The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-25
SOME DISTURBING REPORTS

SOME DISTURBING REPORTS
disqueng regarding the plans
the city government be recommended inaugural
Mayorelect Lane which, for Mr. Lane and
the he heads in this county hope be
founded.
One retrograde movement said to be plan Whereby the
municipal waterwos department be segregated from the
department q the @ engineer and established as an
branch of the administration This plan if carried would be
long step backwards One of the admirable things done by
present Democratic administration the Capitalization Of the
waterwo roads and engineers departments under the head
and realizing that the departments be together
good results obtain One Of the potent arguments
advanced why the waterworks should be turned city
the control would be possible to
the work Of laying repairing and extending the mains with the
laying and repairing work. Sss 84s8 btss4s
The umored move, however, is away
supervision Of the engineering department
The PLAN according what be heard what gen
orally believed to be the idea of Mayor Lane and his colleagues
place upon the road Of the the active
planning and building the roads, with that in
charge and control far the hiring and dschang OF road
pIoyes is concerned
change street conditions less
beaable than under the present unsatisfactory system
would not only pepeuate but fault against which
the have expressed their dapprova the polls for the
three elections The political system Of wasting public in
road building stop the proposed elimination Of trained
peron the actual work of road building and the assumption
Of that supervision by certain unframed members OF the board
would but would only intensity the already bad cond
and make the present depoabe of the roads desperate
Included in the mored decision segegate the waerwor
department placed under control
Of wholly inexperienced person. who not only has no knowledge
of the and upkeep of waterworks but has
technical training whatever to build upon The making Of such an
appointment reported to be under consideration by Mayoe
Lane would be the climax Of the folly which through the
entire program t.gS &5t# a#t
The infringement of extensive the Honolulu
waterorks requires technical skill and wide range general
knowledge The superintendent be able do something
side making connections and collect the annual charges
The wateryprs of rapidly growing city like Honolulu
needs superintendent able devise the for very
able extensions within comparatively short time and for
newal of much Of the system within shorter
engineering knowledge sufficient solve the problem how the
water supply be augmented the growing demand
The health of every and child in the city is d
cty dependent the upkeep Of the waterwors y
and appears uncomfortable that Mr. Lane should
slider making the SUPPLEMENTARY of the department political berth
Yet that is the very thing that alleges
We that the newly elected officials being reated
by these reports The Advertiser in with
enths Of the community looking forward the
Of Mr. Lane taking Office with degree Of apprehension
afraid that Of the repeated street talk be
well founded II such should be the will learn the truth
with the keenest regret 4-l & l
This community promised efficiency economy
Republican candidates and elected them the strength
promise The schemes outlined above certainly the
terest of economy and they the antthe Of efficiency II
should be that officials majority Of them actually
proposing anything such above 1t is for them
suit with the Of experience in public works public
public health and learn how far progressive
and how very far from popular they would be.