The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-07
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result of the conference was decidedly
satisfactory. The county was repre-
sented by Mayor Fern, Supervisors
Quinn, Kane, and Aylett, members of
the road committee; the county attor-
ney and first deputy county attorney,
the county engineer and the superin-
tendent of the electric lighting system
On behalf of the telephone company,
there were present the Hon. George r..
Carter, Attorney A. Lewis, j. A Balch,
John Warehouse, and A n. Campbell.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
started the conference on its way by
giving a brief review of what he con
sidered the county's rights in the case.
George r. Carter, on behalf Of the
telephone people, then took the floor
He told of the forming of the new
telephone company and the plan to
float the stock elsewhere, plan which
did not meet with the approval of local
business men and resulted in the buy
ing out of both the Mutual Telephone
Company and the new concern. AS
proof that the deal has not been a
money-making transaction, he stated
that the stock in the Mutual Telephone
Company has dropped ten points since
the new people took hold.
81 understand that contract was
executed between the Territory and
the old company whereby the county
is entitled to string its police and fire
alarm wires on the poles of the tele
phone company" continued Carter
''but / do not believe that that con
tract obiigates the company to main
tain the poles.''
Carter Suggests Compromise
| Mr.. Carter then suggested that
compromise might be effected whereby
the disputing parties would meet eacl
| other half way. He stated that tn,
| stall conduit for the county at fifteel
cents per foot, just what it costs tn
company to do the work, making NJ
| pro rata charge for excavation. Tha
would mean saving to the county o
| between $4,000 and $4,000 over wha
it would cost were the county to under
take the work on it's own account, ow
ing to the fact that the company ha
purchased in such large quantitie:
said he.
The fact that the company has t
| open trenches in order to lay its line
also means added advantage to tn
county, said he, in that the cost o
excavation, no small item, is eliminat
ed. Another advantage accruing t
the city from the proposition offere
by the telephone poole, said he, is tn
fact that the company win install mar
holes at frequent intervals. Many 0
these manholes will not be required b
the telephone people for some time t
come. but will be of vast Importance {
the county, owing to the fact that tn
police and fire alarm lines will not a
ways follow along the present routes G
the telephone lines. These manhole
cost $50 a piece. The cost to the cit
of having the conduit laid by the con
pany would be about $500, said he.
Wanted Fees Waived.
In return for its willingness to allo
the county to make use of its manholt
and conduit systems, and its agreein
to lay conduit for the county at eos
Mr.. Carter expressed the belief thu
the county might very reasonably waiV
the collection of all fees for inspectio
of excavations made by the telephoI
company during the twentv-seven yea
that the franchise is in force. He G.
planned that the company will bind
self to keep the county conduit in T
pair during all of that time and su