The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-07
ECONOMY AND
HARMONY WAN TED
Mayor, In Opening Address, Also
Urges Cooperation With
Army Officials.

Mayor Fern, in his first address to the
new board of Supervisors yesterday at
noon, urged a number of things for the
betterment of the municipal govern
ment, including economy, efficiency and
harmony and the necessity for cooper
alton between the civil and military au'
fhorities, His Honor did not enter the
dangerous grounds of particulars, but
covered the generalities very effec-
lively
"roHow Citizens,' he said, "the
change of municipal administration of
the City and County of Honolulu has
now Come into effect.
~ am sure that it is the wish of every
one of you, and of every citizen and
resident, that the new government shall
be honestly, effectively and economi
cally administered. l promise you that
shall do everything in my power to
make the city and county government
success. / believe that those who
have been elected with me-the super
visors, the city and county sheriff, the
city and county treasurer the city and
county clerk, the city and county attor.
ney, the city and county auditor and
/ the deputy sher AS of the various dis
! tricts-all wish lis ! do, each to do his
I duty ard to work together for the best
interests of the whole people. l believe
! that ii we all have this purpose we can
work together in harmony and give a
| good city government.
cit is true that the Municipal Act
| is not clear in all of It's provisions, and
that differences of opinion may arise
as to what the law directs and what it
requires. Many such differences have
already arisen. 1t is my earnest hope
that the incoming legislature will 50
amend the present charter so that all
conflicting provisions therein with ter
ritOrial laws may be eliminated.
"'ro make Il success of municipal gov,
eminent it is essential that the mayor
should have the executive prerogativt
and appointivc power, and the legis
lative functions exercised by the boarc
of supervisors. without this powel
municipal government is bound to fal
short OF the expectations of the ta&pay
ers, as the responsibility is SO divided
that it is impossible to obtain a cohe
sive and united administration. 1t ii
my opinion, backed by the experience o.
the past two years, that the Legislature
of 1913 should restore the powers o.
the mayor as originally contained in thu
municipal charter.
City Government An Advance.
getty and county government is tn,
highest expression of local self-gOyern
ment. To reach its highest success thu
people of the city and county must TAX
; AN active and intelligent interest in il
If they do it will greatly help me a
mayor and will greatly help every othe
city and comfy official. But more thai
this, il viii hasten the time when full
city powers will be given TO the cit.
government, and this shall be city IL
the real sense in which that term /
. generally understood on the mainland
"ThH time Is now ripe when the cit.
aud county should control matters tina
are essentially city aud county matters
such as waterWorlls, sanitary matters
sewers and schools and must control IA
own sources of revenue,
, 1.-THE Importance Of this will grow d
this city ana county become more an
: more fortified and gauisoned Army aul
4. Navy post aud The need Of cooperation
ID in many matters, such for instance %
foadsi police educational ana AealtI
matters, becomes Wufc essential Hnl
. neresnTY For cooperation beiWee
two authorities b. much rnsicr thai
, nn0ng three. which will b. nereafary !
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