Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-03
Suggestions Tor discussion as TO tire
Proposed New Charter.

Suggestions Or discussion as TO tn
Proposed New Charter.
Properly.
The terribly to transfer to the cit
its title to al public roads. stree is, al
leys, public arks Except Kapiolan
Park held By trustees), schools ant
school pre4i Uses Except reform
schools, dis ict court-houses an,
jails, includilg grounds, police sta
ton, fire dehrtment buildings an,
apparatus, Fater-works. pumping
plants, garba e plant, sewer system
|electric light liant and street lighting
system.
Note: All Ablic property not use(
for territorial purposes or not terri
tor1al in character to be conveyed t
the municipality. The executive build
ing and groQds, archives building
judiciary building and adjacent build
ings and grouhs, armory, prison, in
dustrial or reform schools anC
grounds, insan asylum, leper estab'
lishment, inclufng home for non-lep.
rOus children wharyes-~ and public
lands to <rem1 with the territory
School teachsrs to be appointed and
paid and cou1eOf study prescribed by
the territory Is at present.
The city tdassume so much of the
territorial dpts as represents loan
moneys expelled on water-works and
any other retnue-producing property
tif any turnl over to the city. But
not as to thelsewer system (annual
sewer rates Z be abolished), school
buildings, or other non-productive
property to II payment of the in
debtedness fnfred in connection with
which, as welhs regards loan mon
eys expended the other islands, the
people of the fy of Honolulu would
contribute thr4gh payment of terri
torial taxes.
2POwers. =.
In addition t1he powers now DOS
sessed by the fy and county. give
the municipalitbower to levy taxes
on real and peonal property at a
rate not eGceedg one per cent an
LuaHy OH the assessed full cash
value (the annuarate to be fixed by
the board OF comissioners) and spe.
cific taxes on els. carriages. auto
mobiles, bicycles Id dogs, also power
to levy special tbs or assessments
for laying side9ks, for opening,
grading and pavii (but fnot repair,
ing) roads and ST Its, for providing
and laying water tpes. sewers and
drains, and for ending the street
hghlng system; power 10 levy
per capita read andehool taxes. The
levying of occupaA license taxes
| Except on inter-ish business and
for the sale OF Indicating liquors)
0y the Territory toe discontinued
and the power to in se such to be
given to the municfIity. The city
TO have power to lnt Indebtedness
! and issue bonds forhblic improve.
ments as limited by $ion IS of the
Organic Act. The ri of eminent
domain also 10 De CIV the city.
Note.-The matter ddtusting tax
alton will present sd difficulties.
1t is suggested that ! Territorial
poll, road and school les and sne.
cific personal prOpertAxes should
De aooilshed, ana the ERA; proper
ty tax Except as to prFty used IT
inter. island business; IL: transpor !
tation and communion. which
probably should be eXen rom mu-
nicipal taxes be limited what will
be needed Tor terrltOi require /
ments tsay, one-fourth ohe-fifth of
one per cent per annum The ter
ritorial revenues would cost of the
income and inheritance es. prop
erty tax las limited) LID license |
fees, taxes on Observation-Disclosures.
rents of government landSnd Incl. !
dental receipts from wharf pr;son.
etc.
But, if in order to be Valihe ter
ritorial general property TX rate
must be uniform thrOughOuhe ter.
ritory, what is to be done 10 the
other Islands, II the rate Got be
reduced as to property in tntunici.
pality and maintained at thdesent
rate in the counties, the reVlA and
REIMBURSEMENT VIII nave tatend
throughout the territory. that
event it would become neCeSy 10
give the counties the power taXa-
ton. if not as fully as that gh to
Honolulu, at least to constable
| eXtent.
1t might I've worth while tom.
lsider in this connection, as an er
NATIVE to the general propertAA. /,
land the specific personal ana w.
derty taxes now in vogue and suat.
rfd for continuation, the subject
dhe single tax, which has much t.
commend it. If the single tax VIZ
Shave the effect of breaking up. on
pther islands, large tracts OF Il
(which present owners Go not put
dIrOfitable use. but which others M
ale willing and ready to develop T.
n4hey could buy or lease (preferah
kuyl on reasonable terms. and WOu'
pHave the further efGeCt.i on HonOlul
l9f driving the disreputable shacI
isIut of what would otherwise
stleautiful residence sections, ii Won
Ie we'll worth adopting.
dl Health matters also will requll
:" ereful attention. The dividing Liz
S, etween territorial and municipal a
g hority should be defined as clear
5 possible in order to avoid dnplic