The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-17
the rgAMWAYS AND the PARK.

This mornings Advertiser contains
an editorial on dispute which has
sprung up between the Directors OF
the Kspiolsni Park Association and
the Hawaiian 1ramways Company as
to the right of way into the Park.
From various interviews held with |
the officers of the Park, since the
controversy became known q few |
days ago, the following facts are
elected. 1t was hoped at first that
the matter would be satisfactorily
settled without publicity, but it has
become for the present All irrecon-
clable dispute.
The question of admitting the
tramway into the Park has been dis
cussed freely by the Directors, and
some months ago Mr.. Pain was in
formed by one of the directors, that
by making proper application to that
Board right OF way could be OBJ
tanned on the mauka side of the main
avenue as far as Mr.. Campbell's 5 resi-
dence, but that the right would only
he granted on condition that the Tram
ways Co. conformed to the rules and
regulations prescribed by the direc-
tors. Such rules naturally were that
no stables, unsightly depots or dan
gerous crossings be allowed to mar
the beauty of the Park. Mr.. Pains
answer to this was that it would not
pay his company TO construct this
extension and so the matter dropped.
Some time last week the Tramways
Company commenced to extend their
line over the new bridge at Waikiki,
their franchise allowing them, we be-
lieve, to 90 as far as the Park. Now
the boundary of the Park extends to
the fence north of Makee Island, and
before the new work had got that far
two at least of the Directors person
ally saw Mr.. Pain and told him that
the Park Association would object to
any infringement on their boundaries
unless its consent had been first OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Pain promised to stop
at the boundary mentioned, but,
totally disregardlng his word, on Fri
day last he built about sixty feet over
his proper line, and which the same
evening was removed by order of the
Park Association, hence the cOntro-
versy. The 'oflicial" notification
which Mr.. Pain has had published,
and on which he lays such stress as
not having received in time, was only
sent by the Directors when they
| found Mr.. Pains word was not to be
relied upon. AS to how much the
, public will suffer by the action of the
Park Association, and of which the
Advertiser complains, is easily
shown. Had Mr.. Pain been permit
ted to extend his line to what he wa
pleased to consider as the entrance Il
the Park, it would only have takel
the tramway some 800 or 400 fee
, farther than it is at present, but i
would have terminated just at one o
the Drettiest spots of the Park there
by marrlng its beauty and attractive
ness, and had the Tramways wishe'
still further to push its privileges,
might have resulted in "depot" be
ing constructed similar to the one tn
Tramways is now fostering at tn
n entrance to the bridge and of whicI
= the public are the best judges, as t
e its beauty, attractiveness, or cleanli
: ness.
s The Directors have simply don
: what they consider right IN protectin
q our beautiful little park against IN
S slightly encroachments. They offer
|, ed the Tramways right of way int
e the Park under fair terms which
p refused, and it can hardly be accuse
e OF giving the public such magnit
!. cent service as TO complain now {
r, any action taken by the Directors
d protecting the public's rights.