Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-25
&. 0. P. COUNTY
CONVENTION TO
MEET MONDAY
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dates of county elections In Maui, Ha-
wall and Kauai counties from Noyem'
Der TO May, in order 10 separate the
county and territorial campaigns.
Senator A. F. Judd introduced bill
making a similar change for Oahu
but the bill got little support from the
Oahu delegation and eventually was
buried The idea has been strongly
Endorsed since 1872. and will be pre-
scented TO the next legislature. The
Municipal Research Club. a non-par-
tisan organization devoted to the study
of municipal problems, has once in
dorsed this change and today sent
around TO its members 4 circu-
lar letter asking for expression of
approval or disapproyal OF the plan.
The general expression is one of ap-
prevail, according to the results to-
day, and the clubs executive commit
tee is expected to, present 10 the Re
publican convention its sentiment in
favor of the change of Honolulu's
municipal election from November to
May; beginning in May, 1915.
Amendment to Frontage Tax Law.
Another matter coming up next
dlSO the vi Tue
Municipal Research Club, is an
amendment to Act 131 of the 1918
statutes. This act ia one of the two
frontage tax laws. Experience in try.
ing to secure improvements based on
the frontage tax plan, with the ma
jority petition of properly-hOiders ne
cessary to put the Improvement
through, has shown that the factor of
publicly-owned property is vital one
Up in Manoa the property-owners who
wanted street improvement found
large part of the necessary frontage
was owned by the government. Those
in favor of the frontage tax plan for
local improvement feel that when a
petition is being gotten up, the city
or territorial property frontage should
be counted as in favor of the improve.
ment. 1t is pointed out that often
the public frontage, if voted against
the improvement, might be sufficient
to beat it, and this, it is declared
would put the city or the territory in
a reactionary instead of progressive
attitude toward public improvements.
The convention is expected also to
ratify the proposal that a new system
OF, public auditing be instituted. The
Star-Bulletin' article yesterday. re-
port of the meeting of the Hawaii
probe commission with County Treas
urer Mccarthy and County Clerk Kala-
uokalani, has aroused much interest.
several weaknesses in the present sys-
tenn of county finance accounting hav-
ing been shown up.
A plank demanding that marriage
licenses be handled by county officials
and the fees go direct into the county
treasures is also spoken of as desir-
able .-. ....
Another plank that is talked of is
one calling for the turning of chauf-
feur examination fees into the muni-
cipal treasury. Under the present
system in Honolulu the fee goes to
the examiner of chauffeurs and much
has arisen to this plan
Drivers of public and private cars
alike pay their fees when they are
given license to drive, but the exam
liner gets the proceeds and it has been
objected to this sy/em that the ex-
aminer makes far more than reason
able sum for his services. 49,
Members of the county delegation
are busy today and will be busy a
large part of tomorrow in getting
pIanks ready for introduction.