The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-03

are Of the greatest Importance Tho
entire public ~ interested In them.
Roads already built hy the last or prc,
yiows boards should DO kept constantly
w repair IL this u done u Will not
he necessary to rebuild roads 10 often,
not only win they cost less Ia the long
run, hut they WIN serve their purpose
u great deal better, The downtown
section of the district Of Honolulu
should, as fast as finances and other
necessary work will permit, he paved
with permanent pavement, l would
recommend oiling IN the country dis.
tficts whore II IA expensive to sprinkle,
and thus preserve some Of the mRgnlA.
cont roads built during the FIRST period
OF city government Naturally u belt
road around this Island " one Of the
road developments which " most ear
Mostly looked for, II liz wanted on
many grounds, II IL not only wanted
because of tho Increased pleasure driv.
ing II win AFFORD and tourist nttrac,
/ tlon, hut because VI " necessary for the
/ development Of largo portions Of tho
| Island II must be a very important
part Of any plan of roads for the city
and county Much work has been done
on the belt roHd during the past two
! years, and would recommend that Ger,
tain difficult portions, such as some of
the pulchcs perhaps, be let out by con-
! tract, Ms | believe that IN tho most aNt.
! iNfnctory way, This wHa proven to
some extent hy the experience of tho
former honrd Of supervisors with the
! KnolNu beaches
i'ln order to carry out successful
program of rOnd building the lcgisa.
turo should hc asked 60 give tho Nu'
! thority TO adopt, In part nj least, thu
California plan Of providing for the
cost Of construction, a pRrt of the
cost should ho paid out of general taxa
tion--bonds being ismcd for this, per
hNps--nnd the remainder of tho coat
should he by n special tax ON tho prop.
crty hcncftcd, Thus this muchdcuirod
improvements III complete Aystom of good
roads, aud tho belt road In particular
could ho built without hrdcnlpg the
curront revenues aud without hcronH.
mu the tax rate. This fystom OF pro,
i yidInp the cost OF roads w In general
upo IN mainland ciiica aud throughout
California, and IN puoccHaful and ant
isfnotory whor0ycr adopted,
Regrets Small Balance,
~ regret that thoro Ia not u larger
balance ON hand when you take oillCc
but the outgoing board, IN order 10 meet
unforeseen debts aud leave Monument
In tho shnpo Of block of pavement on
j Fort street found N ncrCasnry TO draw
ON the Territory for eom0 OF the tANot
which would otherwise have coma 10
this board IN the shapo Of n clonnuI
nbout January 10, leaving only about
882 900 iugtcnd Of $4,000 ms Nrat an
ticipntcd; likewise MI Of the Icons,
money collected TO dnto, gOmcthing Hike
/ #72 900, has ben spent However,
would recommend That y0u pnbH nm Mp
; precipitation bin for thrco months only
and no doubt, by cutting out some Of
the road work, We can got along unit
. March, when the rOnd tax money pc
comes available, and ~ that w quite
large amount In tho districts OF Ewl
aud Honolulu, the work In those ais
trictR, after March 81, could be don,
out Of that fund and the general fun'
allowed TO rccupornto.
"Thc electric light department wa
+, enlarged last yOnr Until now we nav
something lilso 800 more lights TIM
January two ye0rs ngo, but owing +
tho rnpld incrcnee 10 he number Q
=. new streets no doubt there VIII con
r tinuo 10 be calls for lights
/. Recommends Flro Extension
!. "rbo fro department did not get q
4 much attention ms II should have In
for the paat two ycara. Tho suburb
/ Of Honolulu nro growing rapidly nm
!, the town h extending In nll direction
o md the Are department IN nj II btnnt
!. still, / would recommend TINT h0uH
o be plaed ON tho lot which belongs !
Q tho city In the vicinity Of Smith M
4 pauahi streets and mn engine comp9n
n stationed there, ~ most of tho pnllt
q inm In Chinatown nr0 AretfnpB. Lllt'
wiao the hook aud lndder truck shout
ls placed In commissions also some prt
vision, In tho shape of m hntomODll
~ chemical engine or other adequate ~
o phratns, be purchased for the ontlyin
sections Of Che city proper
II "Bnco the Territory turned IN
D schools over 20 the city, about oiRhleo
@ months ago, We have spent hDou
T.. 100000 IN repairs, aud while the bull'
~ ngb are not largo enough In many case
n 10 accommodate the number OF childfni
n yet tho buildings ARE In better reph
III now than when they were turned owe
i'll iurhe board Of supervisors ~ e
n ordinate branch Of Tho city md count
Ia government, Tho law gives tho boar
A large powers, Az mayor, ! have II
n desire 10 take any Of ita powers ff0l
~ IL. The law also gives the mayor lars
! powers and important duties do NJ
~ think tho board wants TO take any pow
-, prA or duties from tho mayor enc
Z" In sincerely dosr0ue Of using only u
-. powers given by the law, there VIII !
W no trouble about harmony botweon "
~ board and the mayor, ! certainly VIM
~ harmony. Ia order that oil connoetf
" with the city aud county g0ynrnmeI
~ mny work solely for The public goo
- lBpoclfully Submitted,
~ nJOs, j, FERN, Mayor
~ aaaa=aaziasss'tis 'aa-aHaassaa
m - 5000.