The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-28


breach OF lalth between the territory
and the Rapid Transit Company, wnicn
has accepted a legislative grant in good
faith, and in like good faith is endeav v
oring to make the same pronta Ole
through the maintenance OF a pub.ic
service of the very best character
This mas been accomplished very
largely by the aid of outside capital.
upon the assurance by the representa-
tives OF this company that the Legisla-
ture of Hawaii would never fail to pro-
tect in all fairne and honor the com
pany's vested rights. 1 am, sir,
Very respectfully yours,
L. TENNEY PECK.
President, Honolulu Rapid transit &
Land Co.
THE LUCAS BRIEF.
The Lucas brief, presented in be
half of the request for the new fran
chise, was as follows:
Honolulu, H. T. Feb. 81, 1905.
To the Senate Special Committee OF
Senate Bill No u.
To meet the objections of the Oahu
Railway and Land Company and the
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company to Senate Bill No. u, 1 beg
to submit the following:
% AS to objections raised by the
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company.
L do not believe that the point made
by the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company is well taken for the
ground that the public in general gen
enrally ride on the cars that carry them
the cheapest. The present fare charg-
ed by the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company, say from town TO Ka-
piolani Park, about three miles, is five
cents (5c.), while the fare proposed to
be charged by my company for the
same trip would be eighteen cents
18c.). Surely the committee will see
that people will continue to travel on
the cars of the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit and Land Company at these
rates. However. if the committee
thinks that the point made by the HO-
nolulu Rapid Transit and Land Com
pany is well taken, I ask that I be
allowed to amend my bill! 50 that l
may have the right to construct, lay
and operate lines on any of the streets
of Honolulu between the waterfront
and WyIlie street, Nuuanu valley, and
Kapiolani Park at Waikiki and Kame-
hameha " road at Kalihi. an electric
road or roads in consideration of which
the proposed company will agree to
charge not more than -hree cents 4
trip for adults, and two and one-half
cents per trip for school children on
week days during school hours and on
Sunday during Sunday school hours.
A trip to mean any route in any gen
eral direction. For instance from Ka-
pioIani Park to the waterfront to
Nuuanu valley, or to Kalihi. From
Nuuanu valley to Waikiki, the water
front or to Kalihi. From the water
front to Nuuanu Valley, Kapiolanl
Park, Waikiki, or to Kalihf From
Kalihi to Nuuanu Valley. the water
front, or to Kapiolani Park
l think that this last amendment
should be allowed me for the reason
that the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company's present cents fare
allows them many feed lines to gather
passengers for its main lines whereas
the proposed new line is only allowed
in its original bill to run on one main !
line in any direction.
The Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company was given a franchise
at a. time when the old Hawaiian
Tramways Company had a franchise
on many of the streets of Honolulu
and were charging from to Is cent
fares. The Honolulu Rapid Transit
and Land Company were willing to
give the public cents fare and were
given a franchise. Who was bene-
flied by this franchise? say the pub
lie. Now 1 offer to give a fare OF 3
cents a trip for adults with IL cent
fares for children on week days dur
ing school hours and on Sundays dur
ing Sunday school hours. Who will be
benefited by this franchise, if granted?
1 say the public.
% AS to objections raised by the
Oahu Railway and Land Company.
1 realize that the Oahu Railway and
Land Company has a franchise giving
District of Eva, Waialua, HOO
lauloa and Koolaupol1o, but up
up to the present ime has
only taken advantage of portions of it's
franchise. I therefore come to this
Legislature to ask for franchise that
covers nearly all rev territory, an
touched at present by any road, and if
this Legislature desires to promote the
industries of this Territory they
should grant me the franchise asked
for
1t will cost between $4,000, 10000 and
$4,000, 10000 to build this propose road,
the greater portion of which will re
spent for labor and thereby benefit the
people of the Territory at large, as
well as give many people steady en-
ployment as Well and open up ana
tend to develop new country when
will l venture to say increase the taxes
of this island, in the districts where
this road will run, from $100, 100000 to
$50, 10000 per year.
The subsidy asked for this railroad
will not cause the Territory additional
money out of its present revenues from
the districts where it is proposed 10
run this road The increase in taxes
caused by the opening up of new
lands, etc, will more than pay for the
subsidy asked for. AS an illustration
allow me to mention the following
facts: In the District of Eva before
the Oahu Railway and Land Compa-
ny'S road was built the government