Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-17
KALAKAUA AVE.
IMPROVEMENTS
ARE CONSIDERED
Supervisors Meet, Listen to
Talk en- Franchise and Get
Down to Business =:

! J. Alfred Magoon relieved the mo-
! nctOny Of the supervisors meeting
! last night with denunciation of the
Rapid Transit Company and the pub
! lie. utilities commission. Usually en-
| pha sizing the statement that the Rap
| Id Transit stockholders are his friends
and that he believes them TO be hon
cradle gentlemen, as. honorable as |
| try to be myself the sudden attack
last night was surprise TO those
| VINO have heard Mr.. Magoon talk be-
fore on the amendments to the street
car franchise .%".=.
They talk about extensions, prom
Use extensions as sop to the public
which is granting them this perpetual
franchise" detained Mr.. Magoon,
referring, of course, to the Rapid
Transit directors But they don't
intend to make any extensions, and
you know it and ! know it. If they
did they would put it in black and
white. Why don't they put it in black
and white? Because they don't want
to be bound.
They are smoothly calling this an
/ 'indeterminate franchise franchise
that can be terminated at the will of
the people. But do you suppose they
would accept it if they thought the
people could recall all their rights at
any time? Not for one minute They
wouldn't touch it with 10-foot pole"
/ AS parting shot Mr. Magoon told
the supervisors what he thought of the
public utilities commission. They
10 90 h. III
think of it, the encouragement isn't
good enough for them. They go out
and hire their own lawyer. They are
spending money right and left, the
peoples money They hire a lawyer
at monthly salary and put on a new
clerk and, spend money like a drunk
en- sailor, and what for? To investi-
gate! And what do their investiga-
tons show?" ........-.
Improvement Plan Liked. -... -. i.
First business was the report of the
road committee on the improvement
of kalakaua avenue. 1t was adopted.
1t provides for roadway Of from Sc
to 60 feet wide, with sidewalks from
10 to IL feet, to be paved with rein
forced concrete on the two side strips.
The center strip, IS feet wide, will be
occupied by the tracks of the Rapid
Transit Company with provision for
future double tracking. The transit
companys strip. will be paved with
either coral or asphalt macadam until
1t is doubee tracked, when permanent
pavement to conform with the rest
Of the street will be laid. >.... ~ ~
George NJ. Collins, city engineer, is
to attend the meeting oft Rapid Tran.
sit Company directors tomorrow after.
noon and explain the scheme to them.
1t is expected they will approve it,
for it means a minimum outlay for
them at present .... ".....
The cost of the Improvement
scheme adopted is estimated at $685.
100-$42,1S0 for the city and $50,920
for the property owners This will
mean an assessment of 1870 a front
foot, the lowest of any scheme yet
proposed -:
Memorial Laid Away. ..-~.s
The memorial to the governor re-.
questing special session of the leg
islature was reported out of commit
tee last night, but was laid on the
table, to be taken up as special or
der of business at the next meeting
Two members of the committee who
drafted the document, Supervisors
Hatch and Arnold, declared that
they did not feel bound to vote for it
by the fact that they had drawn the
memorial. Arnold frankly said that it
was probably too late in the year to
hope for special session and others
expressed the same opinion. Xii.