The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-19
Many Citizens Appear Before City
Fathers In Favor II the
Bonds
EVERY MEMBER OF BOARD
CASTS VOTE FOR THE POLL
Not One Opposing Voice Raised
BY Crowd Which Attended
Meeting

On February 81 a bond election will
be held at which the people of Honolulu
will be asked to vote ON the PROPOSE
ton Of floating bond issue Of $3.50 900
to complete water and sewer improve
ments that are admitted to be badly
needed
This decision was reached last night
by the board of supervisors at one of
the most exciting meetings held in the
assembly hall for long time. When
the motion was made by Supervisor
Larsen to pass the resolution calling for
the special election, il was voted for
by every member of the board.
The assembly hall was crowded with
prominent citizens from oil parts of
the city who came to the meeting to
express their views on the proposed
election. A number of them who were
unable to get into the room remained
in the corridor. Although many spoke
on the subject there was not single
give Honolulu sufficient money to carry
| on the improvements that the city sore.
| ~ needs if it is to keep pace with its
growth.
Dozen Persons Speak
Nearly dozen persons spoke and
every one was emphatic in his opinion
that the improvements should be ear
ricd out and that the quickest and best
way to get the work done was by
bond issue. BY many of them it was
stated to be an imperative duty OF
the city to go forward In its improve
ments and the keen necessity for
decent sewage system was brought out
by more than one speaker.
| February 81 was the date set for the
election and proclamation will Mt
| orfee be printed setting forth in full
'hr various items for which the money
will be spent. If the spirit Of the meet
| ing last night can be taken as an indi-
cation of the attitude of the general
public Gu the subject, the bond ssuc
will carry by an overwhelming major
| ity.
Supervisor Arnold started the pro-
gram which ultimately became gen.
oral clrmor to give Honolulu enough
| UbutN ~ plilNt Clty III ''OhC
rank in the matter of civic improve
mcnt. Arnold explained how the adj
uinistratiOn had done it's best to make
he frontage tax law a success and
pointed out the various improvements
| that had been projected and wero al
ready under why. All future improve
m"nts. declared Arnold, were depend
ant ON the laying of water and 9ewer
| mains. For this reason, VI for NO
"her, he stated that he favored a b0nl
issue
Hatch Also Favors Bond
Supervisor Hatch Immediately fol.
lowed v it'll the statement that he vas
stror"l- in favor of bond c'crti0u,
chiefly for the reason that sewers were
he rst nee 'ssity of the city. He men
toned particularly the 'cesspOOls that
nrr n c"ms'amt menace to, the health
If ~" civ.
"It is tree that we need roads, he
said. "hut roads are in sense lux
urics. 1t docs not matter how bad a
road may be it is not bad for the
health. R"t with sewers il is different.
IN them depends the health of the city.
| hope that the committee will recon-
mend that an election be called"
| super NlsVl l'pShh, NhO VINO
IF the meeting in the absence of the
Mayor. explained that an increase in
the tax rate would not take care of
sewer and water development. Ac-
cording to his view the tax would have
60 be raised to point where the PEG.
pie would object and the running of
the city government would have tc be
skimped. There was no way out of it,
according to Logan, except by floating
bonds. which he hoped would be done
and the work started at once.
Frear Favors Bonds
Former Governor Frear, who was at
the meeting on another matter, an-
: nounced that he had thought over the
| matter and that he was in favor of
the bonds. 1t was a good thing, he
D said, and he believed that it, would
carry without the slightest doubt. eve
can't 90 to fast with city improve
ments," he said, "and l believe thut
bond issue is the best way to get the
work done.
Declaring that the city was ten
years behind time, W.. X. harrington,
made strong plea for the bond cleo
> ton. owe can't get the money too
soon - he said, "and we can't spend
lit too fast.
J. l.. Weaver declared that the need
Of sewer and water development WAS
a blockade on the line of progress. Tie
showed that the program OF road i'm,
provence: could not be carried on with
out first LAYING water and sewer mains.
He favored long term bonds for the
reason that the persons in the future
who will benefit from the improvement
should be obliged to stand some of the
expense.
Attorney p. W. Sutton in EXPRESSING
his approval of bond election declared
that the improvements required could
not be put in too soon and that if un