Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-04

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lie highway where the Hawaiian Flee
trio Company "a going, the Oahn Sug.
ar Company is occupying land which
belongs TO the city and county. and
that the electric company should be
able 10 secure a right of way for its
power line over what is now cane
field, thus saving the row OF iron.
wood trees.
This came ont after the electric
light company lad shown its own diff
ficulty by saying that previously the
company has tried to get a private
right Of way at this point from the
plantation but nad been refused.
Some sharp exchanges and reioind-
ers paced between Thnrston and
Manager r. r. Blake Of the electric /
company, but they were all quite
courteonsly worded and both emerged
with entire good temper In fact, as /,
The meeting progressed, the good feel
ing and desire for mutual working ]
ont OF the problem became marked. /
and the commission finally decided to |
hold the matter in allegiance. as re-
Quested by the electric company. in
the belief that mutually satisfactory i
arrangement can be reached.
One method proposed is that OF ex-
ercising the right OF eminent domain !
upon the plantation II 1t further re
fuses to allow the already-set pole line
10 be moved into cane land 1t now oc.
cupies.
Citizens Attend Meeting -
More than a dozen interested Cit.
zens we're present at the hearing.
which began at 10 in the hall of the SUI
pervisors, with Mrs. J.. NJ. Dowsett,
chairman, presiding, ard Mrs. r. j..
i,owrey, Walter r. Dillingham;, Arthur
II Wall and Mayor Lane, other mem
bers, present City Engineer Collins
was an interested observer
The letter of the Hawaiian Electric
Company on the proposed tree cutting &
was read, having been referred to the
commission by the supervisors. Mrs.
DOwsett asked Mr.. Thnrston to speak
He said he would first like to hear
Why the Hawaiisn Electric Company
wished 10 cut down the trees.
r. A. Cooke, president Of the COM
pany, responded that Il had been found
necessary for the high-voltage line
which IL part Of the proposed Ka-
uehameha and Cashier service.
Then Thurston began his impromp. /
ia but highly affective talk, in which /
he declared that while the men at
the head Of the public service corpor- ;
ntions IN this city are the best men
III the community, the companies are
ruthless in "hCtchering" trees TO IA {
ti'Itate etringiug OF wires.
Old Argument Cited II
Thurston and Blake had several ex- {
changes dnring which Blake explain
"a that the Oahu Sugar Company had
refused 10 allow the electric company /
right Of way over the cane fields. In a
the ensuing discussion. former City {
Eneineer Gere said thst under an old ia
. sreement, part Of the road to Haleiwa '
was taken by the plantation under an Q
exchange with the Il estate, and that h
rom the Eva road crossing TO where |
he plantation railroad crosses the Il
government highway. the plantation b
had fenced in part OF the public road I
way and planted Il in cane. r
This suggested to the meeting the S
possibility OF aariag the pole line c
.ef back on the land which, 1t is al
eyed, really belongs TO the public, 4
Ind thus taking tia powerline from S
he avenue Of trees. s
Discussion brought out the further a
Statement that while Manager Bull of n
Oahu plantation originally opposed the Il
'rees, and the plantation had severe "
81 burned many Of them in burning off p
ts cane trash. the manager now says &
he believes in the. value of the trees 5
md will cooperate to preserve them. +
At this point j 4. Higgins. horti- =
'uIturist at the u. s. experiment sta
lion. surprised the commission by say
he that the trees in question have c
ecently been trimmed but. because V