The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-23
PROBE.
F0RlNTER-
ISLAND

LFron wedneaday AdrertIser. ,

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From the manner in which the publ,
utilities commission opened and close,
is business session which lasted the
greater portion Of yesterday Afternoon
in the stangenwald Building, it Is be
licved there are more s;teeth', in th.
public utilities law Of Hawaii thai
some Of those who discussed the mea
sure before its enactment then realized
BY unanimous vote the commission
ers decided 70 take up the Investigation
OF all public utility corporations in III
Territory and will start their work will
the lntcr-Island Steam Navigation Com
pany. The secretary was authorized /,
notify tho lnter-lsland company tina
its affairs are to be subjected TO d thor
ough probe and that the examinatior.
will start Monday, February q
The meeting was attended BY Chair
man =. A. Mott-Smith, and Commits
sionors }. N. $. Williams and A.
Gignoux. None Of the members woul
discuss in detail the nature Of the A
vestigation Of the inter-Island whicl
they plan TO make. IT was admitted b
one Of the members that informal com
plants have been made against III
company. But so far as known non.
Of these alleged comnIaints AZ a. rr;.
ine. Among the oricvances ~
which alleges that following nm o,da
BY the harbor commissioneys 81,
months ago increasing the doekin.
charges Tor Inter Island vessels
wharves owned bv the Ter,;torv y, a.
different Islands the companv imme5,
ately advanced its freieht rates re-
said that the question If nassence
and freight rates az the co,nnan, ,s;l
be gone into AZ eonsideyable Iargtb
This action f. taken nnder Soe.;o
/ Of the Public IJtilities Az 49,
Chairman Mott.sm;th. This sact;o
reads as follows.
powar 80 f,,,,.,,,...,,,,
z re- Z. $3.50,
cs.l9h ~ regulate rates, etc; al
Pss 81 rates, lares, charges, ciassii
saNqns, rules ana practises made, chare
ca, or observed Dy any public utility
~ TWO OF more pubic utiiitie
sv nS snan DC Just ana REASONABLE,
and the commission shall have powel
ave, z hearing .,sl y, upon its own motioi
h rat nray,,lta,i ~, a ~ ~ ~ laI -
laws ~ ~ ffn;tsa S,.,. ~ snsso 1917,
reoulate Az AMI eh.,,s'a III ~ 49, III.
faPes char,,as a'se J. 49, W. ~, tate'
praet;ses 81 .hat 49,, i uue,, ~
inst ma ,aasoaahso ~" Ia . snas.
iafes and bnress,',, ~ ~ A. ~ pionlDis Is
betwaan Ioeal,t;as =. q
consnma,s, 1890 $500 ~ essresh users Q
eond;tinas Eas' suDs ..''u- sihiia
tho eor,,,,,.s q ~. q oiu9l sn .'
th;s saat;as -, u,lue, 'ns P,onlsions 81.
spn,o,,,s zsnail ~ 70 th'
nar sV.'e, u i ,.' N nke mar
- aaa..iA atfs1i nos tlyn IN ofuei
Ia 49,. Z si,oule Juugo AZ enam'
~, Il, aipeai shan not Of itseh
al .ao oi's.A I'm u lre order appeal
yyui' wv tne supreme court ma.
say w sslu, atef nearing upon
~ O! y snsso,or' upon sueh condition
ieeii PropeI rs 70 giving
Donu anu heePlng the necessary at
5 eoun.s % otheLWise ~ order 70 secuI'
restitution OF the excess charges, u
any, mauV unrlhg tine pendeney Of the
appea, ~ case tne order appealed from 4
shouiu % sustained IA whole or A
part
~ ,fOr vioiation. IA
siona e Nv iGr yiolallng the Prov
n mi ~ ~ y s .lta ~ oechol
49,, .,..l. ~ N. r.tt,S. ~ .Aooo wy
naso s'uu.sl ~ run import, Is Of NOR
;eaioas iuenSe 70 tpe pupile nth
az s -, pg ~. 4h "no wonia seea TO vio
iato the Jaw, IMAM IS SHOWN on the face
- Ieaus ~ loliows'
,,.;I,.s ee.i s ~. renalty ANY publ
ss'.y Nioiatlng o. hegiectng or fail
ans ~, any puIrtieuiar y, 70 'eonlorn 70
ppinPiy VIII any q tne provisions o
e sa,s , 81 q my iawful order o. th'
evilinlisslon shali FORFEIT 70 the Ter
~ ,sofy 10y more .nan gi,uVo.Vv ior ey
~, s",n seio'atioh, hesiect ~ failure
~ q rp0Vse4 NJ ny sp.lon drought ~
$3.50, ,uo tan =, oi''ne lerritory ny the com
1sThn. Z.
oinninn o noenlng si-Aneant IN ne
etility carno.a.sa ss.'saslpns OF Puph'
lana ~, ~ 70 Win IN tne lnier'is
sn,i,h Nv,pal saiI chairman Mott
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