of the Territory and County shall deem
the same expedient and as means of
dealing with said question IN the inter
val before the next meeting of the Leg
islature. of a further ordinance or ordi'
nances to regulate the use and occu-
psncv of such buildings of said eharac-
ter as have been heretofore erected
and are now standing in close proxim-
ity to any of our public schools. and
TO regulate or prevent the erection Of
such structures elsewhere in the resi-
Dental districts of our city, unless by
the consent of the owners and oceu-
pants of neighboring premises;
81 We favor the adoption of the
principle (already engrafted upon the
law providing for the sale of intOxicat'
INC liquors), of permitting the owners
and occupants of neighboring premises
to exclude from. and prevent the con
;tructiOn in, the locality of their homes
and property, of buildings of the char !
aeter, and intended for the uses afore'
said;