The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-22
Electric Traction
Service Now
Operating.
RUNS ON TWENTY
MINUTE HEADWAY
Temporary Terminus is Beyond
Tramway Barns and Close to
Kamehameha Schools.
NN nth flied seats. the first car on
" the Kalihi extension OF the

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w the Kalihi extension Of the
Rapid Transit line made a
score of trips last evening. Although
unannounced, the fact that it would be
possible to start the running of the car
yesterday not having been settled be-
fOrehand, there were nearly five hun
dred people who rode upon the line,
and from the way the residents who
had taken their usual means OF getting
home looked upon the speeding car,
there will be a series of filled coaches
from this time on.
The car runs to point about 200 feet
beyond the barns OF the Tramways
company, towards the Kamehameha
Schools This is 400 feet from the
junction OF Liliha street with King.
The run Is made by one car owing TO
the fact that the switch which is now
being placed at point close to the new
fire station. is not yet in working or
der This enables the car to make three
trips an hour, connecting with every
other car on the main line, which still
IS operated to School. IN Lirha street.
The formal opening of the new ex-
tension took place yesterday afternoon,
when the management OF the road, the
members OF the board OF directors, and
invited guests TO the number Of some
forty people, were taken To the end Of
the finished line. The party left the
power house at half past four o'clock
and sped down the line to the junction
OF the new track. Everything was in
shape, though the force was still at
work on some parts of the rOadbed,
and the trip was made surely and safe
Iy. although there was no attempt to
make a quick run.
on the way down the advent of the
electric cars seemed to attract every
resident OF PaIama and there was an
honorary escort Of a multitude OF
urchins, while the population was at
the doors TO see the sight The lines OF
THE traction and mule cars are often
very close together and the animals
which drag the slow coaches were not
accustomed to the proximity of the in
novation and were only Quieted with
effort Even the carriage OF the man
ager appeared as If TO greet the new
car service, but there was no cordial
ity in the glance which met it. There
was not a hitch. the roadbed was
shown TO be in the best possible shape
and the electric installation, though
made under difficulties and with an
ever present danger that there would
be trouble from the wires Of the tele-
phone and light companies, proved per-
feet in its operation. Barring some lit
tie roughness caused by the rocks which
were being constantly thrown upon the
rails, the operation was as successful
as that OF any part Of the old line.
The car was sent 10 within ten feet OF
the end OF the completed line. where its
stops viii be made for the present.
There the visitors were given a chance
to see just what kind OF construction is
being done by Contractor Mckee, and
after q short stop the return trip was
made TO the corner of Liliha street. |
The car. No. Is. was stopped there and
the visiting members Of the party were
transferred to a down town car, as the
one sent out was to be kept in the ser
vice. It at once began regular runs
which were kept up until the last trip
OF the main line cars last evening.
The total length OF the Kalihi line VIII
be Q 400 feet. When work was stopped
last evening the trenehing for the track |
was completed to a point $3.50 feet
from the Liliha street connection. OF
this distance the track has been laid
and the rails spiked down for a dis
tance OF GOO feet, and the rock filed
trenches are only awaiting the anal
touches to be in perfect shape over
ESQ feet OF the line Yesterday was
Just three weeks since the work Of the
q tho limo
should the same rate OF progress b.
kepta1p II is the expectation OF the
c1nthetor that the entire road VIII b.