The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-27
HOW HlLO FEELS ABOUT TIE
NGHTS.OF.wAY TO NEW WHARF
Does Not Want TO Embarass lilo Railroad
Company But Does Want to Know
About What Is Being Done

MoHlu 20 Absolutely wrong as the
former would endangcr the passengers
for the httcr who would have to cross
the railroad tracks on entering or leav.
ing the street cars
No Rails on Public strects
Scott called attention TO the fact that
at the public meeting which the harbor
commission held in this city the trans.
poftation question with refcrcnc to tho
new wharf had been one Of the principal
subject for discussion. The proposition
was to get a means of access to tho
wharf in as direct line as possible.
At that time Campbell had made no
suggestion in regard to n railroad ave-
nue. and Scott was of the opinion that
1T would be very Objectionable TO have
n steam railroad run on any avenue in
Ililo, particularly as, on account of the
great traffic, the railroad would require
a number of tracks. Scott was opposed
to having railroads running through
any public streets in Hilo. particularly
as there was plenty of other land on
which the tracks could be laid, and he
did not consider that the superintendent
of public works had the interests of the
l1ilo community at heart when he made
such suggestion.
Good to Stand In.
j, Castendyk thought it would be good
policy to take no action until definite
plans had been received from Campbell.
Ii was always good thing to be on
the good side of the officials He
thought it would be well merely to ask
Campbell to submit his plans before he
took definite action thereon.
Scott suggested that the motion
should include request that Campbell
submit his plans to the board Of trade.
Metzger said that it was no use, any
how, to appoint a committee. 1t would
be sufficient to have the secretary write
to. Campbell. CONFESS withdrew his old
motion and put up new one whereby
the secretary was instructed to write
Campbell asking him to submit to the
hoard his plans for railroad rights of
way and streets between Waiakea and
| the new wharf.
Don't Want to Check Progress.
Scott and Holmes both wanted the
motion to specify the Hilo Railroad, but
Cnbett said that he did not wish to
see the railroad hampered in its work.
He asked Filler if this action would
do SO. . -"
? Filler answered that 1T would affect
i the Hilo Railroad Co. neither in one
way. nor in the other.
Kennedy asked Filler if no plans
had been made by the railroad company
Flor its line to the new wharf, and
| Filter answered that negotiations were
atsipresent being carried on in Homo.
lulu There was plenty of room foI
streets and railway rights of way for
everybody, although, of course, al
these, should be along as straight lines
fas possible
i Then you think it is all foolishnesi
to run a road as Campbell suggesta, ,
asked Kennedy.
/ Filler, automatically, declined to put
his opinion in such direct language.
'1Stott said that no one present de
sired to hamper the Hilo Railroad Co.
particularly as there was plenty OF
room for everybody. He had heard
however, that the railroad people had
applied for right of way from Cocoa
nui Island running in the. shape of q
U along the Reed 3 Bay shore line and
on to the new wharf. Should this be-
granted, it would place the entire wa
terfront in the control of the railroad
company, and Hilo would be likely t.
suffer the consequences which Oakland
and Chicago had suffered under similal
conditions. If this were the railroa,
company IS proposition, the entire popu
lation of Hilo should be consulted be
, fore action was taken thereon.
Filler answered that, as matter OF
fact, the railroad had already right
of way in about the place described
by Scott in the neighborhood of Cocoa
nut Island, but he did not think thai
it would ever be used.
AT this point the motion carried, AZ
well as motion by Metzger that thu
supervisors be asked to instruct til,
county engineer to look over the lane
in question and to give his ideas as Il
the, proper location of public roat
to the wharf.
Brughelli made few remaks amen
the manner in which the powers of til,
supervisors were gradually being usurp
led by commissions and others, where
upon the meeting adjourned.
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