The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-14
ANDREWS REPLY
TO THE SENATE
ANSWERS SENATOR BISHOPS RE
SOLUTION OF INQUIRY ABOUT
THE MATTER OF CAR PASSES.

Attorney General Andrews yesterday
afternoon sent the following TO the
Senate in reply to the resolution intro
duccd bv Senator Bishop.
Honolulu, April u, 1905.
To the President and Members Of the
Senate of the Territory of Hawaii.
Gentlemen: The resolution adopted
by the Senate OF the Territory of Ha-
wall on the 18th day Of April 1905, re-
questing from me information as to
wether first l held or have held with
in ninety days past a free pass from
the Honolulu Rapid Transit q Land
Company, permitting me to ride free
on the cars of said Company; second,
whether / hold such pass from any
company or railroad giving me the
privilege of free transportation; third,
whether any of the deputies or assist
ants hold or have held within ninety
days past, passes from or issued by the
Honolulu Rapid Transit Company, was
received by me this morning and in
reply l would answer all there in the
negative.
In order however that there may
be no misunderstanding i'm this matter,
l would further state that the Deputy
Attorney General the Assistants and
G. A. Doyle, are special policemen con-
nected with this department, for the
purpose Of assisting the business Of the
office, and have held special police
badges, practically since their time Of
commission as assistant attorney gen.
1, gr,s,r TO.
have the powers of a police officer are
to facilitate the work Of the office.
I understand that the Rapid Transit
Company allowed all special policemen
to ride on their cars without paying
fare, this however, was matter in
which the persons i'm my Office wehe
treated no differently from any other
special officer, and the privilege was
never requested of the Rapid Transit
Company by myself or any other per-
| son connected with my department.
am informed that the Rapid Tran
| sit Company issued an order that GER
| tain police badges would no longer be
/ recognized which included all in this
office such order being issued shortly
! after the receipt, from the Superinten-
dent of Public Works, of the letter an
nexed hereto.
Further i'm answering what | under
stand to be the spirit of your resolu-
ton, 1 would say that the suit brought
by my department against the Rapid
| Transit Company for violation of a
provision of their franchise, was
brought at the request of the Super
intendent of Public Works Holloway
a sthe result of an investigation, made
by him without my knowledge, which
eliminated i'm a letter to the Rapic
Transit Company also sent without
my knowledge ! ereto attached. AnC
as a result of their failure to act upor
said letter, the superintendent Of Pub
lie Works called upon our department
to bring suit, which we did, after OBJ
tanning further evidence that the fran
chise was still being violated i'm regar'
to the speed Of the car service, in spit
of the notice from the Superintendent
of Public Works
Had it been the wish Of this Depart
ment to annoy and hamper the railroau
dfty-eight suits, each for a hundre
dollar penalty could have been brough
as easily as the one which has bee
brought.
Further it was the idea of the Super
> intendent of Public Works togethe
with myself to bring this matter to
head while the Legislature was I'm ses
= sion, so that, if any remedial legisla
r tion is required it can be immediatel
3 had.
Yours respectfully,
LORRIN ANDREWS,
Attorney General