Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-28
OBJECTS TO BIG
COST Of FINDING
OUT old FIGURES
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for considerable other information re-
garding the equipment OF the com.
pany.
who is going to pay for getting
all this information" inquired Mana
ger Ballentyne. 1T is taking the time
OF our office force and 1t is big job"
Has to Have information.
Attorney Olson said that the terri.
tory would have to have Che informa.
ton. Attorney Wilmington, one of
the counsel for the Rapid Transit, sug-
gested that the territory put its own
witnesses on the stand and bring out
the information in that manner.
1t is necessary to see what material
has, been purchased by the company
and to what extent that material has
gone into the system" declared Attor-
ney Olson. The Rapid Transit is
obliged to furnish us with the infor-
nation we require In this case.
Former Governor Walter F. Frear,
one of the attorneys for the Rapid
Transit. stated that on September u,
this year, the territory received per-
mission to examine the books of the
Rapid Transit and that an engineer
made an investigation of the physical
value of the company's property.
The Rapid Transit was not asked
to get up any figures in this matter
until after the trial had begun" added
Mr.. Frear, with some heat,
.Fishing Expedition
~.
failed and is now going on fishing
expedition to try and get something
out of us" added Mr.. Frear Nov
the territory has come in, changed its
theory and asked us to do this work.
In order to carry out its theory, the
territory has got to get complete
statement of all construction work.
The territory had six weeks In which
to do this. Let it now bring in its re-
sults-if it can"
Attorney Olson replied that in q
case of this kind the only way the
territory can show what it wants to
and get at the facts is to do so from
the books of the company.
Manager Ballentyne said that since
the company's inception great deal
of the track had been rehabilitated;
that is, new rails and ties have been
laid and new surfacing has been
done. He could not recall any actual
reconstruction of any large portion Of
the line, he added.
Regarding the gross expenses OF
the Rapid Transit, as included in the
capital account, Manager Ballen-
tyne testified as follows:
Construction of 81 the company's
tracks: 1885, $75.86S.20; 1904, S127,
276.41; 1906. s15.023.92; 1906, $1O5lr
A; 1907, $14.15;y1S0S. $2S45.33; 1909,
$3OS.16; 1910, s5f,12S.O7; 1871, SAT-.
1886: 1912, $7215.52; 1913, $59,914.-
II; 1914, s68S4.55; 1915 Ito April 800,
s7O47.SS- Total $816, 091 .9S.
Overhead structures 1902, $57,.
706.3s; 1903 $10.016.79; 1904, 1880.
05; 1905. $1173.74; 1906, $396. 20:
1907. $37.65 tcredit from sale of old
materially; 1908, s52.75 fcredit) 1909,
$41S.56; 1910, S6277. 29; 1911, $24S.4
(credit); 1912, s73S.e7; 1913. ss46. SIS;
1914, s123.40; 1916 Ito April 800,
$1,000. Total $S5. 420.o9.
Cars and motors: 1902, $136, 290.29;
1903, $6736.S7; 1904. SIS, 1912; 1906,
$2941; 1906, s354S.16; 1907, $2150.04;
1908, $65sS.22; 1909, s2573.s7; 1910
$50, 501.32; 1911, $15,341.25; 1912,
$20.596.21; 1913, $l93O.4S; 1914, $3299..
80; 1915 Ito April 3e). nothing. Total
-$329, 679.86.
Power Plant Profitable.
Power plant-1aO3, $4112; 1904,
$15, 200.31 flor installation of fuel oil
SYSTEM; 1905, Sc; 1906, s14.25; 1907,
1868, 1908. $456.50; 1909, $35;
1910. $35,354.51 (for installation of
new boilers); 1911, $65.392.7S tinstal-
lation of new engine): 1912, $770.69;
1918, $377.80 Credit; 1914, $74;
1915 Ito April 90). nothing. Total
s24S,54152.
Buildings and fixtures: To 1902,
99,472.95: 1903, $39s4.S7; 1904, ST..
D91.56; 1905, $75s.01; 1906, $537.3S;
1907, $671S.36; 1908, $4e9.40;; 1909.
b2017.33; 1910, $13,564.3O; 1911,
blS11.4 40; 1912, $685.. As; 1918, $1S24.41;
1914, $11SS.15; 1915 Ito. April 30),
s85. Total s155, 1860.
1t was reported today that the trial
will last at least four weeks. Further |
examination Of Manager BaIlentyne
BY the territory was to be had this