The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-07
(From Saturday Advertiser)

"fhe supervisors are in favor of q
special secession Of the Legislature. They
also favor q bond issue. This develop
edrat the meeting of the board last
evening, f. II ~. r.
.superyisor Single declared that II
the. Governor did not attempt to 70.
heve the intoierable conditions existing
here a. Rfesalt,of lax Legislation, or
lack OF power in the city government,
by the calling of a special session of
the legislature to rectify matters Ivlgi.
lance committee would take charge and
Ill the Capitol grounds with the best
people Of the town demanding of the
Governor that he grant the relief asked
for. g. : x, FctJ a ~. S,...4 ) y (
The supervisors were being blamed
for condition over which they had nc.
control he said, and any city Of the
niaiuland'of the Importance Of Honolulu
would not. stand for what the people of
Honolulu we're putting mp with, The
ETY. government means more TO the
people Of Honolula than the Governor
and the whole territorial administra.
ton and 1t will have the backing Of
the right people Mt the right time, de-.
clared Shingle. 1850 g E.Cs'.a.
Shingles. Resolution Carries
On resolution introduced by Super
vsSE Shsngle, which was adopted with
the exception Sof the vote Of Slipper.
visor Logan, the mayor appointed Su
pervisors Arnold, AHA, Hollinger and
Shingle as committee to act with
himself in the matter of drawing ND a
memorial to the Governor favoring the.
calling OF special session. r. -
5 There was deal of debate at the
meeting on the merits Of the relief T. J
be gained by n special session Single
was the principal speaker in favor of.
the proposition aud Logan opposed it,
Shingle wanted the board to take the,
matter Of the special session in the
broad light that he did. The city gov
ernment was without power 10 do A.
city, R0vefnments On the mainland do.
.l"The laW win not let as g ran3 the
city As h should be run, - he said. GIVE.
are tied up with Legislation passed by
persons who have not the interest ar
HonolUIu ut heart and the city never
has had a chance 10 get the attention
of the members Of the law making
body e.. asg3IS - .sGy,t
own Members Turn Down City
- Even our own members of the leeis q
hture turn the city down and remem,
her a meeting IN the mayor s Office
when one OF The most influential mem.
beers from Oahu vas called down by
big business man for not voting in fay.
Of Of, the bonds for the watef and sewer
works. He said that he was opposed
to the issue of the territorial bonds as
be thought II was not In the ,inteEest
Of the Territory, The business man
Goi1 hsa ia. n a.
rs next time he would not vote for a
man who wouh not look out for his
constituents With this sort Of legis-
lators from Honolulu and the outsiders
trying to get their own scheme through
the city and county had but a little
show.
In q special session we will have a
chance to focus the minds of all on our
needs, Honolulu will be the cause of
the calling Of the session and there will
re nothing else for them to do.
Scant Courtesy For >Honolulans
In tho last Legislature the mayor
aii1h Supervisor Logan received very
seant courtesy when they tried for O A
hearing for Honolulu. The mayor was
called lobbyist and Logan was almost
ignored The municipal affairs com.
mittee was controlled by two men from
Kauai and Honolulu got the short end
Of it.
"Some Of the reasons advanced for
the need of a special session are the
amepdiReRt Of the frontage tax law re
Parding the bond of the contractor, the
transfer of the control Of the roads and
streets so that If there was another
row between the Governor and his land
commissioner the city would not be
bampered as it had been in several in
stances lately.
Territory Against City
lyon see how the Territory ISL
working against the city in the way
in which the superintendent of public
works killed the legislation giving to
us a, percentage of the net earnings
Of the gas and electric works, knock
ing Us out of some twelve thousand
dollars which we had expected to have
this year. w.
"'There IL not q city in the United
States that has the prospects and en-
terptise and backing that Honolulu has
that would stand for the conditions
that exist here today, as a result of
something oyer which the board has
NO. control although it has to take all
the blame. The mayor Of this city
end the heads, of the departments
mean more to the citizens than the
governor and the whole territorial adj
ministration do aud they, should, and
] am sure win, have the backing OF
the best men Of the town when il
comes to q showdown. The Lord AL
Tiah'y Himself could not change
things under the present laws without,
riirGcie." = r.. -.
Arnold and Horner spoke in favor
Of the resolution along the same lines.
Reasons Given BY Logan ;'''..
Supervision Logan gave as his reas-
qua far hia atand that tho .Iaaialotura