The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-19
SUPERVISORS
GIVEN BRACE
After Hearing Committee from
Oahu Central Improvement Club
Give Assurances That Entries
Board Is NOW in Favor of En-
forcing Law Relative to Front
age Tax Improvements.
(From "wednesday Advertiser.)

W."
'"'or''"s Tue nc" frontage '"N laws aS
embodied in Acts - and l3l, OF the
Session Laws of 1913.
There was a most influential com
mittce present representing the Oahu
ro,tr,I In,rov,rer+ rIrh boodo1 b,
HI, ~ 49,,
"'"'o'u as ''s o'"'r'"""' ""o
pounded into the members of the board
the absolute necessity that they should
get nehlnd inns law and uphold 1t to
the best OF their ablllty ana with both
hands.
On the other hand there was Il reese
lution from the kalihi Improvement
Cluh denouncing in every way the en-
forcement of the frontage tax laws in
the NTH district, stating that 1t is the
unanimous sentiment of the club that
II these laws are enforced IN the west
end of the city it would result most
nnlustly to the pressing road needs of
the district, by reason of the UNJUST
lhahlc ana wanton neglect by the sl.
pervisors OF the roads in that section.
ms resolution was signed ny com
mlttee consisting OF I. j. Day, u. NJ,
farr and #, Schnack, and Mr.. Schnack
later upheld 1T IN talk before the
board, stating that it was the unan-
lmous sentiment of the club.
Not Club Resolution.
Mr.. Ashford then charged that ,bc
resolution had never been brought he.
fore the club, but had been prepared
| by the committee and then submitted
to the board. 80
Mr.. Schnack replied that while this
was true in sense, the resolution EN-
bodied the sentiments expressed at a
meeting of the club.
But 1t was when Mr. Ashford began
his argument IN favor OF the frontage
tax laws and IN rapid succession in
troduced as members of his committee
ID. l.. Wilmington, X. X. Reidford, Pro
fcssor Andrews, d. &. swain, q. H.
Gere and others, that interest became
centered.
Mr.. Ashford referred to the petitions
from residents of kamchameha lNtl
road and kunawai lane to the super
visors for repairs and stated here was
an opportunity for then to use the
frontage tax laws for getting what
they wanted and bcttcring their prop
| nrtv. lie referred also to the first peii
ton under the new law for improve
mcntS in the Puiwa district in Nuuanr
Valley, and praised the property own
crs there for wasting no time in test
ing the law. Then he called upon Mr.
Wilmington to open the debate.
All in Favor of Law.
NJ Wi,bin1to, s,,+od that ,bc ann
mittoe represented the central improve
ment club and all the local improve
ment clubs, including the Kalihi Club
which had submitted protest, and ali
were in favor of the law. He spoke
of the municipal improvements on the
mainland under similar law and call
ed attention to what could be accom-
plished here.
The most important idea was TO give
the board greater power ana larger
degree of responsibility. lie said there
were three points to be considered
good roads,, the manner OF securing
them and the responsibility and power
OF thr supervisors ne saiu ne was
s 49, ,na,ns, fron, Kiln;
Nj w;tLinaton st.teI tbat whiIo Tho
rota,. na, Lased "n aIlomoJ inim,,ics
H. ,ho matter of roads dono tbo fiftb
di,tri,t ho bod mado =, strdv NJ copdi.
80 o,,, ,hn,,rh, ,horo ,.,aa como -,
n,oI' a'Il;nc, ,ha, sro,,, o =,
,ostiaat;nn hc bod m,do tho fiftb dis
trict had rccciycJ more than IFS shar,
~ ium,ovemcnts when :, capo ~ IN,
oromn. ~ mono,, snont Tbon bo 400,
u,arnina
c,i. D.. ,u,
'i'0e Do"iu ""iHihA'
here = power at work in thi'
city, declared Mr.. wilmington
which has come to stay. The womer
are taking larger share in public life
and you had better look out,
Turning to supervisor Petrie, hi
asked
'an TINS rlty' Mr.. Petrie, raise the
money from ITS present funds for IT.
needs rms great work must be done
10y nh", s;na a,, ~" "p hoanri. "nen Wv
law tbey will he sure 70 hold somebod,
RESPONSIBLE for it's failure. -
pe,d,ord To = po,,ouor
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