The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-27

.s likely to uy quite contro-
t,.-. over the route of the Rapid Tran
sit to Waikiki The desirabiitv of hay-
ing the Rapid Transit tap the Park
and even go through the Park, which
it's franchise allows BIS plainly mani
fest To- an The point iu controversy
is how To- reach the Park
when the bin of the Rapid Transit
was passed by the Legislature of 1895
the question OF another lire of rails
upon the Waikiki road came up. The
request of the Rapid Transit Company.
or its implied desire is that it should
parallel the present line of tram cars
from McCullys corner TO the Park.
This would effeCtuauy close the road
against any driving i'm private or hired
vehicles, which under the circum-
stances would be a serious loss to the
city. seeing that the drive out to the
Park is about the only one that people
can now take with any pleasure or
safety
The Legislature of 1898 foresaw this
and distinctly barred the Rapid Tran
sit Company from using the Waikiki
road. Another route was chosen, and
it was along this that every one sup
posed that the track would be laid. But
the Rapid Transit people now come
forward and through a petition by
others want to undo the work of
the Legislature of 1898. Not only should
the Rapid Transit track not go along
the Waikiki road, but the present tram
car track should be removed as soon
as the franchise runs out,
. The result of paralleling the tracks
as we find il now along King street
should make any government chary of
permitting a like condition on the Wal
kiki road. 1t is practically dangerous
to take a team Of horses out toward
Moanalua at the present time. In fact
no one who values his neck or his
horses would undertake the job. 1t is
one continued lodging of the cars of
the rival lines. But in this direction
ii was a work Of necessity. There was
no alternative route, and it suited the
convenience of a large mass of the
public. But for the Waikiki PROPOSE
good argument. The Waikiki road is
the artery to the city's play ground.
Numbers of people enjoy driving to the
Park and they are not rich people
either. To deprive them of this oppor-
tunity of taking pleasure would infict
a hardship upon a deserving and ex-
tensive body of citizens. If they con
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eddy be accidents, and these would be
costly to the company besides being
disastrous to the individuals.
If there We're no alternative route, it
might be argued that the convenience
of even so large body of people as
like to drive themselves to the Park
should give way to the interests of
others who will use the Rapid Transit
cars. But there are two routes accord
ing to the act, and the route that the
Rapid Transit seem DESTROYS of follow
ing is barred by the act, and barred
by the foresight of men who gave the
matter considerable thought, at a time
when people thought very little of the
future workings Of the company.
~ SN"l /" supporter OF Ihe RAPID
Transit. The Star is certainly no sup
porter Of PAINS arks. But The Star
also finds it's duty lies in preserving
the rights OF the public. To parallel
lines along the Waikiki road, as pro-
posed, when there is no public neces-
sity for it, is to trench upon the rights
of the public, and such a course should
certainly not be taken.