The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-08
Rapid Transit May
Build to the
Park.
TWO LINES ARE
NOW IN PROSPECT
Widening of the Road From King
Street Alone Nay Delay Con.
struction OF Road.

| A FTER thorough consideration the
| N franchises TO construct tracks
u on the Waikiki road. from the
corner of the road and King
street to the Kalia road, and from the
same road to Kapiolani park. were
granted yesterday afternoon by the
Superintendent Of Public Works. TO the
Rapid Transit company. Just what
this will mean cannot yet be foretold
but 1t IS taken to forecast rapid work
on the Beach extension OF the electric
road.
The petitions signed by "A majority OF
the property holders on the street
were presented to the. SuDerintenden6
recently and his attention asked for
the speedy consideration OF them. The
work of filing in McCully street is not
progressing favorably. according to
some of the officials OF the Rapid Tran
sit company, and it was deemed wisest
to have the matter OF route eettled
very soon and thoroughly. This caused
the preparation OF the petitions at once
and the action Of the department will
end all anxiety on the part OF the Tran
sit people.
This action gives free access 20 the
park TO the Rapid Transit company,
with the only drawback in the shape
OF the necessary delays in the widening
made by which the II estate gives the
land needed for the widening from the
King street line to the property of
James H. Boyd. This settles all ques-
tions out TO the Hopkins switch, there
being necessary only the removal OF
line of the new road. The removal OF
the cocoanut trees in front Of Sunny
South is now being going on, and the
breadfruit and niangoes there are being
taken up in some instances for the pur-
pose Of removal to another site. -
The plan so far as IL can be fore.
cast, is for the laying OF the tracks OF
the Rapid Transit company on the ma
xai side of the. Waikiki road after Ieav-
ng- King street. TO point where the
largest ditch crosses the road. which
IS just mauka Of Sunny South There
he line viii cross the road and enter
ipon its regular right Of way, which IL
will follow 10 the park the line OF it's
racks lying nlauka Of the tram line.
This viii make the turn at the entrance
o the road an easy one and will al
ow the cars to be seen by drivers
or a long distance up and down the
Dad so that there Will be no difficulty
n aN~niHfnp uryh oh
ur if there was an abrupt curve.
Work upon the filling OF McCuDy
treet is progressing and the line is
expected TO be ready for the roller
ONE time next week. The roadway IL
alleged is not being made OF the full
'idth, and there may be some time
,st in correcting this matter.
While the officials Of the Rapid Tran
it company are not yet ready to say
hat they will do as tO the matter OF
Immediate extensions, there is no doubt
ut the plans for the putting through
the Waikiki line viii be acted up
n at once. Should there be any diff
Guilty in the way OF the immediate
obstruction Of the McCully street
-oss line, IL is the opinion of at least
ne OF the directors that the building
the Waikiki road viii be pushed
head as fast as the widening can be
fected. The fact that the government
As agreed TO grant these franchises is
ken TO mean that there VIII be i'm
ediate action in this respect and
at there will be construction before
e end OF the month on the Waikiki
tension of the line.
In time ii IS thought there will be
70 lines 70 Waikiki. one by the main
ad and the other through McCuhy
rect which will enable the Punahou
ople to get 70 the park in the cars
which they begin the journey, or at
ast without delay and with one trans
r.