Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-01

money can net be figured u.;.. y
further inquiry into the aprlicah;,,.,'
and the construction of the :.
creating the commission: the 49, $50
and KIND of work can not he !"
terrnined until after the comm;s.,n-
has had some experience tbe,as.,,s
and knows what the law CO. ~
section OF act SO empowers 80
commission TO employ attorna,..
! clerks, stenographers, agents 60
neers, accountants, and other ass,s.
ants. The authority is given 10 -
ganize an office force of very com.
plete character but this power i.
limited by the amount of monas
available. Under the efrcumstancas
il would seem advisable to No.
with small office force, saw a.
person who could perform the dut,es
of secretary. clerk and bookkeanar
as well as .stenographer for ordinary
office and correspondence purposes
at fair salary, and a typist for
copying and doing tabulatfon WORK
at moderate salary. An exnert
stenographer would be needed only
to report verbatim while the commits.
sion is holding sessions and one eonld
be employed for that purpose as the
occasion required. The same NAV
be said OF attorneys, engineers and
accountants. Moreover, it must be
borne in mind that your chairman is
virtually included in the permanent
office force whether In office or upon
investigation. Following the analogy
of the courts, it. may be said at this
point that while the sessions of the
commission are public the delibera.
tons of the members. of the commits
sion toward . formulating decisions
need not necessarily be so, though
such decisions are to be publicly an
nounced.
Public Utilities Ac;s-The two acts
creating the Hawaii commission have
been printed in pamphlet form (250
copiesl. A copy has been furnished to
each Commissioners, and a copy sent
to many. n not all, of the public utility
concerns In the territory. Copies
have also been sent to a number Of
similar, commissions away from here.
The remaining copies are available
fer such disposition as the commission
may desire to make thereof.
List Of Public UtilitiesA-A partial
and tentative list of the corporations,
the principal business Of which Is that
of performing public utility service in
the territory, and which probably come
within the jurisdiction or investigating
lower Of the Hawaii commission, has
been prepared and is submitted here
with:
Hawaii Railway Co.
Hilo Railroad Co.
Hilo Traction Go.
Honolulu RAPID Transit & Land Co.
lao Stables Go.
InterIsland Steam Navigation Co.
Kahului Railroad Co,
Kauai Railway Co
Kona Railroad & Land Co.
Koolau Railway Co. =,
Maui Land & Railroad Co.
Oahu RailwaYs& Land Co.
Pearl Harbof Traction Co.
Volcano Stables 4 Transportation
Co.. Il s,
West Hawaii Railroad Co.
Hanlakua &h South Kohala Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co.
Hiio & Hawaii Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.
Kanai Telephone Co.
Kohala Telephone Co.
Kona1Kau Telephone e Telegraph
Co. ~ 81
Maui Telephone Co. Il
Mutual Telephone Co.
Hawaiian Electric Co.
Hilo Electric Co.
Honolulu Gas Co.
Island Electric Co.
Kauai Electric Co.
Fast Maui Irrigation Co.
Hawaiian Irrigation CO..
Kehena Water Co.
Rohala Ditch Co.
Wahiawa Water Co.
Waimea Water Co.
Waikane Water, Co.
Waiahole Water Co:
This list IS submitted not with the |
dea that 1t Is either a correct or com
Dlete list Of CORPORATIONS performing |
rublic utility service in the territory.
lut as foundation upon which n
work for a fuller. more complete and !,
more correct list This work will nee |
sssitate the examination of the char |
ers and records of corporations in the
reasurer's Office Moreover, Acts So |
md 1T include persons as well as
corporations doing public utility bust
less. Hence, in some cases the ex-
animation Of partnership papers and
n other cases the examination of the
nature of business carried on by pri-
ate individuals and organizations, as
veil as of corporations will have to be
made. or other means employed to
lscertain. what business in the terri
ory falls under the provisions of the
Icts
ONCE and Furniture. For the ac- 1
Of the public it would
eem best that the commission secure
n Office or Offices in the business Sec
.on of Honolulu as its permanent
nd ordinary place of business. hold
ng such meetings at the. capitol, in
honolulu, as may require larger quar-