Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-27
BONDS FOR HONOLULU PUBLIC WORKS.

Certain business men have appeared before a committee
OF the Legislature and protested against the issuance of
pubic works bonds by the City and County Of Honolulu
protest Is easy. The people however have yet to hear
from these proteStantS IN what manner they propose to pro-
vide for the public works necessities of the growing the ex
pandng the s0on-tobe sWarming Honolulu
memory serves correctly some of the present day pro-
estantS were among those who, two years ago. declared
that public school house is not an income producing in
VeStmen ana therefore not proper object OF loan fund
pond expenditures They told the community that the
school houses should be built with the current funds
As result of that sage and remarkable business advice
the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii for 1909 closed
WIN the unenvabe the now acCepedy dSgraCef record
OF not apppatng one dollar for the public school houses
OF the Territory That Legislature turned the care of the
school buildings to the Counties but gave the Counties
no authority to raise loan funds for building school houses
Honolulu needs demands great amount of public
work 1t must among other things be put in condition of
sanitary safety
Now gentlemen, what are you going to do about it?
Are you intending to fight the bond issue because it
means increased taxation and then pay double the price
for the folly through private assessments and General loss of
business OF closed port or some such scheme another
Shippers wharf tax Where the public pays the price and has
not the slightest say in how the money is spent where it
GOES or the fairness the fanesS with which the tax is
levied?
Can be true that the suggestion of turning over the wa
ter works 10 private corporation is indeed obbng water
grab, and that the Whole situation as regards public works
Tor Honolulu is to be held up so that the water scheme can
be pushed through the money realized from the proposed
taxation?"
The Bulletin refuses to take any such view of it,
until such time as the events bring convincing evidence in
disputed facts.
Is the opposition to bond issue that will enable broad
building for the future OF Honolulu expression of the
ancient objection to county government? If so it is mis-
taken and foolish This is an American Territory 1t will
be ruled by the people or it will be ruled by military
ogachy that will put the free and independent opponents
OF popular government into te tghest box that was ever
created to squeeze the gzzard out of industrial fairfield
geese that lay golden eggs
is better for all concerned to allow the people to rule
That's American Also is the honest way is the part
of wisdom to develop the government Of this city and extend
its needed and all important public works in the manner that
accepted as reasonable buSnessIke and entirely legal in
every other part Of the United States of America No
movement could be more nearly right and proper than the
authorization of bonds through the sale of which Honolulu
will be able to forward public work. and develop as we'll as
control the natural public utilities of this city now in the
hands of the Territory
The Legislature is in progressive mood Don'thead it
off.