The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-05-03
IAN ACT OF REPUDIATION''
That is What Bondholders Representing 100000
of Bonds Say of the Governments Course.
Strong Petition Presented to the Senate April l4th BY
Those Directly Interested in the Rail-
roads Harbor Rights.
Alter the usual prelnlinaes in Senate April 18TH Senator
Brown presented the following petition

Alter the prelnaries in the Senate April 18th Senator
Brown presented the following petition
To the Legislature OF the Republic OF Hawaii:
The undersigned holding for themselves and in trust for
others 100000 in the bonds OF the Oahu Railway Land
Company which bonds secured by deed OF trust covering
all Of lis property including all OF Its fee simple property 'front.'
ing on Honolulu arbor, respectfully protest 10 the Legislature
this Republic against possible proposition looking TO the
shutting out OF Railway and Land Company from the
ownership OF wharf Honolulu harbor and submit IN
view OF the general Act OF 1873 and the special Act OF
1885, under which the Oahu Railway Land Company was call
ed existence the private contract made by the Government
with this railroad company OF said special Act and
the charter incorporation granted said company that II
would reputation by the Government OF its contract
obligations resulting the impairment OF its credit for
II to attempt to take such step
And petitioners further represent that the action protested
against taken would without fault the part OF the road or
your petitioners depreae bond held by them and impair
value collateral for selling purposes both here and
abroad; for the right acquire and the wharf in
question adds greatly the value OF every mile OF said road and
enhances apprecably the chances OF placing bonds
complete the road around the Island To destroy this right
directly indirectly would go long way towards preventing
the negotiation loan here abroad for local enterprises
depending for their preservation and upon
given and obligations entered into by the Government for such
action would carry with the damaging suggestion that what
the Government fit 10 do would be likely to repeat
again convenience its obligations
"AH OF which is respectfully submitted" Signed:
w F Fear and T w Hebron under deed OF
for all the bondhoders.
D. B. Bond, by his attorney, ]. B. Atherton.
Mary A. Richards by B. Atheron
Charles H Anterior.
Henry Holmes, by his attorney in fact ]. Waller
W. w. Hail. trustee.
Western and Hawaiian Investment Company by w W. Hail.
manager,
Hawaiian Evangelical Association by w w Hail. treasurer
w. w Hail.
H. NJ. Holt.
H. NJ. Holt, trustee
H. NJ. Holt agent
D. B. Smith, trustee.
l. Dowsett
Mary Foster nv Wodehouse attorney in
Victoria Ward by E H Wodehouse, her attorney fact.
7. N. Starkey.
Estate of S Roth per H. P Roth.
T. w. Hebron for Estate of T. H. Hebron.
A J. Campbell.
B. F, Dillingham;
H. Hackfeld Company, Limited, per J. F Hackfeld, vice
president
Frank Hustace.
Wilson & Whitehouse per John H Wilson
Allen & Robinson
S c. Allen the trustees OF the Estate of J. Robinson
deceased.
c. Brewer & Company by George H Robertson manager
E. F. Bishop, trustee.
California Feed Company by T. ]. King manager
George Castle, by W. A Bowen, his attorney in fact.
Kanuku Plantation Company by treasurer c. Bolte
Theo H Davies & Company Limited, F NJ Swanzy director
Mark P. Robinson.
George w. Smith.
Mrs. A. S. Parke by w. c. Parke.
F. A Schaefer & Company
Charles NJ. Hyde
George J. Campbell
Mary Castle by w. R Castle
w. R. Castle
w. R Castle, trustee
James B. Castle by w R. Castle his attorney in fact
w. F Allen.
Bruce Cartwright trustee.
w. NJ. Graham.
Castle & Cooke Limited by William A Bowen
7. B. Anterior.
w. McChesney
c. P. Iaukea.
T. May trustee.
7. May.
H. A. Widernann, trustee
(. A Mott-Smith, trustee per R. Heron
Union Feed Company by F. w Macfarlane
!. H. Fisher.
Nettie P. Fisher
S. S. Robertson
]. J. Egan.
Julia A. Patty by E. A. Mott-Smih
The petition referred the Special committee consisting
OF Senators Baldwin McCandess Wilcox which has the
matter under consideration
ne above petitioners base their contentious upon the follow
ing provisions IN the Railroad Laws OF the Country the
Charter and Special Contract given by the Government
In the General Railroad Act of 1873 provided that
1t TO wit the Railroad Corporation) NAV make such piers
Jets stations sdings 7d5es warehouses toll houses and
other houses yards engines machinery signal posts and other