Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-22

COMMITTEE FROM CIVIC BODIES URGES HONOLULU TO GO FORWARD NOT BACK

pendent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS type mainly repetition
of existing with some amendments 1t is largely the
present charter with its worst features accentuated
(2) The Achi charter This sfort-ballot charter 1t
provides for the socaed but enormously so-caled
sion form of government which has been adopted the last
years by about four hundred the mainland and in
practice has proved be marked Improvement pre-
vously existing types The Achi charter complete in
that does repeat the existing laws merely amends
them so far necessary effect the desired changes
(3) The Municipal Research Club charter This also is
shorbaot charter provides for the socaed city manager
commissionnanager type, which generally eonsd
cred advance the type and being rapidly
adopted by cities on the mainland about eighty cities having
adopted during the last three years 1t is in complete fon
merely in the shape of amendments
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Your committee only has had time to draft
charter but has considered advisable do To pre-
pare another charter this time and without further crystal
zaton of opinion along essentially line would only
add the confusion and would be chiefly for the purpose of
charging the and because your committee
convinced that form radically different from any that has
appeared should be recommended.
If complete ae1c charter should adopted should
be the Municipal Research Glib draft h sehom amend
menS ~
The Municipal Research Club charter the carefully
prepared of the proposed charters 1t is complete in form
but lengthy and being charter
substance 1t is the most upo-date enbodying the latest
suits of the best expert thought the mainland based
perience, observation and study.
If new charter is desired this, the opinion of your
changes in detail may be deemed advisable
may be- however that the public mind IS yet su
6cieny prepared for charter Of such advanced type
IL If the Municipal Research Club draft adopted
ageher agh scitont amendments attempt shond be
made present obtain complete charter bit efforts
improve The present charter should be confined to amends
tory acts.
In case the Municipal Research Club charter should be
adopted whether with without amendments committee
is of the opinion that attempt should be made at the coming
session of the Legislature have complete charter
adopted but that efforts improve the present charter should
be confined to anlendatory Acts
Even there time prepare with requisteS
additional complete charter there probably basis type
upon which such charter could be prepared this time that
would be likely be acceptable than the Municipal Re-
search Club charter and any changes that might be desired
short Of that could be effected well by Acts amendatoy Of
the present charter There might be advantage in
having each proposed change feature made the subject
separate bill for then each could be considered by itself
its merits and without Completing being comph-
Gated by the others There efficacy for
complete charter unless the proposed changes Of such
sweeping nature interviewer
quire it.
The Acll charter although it combines amendments
several important subjects and indeed makes changes of
sweeping and fundamental than the lengthy Con-
charter and perhaps much of advance
the Convention charter backward step the present char
ter contains only twenty sections.
The Convention charter already stated, although
pee FORM with 238 sections largely copy OF existing
laws with amendments The changes proposed BY i
might better be effected if ALL by few separate Acts
aendatory of the present laws. Indeed if each Of the pn
cipar changes should be made the subject Of separate BILL it
would stand forth in light with conspcousness that
impossible with its present notherng in copied mass Of
existing law.
III. The Contention draft Of charter should moi be
adopted. - 4
IN the opinion of your committee every effort should be
errted fre5ent The Enactment of the Convention charter
The question sqlarey up the people OF the CITY and
County of Honolulu whether they shall go forward back
ward the of local government If they cannot go
forward in this they should at least hold fast OF all
things especially considering that cities the mainland
generally making advance strides in their charters and that BY
Of the military and commercial importance Of this
the eyes of the nation and of the world upon Hawaii the
people of the City and County Of Honoluu progressive
other respects should to that brand them
reaconay this respect The of the Convention
charter would be emphaicaly retrogressve step S.
Your committee deems unnecessary upon de-
tailed extensive criticism of the Convention charter No