Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-10
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PETTY ISSUESN
TRANSIT Fight
Counsel viii Confer With Ex-
pert on Valuation Between
Now and Monday

By agreement between counsel the
Injunction suit against the Rapid Tran
sit has been postponed until 10 o'clock
next Monday morning. and during the
interval 1t Is expected that counsel,
with the aid of w. A. Gatten, the
mainland expert on valuations. win
decide the number of important items
which 90 into the system OF the com
pany,. regarding a determination OF
the cost OF construction and the cost
Of reproduction.
BY this decision it Is expected that
a great mass Of evidence and details
having but minor bearing on the is
sue win be eliminated, and that the
suit will be brought to a speedier
close. Both the original cost Of the
plant and It's preent day values have
been made issues in the trial. M
w. A Cattell, consulting engineer
Of San Francisco and expert ON valna-
lions, arrived in Honolulu this morn
ing in the steamer Mafsonia for the
purpose, II is expected, Of being wit
ness for the respondents in the suit
for Injunction brought by the terri
tory against the Honolulu Rapid
Transit & Land Company.
Just what will be the nature Of Mr..
Cattell's work here, prior to being
called as a witness, has not yet been
outlined by the Rapid Transit Early
in the trial, 1t was reported that he
would make an inventory of the prop
erty Of the Rapid Transit with a. view
to ascertaining its cost and present
physical value. The territory, by call
ing experts on valuations. already
has brought up the question of the
present day value of the property.
claiming it to be an Issue in the case.
On the other hand, the Rapid Transit
maintains that the original cost OF tn
property il the vital issue.
Former Governor Walter r. Frear,
one Of the attorneys for the Rapid
Transit, said today that he did not
know whether or not Mr.. Cattell would
make an inventory of the property of
the company.
Has Worked for Bond Companies.
Mr.. Cattell comes to Honolulu with
excellent qualifications as an expert
in ascertaining the value Of proper
ties, especially Of street railways. He
has done considerable work in Cali
fornia for bonding companies and pub
lie utility corporations He Is a guest
at the Young hotel
william H Barringer. who made an
inventory OF the property OF the Rapid
Transit for the territory, was subject
ed to q grfl1ing two.hour cross exam
nation by ID. Il. Wilmington, one OF
the attorneys for the Rapid Transit,
today The examination dealt largely
with the manner in which he made
the inventory. who assisted him and
how he arrived at his final conclu-
sions, especially In determining the
depreciation of the various units OF
the company,s plant.
1t is understood that whatever work
Mr.. Cattell may do for the Rapid
Transit win not delay the trial OF the
Injunction suit
81 would not ike to make any state
ment concerning my work here untE
have made q survey of conditions"
said W. B. Cattell Of San Francisco
this morning on the Matsonia.
Mr.. Cattell said that he was former
ly in the employ of the Santa Fe rail-
road as a consulting engineer, but that
he now has an Office of his own in
San Francisco.
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