Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-01

| eminent Of Honolulu Is now on trial,
end that II has defects apparent To
every thinking man. Il has nOt II.
tanned the results that >,I.S hoped
for, he added. There is something
! wrong, Re asserted, or the results
+, wouI0 be different
We are growing in our relations TO
tie federal government and 10 other
countries" he said, In conclusion. And
We should feel il our duty to remedy
these defects -
/ Puts Power with Supervisors 8.
/ A. Lewis, Jr, said that the meat OF
| the whole discussion conferred ABOUT
the amendments TO, the present bill
regarding the election OF Officers. I'm
der the proposed amendments, he con
tinued, all the power Is conferred In
the board of supervisors. with the
board setting the policy and the mayor
following 1t out. II ..-z.... T.
IF the supervisors demand retrench-
/ ment. they will get IL. he said I'm
der the present system an officer is
not obliged to bow to the dictates of
| the board" ed. .@.@ r.
! Efficiency What Is Required "...<s
Wallace X. harrington said he does
not understand that the present bill
contemplates giving Honolulu the
managerial form of government. -.
''We are striving for the best" he
| said ave want good roads and good
| administration. have seen exhibi.
tons of officials passing the buck here
for the last several years. The pres
ent form of city government has been
distinct failure. IL seems to me
! that this new charter is simply going
to repeat the state of affairs.
This is crisis In the affairs OF
the city and county Of Honolulu Our
plant Is all shot to pieces Our roads
are all gone, they were improperly
built The water and sewer systems
are inadequate. II that isn't a crisis
| don't know what Is This calls for
, business reorganization. There can
be no greater calamity to business
than the decay of its plant. That Is
what mas been going on here With our
government. We must get in and do
something for ourselves"
Rotary Club for Amendments
Speaking for the Rotary Club, Ed
Towse declared in favor of the amend.
Effinger, representing the AID Club,
said that organization favored the
short ballot and wanted to see it tried
| out. III - H..
Supervisor F. NJ Hatch took the
floor in defense of the present city
administration, declaring that the
present form of charter is the best
Honolulu could have. 1t tends to a
husiness-hke handling of every propo-
sition, he added, and Il think more
of the man who Is in politics for what
he can get out of it than the man who
stays home and knocks
Committee Will Caucus Tonight
The members of the Oahu delega-
ton expect to meet at 1880 O'Clock
this evening for their first caucus on
the city, charter.
Briefly, the provisions in the Cham
Der of Commerce amendments are
these:
The board of supervisors shall con-
sist of mayor and six supervisors.
the mayor to be the chief officer OF
the board. bs7
Elective officers shalr be a mayor.
six supervisors and an auditor, the
mayor and auditor elected at large,
with three supervisors from each. dis.
trict.
The elective officers hold office for
four years. But at the general cleo.
ton in 1917 the two supervisors re.
ceiying the lowest votes In the fourth
district, and the two receiving the
lowest number in the fifth. Shall hold
office for two years. y r.
Appointiye officers shall be city
| and county clerk, treasurer, city at
torney, sheriff and superintendent OF
city works.
One section outlines very fully the
power of the supervisors to impeach
any officer guilty of malfeasance In
office. Such officer shall be. informed
! Of the charge and given every oppor-
tunity to defend himself.
The appointive officers shall have
the power to remove any employees
under them.
The amendments strike out sections
IS and Sc of the bill, relating to
power of appointments and 'presi.
dent of the board of supervisors"
Many Representative Men Attend
Those who attended the hearing in.
cluded former Governor Frear, C. r.
Hemenway, F. C. Anterior. j. NJ Nc
Chesney. w. o. Smith, r. C. Brown,
Capt. Henri Berger, Norman Watkins,
w. C. Achi, w. r. Harrington, Super
yisors Robert Horner, Daniel Logan
and F. NJ. Hatch, Mayor Lane, Riley
H. Allen, A. Lewis, Jr., Judge w. L.
Whitney, A. F. Wall. H. E. Vernon.
w. H. Mcclellan, Senators Baldwin
and Chillingworth, E. A. Berndt, j..
Lightfoot. Dr. A. F. Jackson, j. NJ
Young, ]. N. S. Williams, G. F. Bush,
George P. Denison, Eugene Aiu, w. L.
Howard, F. J. Lowrey. F. d. Lowrey.
Harry E. Murray. W. G. Hall, J. r.
Warren, ]. A. Rath, E. o. White,
George Warehouse, F. T. p. Water
house, James Steiner, W. T. Garden,
+, Ed Towse, John Effinger, ]. F. Child,
/ F. @. Cannon, H. l.. Kerr, C. H. Klue-
] gel, H. F. Wichman, w. H. McInery,
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