The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-09

If present Indications count for any
thing Honolulu will have an electric
road in comparatively short time.
Two applications for franchise have
been presented TO the Government
this week, one 10 be supported by
Victoria capital, and the other by
local money, as far IS il can be OBJ
tanned, the balance to come from
America.
On the last steamer from Victoria,
there arrived a Mr.. Ballentyne. This
gentleman came prepared 10 make APP
plication for a favorable franchise for
an electric road, and to look around
him for a suitable route. He made
the application, being Joined in it by
w. y. Armstrong and J. b. Castle.
Speaking Of the plan, Mr.. Ballentyne
SAID last evening:
eli franchise for the building of
the road is granted by the Govern
meut, which will justify the invest
meut Of the necessary capital, an
| electric railway will be constructed,
| covering the central part of the city,
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| Waikiki, also 10 PunahOu, and
! through that part Of the city lying
/ east OF King street, extending also
/ toward Palama. y line Will also be
| constructed along PunchbOwl street,
] branching off TO Nuuanu avenue and
/ through Nuuanu street to the Pail.
| The Pail road would probably be in
| operation by the end of the year, il
| the project i carried out.
There i no intention, however,
! to prevent home capitali from con-
| structing aud operating any electric
road, if such capital is ready, and the
| owners of il are fully prepared TO make
| the investment. The project, if carried
| out in thorough way, Will require
| large engineering experience, and
very large amount of money; other
wise it will be a disastrous failure.
| Up TO the present time 1t Is under
stood that those possessed of home
capital have not been ready TO invest
| il in such project.
IF such an extensive system OF
electric roads is required here by the
people, and home capital Is not now
prepared to undertake its construction,
the parties now applying for the fran
chise are willing 10 undertake 1t
promptly, provided the franchise is
sufficiently liberal. and it meets with
encouragement from the people.
'sIf this system of roads is built, it
will be constructed with the very best
materials, and with all the appliances
| which experience has furnished for
the best operation of electric roads.
| Cars Of the latest and most acceptable
patterns will be used. Care will be
| taken that there shall be no infringe
menti OF the rights now held by the
! tramway company, now operated by
| horse cars
The other application was made by
l.. \. ThurstOn, I. w. Hebron and
| C.. L. Carter. They intend TO use, a.
far a. possible, home capital. II not
enough OF this can be obtained, then
American capitalists will be called
upon. T. W. Hebron, when seen
about the matter yesterday, would
not talk much about il. He did
say, however, that his company
meant business, and, if they obtained
a franchise, the work would be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
It i understood that the company
a. proposed by the Victoria people,
would be capitalized at 81 100000. 1t
would, OF course, take route diff
ferent from that used by the Tram
ways Company, and that route has
already been decided upon. 1t Is
allowable for new company 10 lay
tracks parallel TO the old cOmpany's
rails, for = distance OF 100 feet on
any street. The line as proposed by
Mr.. Ballentyne would parallel the
present tramway lines in six places,
but IN 10 place would the limit OF
100 feet be reached.