The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-05

his seat. simultaneously there appear.
ed great bunch of chrysanthemums
on the table before him.
The Inaugural Address.
The Mayor then read his inaugural
address, which would have been more
effective If he had been able to pro,
nounce all the long words contained in
it and had not substituted some of his
own grammar for what had been sup
piled him. His address in full, as
written, was:
Fellow Citizens.-The City of Homo.
lulu, as municipal organization, has
Just come into existence am sure
IL is the wish of every one of you, and
of every citizen and resident, that the
new government shall be honestly, eff
fectively and economically admins
tered. | promise you that j shall do
everything in my power to make OF
City and County government a success.
l believe that those who have been
elected with me-the Supervisors, the
City and County Sheriff, the City and
County Treasurer the City and County
Clerk, the City and County Attorney,
the City and County Auditor, and the
Deputy Sheriffs of the various districts
and to work together for the best in
terests of the whole people. i believe
that if we all have this purpose we can
work together In harmony and give
good city government.
1t is true that the Municipal Act is
not clear in all of its provisions, and
that differences of opinion may arise
as to what the law directs and what it
requires Some such differences have
already arisen. But many of these diff
ferences can be harmoniZed by frank
and honest discussion between those
who differ, and where they can not be,
it is the duty of the courts to decide
what the law is: and when the courts
have decided, it will be the duty of all
of us to accept the law thus declared
and to carry it out. | promise for my
self that | shall do this cheerfully.
In this matter we have the expert
ence of the County Act and the Coun-
ty government under it. We know
that questions arose under that act.
Some of them the courts decided. And
we know that in spite of these ques'
tions and differences and the lawsuits
that arose. county government has been
on the whole satisfactory throughout
the Territory. At any rate the people
of Hawaii would not now be willing to
give up local government.
City Government an Advance.
City and County government which
we now begin, is still further adj
vance in local self-government. If it
is to reach its highest success the peo-
pie of the City and County must take
an active and intelligent interest in it,
q "a n l,,l.,
Mayor and will greatly help every
other City and County official. But
more than this, it will hasten the time
when full city powers will be given
to the city government, and this shall
be a city in the real sense in which
that term is generally understood on
the mainland. The time must come
when the City and County must con-
troll matters that are essentially City
and County matters, such as water
works, sanitary matters, and sewers,
and must control its own sources of
revenue.
The Importance of this will grow as
this City and County become more and
more fortified and garrsoned Army
and Navy post, and the need of coop
Grafton in many matters, such, for in
stance, as roads, police, and health mat
ters, becomes more essential and neces-
sary. For cooperation between two au-
thorities is much easier than among
present system of Territorial and City
government continues.
A CITY Hall.
Honolulu is capital city. 1t is the
first American city and American out
post reached from the Orient. 1t can
not long continue to house her city of
ficers in rented rooms in commercial
building A suitable city hall is some
thing for which the new City and
County government should begin al
once to mature plans. A suitable site
should be provided from the publicly
owned lands, and means should be
found to provide for the cost of such
a building. titt eiit l-ss3 tT
Small Parks and Squares.
The plan Of small parks and squares
as Fairgrounds for the children anc
breathing places for the community
of the city would have public grounds
of this kind for the meeting and re
creation place of the people of every
will become more and more necessary
and at the same time harder and harder
q to get. For these the publicly owned
! lands within the City and County coult
well provide. sossj.
Roads and Road Building.
The roads of the City and Count,
are of the greatest importance. The en-
tire public is interested in them. The
best methods of bodybuilding SHOULD
be employed, and roads once bull
should be kept constantly in repair
If this is done, it will not be necessar.
to rebuild roads so often, and not onl,
will .ithey cost less in the long run, blu
they will serve their purpose a grea
deal better. | intend to devote q grea
deal of my time and attention to tn
. matter of roads and road repairs. i
y shall be one Of my ambitions to Civ
the City and County as fine system o
well-kept roads as il is possible to d.
with the money available.
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