Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-17
Lusitana Residents Warned
They Could Be Removed
From Meeting

For the third time last night the
board of supervisors listened to hear
ing on the Lusitana street project, At.
| torney Lorrin Andrews appearing for
the hill men, and voicing woes already
long grown old.
Andrews brought in one new idea,
however, and he stuck to it firmly
through the meeting. His proposals
was that the city should declare Lu-
sitana a main thoroughfare and as
ksume the payment of 1t entirely from
out the general fund. Andrews used
as his text that part of Act 164 which
states that 1T shall be lawful for the
city and county of Honolulu to as
sumo and pay out of the general fund
all or any part of the cost
of Improvement of a main or general
thoroughfare = 80 by appropria-
Ltion or by general ordinance"
you are driving these poor people
from their homes, declared the at.
torney, and you are given the right
to avoid It under the law. Why do
you insist upon this plan? This is a
peculiar condition that you will not
find in any other part of the city, be-
cause of the old agreement whereby
the territory assumes burden for part
of these poor people 9nd lets the 9TH
ers take care of themselves. You will
not face question of this sort In
any other project that you undertake.
1t is merely, a question now Of whether
you are willing to help them as you
can by law, or whether you are going
to insist upon forcing through the
frontage tax policy which you have
already started, regardless of the suf-
fering from It."
Cannot Back Down Now.
Larsen rose and explained that the
board could not back down now from
its policy even though 1t realized some
persons must suffer from it.
I'VE are here to handle the public
money to the. best of our ability he
said, and even though We should like
to, we cannot recognize rich and poor
in every instance. sympathy is a good
thing but it won't build road on
Lusitana street"
Arnold, Hollinger and Logan also |
explained the standpoint of the board.
Horner and Anita we're asked to speak
I'D rather hear from the citizens,
said AHA, this is public hearing.
C. NJ. Bettencourt, Lusitana resi-
dent who has attended all the. hear
ings but who has hitherto remained 7
silent, rose in response to
Atlas appeal and vented his spleen:
upon the city fathers.
You have the whip" he said hot
ly, waving his hands In scorn at the
six supervisors; but let me tell you
that you won't have the whip long.
Well have it pretty soon and then
we'll see how things turn.
Can't Help Themselves.
You've decided to fix up Manoa be.
cause the people there are rich and
willing to have it done. You are fore
ing this upon us poor people because /
you have the power and we can't help
ourselves. We will support the friends
Of the poor at the next election"
Then Larsen rose. "Mr. Chairman"
he said holly, Il object to treatment
Of this sort / am not running for
office. l don't want this office again,
put we that are on this board are try
ng to the best of our ability to do
what is right. We have given theseI
people fair chance to come and talk
his matter over fairly and clearly
with US and now this man insists and
has insisted before in trying to scare
Is with political threats. / can have
linn put out of here for his insults IL
want to, and I will if have to-
Chairman Logan also held Larsen's
Tiews. The member is right" he
,aid 1--WE are here ito carry out our
luty and not here to get votes. We
lave given you Lusitana people q fair
nance to be heard, so stick to your
subject. If this method of attack is
Lept up / shall demand that the next
nan be dealt with by law"
slaps at Warrenite.
Larsen rose again soon after to take
slap at Warrenite pavement, j. f.
)urao having stated that he favors
Narrenite If the road is to be put
he screen. Today and this evening
will be the last appearances of the
'icture in this city. The feature is