The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-22
EXTENSION
Public Spirited citizens May Advance
Money for Road Widening Tracks
Must Run ON Mauka Side.

The mass meeting yesterday after
noon, called for the purpose of discuss
ing the question of advancing the Rapid
Transit to Waikiki, wound up i'm the
appointment of a commission upon the
suggestion of j. G.. BOthweI seconded
by Representative Dickey. The gentle
men appointed will enquire into the
whole proposition and report later pre-
sumably upon the call of the executive.
The discussion was continued from
the point reported yesterday I'm these
columns by the following speakers:
Mr. Weldon asked if IL were not
possible to call commission to compel
the Chinese to allow the railway to take
it's original course.
Governor Dole thought not consider
ing it was a public enterprise.
George Paris thought that tourists
generally used the cars instead of car
riages, adding that the necessary strips
for widening the Waikiki road had been
offered to the government.
Commissioner Boyd COrObOrated Mr..
Paris and said that 90 feet frontage on
Kapiolani estate had been promised and
that negotiations are pending with Tx
Queen Liliuokalani for the same pur-
pose. Mr. Cartwright had also promis-
ed land provided his water rights and
issuance into bitches were protected. w
j. COrnweI had promised land for 80
cents a square foot or the ponds to be
filled in instead of a cash equivalent
Others had come forward satisfactorily,
there being apparently no obstacle with
the Ward Estate while the Ii estate had
already offered land.
b. r. Dillingham; asked for an es-
innate of the land required and money
wanted for the street widening.
Commissioner Boyd produced a map
of the proposed Improvements and eN-
planned the situation.
Mr. Giffard thought the improvements
would offset any land lost and thought
the land should be condemned right
away for such a purpose.
b. +. Dillingham; recapitulated the
situation and thought that the diff
Guilty of putting the track on the mauka
side of the present rails on account of
the high price for land would If present.
ed with figures of acreage and cost re-
suit in the land owners not asking pro-
hibitOry prices. He also suggested that
the Rapid Transit Company might put
up the purchase money to be returned
later Wen the government Golfers were
able to find the appropriation already
made for that purpose.
Mr.. Castle thought the McCully tract
and mauka of the present track route
to KapiOlani Park was the preferable
route. That is carriages were eliminat-
ed from that side of the track a high
rate of speed, desirable to Waikiki resi-
dents could be obtained. Referring to
Mr.. Dillinghams proposal for the Rap
id Transit ito pay for the property he
cited the Hotel extension where prop
erty owners allowed the cars to run
through their land without delay while
they waived none of their rights con-
sequent on the actual street opening.
He thought the same plan might be
adopted and that the government
might, in the urgency allow the rails to
be laid on the makai side of the tram
ways tracks to be moved later at the
government expense. Judging by the
Palama and Kalihi experience Mr.
Castle did not think the extra line
would be dangerous to carriage traffic
to a prohibitory degree.
Overnor Dole noted that almost all
speakers had admitted and urged that
the extra track would be dangerous
especially with no time limit set for the
ultimate removal.
Superintendent Boyd thought the
Hopkins switch turn might prove very
dangerous as there was little room
even at present
w. r. Castle stated that he thought
the ideal route was one running through
the McCully tract and thence to the
park on the mauka side of the Waikiki
road.
would cost $4,000 to fill a strip 10 feet
wide and said that the expense Of track
laying there would be $1,000 more than
on the main road.
J. G. ROthwell Opined that the track
laying was a permanent investment
adding that the vast majority of prop
erty owners had signifed their wish to
have the extension made and that he
thought there could be found 80 or 100
public spirited citizens who would be
willing to advance the necessary money
for securing the mauka strip and filling
it in and wait for reimbursement from
the government. He then moved that a
commission be appointed to look into
the matter as a whole.
The motion was seconded and after
nominations the following were APP
pointed with Superintendent j. II. Boyd
as an eX-oficio member. j. G. Roth
we'll chairman; b. f. Dillingham;, w. M
| Giffard, Fred Macfarlane, e. S. Cunha.