Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-16
ELECTRICAL CONGRESS.
CONVENED THIS MORNING
ON UNION POLE SERENE
MR.. HAssoN's PROPOSITION FOR
WAIKIKI ROAD DISCUSSED.
HELD FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION

An electrical congress was convened
In the office of the Secretary of the
Territory this morning by that official
in his capacity of Acting Superintend-
ent of Public Works. The matter of
discussion was the scheme of Electri-
cal Inspector w. +. c. Hasson to have
union poles for all electric conductors,
not only through Kapiolani Park as
mentioned in the Bulletin the other
day, but all along the Waikiki road as
now being widened.
Some progress was made toward
agreement on the scheme after debate
of highly interesting nature techni
cally considered. The Hawaiian Elec.
trio Company and Rapid Transit Com.
pany's representatives conceded in
opinion that their lines at least might
be strung upon the same poles. There
was disagreement about placing the
other wires, particularly the telephone.
thereupon. This was the situation
when the conference was continued
until next Tuesday.
There were present: Secretary II.
Z. Cooper, representing the Public
Works Department; c. G. Ballentyne,
manager, and Mr.. Wolf, superintend.
ent of construction, of the Honolulu
Rapid Transit & Land Co.; Mr.. Cart.
ley. manager, and Mr.. Hudson, engi.
neer of the Hawaiian Electric Co.;
Mr. Lehigh, manager of the Mutual
oil NNhn 70 ~ n tfVht
peyvisor: Mr.. Frazee, superintendent
of the Government electric light; An.
drew Brown, fire commissioner; A. NJ.
Brown, High Sheriff; and Mr.. Hasson.
One thing was recognized as settled
| throughout the discussion, being that
there is positive necessity of changing
( the location of all poles along the route
owing to the widening of Waikiki
road. Inspector Hasson raised the
point and promised a more definite
showing thereon that the cost of his
proposed scheme would not be much
| If any greater to the interests concern
ed than the inevitable expense of
shifting their respective poles and
making necessary improvements in
construction. He differed from the
representatives of the telephone and
electric light companies upon the
matter of danger from having poles in
common for their systems.
/ Mr.. Hasson took the ground that
with proper and stable construction
there would be no hazard in the com.
bination. He engaged to submit such
method of construction, SO that all
concerned might figure comparatively
on the cost OF his scheme and that OF
altering their respective lands to com.
ply with the regulations.
Secretary Cooper after the meeting
thus stated the Government position:
Our policy would be. II practicable
and safe, to have all the wires on one
pole and create a boulevard feature
with the poles all on one side. At the
same time this would never do II a
menace to public safety. ] shall con
suit experts on the question"
Mr.. Hasson showed the reporter a
rough sketch of his plan. The fire
and police alarm standards are placed
at the top OF the 50.foot pole. Next
below would be the primary and then
the secondary current wires of the
Hawaiian Electric Co. Guard wires
are strung between the latter com
pany's lower series and the Mutua
Telephone Co.'S cables further down
Last of all. with another guard be
tween them and the telephone system
come the Rapid Transit Co.'S trolley
wires.