The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-27

TRANSIT
EXTENSION

Work Will be inaugurated on the eX
tension of the Rapid Transit road from
Alapai street along King street. on the
way to Waikiki, the first of next week.
The day has not been set, but the direc-
tors of the company are confidently of
the opinion that there will be not more
than two or three days delay before
the work is undertaken.
the most troublesome question which
has arisen in the matter of the extern
sion was settled during this week. This
was the procuring of the rock which
will be needed in the laying of the line
of road. For this purpose the company
has secured possession of the old Moi
liili quarry and has set up there a rock
crusher. From this the broken stone
for the bed of the road will be obtained
Through this course cost of the con-
struction Of the line will be materially
lessened to the company, which accord
ing to the present plans will itself lay
the new stretch of track.
Much of the preliminary work for
this line has already been accomplish
ed. This consists of the bending of the
rails for the curves and turnouts,
which has been done in the yards of
the company. Most of these are now
ready and the progress of the work Of
track laying will not be interfered with
through lack of the materials for the
switches or corners. 1t is expected
that the laying of the road will be done
with as great rapidity as has been
reached in the putting down of the
main line or any of the extensions to
this time, and that the line of the road
will be in operation to the Pawaa dis
trict by the middle of the summer.
The present intention Is to push the
work along the line of King street as
for as the Waikiki turn. 1t is hoped
that by the time that point is reached
there will be secured a settlement of
the suits which Pain Is alleged to have
instigated. Should this be the case
the line Of the road will be pushed
along to McCully street and thence
down to the Waikiki road, while if this
is not the case and there seems no end
in sight the directors anticipate such
a condition of affairs in the plans for
the widening of the latter road that
they will be enabled to follow it to
Waikiki.
There will be no attention paid to
any other extension until that to Wal
kiki has been disposed Of, by the build
ing of the line. and there is being no
division of the energy of the company
to secure action along any other line.
There promises to be a full force of
men at work before the end of the COM
ing week, and the intention is to work
as rapidly as possible so that there will
be rs slight interruption to traffic in
King street as can be accomplished.
The meeting Of the board of directors
OF the company, which reached this de-
cision yesterday afternoon, also decid-
ed upon such action as will at once re-
lieve the pressure OF the work from
the generators of the Pacific Heights
line. There is there at present a seri-
Gus break in the engines of that COM
pany, and the Rapid Transit Company
which has an excess of power has
granted permission to the Pacific
Heights people to make a connection
with the power lines Of the newer road.
This will be done by the erection along
the line of Bates street of feeder wire
and a return which will convey the
power from the line of the Rapid Tran
sit Company to the hill line.
The connection will be made at the
foot Of the hill on Liliha street and
the wire cables for the carrying of the
current will be put up by the Heights
line, thus causing no outlay to the Rap
Id Transit Company. The connection
thus completed will mean the bringing
into the Rapid Transit of a new reve-
nue. from the service