Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-03
Fight AGAINST
ORDINANCE

iu'i'' 'ti 10 w 'dStlt q NDOht
fred the first broadslde into the newly |
framed building ordinance which came
up for public discussion at the assem- |
bly, hall of the Board of Supervisors
last evening.
That tho plantation interests of the
Island of Oahu are to put up stiff
fight against the passage of the build
ing ordinance as II is now drafted Is
apparent by the galaxy of legal talent /,
present at the hearing Despite the
accusation made by Supervisor Ehen
Low that he represented the sugar
barons." w o. Smith denied the soft
Impeachment and claimed that he came
before the lawmakers with no axe to
grind for the sugar interests, the
Bishop Estate or any of the trust com
panies.
Says Ordinance Is Not Fair.
The present draft of the building
ordnance is not fair and, believe,
will work hardship in the agricul-
tural districts" contended Mr.. Petrie
in presenting his objections to the pro-
posed measure.
In am In favor of combining the OPP
Grafton of this bill TO the district of
Honolulu. could go into many de-
tails at this time. but would much
prefer to present them before the board
In writing. According to Mr.. Petrie.
some of the plantations on this island
have to provide for at least ten thou
sand laborers, and these interests will
kccnly feel the enforcement of an or
dnance drawn up as Is the present
one.
Attorney Mfred Magoon evidently
saw but little that was good or whole
some in the ordinance. He offered
shcaf of objections. Finally Supervisor
Murray and Supervisor Mcclellan ask
cd Magoon to submit his amendments
or suggestions In writing. The attor-
ncy declared among other things that
the present draft abounded in ambigu-
Gus sections and would not hold wa
ter when subjected to the tests of the
courts.
Plantations Favor Sanitation.
Mr.. Pctrie declared that the planta-
ton interests on oahu were highly In
favor of sanitation. 1t was not to their
interest that employees be housed In
unhealthy quarters He believed that
there should he one regulation for Ho-
nolulu city and another one for the
country districts. II was pointed out
to Mr.. Petrie that there were districts
both In Eva and In Waialua that were
In very insanitary condition
Supervisors Murray, Mcclellan and
Low wero the defenders of the ordi-
nance. while Deputy Attorney Milver-
ton was called upon to explain certain
clauses that to the opposition would
loom up like stumblingblocks to prog
rcss.
Supervisors Would Stand Pat.
Supervisor Murray plainly told the
opposing delegation that II was the
intention of the board to pass the ordi-
nance on to second reading and to final
passage. He wanted to bring the mat
ter up at a meeting to be held on next
Tue sday evening.
Attorney Smith. Messrs Petrie and
Lucas and one or two others offered q
mild demurrer to the effect that the
Illllf WIS SH'i' l'' a. N"''
full consideration OF the measure.
Mcclellan pointed out that the ordi
nance had been drawn up by Messrs
Gurrey and Young, whom the boarc
believed to he very competent authori
ties along such lines of work Th'
ordinance was the product OF muci
time and research. Some twenty o.
In, ba In
land were drawn upon In compiling tn
regulation for Honolulu.
les All Rot, Said Lucas.
Jack Lucas lIvened up what nigh
have turned out to he a rather sordi'
evening by injecting some rhetorical
fireworks into the discussion. In
manner that left little doubt ms to hi
intensity Of feeling over the matter
Lucas told the city fathers that thei
ordinance was damned rot and was no
worth powder to send II to Hanalei q
some other equally distant and war;
seaport. According to the iire-eatin
little contractor, II would require tw
hundred building inspectors to loo
after work that was going on abou
-
new law. Jack was also asked to sen
in his recommendations in writinl
Thcy will he kept in an asbestos line
safe until required for perusal.
Attorney Magoon's chief anxiety a
expressed last night was for the poo
kanaka." what will he do?" aske
the lawyer as he attempted to cor
vince board members that their ord
nance was working terrible hardshl
upon the poor and distressed
Few Amendments Likely.
Judging from the tenor of remarf
made by Supervisors Mcclellan, Mul
ray and Low last evening, It wou'
seem that few amendments will !
nude In the new law, The superVi'
ors have gone through good deal
criticism concerning their failure