The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-28
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cost thereof to be borne by the property
owners, and the proportion, IL any, to
be borne BY the City and County of
tlcnolum.
\ We favor an amendment TO Act 1911
of the Session Laws of 1913 relating
TO street improvement assessments,
currently known as the Frontage Tax
Law, so that when n petition is filed
with the Supervisors for the improve.
ment Of a street, alley or highway, the
Territory or any municipal division
thereof owning land which is included
in the area of the proposed district for
assessment, shall be considered as in
favor Of such assessment
Believing in the classification of all
of the roads in the City and County Of
Honolulu, and the adoption Of definite
|poliey as to the width of the different
GLASSES, and the material to be used in
the construction thereof, we pledge our
supervisors to the adoption OF that
policy, in order that not only shall
good results be accomplished, but that
proper protection shall be given in the
eNpenditure Of the public money. IT,
1 FREE GARBAGE.
A clean city means a healthy city
We therefore pledge our Mayor and
slpeEyisorsi to; inaugurate 4 system for
cleaning the city Of all city waste; that
this system be established after JaIu.
airy /, 1915, within the area adjacent
to the wharyes free to the inhabitants
thereof and that this free system area
be extended as fast as the city's fl.
nanees permit .@I te..., l@
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.
We pledge our candidates to tbs
sion Laws Of 1913 relating to trans
ferring of the management of thc
Water and Sewer Systems to the City
and County Of Honolulu, 50 that said
water and sewer bureaus may be nd
ministered upon business-like principles
We favor adequate sewer facilities in
order that the health of the public may
be protected, and pledge our supervisor
ito an extension and improvement Of
the system now in use. ..
| Sa,5 POLICE STATION.
We pledge, our supervisors to petition
the Governor to set aside to the mum
Ecipality the present Police Station Of
Honolulu. t' H.
TOURIST PROMOTION.
Convinced that the work of the Ha
waii Promotion Committee benefits GU
municipality as well as the whole Ter
ritory, we pledge our supervisors to, ;
continuation of the support heretofor
given by the City and County.
IN, C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We favor liberal appropriation TO
the maintenance of the public schools
aud the adoption Of q better system TO
the care Of all school grounds and build
ings ....- /
| -. II POWER TO TAX. .
| Convinced that nothing win caus
greater progress in the evolution Of HO
nohlu into a yirile American city an,
bring to Che citizeng thereof realizn
tion Of their responsibilities to th
municipality, we favor the granting !
the City and County of Honolulu con
plete power to fix the tax rate.
FIRE DEPARTMENT n
Relieving that the establishment of
modern fire department for the City an
EGounty, and the extension of Are protet
Ition to all outside sections of the city
Twin result in reduction Of the presen
fire insurance rates, we pledge on
supervisors to take such measures a
will accomplish this result. '~.
| j. i. PUBLIC CEMETERY.
We pledge our efforts for the purpos
of establishing within our city a publ
cemetery for the burial of the indiger
dead, and we pledge our supervisors I
petition the Governor TO set aside "a
or secure to the City and County
Iproper location for such purpose.
FAIRGROUNDS. AND PUBLIC
:..,.' ""t,, PARKS,
Realizing the great benefits accruin
Ifrom the establishment and mail
tenanee Of Fairgrounds and publ
parks, we pledge our supervisors 10 SUI
port measures which shall aeeomplis
this object. fGn a'.a... 3..,,. .s o. 4
CHANGES IN CITY CHARTER.
In view of the pledge in the RepuI
lican Territorial platform for the pu
pose of enabling the people Of Houolui
TO revise the City and County Chart,
at convention, We believe that a
/ legislation to effect changes in the Gil
! Charter should be withheld for the co
| celebration of said convention g.