Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-21
Supervisor Arnold to Introduce
Ordinance Creating Honor
airy Advisory Board

lily Planning on Dig anu Iaf-reacn-
ing scale, with emphasis laid on the
need for artistic development, is to be
assured for Honolulu II an ordinance
which Supervisor Arnold has ready
for introduction is put into effect.
! The ordinance creates a city-plan-
u ming commission along the lines Of
that advocated by the Star Bulletin
Il repeatedly during the past two years.
4 The commission is to be an honorary
one, the members serving without pay,
Il but win have official standing and is
to be provided with necessary funds
i by the board of supervisors.
/ Supervisor Arnold's ordinance pro-
vides the following:
"The city planning commission shall
be composed of seven members to
consist of the mayor, the city and
county engineer and five members to
be appointed by the mayor. At the
| first meeting of the commission the
five appointiye members shall choose
their term Of office by lot, as follows:
Two (2) for one year and three (3)
for two years, and shall Immediately
thereafter communicate such allot-
ment to the board OF supervisors.
Their successors shall hold office for
two years. Any vacancy shall be fill
ed by the mayor for the unexpired
portion Of the term"
Another section provides that the
commission shall elect its own presi-
dent and select secretary, the lat
ter of whom need not be a member
~ lee h n
employe. A regular place and time of
meeting are to be fixed and the COM
mission must meet at least once a
month. Accurate records are to be
kept and annual reports made to the
supervisors.
Powers and Restrictions.
Among the powers and restrictions
Of the board are the following:
Subject to the approval of the
board of supervisors, the commission
may employ any person, firm or cor
poration to aid It in the performance
OF the duties placed upon it by this
ordinance and may give or agree to-
give compensation for such employ
ment from funds provided by the
board Of supervisors. The commission
may receive gifts or requests of mon
ey to carry out any of the purposes
Of this ordinance, and may expend or
contract to expend the said money for
the purpose or purposes for which the
same Is given or bequeathed, without
the authorization of the board of SUI
pervisors.
Neither the city and county OF Ho-
-a,,l, f.o
department thereof other than the city
planning commission shall be held
liable to pay for work contracted to
be performed or actually performed
for the city planning commission I'M
less the same shall have received au-
thorization of said board of supervis-
ors.
"The purpose of the establishment
of this commission Is to provide for
and regulate the future growth, de-
yeiopment and Identification of the
city and county of Honolulu, in its
public and private buildings, streets, |
parks, grounds and vacant lots, and to
provide plans, consistent with the fu-
tlre growth and development of the
city and county of Honolulu, for Sc
curing to the city and county of Ho-
EoluIu and its inhabitants, sanitation, |
service Of all public utilities and har-
Dor, shipping and transportation facil-
tiles. All powers exercised by this
commission shall be used to further
these purposes and purposes inciden-
tai thereto.
Wide Scope Of Work.
The city planning commission may
make, or cause to be made, and, in its
discretion, cause to be published q
map or maps Of the city and county of
Honolulu, or any portion or portions
thereof, including territory extending
beyond the city limits and showing /
the streets and highways and any
natural or artificial features; and
also new sites or locations proposed
by it for public buildings, civic CEN
tiers, streets. pathways, bouievards,
marks, Fairgrounds or any other pub
lie ground or public improvement; or
any widening, extension or relocation
of streets, or any change in the city
plan, by 1t deemed advisable; and it
may make recommendations to the
board Of supervisors, from time to
time, concerning any such matters for
action by the board of supervisors. In
all these matters, said commission
shall have regard for the present con-
ditions and future needs and growth
of the city, and the distribution and
location of all the principal
snd other streets and railways, water
ways and all other means of public
travel and business communication, as
well as the distribution and relative
location of all public buildings, public
grounds and open spaces devoted to
public use.
"The city planning commission may
make recommendation from time to
time to private corporations. firms and
with reference to the To-
cation. architecture and use of any
buildings, structures or works owned
or controlled by any of them or in
course of erection, or proposed to be
erected by any of them.
The city planning commission may,
on its own initiation. or shall, on re-