The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-29
Senator McCandless Pet Measure
Sat Down on Hard.
Is OBNOXIOUS AND UNNEoEssAEY.
Draymen and Haokmen Express POSI-
tive Opinions Regarding the Meas
ure-StOrm or Indignation Raised.
Down Town Merchant Interviewed.

A meeting Of the Senate Vehicle
Tires Committee and persons in
terested in the recently proposed
bill for the regulation or changing
of tires on vehicles in the islands,
was held in the old legislative hall
last night. Aside from the COM
mittee, there were present w. II.
Hoogs, of Hustace & Co., draymen
Tom Wright, of Wright & Son i.
Peck, drAyman J. J. Buckley,
Fashion Stables James Quinn, G.
A. Peacock, and others. Business
was proceeded with at once.
The meeting Was held to obtain
views of interested persons on
the subject Of vehicle tires with
which Senator McCandless' bill
deals.
Tom Wright, the carriage builder,
expressed his opinion from the ex-
perience gained by years of labor
at the trade. He suggested many
changes in the bill, which were
generally accepted. These tended
to diminish the size of tires on
various vehicles suggested by Sena-
tor McCandless. There was not
much discussion on the merits of
Mr.. Wright's views, as they seemed
to conform to the majority OF those
present.
When the question of tires on
hacks and wagonettes was brought
up, the hackmen were heard from.
Il don't see any sense in chang
ing the size Of tires on hacks"
said John Buckley. "They are all
right as they are. You who favor
the bill say that it is for the pro-
lection of the roads. l say that it
is not the hacks that do the harm
bat the heavy drays, water carts
and the like that do the mischief"
Senator Baldwin agreed with the
remarks of Mr.. Buckley referring
to the harmlessness of hacks and
wagonettes to roads. The idea
prevailed, and it was thought best
to leave such vehicles out of the
bill.
j. G. Quinn spoke of the damage
an increase in the size of tires
would do to the business. Aside
from adding an unnecessary
weight, it would make them look
very clumsy. Speed would be
diminished and the neat appear
ance, which counts for so much,
spoiled.
The smaller vehicles were con-
sidered, and the sizes of the tires
as set forth in Senator McCand-
less bill diminished accordingly.
If the bill is changed according
to the expert suggestions made last
night, it is certain there will be but
little change made in present con-
ditions.
1t was suggested by several pres
ent last night that vehicles tires
were about right now, and no BEN
efcial change could very well be
made without involving eerious
and unnecessary complications.
In speaking Of the McCandIess
bill yesterday, a well known down
town merchant said:
Judging by the storm OF indigna-
tiOn aroused among liverymen, hack
men, draymen, expressmpn, eic., over
the McCandless bill, which threatens
to change the shape of nearly all the
wheels in the country, thus incurriag
g great expense to owners Of vehicles, ID
is very evident that the bill is extreme
ly unpopular. With so many hands
raised against it, it is doubtful if the
measure pass, or, should il SUCCESS
fully work its way through the two
houses, there il strong possibility OF a
declaration of war being made against
it The Government, Of course, would
have to let out a big contract when
the time came to alter its numerous
but private parties and firms
might combine and fight the
law in the courts. Legislative acts do
not always receive the sanction OF the
Supreme Court. The passage Of the
bill will at least have the effect OF
changing all wheels in the Govern
ment service"