Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
SECOND FRANCHISE
BILL is LAUNCHED
Senator Judd Announces Gov
ernor Drafted Plan to Meet
Previous Objections

Just before tie senate TOOK recess
the calculations which had 1een made
regarding the passage of the Chilling
worth Rapid Transit & Land Com
pany act, by introducing measure,
drafted by the governor, and designed
to provide for the extension OF the
franchise OF the railway company.
Several, changes are made in this
newly introduced act from t;lose con-
tained In the one which received a
pocket veto after the last session OF
the Legislature.
Senator Judd in introducing the
till stated that 1t had been written
10y the governor, and that he believes
Il made clear the chief executives
objection to the proposed act of 1911,
and that II differed In several re
spects from the one offered by Sen
etor Chillingworth.
There is q bill before the senate
now" stated the senator. TO extend
the franchise OF the Rapid Transit &
Land Company's franchise. II Is
identical with the one which was in.
troduced during the last days of the
1911 session, and which received the
rocket veto of the governor.
This bill which ! am introducing
has been drafted by the governor
and / believe il will make clear his
objection to the former one. l wish
this measure introduced at this time
that full publicity may be given 1t,
and that the sentiment Of the people
~ - r h. .~au 6ncfra ~ h0ar
a full discussion on the matter and
to that end ask that tie rules be
suspended and be permitted to in.
troduce the bill at this time
Senator Judd stated after recess
had been taken that he did not wish
at that time to discuss the merits OF
the measure, but preferred TO wait un-
til It had been printed and the senat-
ors had had an opportunity to go into
its provisions themselves.
The passage Of this bill In the SEN
ate win. OF course, mean the defeat
OF the ChiIlingWorth one. 1t Is ex.
pectcd, say some OF the solons, that
if the governors bill meets with
favorable reception, Senator Chilling
worth will Withdraw his and allow
the new one to pass without opposi-
ton.
Just what changes are made in the
new bill from the one Of 1911 were
not made clear BY Senator Judd, who
passed that point BY merely stating
that It contained. he believed, the
explanation Of the objections of the
governor to the former measure.
The bill provides for the extension
Of the Rapid Transit franchise, and
specifies the manner in which the
company is obliged to evidence its
acceptance of the terms for the ex.
tension. II asks that congress be
requested to approve the measure
and that within specified time after
the approval Of congress has been
made known the transit company
elect to accept or reject the rendered
contract.
A. number of the changes relate to
procedure to be followed In event the
government desires to repurchase the
franchise, and the manner Of making
improvements.
The act is clearly written, void OF
ambiguity. II was ordered to be
printed after passing first reading
and will probably come up for second
reading and be assigned to commit
tee during the latter part of the week
The following is the bill in full:
The new bill is entitled: "An Act
relating to the franchise Of the Ho.
nolulu Rapid Transit & Land Com
rany; extending such franchise and
otherwise amending the Jaws relat,
ing thereto" and its provisions are:
Section 1. That the terms of the
franchise granted by acts 50 and ~
of the laws OF 1898, being chapter Sc
of the revised land laws Of Hawaii. is
hereby extended to July 1, 1850; pro-
vided that at any time after the ex.
piration of the original term OF thirty
years for which said franchise was
granted. the territory of Hawaii, or
any political division thereof, within
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