The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-28

4 two years from this time in or. 4
4 der that the matters involved 4
4 may be more fully considered 4
4 by tho people Of this city and 4
4 county IN the interval; 4
\ And Il is our further iudg. 4
4 mont that the legislature should 4
4 provide for the appointment Of 4
commission TO investigate and X
4 report upon all Of such matters 4
4 not later than July /, 1919. 4
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With a vote of eleven to seven the
above motion was adopted at a meet
ing Of the Central Improvement Com
mittee yesterday afternoon. The SEQ
ond portion of the motion was tackled
ON at psychological moment when the
first part, or the original motion, was
about to be defeated. It won few
votes and the whole was carried
The first part Of the motion as adopt.
ed WAS offered by Attorney @. w.
Ashford, who appeared as a delegate
from the Kaahumanu club to the cen.
trail committee The motion was prac.
tieally in the way Of being defeated,
the Manoa contingent being shoulder
to shoulder in opposition. when the mo.
ton was put by Chairman Berndt. At
this juncture, Ralph S. Hosmer arose
to make a suggestion, which was prac.
tieally in the form Of the last para
graph, which he offered as an amend
| nd All W. ALL nj
Others supporting the original motion
eagerly accepted.
During the debate statement was
made, apparently as a Democratic
threat, that the whole rapid transit
matter would be brought before the
! people in the next campaign as a part
of the Democratic platform.
One of the main speakers at yester-
days meeting was B. Won Damn
of the Manoa Improvement Club. He
announced that while he felt that
there were certain amendments which
could and should be made to the fran.
chise and there were certain abuses Of
administration to be corrected, yet he
felt that the company was one which
should be backed by the public. He
expressed the opinion that its service
was second to none and that It was
opening up country with its exten
sions.
In this he was supported strongly
by Albion Clark of Kaimuki, who
stated that although the Kaimuki
Waialae residents had contributed
about $4,000 toward the Waialae ex
tension, yet they had all benefited by
the service, which. had opened up a
vast tract of land for residence pur-
poses, due entirely to the rapid tran
sit development.
Mr.. Won Damn disagreed with the
statements of O. w. Ashford. He said
the Rapid Transit company did moi
need to make improvements at all and
could turn its money into dividends
father than into improved service anC
equipment. The company colld issu,
stock and do many things financially
but with growing city this was to bC
avoided He believed in granting the
extension of franchise under certain
conditions, making it a give and take
proposition. Lack of extensions OF
the various lines would keep down the
eity's growth
AS to freight transportation over iii
lines, he asked why they should moi
carry it. AS to the criticism that the
freight cars would raise dust, he
laughed at the idea. Wagons raised at
much dust or more and ruined the
streets. He did not wish to be under
stood as fighting for the rapid transit
Vie was fighting for the people, rather
AS to the schedules, these could bC
fixed by the appointment of commits
sion. There are some provisions in the
franchise which he suggested might b'
changed.
AS to motive power, he did not agre,
that the company should be allowed
10 use internal combustion engines OF
lts passenger cars. He suggested tina
this be prohibited within certain citl
limits at least.
AS TO the provision concerning fares
he thought 1t right that ONLY a five
cent fare should be charged, but ever
in this matter the Rapid Transit ha,
some rights to be observed. For in
stance, the franchise gave them tn
, right, within certain distances from TIA,
shore, to charge five cents. Mr.. yol
Damn suggested II would be unfair I,
make the company collect only a FIVE
cent fare In case they extended thei
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be some limitation.
One OF the most serious sections TO
consideration, In his opinion, was soc
ton $751; which provides for certail
charges from their income. This allow
tho company 70 tissue bonds for 1000
900 He proposed that some item b
Inserted IN this paragraph limiting th
capital stock 10 the actual amount ~
vested IN their lines, less al ontstand
ing indebtedness, bonded or otherwise
lle believed sections aBl and 81
should also be altered 10 some extent
The people should also ask Tor ion
minute service over all eKiailng lines
They should suggest airbrakes on al
passenger ears, and above an, he fei
tlai Z hnafd M lalllQhdi 10 steel Nll
road, commissioners should DO appoint
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such 40 felt u Hauld be feasible y
have one af i've members ~ the hapii
tWnsii company On ihp commission
The rompaHY bad already Altered, q
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