The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-13

rived from his observations OF uoutI5-
! track lines, where cars on either track
| run independently OF all those on the
! opposinp track; but they do not fit a
J sIngle-track system, for the simple rea-
son that the movement of all the cars
in one direction is controlled by the
movement of all the cars going in the
D. opposite direction. To make cars pass
| upon schedule time at given points the
! ears must either make up lost time or
! fall back. and If after every slight
DELAY. they must be compelled to grad
/ yaIlv increase that delay and thereby
| be continually falling back to what
would be the time of the following
car-to that extent is the public incon-
venienced and trolley traffic becomes
| farce.
The necessity of the travelling public
| is not above the law. but the public
| convenience certainly requires a liberal
! Interpretation of this provision of its
franchise. In the first place, the stat
ute is an old one. and as far as the
| eight-mile limit goes, is replica Of
the regulation carved out for the old
mule cars in 1884, when electric rail-
roads did not exist.
As stated by the Attorney General,
the company accepted its franchise
with that proviso and in good faith lald
out its system accordingly, allowing
, ample distance between switches in
which to provide for ordinary stops to
accommodate the traffic, and has so OPP
Grated its ears up to the present time
with full endeavOr to maintain
schedule at all places and especially
at junction points, and it believes 1t
has done so TO the full satisfaction, not
only of the Honolulu public, but to
every tourist who has visited this city.
In fact, nothing but good words have
been said as to the method of operat-
ing in this particular, as wells as in
many others. The company, however,
did not. in accepting its franchise an
ticipate, at this late day, after nearly
four years of continuous operation,
with fewer accidents than have fallen
to the lot of railways operated in other
similar places, it would be cited Into
court to answer to this charge, which
is brought, not in Difference to any
general sentiment. but at the sole in
stance of the Attorney General, who
says he is doing it at the request of the
Superintendent of Public Works.
AS to the pass question: The Com
pany take direct issue with the state
ment of Mr.. Andrews as contained in
the Star of yesterday afternoon. The
first intimation the Manager had of
the dissatisfaction in the Attorney
Generals department, in this connec-
ton was made by the Attorney Gen
eral himself nearly month ago when,
in conversation with the Presi-
dent and the Manager. he asked why
it was that the subordinates of his Of
flee were allowed free transportation
upon the cars of this Company. while
he himself was apparently discriminate
ed against, and was required to pay his
fare. The answer of the Mana ger was
that he was unaware that any sub
ordinate of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, or
any person in his office was riding on
the cars of the Company without pay
ing fare, or that any such subordinate
was entitled to free transportation. and
that the matter would be looked into
forthwith. Immediately after this the
manager called upon the High Sheriff
and requested that he be provided with
a list of the uniformed police officers
and the numbers of their badges, to-
gether with the names of the special
police in the paid employment of the
department and the numbers of their
badges. This list was furnished by the
High Sheriff, accompanied by a letter
from him, dated March p, 1905 An.
examination of this list failed to reveal
the names of anyone connected with
the Attorney Generals department
The manager then called upon the
Sheriff again, went over the list of
special police with him for the pur-
pose of obtaining information as to
the character of their employment, and
also information as to how it was that
employees of the Attorney Generals
department were in possession Of
pose of obtaining free transportation
on the cars of the Rapid Transit Com
pany A further examination at this
time of the records of the Sheriff's Of
flee failed to reveal the names of any
of the Attorney Generals subordinates,
but the informa ton was given by the
Sheriff that they We're in possession of
badges. although they had not signed
for them. Printed lists We're then pre-
pared and distributed amongst the
conductors. giving classification of the
different pal officers of the police de-
partment, as well as the special po-
lice badges, which would be recognize
ed ON the cars under a generous inter
probation of a provision of the statute
which provides that policemen, when
on duty, and in uniform. shall be en- /
titled to free passes" Upon the 18th |
VI AJlli VI -hdiCIl iStSl the manager ob-
served one of the deputies of the At
torney Generals department upon
Punahou car and asked the conductor
if the deputy had paid his fare, and
was informed that he had not done so,
but that he had taken q police badge
from his pocket and showed it to the
conductor. The manager then IN
structed the conductor to go forward
and collect the fare, which the deputy
thereupon refused to pay and was in
formed by the manager that he either
had to do so or be elected from the I
ear. He then paid the fare. AS a co.
incidence it may be mentioned right I
here that the Superintendent of Public I
Works caused an engineer of his de- 6
oartment- to go out upon the different I
ines of the system on the goth day of r
March for the purpose of procuring +
evidence of fast running against the
company, which formed the basis OF 6
he complaint made, by him in his let {
er of March 23rd. addressed TO the