Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-01
BOARD VOTES fONBERETANIA WORK
DESPITE PROTESTS And THREATS.

pI1Sp1 III the ualula0Q THIS law noi0S
good TOT new property only, which Il
all right.
People who have bought property
during the last SO years have done so
thinking that all improvements had
been made. From King to Aala lane
even man but one has protested
against this Improvement. They feel
as feel In the matter. 80
| You tax drays and autos" said
McCandless. Let your taxes from
these vehicles pay for the streets
which they are wearing out. Don't
charge 1t to the poor people who can.
not AFFORD to ride in automobiles. You
should consider this step well before
taking it. And let me tell you It is
matter Of principle with me, it is
not politics.
IF you take out the streets and
Aala park you will find that 80 per
cent Of the property owners have pro.
tested Somebody has said that good
streets will improve the value of prop
-erty. Suppose that is true, but If the
value Of property goes up our taxes
go up, and the city and county gets
the best Of US Just the same"
Logan PIunges Into Fray.
Daniel Logan-hitherto quiet and
looking uneoncerned--sprang into the
breach as soon as McCandIess sat
down. Volumes of statistics before
him bore evidence that he had loaded
up on the question.
THE frontage tax. is as. old as the
hills" said Logan. 1T is not burden
but benefit If these people would
only realize it, We cannot build new
streets IN any other way; we have
not the money even il we were al
lowed to do SO. West Virginia spent
during the last year $1,000, 600 In
frontage tax bonds, Alabama built
miles Of road under this system at am
outlay Of 100000. California voted
highway bonds amounting to $780,
600.
Don't tell me-" said Logan, scan.
ming long list of states In which the
tax is being put to use,
that this is not the custom on the
mainland. Don't tell me It Is new,
for can remember reading of It as a
small boy.
MANY a kicker ruffled his moss
plumage at the frontage tax" said Lo-
gan, glancing toward McCandless,
aand yet Richmond voted bonds to the
amount Of $4,500.000.
PetItlonIno for Work.
Later they we're glad that the
scheme had been put through, and
now in the little town of Richmond
they are petiti0ning the city council
to have the work done.
This viii take Honolulu out of the
backwoods class" concluded Logan,
and put it in the modern city cate
CORY. / do not see how anyone who
claims to be public spirited citizen
IAN stand In the way Of II.
McCRndlee8 fp6I<n once more, bflef-
y. He stated that the people are cry
ng for roads ana that because Of this
he city should pay for the roads from
is general fund. The people aren't
asking you. to buy automobiles for your
different departments, nor are they
asking you for q band, nor q new fire
department Save the money that you
arc expending on these things and
build roa0s. This question Of the city
counting street intersections and pub.
lie parks on percentage basis, how
ever, might be good one to thresh
out in court"
Then Mr.. Arnold rose and after q
few remarks moved that the hearing
be closed. Mr., Whitehouse will be
asked to bring In a complete report on
the property fronting on Beretania to-
night at the meeting.
0Iyes Views.
Private property owners along
Beretania street In the proposed Nm.
district have little room for
complaint on the project which was
passed last night" said City Engineer
Whitehouse today.
''In consideration Of the large pay
ment that the city is making on the
street It Is absurd to bring In. objec.
tons such as were heard at the meet
ing. The total length of frontage to
be improved is 4057.2 feet, and the to-
tai cost will be s24, 6S0.95.
''Of this amount the city will pay
$12,105.9S, which includes besides the
regular one-thfrd payment, 262 feet
for Aala park, two strips of territorial
land amounting to S0.7 feet, street In
tersections amounting to 455 feet, and
the bridge over Nuuanu stream, which
will require 1855 feet. The one-third
that we pay according to the policy
already adopted is $8200.32. L. L.
owns only 1.76 per cent