The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-12
FRONTAGE TAX
IS CONDEMNED

Nv Nh'H iNsN " lht present condition
of Pua lane aud other byways. aud
added that the interest on the 100000
was only $4,000 year at four per
cent, and the increase in the value of
property would quickly Offset this ex-
pense. More appiause.)
lie explained that the law was a
good law for the fourth district, but
not for the fifth, hccause "that side
can afford to pay it, (Laughter.)
IF ! owned the land, cried Mr..
Achi, 81 would say force the law; il
is good thing. The papers will say
tomorrow ! oppose the law. But | say,
no, II is good law
Achi charged that the county was
'robbing right and Left yet owes
100000. But added that the present
supervisors were the smartest of the
'whole bunch
open the good roads, j Say, - shout
ed Achi, 81 am in favor of them. But
better the supervisors borrow $500 600
(applause) and spend 100000 of it in
TINS district great applause). Maybe
they Will have to give 100000 to the
other side. ! don 7 think You will trust
the Bishop Estate to enforce this law.
1t is unfair.
When they cut the streets through
we VIII cub together and pay our
snare, and never mind the law. -
Champions Frontage Tax.
Albert Waterhouse acknowledged
that more money for roads had been
spent in the fourth than the fifth dis
trlct, but he thought the frontage tax
law good one, and referred to the
nf ia,
instanced what an Improvement il
would be to take block in Palama and
improve it and the increase in values
would be hundreds of times the cost and
believed the law could he made n sue.
cess here as wei as on the mainland.
MIR. Aehi says we should borrow
the money, but, Charlie, the money in
the end comes out of the land inst the
same,' he said.
Mr.. Waterhouse said that conditions
are such that there must come n chanpe
and that it is simply new way of rails
ing money for good streets and lanes.
Honolulu ought to be ashamed of
itself, - he said, "to have such a mass
of crooked lanes instead of streets. The
people on the other side of Nuuanu
street don't know the conditions on
this side. 1t is up to you to let them
know he said.
He explained that the law provides
FOR every district TO pay for its own
work, and he instanced what was he
ing done elsewhere, stating that the
kapahu'u people were hustlers and Pa.
lama should get busy
Everybody pays for his own pic
and then can eat it and be happy. - he
added. eff the supervisors borrow
$aoo GOO, how much will you get,
Dividing the Bearskin.
Oh, we II give the fourth district
$loO,OOO, y replied Achi.
And III guarantee that the fifth
district will get more than half ;" shout.
ed Wolter. (Applause.) D.
Don t get scared at the size of your
assessment under the frontage tax
law, continued Mr.. Watcrhouse. con
a ffty-foot lot it would amount to
about $40 and you will have ten wears
10 pay 1t in, ana that would be only
Sl4 year,
Supervisor Pachcco then voiced his
unalterable opposition" to Act No.
81, winch provides for the opening and
widening OF streets. He said he didn I
-, 'i e Iut% VI the people OF district
.S ,oreeu 10 pay Tor road which
in spite of tho $685. ,"u reop'e Vi Ine CITY,
AS Tor Act l3l, which rs the frontage
tax law, he thought the time was com
ing When 1t would be necessary, but
mat the people would have to be edu.
Gated up to it.
Even Dog Tax.
, li;n 10 tne BOARD OF supervisors there
"and n,st iSin"i eried facheco,
arvisors us aro Say enat the present sup
marked m "ro iT"'', '.W, ne re-