The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-21
TO DISCUSS
NEW ROUTES
Governor Calls on
Citizens for
Counsel.
OPEN DISCUSSION
OF RAPID TRANSIT
Petition for Right of Way on
Waikiki Road Will Call Out
Many Opinions.

A LII citizens interested in the ex-
a tension OF the Rapid Transit road
"A to Waikiki will have an opportu-
nifty to discuss the question and listen
TO the arguments in favor OF granting
rights which will lead to that consum-
nation In the Legislative Hall of the
Capitol building this afternoon at I
o'clock The meeting Is expected to be
q large one. owing to the fact that the
stoppage of the work on account of the
Injunction which has been secured by
the Chinese holder of a tract which is
to be crossed has attracted much at
tention and aroused considerable
wrath
The granting OF the injunction found
the Rapid Transit Company ready to
carry the war into Africa The injunc-
tion is commonly believed to have been
sought at the instance OF the Tram
ways Company. and Manager Pain IS
believed to be the actual obstacle to
the completion OF the line and not the
Chinese market gardener. Immediately
the Rapid Transit Company went to
work and secured the almost unani-
mouse Consent OF the property holders.
ON the Waikiki road from King street
to Kalia road. to the putting down of
an electric line on that thoroughfare.
As soon as this was done the two peu-
tions, the one mentioned and that for
the use OF the Waikiki road from Ka-
liza road to Bishop switch, were placed
before the government. and it Is for
has asked citizens in general to get to-
gether today at the capitol
The ready response of the people
along the Waikiki road when the petit
ton was presented to them indicated
great interest. There seemed to be
only one opinion as to the course to
follow. and the people VINO live in the
district are pleased that the way ap-
peared to be opened for Rapid Tran
sit along the road The hearing Is ex-
p-eSsd to bring out some objection
from Pain employees. but the meeting
it is generally believed will be one to
result In action upon the improvement
along lines that will insure its early
start and speedy completion NO plans
have been made by the Rapid Transit
Company for getting to the Waikiki
road, which Will be discussed, but II
would be an easy matter to reacn tne
junction. where IL would be a matter
or certainty that all the traffic which Is
now paying two fares to Waikiki would
prefer to pay one of them for a clean,
fast ride
Superintendent OF Public Works Boyd
has now under consideration a plan for
the making OF the Waikiki road into an
O-foot wide boulevard. Mr. Boyd has
moved quietly but with decision. and
now has agreements with a large num-
Der of the land owners along the line
OF the road to give the land needed TO
complete the widening process. Ac-
cording to the lines fixed by Superin-
teudent Boyd. the road will be some
what Strengthened at the same time,
and the additions TO it's width will be
sometimes on the mauka and at others
on the makai side OF the present road
way Should this be concluded there
win be a beautiful street with ample
width for the two lines OF track.
should the street be widened there
would be no delay I'm the undertaking OF
the work. for the superintendent be-
Iieves there is a demand for an i'm
prOvement OF this nature. and will in
every way try and fill the need. 1t is
probable that this feature will come up
at the discussions between the citizens
and the executive today.