Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-18
N. c. PACHEC0 :.
WILL RUN FOR
SENATE PLACE
Supervisors Platform Features
i Repeal Of New Frontage
- Tax Laws . =. =.


the Democratic territorial central
committee, TO-DAY announced his can-
didaey at the coming election for the
territorial senate. --a r.- H.. -.
Outlining definitely the platform on
which he proposes to run, Pacheeo
makes feature of his program the
repeal of the frontage tax or local I'M
provement laws passed by the last
legislature. He would continue the
system of street and road improve.
ments paid for out Of the general fund.
/ His platform contains several other
proposals OF much interest and i'm.
portances His announcement Is as fol.
lows: ~ j. ). = =
ITO the voters OF the Third Senate
~ rial District, Island Of Oahu:
: "As a Democrat i hereby announce
that am candidate for senator In
the third senatorial district. islan6 Of
Oahu. Believing that candidate for
public office should state In definite
terms what he proposes to do for the
people and the community II elected
to office, / hereby declare In announc.
ing my candidacy for senator. that 7
viii stand on the following platform:
81. propose to work for the rea6ai
Eof Acts 81 and 131 of the Session Laws
of 1913, commonly known as the front.
age tax laws. 81 believe these two
statutes to- BE- unjust and discrimina.
tory to the property owners in the
district OF Honolulu; / believe shat
the revenues OF the city and county
are sufficient. If applied wisely and
economically. to maintain and build
the streets In the district OF Homo
lulu. ESQ
i ~. Il propose to work foi the
amendment Of Act 1873 OF the Session
Laws Of 1913. the law authorizing the
transfer of the Honolulu water and
sewer works to the City and County OF
Honolulu, 80 as to authorize said city
and County Of Honolulu to bond the
Honolulu water and sewer works sys-
TENS for q period Of 20 to 80. wears
for, an amount sufficient TO wipe off
the present total bonded Indebtedness
OF said water and sewer works to the
territorial government. The require
Inents of Act 138 are impossible OF
fulfillment BY the city and county gov
eminent as the present revenues frcm
the water and sewer works are not
sufficient to set aside each year the
amount necessary to pay the install.
Inents on account of the bonded in
|debtedness and interest on same. II
this statue is not amended along the
foregoing lines the board of superVis-
ors viii be compelled In the near fu-
ture to raise the water. and sewer
rates in order to meet the obifgat items
imposed in said law.
"3. I propose to work for Che
amendment OF Act 1i8 Of the Session
Laws of 1907. entitled, An Act In.
cooperating the City and County Of
Honolulu" I believe that the beard of
supervisors of the City and County OF
Honolulu should consist of six NOM
bers, three from the fourth district
and three from the fifth district. the
mayor to be elected at large ard to
have the right to vote as other mem
bers. i. =. sfa5
"a. I propose to work for the en-.
actment of law reapportioning tl1e
membership In the senate and house
Of representatives among the soma
torial and representative districts on
the basis of the population in each
of said districts who are citizens OF
the territory. The island of Oahu. &C.
cording to the last census enufatTa-
ton, is entitled to a larger senatorial
aud representative delegation aud
should have It. T. -: 80 ~. a,
IS. / propose to work for the re.
peal of the law which empowers the
territorial treasurer to appoint mar
rage license agents. believe tEat
marriage license fees should be coun.
tv reafizations and that the county
clerks in the various counties should
be authorized to issue said licenses.
,''6. L propose to work in the inter.
est Of public parks and recreation end
plsv grounds. .z. - r.
az. / propose to work for. the ap-
preparations for the care of INDECENT
and unfortunate persons suffering
with tuberculosis. -. ~
;;''s. The importance and value OF
promotion work is territorial wide.
I therefore propose to work for 4 con-
tinuation of territorial support to help
carry on the good work OF the Promo.
ton Committee. "a" Z@s' -
= 49, 7 propose to WORK for Che re,
newal of the appropriation for the
erection OF 4 Shelter Home for de-
linuuent cnildren. ST.
=, "18. As Act ISL Of the Session
Laws Of 1918, better known az The
Primary Law" is ambiguous and
vague in certain respects, and more
particularly with respect to tho Nan
.Der In which candidates who receive
the votes of majority of the regis
tered voters voting of the district in
which he is candidate shall be as
sured Of their election in the primary,
propose, to work for the amendment
of this statute so that the wishes Of
the majority of the voters as express
ed in the result of a primary election
may not be defeated.
al. And finally, I shall work for
the enactment of any law or aDpr0-
priation that is lust and equitable to
the people of the Territory CT Ha.
wall. 80.