The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-11
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1--WE recommend that the Governor
appoint and secureethe services of an
expert capable of pointing out the loop
holes in the present system and Of APP
plying the standard methods TO our
local conditions. itt43tt ftf.
1--WE further recommend and urge
that the next territorial legislature set
/ aside and appropriate sufficient funds
TO compensate the appointed Of the
governor
Sliding Into Bankruptcy
In quite different way but TO the
same end, Mr.. Guild closes the report
Of his committed, saying; E
INSTEAD OF our public Offices Keep
ing pace in matters Of administration
with progressive communities else
whore, il is shown that we are still
retrogrNling to such an extent that
without excessive taxation, our public
business will come to a standstill for
want Of funds 70 keep the machine GO
ing. There is no use evading the issue !;
for three years past we have been
shown the way, yet conditions exist in
our public departments which would
spell bankruptcy in unmistakable
terms, to any private concern.
No Excuse For Conditions
There Is not the slightest excuse
to be offered for existing conditions; IL
our progressive citizens are resigned to
their fate and accept the inevitable,
then there is no further comment TO be
made, but now that the matter has been
taken up By both the Honolulu chamber
Of commerce and the Honolulu Al. club,
the business men of this community
should not allow the matter to be drop
ped. They should strain every effort TO
place before the next Legislature,
through the governor, q constructive
policy embracing both the organization
and financial control Of all the Terri
torial and Municipal departments, II
is in urging and insisting on action OF
this nature that an organization like
the Honolulu "A. club, composed Of mel,
from all walks of life can render TO the
community the greatest possible bene-
fit.'i. sf''.l" VI ls,sa
somers System Endorsed
10 his report on assessments, Mr..
Field strongly endorsed the Somers
system, saying thar il has been adopted
II Cleveland, Columbus, Springfield, Jo-
liet, Augusta, and many other cities.
The report says:
II Is estimated that the cost Of in
Sailing Of the Somers systems of land
valuations in the Territsrv would not
be exceptionally large. The economy
of operation after il was once estab-
lished would be SO great that there
could be no adverse argument on the
score of the initial ontlay. -s,E
Although a very creditahle attempt
has been made within the last Ten wears
by the tax Office to equitably adjust
realty values in Honolulu IN conformity
with the gradual improvements which
have taken place within the city limits,
without definite standards of value the
task has been almost impossible. ;
Would Re Value Realty
would strongly recommend, there
fore, the appointment by the Governor
of q board Of assessors, consisting saw,
of Ave members, the personnel of which
to tie practical business men. inemding
the tax assessor, to revalne the real
property In the city ofIIouolulu along
lines as indicated by the Somers system
Of land valuations t t
In taking mp this work, said Mr..
Paris, addressing the directors, tive
had two things in mind--the revenues
and disbursements Of the governments.
Before we criticized the disbursements,
we wished to 90 into the revenue ques-
tion, and that Is what we have done