Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-25
FUND RAISED BY
FORBES REFUSED
BY RAPID TRANSIT
viii Not Accept Money From
Private individuals and
Deadlock Revived
KALAKAUA AVENUE TRACK
LAYING is NOT SETTLED
Deadlock is Renewed When
Action of Board is Told BY
Counsel for Company

That the Rapid Transit will not ac-
cept the $4,000, raised by public sub
scription, from Charles r. Forbes, as
from private citizens, but the money
must come from the board of super
visors, public body cooperating with
the street car company for the bene-
fit of the public. was declared today
by A. L. Castle, of counsel for the
" company.
Castle continued that at the meeting
held Tuesday noon Forbes was in
formed that the money must come
from the board and a vote by the di-
rectors agreeing was taken at the
time. '"The Rapid Transit is not a
charitable institution" he said. "and
is not accepting donation from private
individuals"
This stand taken by the Rapid
Transit again leaves the situation in
a deadlock and il is now up TO the
supervisors to find some other means
of giving the money AS it stands, it
is impossible for the board to take
the money from Forbes as on its ac-
ceptance il becomes county money,
but cannot then give it to the Rapid
Transit, and the Rapid Transit has
declared its intention Of standing pat
on the proposition of cooperation be-
tween the street car company and the
board i'm paying for the excess cost of
a temporary track.
There was, however, some light shed
today when It was announced that the
rails would probably be. here by the
middle of next August and be laid six
weeks later 1T seems to be the inn
preston that the rails will not be
here for Is months, or two years"
Castle said, "but this is not SO. as they
were ordered for. June delivery and
will be here six weeks later. This will
mean that the temporary track, ii it
is laid, will only be in three or four
months"
At a meeting held Tuesday after
noon between Forbes, superintendent
of public works, and members Of the
board of supervisors. the former in
formed the board that his power
to order the Rapid Transit company to
relocate its tracks was supreme but
that no one could make them lay tenn
porary tracks. Il went out and have
raised $4,000 by subscription" Forbes
continued, 'in order to overcome any
legal difficulties and which l now Of
fer to you. The Rapid Transit is will
ing to put up $4,000. Now, gentlemen,
are you willing to accept the money!"
Under the law, however, the board
was unable to accept the money and
it was finally agreed, after consider
able argument in which hard words
we're called, particularly between
Arnold and Larsen, that Forbes, as su-
rerintendent of public works, should
order the Rapid Transit to relocate
its tracks and then as a private citi-
zen, in which capacity he raised the
money, offer the company the $4,000.
According TO Garden. deputy city at
torney, If the board accepted the
money il would become county money
and thus come under the same cate
CORY as the original offer of $4,000.
At first it appeared as if some of
the members of the board would not
agree to the Forbes plan, as it still
leaves in doubt the authority of The
board and they felt it might set bad
procedent