Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-29
GREATER CIT Y
PLANS ON new
SCALE IN 1914
Supervisors viii Begin Now on
Comprehensive Scheme for
Local Improvement
BODY OF BUSINESSMEN
PLEDGES ITS BACKING
Informal Meeting Develops a
M7 1nent to Put Frontage
FAX Laws Into Effect
Soon


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s comnrsress,se SpOI ss's n,sp sar csty - % I'M
provement, to begin in 1914 and to be
carried out on the basis OF the 'front.'
age-tax assessment system, the Re-
search Club. composed of young busi-
nessmen Of Honolulu, last night pledg-
ed its cooperation TO the city officials
IN working for systematic civic better
ment
Three supervisors we're the guests
Z Of the club last night at an informal
meeting held IN the offices OF the Wa
terhouse company The club. while It
has been IN existence Tor several
months has not before come into pub
lic notice. its members working quiet
y along lines that promise to be OF
last ntrht Il 1 ths adontIon 81 reso,r- ESQ !.
Hon thai ass,,res fhe ennervisors !
Jarce mart 81 the husjness scornmnn,tv
Il with them in their Eimnrovenei1t
work.
Albert Waterhouse is nrasident Of
the club and Tom Church secretary.
About twerty were present last even
inf.
The resolution il a follows:
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c'eetro eo-celle1 permanent pave
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sfrS,,h c,,l "a t,,r eer rsrrl f,,Sd had
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etrere I,,,, Src6, TIE t,,ni,,f that n
inSfire - fhs hronertv ners and a
fsirnese Il tkis section 81 the CITY. the
oeaI-in6nrl,re,,1e,, or frontaTe-tay svs-
tem maso ,ncsihle bv The Iast Ieeisla-
tt,re eho6ld mt Is resorted n in or
der ~ nav for fhis nartic,,lar niece az
worl
Gives Roar1,x poIiry
aThe Fourth district side of King
street Is being improved from the zen.
eral fund and II does not seem fair
To us that we should make the prop-
ertv-owners orr leasehoIders on the
River,I5liha stretch nav for similar
work said petrie. MANY Of the
pieces Of property are held under
lease by small shopkeepers. the
leases reouirine the lessee Ia nav for
government improvements. Most Of
them couldn't do II.
sThe board thinks lust as YOU.
gentlemen do that We must take at.
vantare AZ the frontage-tax plan to
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