The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-13


way for such a service had. however.
been made clear and 1t seemed to be
all over but the shouting. The meet
ing was really ratification and possi-
ly a qualification meeting. IT had been
found out of the question for the COM
pany to put another car on the waia-
lac road line, such a car would cost
$1,000 additional expense Therefore
the schedule had to be adjusted with
out the putting on of an extra car.
The schedule of the Liliha and Bere-
tania streets line had had to be amend
ed. There was too much patronage of
the King street line for any change to
be made there. The former line was
lean line and there was no money in
operating 1t on the old schedule
The Liliha street people were disgust
ed at the change of schedule in the
running of their cars. He hoped and
thought that they would reconcile
themselves to the new order of things.
Where the traffic offered, there must
the company go.
The franchise of the company was
not as liberal as 1t was popularity sup
posed to be, 1t allowed the company
to give man ride IL he gave a
nickel and he could ride about ten
miles for five cents IL he wes so mind
ed. The company gave the government
about half as much as II gave the
shareholders. There wasn't n railroad
In the United Staaes that did that.
The speaker said that as long as the
company held its franchise, 1t would
do all for its patrons that it could,
even as dry goods or other merchant
To ability's extent.
In response to n request from the
chair, Attorney Douthitt said that as
one of a committee, he had had n talk
with the Governor on the question of
the proposed change of schedule. The
Governor had asked him what he could
do in the matter. Douthitt had agreed
with him that he could do absolutely
nothing regarding change I'm time
service, and that 1t was up to the COM
pany to act as 1t saw fit All that the
Governor had to do was to see that
the company furnished sufficient cars
To satisfy the demands of traffic. The
speaker was delighted with prospects
of an immediate 20 minutes service and
said that the petitioners had got more
than they asked inasmuch as they
would now be able to go to Waialae
without a transfer.
Senator c. II. Dickey complimented
the II. II, Il. Il l.. Co on the excel
lence of its service. He hadn't seen
better in the States. The conductors,
especially, We're considerable and polite.
Honolulu ought to be proud of the
company.
A V. Gear moved vote of thanks
TO Mr.. Peck for his address and to the
company for acceding to the request
OF the club which was unanimously
rendered, and acknowledged by the re-
cipient.
No regular reports of committees
We're received but President Meyers
stated that the nursery of the club was
well started and that the Arbor Day
trees were In splendid shape, only one
having died and that not from natural
causes.
Work on the Waialae road was. he
said. progressing rapidly and an ex-
cellent showing was being made by the
small gang of men employed. He had
been Informed that it was the inten-
ton of the road supervisor to go right
ahead with the work. BY the end of
the month the grading of the road win
have been finished. the pipes put in
and the coral dressing partly put on.
Sixty days ago, said the chair, the
agitation for better car service had
been started Today the club had got
NAsh TO-
measure true of the work on the Wal
alae road. He thought that herein the
club should feel greatly encouraged
and go to the work of improving the
district with renewed effort. What the
cl"h wanted was more members.
So ended a most interesting meeting.