Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-31

Possibly Il would be found that salts
factory progress in street improve
ment could be made. from period to
period. without beggaring or extin-
gushing other public services. with
some help from the treasury for all
such work. For one thing, as perma-
nent roadmaking Increased in extent
the bill OF maintenance would stead
lily be reduced. The fact is the cry
of maintenance" is q demolished fet-
ish so far as ordinary macadam roads
are concerned. People are still heard
citing the example of European coun-
tries in their elaborate cantonier sys-
TENS of maintenance, but Il has been
published that England has found the
system too costly and now leaves the
old highways 10 disintegrate until
means are available to pave them in
manner resistant to modern traffic for
a long period Of years without repairs.
On this point of starting mildly.
shall only take time to reply to one
objection | have heard. That Is, that
the initial light assessment would be
urged as precedent on which SINH
lar treatment would be claimed by
these coming under the operation OF
the laws afterward This objection
does not appear to be well taken. 1t
would be equally cogent to assume
that the people should refuse to ac-
cept the laws as they stand because
until now certain parts of the city
have had roads built for them without
special assessment on property bene-
flied. 1t is true indeed that these stat.
rtes are meeting with opposition on
that very ground. but that considera-
ton has not prevented public-spirited
residents OF Puiwa and Laimi in Nu-
|uanu and OF Manoa from iInploring the
supervisors, as on Bonded knee, to
permit them to assess themselves 100
per cent OF the cost of desired street
making.
The Water Problem.
At the same meeting as that when
the frontage tax was last considered.
q special order Of business was that
of the water problem Of Honolulu.
arising from suggestion made by Mr.
Super at meeting OF this body last
term ]. w. Caldwell, Superintendent
of water works, delivered a very in
forming address On the present status
of the water supply. The conclusion
of himself and his predecessors, heard
On the same occasion, to the effect
that nothing but money is needed to
ensure efficiency for any future de-
velopment Of the city, hardly satisfies
your humble servant. We can not ig-
more the warning given by the sanitary
commission Of 1912 that our artesian
supply is liable, at almost any time,
to fail through excessive tapping.
Neither can we disregard the cry OF
dismay of the present city fathers at
the prospect of taking over the re-
sponsibilities Of the water and sewer
services. Therefore. submit for con-
sideration. the ensuing year, the sug-
gestion Of Mr. Super that the subject
of Honolulu's water supply should be
placed in the hands of a commission
OF experts, with & view to having the
further Development of the system.
both engineering and Administrations,
carried out through scientific methods.
In Conclusion.
LelQ16S VI OH0 5NluIuOOI Ah0C-
pendently continue their splendid
work of city beautifcation, while re.
naming IN affiiiation with this ergani-
zation. This year the executive COM
mittee paid a bill Of $40 or $50 for
materials used in their tree-planting
work, according to pledge given in
a former term. Kalakaua avenue is to-
day its own justification of the scheme
so strongly opposed IN certain quar-
tiers and by various people when first
proposed, for its beauti fication which
the ladies put through with the co
operation Of this body and the action
OF the former board Of supervisors,
Waialae, Kaimuki and Palolo Club
has returned to membership There
are still two or three Improvement
clubs outside Of the organization.
which should be induced to enter II
possible, so that the city improyers
of all sections may be enabled to offer
a united front and a single voice to
advance all general measures for max.
ing Honolulu clean and beautiful.
Fellow officers and delegates will
please accept my heartfelt thanks for
the support given me in the term now
ending. bespeak similar loyal treat
ment of my successor.
DANIEL LOGAN.
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