Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-18


the first time given detailed and strong
presentation.]
aWho wants to block the way?"
This was the straightforward ques-
ton put before the Ad Club at its
weekly luncheon today, and Supervisor
r. M. Hatch put 1t. The query was
MA on the subject of the pending city
lid issue, and the club lunch was de-
nd almost entirely to discussion OF
this plan Of municipal financing.
Supervisor Hatch put the question
when he was two hours out Of Homo
lulu, steamer-bound for San Francisco,
but he left behind him q paper SO full
OF "meat" that It was greeted with
prolonged applause when read to the
Ad Club members.
Supervisors Arnold, Logan and Hor-
ner spoke, Logan at some length.
fayoring the city's proposals for bonds.
A. F. Clark. chairman of the road
committee, spoke briefly, advocating
bonds for sewers and waterworks i'm
provement.
The club found the discussion so
interesting It voted to hold anotner
luncheon meeting on Friday. when the
bond talks will be continued.
City Treasurer Conkling opposed
the bond issue on the ground that It
piles up too large 3 debt and that the
territory should share large expect
ed balance with the city
Judge Thomas OF Santa Ana.
Orange County. CAL, who was a
guest at the lunch, contributed a fea-
ture the members appreciated when
he said that his county put up $780,
coo for good roads recently, built 800
miles OF road, and the people consider
II about the best investment they ever
made.
Ed Towse,. speaking aginst the en-
tire bond Issue plan, said In brief
that he had boiled the issue down to
the bonds for roads and sewers, which
he believed should pass. He then
went into figures to show that IL the
entire bond was passed the people
would only get Sa70,000 worth for an
expeK 3iture Of $4,000. When asked
hosTile derived this figure ne explain
ed, Shat the interest on the bonds for
10 years amounted to $210D00, sub
tracted from the total issue left S270,-
600. He said that II the city wanted
money for the rest OF the work it
should be obtained from taxes or the
territory.
Supervisor Hatch's paper was as fol-
lows:
EAT tho outset and as a preliminary
observation. desire to say: am
not addressing those who are satisfied
with present conditions, and would dc
nothing because It costs too much
That Is a perfectly logical attitude: II
there be any among us who wish to
tester over cesspools because toe
stingy to pay the cost Of sewers, am
not going to try to argue with them
What should be held up to derision
is the attitude OF those who are over
flowing with criticisms OF existing con
ditions, want the best possible in
rDads. water. etc. and object to pay
the price.
Addressing you now as men who
think that Honolulu has outgrown her
public facilities In many items and
details, and who realize that the prob
lem at this time is that of selecting
proper methods OF procedure to fin
ance our Improvements, must say
the situation looks to me about like
this:
4. We are facing grave emergen
cies;
III. in times Of emergency it Ii
justifiable TO take advantage Of mod
ern methods Of financing improve
MA: in fact ali methods available.
ese are simple propositions. i
should be easy for fair-ninded peo
pie to convince themselves of tn,
truth of the first and the good logi,
OF the second of my. texts.
Some Facts
Il. As to the fact of emergency:
The very rapid growth of our cit.
in the last 10 years has left many o
the public utilities which are essen
tial and beyond the reach of argu
ment, in the rear. The growth hal
been without unhealthy spurts, but |
has been steady. Does this club be
feye we have come to the end Of tn,
growth? Criticism of past efforts d
keep tie town up to its class vii
not help us much. The thing to- do 1
to look the situation in the face as
is today.
81 How great is the emergency?
Nuuanu Water
Let us consider the filtration sys
tenn for Nuuanu water.
'sThe doctors and the board o
health give Nuuanu water ba'
name; undoubtedly. at times soil fror