Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-27
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OF D. per cent. Is any one so stupid
as to believe that the Rapid Transit 4
Land Co, controlled by the Castle Es-
tate is NOT going TO favor Mr.. ]. b.
Castle? II there is. the old adage,
That blood is thicker than water"
finds no favor with such person.
The Franchise Agreement.
Again does Il not come with very
poor grace from the Honolulu Rapid
Transit & Land Co. to play the part
of injured innocence in this matter.
This community has given very va
liable franchise to that company and
one Of the conditions upon which it
was granted Is that the company
should. pave the streets between the
rails and to a distance of one foot
outside thereof. THAT such paving
OF matchmaking shall be flush with
the streets, and must correspond with
the paving or macadamizing OF the
remaining portion Of said streets. =
The Rapid Transit & Land Co. has
deliberately. might almost say mali
ciously refused to comply with this
provision as every person who uses
the streets in honolulu knows only
too well. The condition of the streets
between the rails of the Rapid Transit
& Land Co. is atrocious For instance
the crossing at King and Alapai
streets where the County has just re-
paired the street and put 1t in good
condition, is, disgrace to the city,
and a menace to every vehicle that
passes over it.
Supreme Court Decision.
This corporation which is making
large profits out of the people of this
country refused to comply with this
plain provision of the law and ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court Of the
Territory where it was promptly and
righteously sat uon. being told in eff
feet to do their duty under their
franchise to the people of this city,
but still it stubbornly refuses to do so
taking advantage OF a mere legal quib-
BILE, as I am informed, threatens to
fppeal, If they have not already APP
pealed to the Supreme Court at Wash
ington, where in the ordinary course
OF things a decision will not be rem
dered for a number of years.
rs. it not time for the authorities
to take steps to forfeit this franchise
under which he corporation is run
in such fragrant disregard of the
rights Of the people? The provision |
of the law is plain. Page 405. Sec
ton 870. Forfeiture of Franchise:
Whenever the said association re- |
fuses to do or fails to do or perform
OF. carry or comply with any act, mat |
ter or thin grequisite or required to |
be. done under the provision of this |
chapter and shall continue so to refuse |
or fail to do or perform or carry out |
or comply Herewith, the Superintend-
ent Of Public Works shall with the |
consent of the Governor cause pro-
ceedings to be instituted before the |
proper tribunal to have the franchise |
granted by this chapter and eli rights |
and privileges granted hereunder. for
feited and declared null and Void
"This Board has probably gone be-
yond its powers in trying to reach an
amicable arrangement with the Com
pany, but nothing can be accomplish |
ed with this grasping corporation. Wei
have given the Rapid Transit & Land
Co. the right to pave between the rails
with Lava rock, blocks, which to my
way of thinking is unlawful, as the
is not vested in us to grant
such power It is not in the power of
the Board to designate the class of
pavement to be laid between the rails. |
AS stated above in Section 83S, Para |
graph 8, The pavement must cores
pond with the pavement of the re-
naming portion of said street
Is this city going to suffer the fate |
Of so many other cities that have
been strangled in the grasp of re-
morseless and greedy public service
Let graft whether it be |
by family compact or inl
whatever form it may appear be
down and as long as / am
/ shall do my best to
stamp it out.
The Supervisors have let all con-
tracts for paving according to lawl
under the decision of our Supreme
Court. and after most careful consid-
Grafton in each case. If Mr.. ]. B.
castle has not had a chance to bid
/ was because after getting from him
he cost of his ohia block paving. it
vas SO expensive that the city, cannot
afford to have It.
EBEN P. LOW.