Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-31
BOND ISSUEFOR
GOOD ROADSLAID
BEFORE AID CLUB
Mayor Lane Declares Present
Revenues Are insufficient to
Get Fine Highways

Members of the Ad Club who met
at luncheon this noon at the Alex
ander Young Hotel we're united on the
fact that they want good roads, but
there were many different opinions on
how to get them discussed after
Mayor John c. Lane mad advanced his
ideas on a bond issue.
Mayor Lane In his talk favored a
bond issue of $780, 900. OF this. $780,
900 TO go for the improvements of
roads and $250, 900 for a new city hall.
In his talk he urged the necessity Of
good road building as an asset The
tourists who come here ask first for
good roads, he declared. He put the
matter up to the members Of the Ad
Club, asking If the people Of Honolulu
are ready for a bond issue. 49,.
Carnival Week brings hundreds Of
tourists here and they enjoy the
islands, all but the roads. II We
want to bring them back we must
have proper road conditions. The peo-
pie of the city will get an idea Of the
way in which the money is expended,
but the time is short for action to
start. 1t will take two months TO call
an election and the closing Of registra-
ton viii take up considerable time.
II will require until next year before
real action can be taken. Do the peo-
pie of Honolulu want to wait Or two
years?" 81"
After Mayor Lane had completed
his review OF the situation, Super
,,,.1. na1.>-s TTo,-~or vvoo BALLAD 1,D0n
and In few words stated the need
for the bond issue.
Raymond c. Brown stated that he
is strong supporter of q bond issue
II handled properly.
Roderick O. Matheson, editor of the
Advertiser, urged the members to
work for a permanent system, stat
ing that foundation should first be
made, then when the roads are built
right there will be no necessity of
much expenditure.
Ed Towse asked that the citizens
of Henolulu first learn just how the
bond money would be spent before
taking direct action.
Before the luncheon the Kamehame-
Ia Glee Club entertained with a mum.
Der of songs.
City Engineer speaks. ,st4
"An expenditure OF 100000 win
only touch up the roads, said George
M. Collins. city engineer, when called
upon to give his ideas on the bond
Issue. There Is almost no limit to
the amount Of expenditures that are
necessary In the city. King, Bereta-
mia and other streets need attention
at present and now II the time to
tackle the situation.
Many of the streets in the city
were not designed to carry the pres
ent traffic and as result are In poor
condition. The frontage tax viii not
conflict with the bond issue at all.
Both will help ont the present situa-
ton. 80.
Waste 10 neplered.
Money is being wasted on the roads
at present" said Roderick o. Mathe-
son. Permanent roads are neces--
sity. Build the roads right IN the first
place and then in years to come there
lions for their Improvement The
frontage tax does not conflict. It is
the same as taking money ont of one
pocket and putting It In another
Frontage Tax opposed.
VIII the property holders IN Ma
nos and other sections who have paid
their frontage tax support q bond
issue?" said Raymond G. Brown. Il
have always been opposed to q 'front.'
age tax, that is the principle, and ]
question whether those who have al
ready paid their, 100 per cent on the
frontage tax will join with the others
and pay another percentage or other
property holders improvements.
ut is not reasonable to ask them to
pay this. The question of a'city hall
IL not the first thing we must con-
slider In my mind water comes first,
and then the road and sewer ques-
tons. With the government spending
81. coo, 900 on, roads this win be big
benefit" he concluded.
~One thing that must be certain
In this bond issue is the question Of
how II is to be spent" said Ed ToEse.
The people Of Honolulu VIII not ask
when the bond Issue Is voted upon,
how Il is arranged. but they do want
to know where their money is going.
The frontage tar problem enters into
the situation, and Win the people be
sure under q bond issue that those
who have paid the frontage tax viii
not want their money back"
Classification 10 Desirable.
Twin the Board Of Supervisors out
tine classification to meet the
needs Of the bond; issue?" asked AL
bion Clark, chairman OF the road COM
mittee. "At present the city and cotn-
ty must pay the entire expense for
road building In front of all city and
county property. and also school and
church Wppsrty. The city has ex.
pended something like $2S, 900 in the
Manoa section on the frontage tax
regime. Good roads win come when
the people are educated to know how
they should work for betterment Of
the same. 4 do not believe that the
Ad Club shouid 90 on record as favor.
ing q bond issue until the city officials
present plan (which shows how the
expenditure is to be made"