The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-09

a petition signed by ABOUT ESQ Dusl-
ness firms and individuals of Hilo and
vicinity and urging the Governor and
the superintendent of public works to
grant the license for the construction
of the proposed wharf at Hilo was re-
ceived by Marston Campbell yesterday.
The long list of names signed to the
petition includes those of almost every
business firm of Hilo, the names of sew
eral of the supervisors and the three
newspapers OF the Big Island metro.
polls. In view Of this the protest Of
John Scott, as set forth below in his
letter, that the people of Hilo have
not been informed as to the project,
falls trife fat and sounds a little
funny.
The funny side of the protest be-
comes even more apparent in view Of
the statement made by Superintendent
Campbell yesterday morning that he
himself, at the meeting neld recently
in Hilo for the purpose of fixing the
harbor lines, made the fat statement
that the license for the wharf would
be granted-and he made that state
ment in answer to a direction question
put to him by John Scott himself.
"The statement that the question of
granting a license for the construction
of the wharf was not brought up at the
Hilo meeting is incorrect said Mr..
Campbell, "for it was MIR. Scott him
self who asked me the question about
it. l told HIM then openly that the
license would be granted.
'The granting of license to the
Kahului Railroad Company" continued
Mr.. Campbell, "has proved the best
And there WASH It any row about the
granting of that license"
Mr.. scott's Objection.
The objection to granting the license
asked for, ON Mr.. Scott's part, is con-
tanned in the following copy of letter
received yesterday by Governor Frear.
Mr. Scott writes:
"Hon. Walter F. Frear, Governor, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, Honolulu.
"Dear Sir:-The matter of granting
license or franchise to the Hilo Rail
road Company to construct wharf
in the harbor of Hilo, has only been
brought to the notice of the Hilo public
by articles published in the Honolulu
papers of late date, and very few
people, unless they have a direct inter.
est in this work, know that a valuable
and almost exclusive franchise is being
asked for by this company.
"At the public meeting called by
Major Winslow a short time ago, only
the harbor and pierhead lines were up
for discussion, and the impression Civ
en- in Honolulu that this franchise was
also considered is not correct. There
has been issued a call for public
meeting to be held on Saturday at two
p. M, to thoroughly consider this very
important matter, and / am please to
see by Today's News that you viii
defer action until the Hilo public can
have a hearing
"I am heartily in favor of granting
this franchise, (and so have informed
Mr.. l.. A. Thurston) to the II. r. r.
Co. to build this wharf for the carry.
ing on of their business, but / am
strongly opposed to it unless there is
a clause inserted compelling them to
build a proper public approach to same,
whereby the public can have access
to 1t by any means they see fit to use,
If granted without this clause being
inserted the pubic viii be completely
at the mercy of this company, as not
n pound Of freight or other article can
pass over it without paying tribute
10 Il.
"When this structure is completed
II is reasonable TO expect tha5 the
steamers OF the American Hawaiian
and Matson lines will make use OF
same. As the Wilhelmina Is becoming
q very ponular passenger boat between
the islands. and should discharge anf
receive lie passengers at this wharf