The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-19
MATTER
is UP AGAIN
NEW AGREEMENT PROPOSED
Supervisors Pass Question Up
to City and County
Attorney.

(From Wednesdays AdvertiseI.l
The entire telephone question was
reopened at the meeting of the super
yisors last night after it was supposed
that the trouble was all settled and
that no more was 10 be heard Of H.
The question is once more in the air,
and there appears 10 be nothing Do IN
dicate when the pilikia viii be pau.
The committee, consisting OF all the
members Of the board except Logan
and Quinn, brought in a report 10 tbs
effect that the negotiations. which mad
amounted 10 nothing, should be abau-
doned. as the telephone company mad
rejected the five propositions MADE ir
il by the committee and the commit
tee felt il beneath its dignity 10 Iuaisf
any more.
The dropping Of the negotiations. n
was dmitted-unoficialiy OF courss-
would mean that the telephone som.
pany had won ont. for a. least seven.
| tv-fve per cent of the excavation
work has already been done and even
were the city and county 10 try -tl
compel the company 10 pay an insFsc
tion fee for the rest OF the nur-. u
would cost the telephone people lesl
than 500.
But Logan and Qninn. the miDerity
Of the board. objected to allowing ID.
matter to drop. Logan produeed Iruu
| his pocket another tentHtive agree
ment drafted rby the attorney der -th'
telephone COMPANY and prof cred -tiiI.
in place Of the report Of the commit
| tee. Nobody of the minority, ru
| course. was able 10 understand al runi
reading what the new agreement mean
and it was consequently passed owe
to the deputy city attorney TO stnd'
and see what he can make ut H.
In the mean time the report n Tn
committee was not acted upun. LiVgl
the production by Logan Of tine new
tentative agreement, the report df tn
committee. recommending that inegot II
tions come 10 an end, was laid On -tir
table, awaiting a report by tine depui'
city attorney ON the new agreement
New Agreement.
This latter is IN the main siniiiH
to the agreement which the supel
visors some weeks ago rejected, Jon
some changes have been made m I
which il is hoped viii satisfy Ay,leJ
ct al.
For instance, the clause in tine org
nal agreement which provided rlaI III
city should have the right 10 insEa
! ..l.
. the cunduits TO the extent 1lf 1.i.OU
feet AT the rate ut fifteen GEMS a Ion
, is changed SO that no lImu uu til
number Of feet is imposed. Tins, iIuN
, ever, is in accordance with tine suri
Of the company s original prGpOal. Tin
limit Of $4,000 feet was set III the n
stance Of Fred. Milvertun. a. Lewis
attorney for the company, some Inn
ago made the statement m The lAnVsi
tiser that the company was .eIrtITal
, willing to change this limit ~ -taIe IN
limit off ii II would suit the supervisor
better.
On the other hand. the supervisors
original contention was 1hat -rheI lime
have the right to follow the company
, lines wherever they go. Tins cuIrsaI
ton II is understood, is 10 De fiiJu
. doned. The company, however, as a
; give the supervisors more lurItude q
!, to when the cost uf installing the ru
y and county wires in the duets s 10 o
I paid. Under the original agreement -t
supervisors feared thai the .cmpar
= might set time when the ery an
e county wires should he TemUved 1m
= the poles This objection rs remuue
q b,- the napy .agraeuguf winch TrUsg ii
S supervisors more time If they dsslre
u just how the whole matter viii eI
= is. Of course. uncertain. For the 1ressI
a the matter is up to the deputy er
r attorney for an opinion On the He
n agreement submitted
S Aside from the telephone matter un
routine business was transacted, snt
as the hearing Of petitions for stre
lights, the allowing Il bills and ,
u forth.