The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-24
RAILS co
DOWN FAST
Working of Rapid
Transit Road
Gangs.
WILL. RUN CAR
OUT FROM FORT
Plan to Operate Short Run Until
the Entire Line Is Ready
for Use.

Before the end OF next week electric
cars will be running Waikiki on King
street from Fort. the car being shut
tie car running only 10 South street,
where connection viii be made with the
through cars from Kalihi to Waikiki
turn. The tracks. the laying OF which
on King street was begun early yester-
day morning. Will be completed to Fort
street today. whereupon the gangs of
men will turn their attention to work
ing out TO South street. and the over
bead linemen will follow in their wake.
once this work Is done the running OF
cars will be commenced and then the
building Of the line to Liliha street will
DC taken up.
Every phase OF railroad construction
was exhibited by the Rapid Transit
Company yesterday in King street ex-
cept the putting down OF the top dress
ing. which restores the roadbed TO as
near it's original shape as possible The
trenches for the line OF the electric road
were opened as far downtown as the
Hail building last night. and rails now
extend from the Executive building to
a point Eva OF Aiakea street
Rapid work IL was that the force OF
the Rapid Transit Company showed to
crowds of people who gathered 10 see
the laying OF the quick travel rails.
When work was begun shortly after
midnight Monday morning there We're
something more than 100 Portuguese
and about 50 Japanese. who made up
the backbone of the gang which did
things To- Pains tracks.
They worked well. too. To aid the
moon. for the purpose OF close inspec-
ton. there were lanterns on every hand.
and the Sign OF the electric company
and the lights in front OF Camarinos'
store aided In the work OF showing
just how TO dispose OF the old rails
The tr-nching was rapid at first. for
every man in TIE pack was out with
pick and shovel. But this did not last
very long. as there WIS "A necessity for
disposing OF the rails which were I'M
earthed. This was n problem for a
time. as there were presented the larg-
est sections Of rails that could be put
down. Unlike the steel being laid by
the Rapid Transit Company. the rails
OF Pain were made in 60-feet lengths.
inch bearing canter. Some Of tn"
lengths were taken apart and the rails
carried of ~ ere side. but Later the
plan OF rolling the sections away was
tried and found TO be successful. though
the men crowded about To turn the
great steel beams We're almost as many
as there were feet IN the rails.
Very coon after daylight tn work
vas varied by the commencement OF
laying iron In the trenches. The roller
was at hand. and as speedily as n
length Of trench was dug II was filled
as To- foundation. and when rolled.
sieepers were laid. iron put on and
then the spikers. the campers. and
finally the bonder5. went To- work put
ting In each his share OF the work to-
ward the completion OF the road Mean
while the lunas kept up the balance by
spreading the wSrkmen along tine line
20 that there would be no cong sstion a.
any one point. and that tie work would
progress evenly. Thus IL was that
when work was stopped last evening
at 3 o'clock the trenches were not more
thar 500 feet ahead OF the rails. and
the men were satisfied that there would
be fine work ahead OF them today in
the very center OF the city.
As soon as the track IL completed To
South street and the shuttle car put on
the run. the work OF extending the liie
Eva on King street viii begin. a. IL IS
intended To- rush construction along the
ertire route as fast as possible. en-
pic ying ell the men that can BE- work
ed TO advantage. There are some mar
row squeezes along the line. At the
building switch there II clear
space. but In the case OF King street
switch at Smith street. and In Aaia,
there are only inches between the Two
tracks.
That there was not greater apparent
progress made yesterday. In that there
was no closing up Of the opened street.
was due TO the fact that the boss track
layers were busiiy engaged In bending
The curves which are To be laid today
TO continue the line Waikiki on King
street. so as TO connect ut South with
the line now In operation.
INJUNCTION HEARING POST
PONED.
The application OF the Hawaiian
Company for an injunction
10 restrain the Rapid Transit Company
from constructing and operating ITS
.arN updn King street. went over yes
.ersiay in the United States Court. FOR
In.. week. upon the motion Of the plain
.ir In the meantime the further work
II construction upon King street Is
-apiGly proceeding. and the tram car
ius- will probably be paralleled FOR the
.ntire distance before a hearing Is had
before Judge Estee. Attorney Breck-
,na for the Tramways Company. stated
that the injunction sought
b. Manager Pain was not To stop the
but TO prevent the opera
ion OF the lines. so the delay was i'm
In the event OF failure here
io more suits viii be commenced. under
To- Pain from England.
In the showing OF cause. made yes
.erday by l.. a Thurst0n. as president
" the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company. numerous reasons are
st out why the injunction prayed FOR
should not issue. The Jurisdiction OF
ne United States Court in the matter
u denied. and the respondent then sets
Iut the submission on an agreed state
inent of facts To- the Supreme Court. in
voivinE the very points raised in the
present proceeding. with the decision
- the court against the Tramways
Company and n subsequent and SINH
lar ruling by Judge Estee upon the
same questions. The question OF the
right % the Rapid Transit Company
'o law tracks upon more than 100 feet
" King street. respondent alleges. was
nnnlly decided At that time. and IL Is
L.