The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-04-04
LIGHt WANTEBON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Attorney For Hilo Electric Thinks
There Is Too Much, Hurry
About Amendments

The matter Of the consideration OF
the amendments to the Hilo Traction
Company franchise which Il is said vii
make the Franchise perpetual without
responsibility az sui mitted to the pub
lie utilities commission by Governor
Pinkham, was taken mp at a meeting
Of the utilities commissioners yosteri
day afternoon. ~
Frank r. Thompron attorney for the
Tlilo ,Elcctric Company and Q. g, Ball /
antyne for the Traction Company werH
present, looking ont for the interest
of their clients. Aside from the rea 7
ing OF the original franchise and the
proposed Amendments there was no nc.
tion taken and the matter viii be
taken up again at special meeting :
be held "Wednesday evening.
There seemed TO be a desire on the
part Of Chairman Fo;bes to get action
quickly on the matter as the amend
ments arc proposed to be submitted to
the present congress with q view, to
retting them through at as early a
late as possible. '.E' .'' go. @
Couldn't Copy Amendments
In asking for a postponement Of the
hearing Mr., Thompson stated that he
had been apprised of the conference
on the amendments through the col
umns Of the local press and had ut
once gone to the commissiJE to obtain
copy of the amendments as his clients
were apparently. deeply inte ested in
them. He had not been pc mltted &c
take q copy Of the proposed changes a
the secretary of the commission had
rot tile authority to allow tham TO b
taken. E ~. iat. XII.
lie protested against any action be.
ing had at the meeting yest 7, ay as 4
was possible that he would have s1me
objections to advance against the az.
proyal of the amendments by the com:
mission Having had no opnoi tutitY
to look over the matter aud digeyt the
nurport Of the amendments he did not
feel that il would be fair to his clients
TO compel him to act hastily. e., ~.
The proposed amendments as publish.
ed in The Advertiser yesterday pro,
vide, among other things, for the ex-
tension OF the time in which work
may be commenced, virtually make the
.harter Of the company a perpetual
me, do away with a provision Of the
hartcr that the Traction Company be
1orind in a penal sum Of. $4,000. for the
aithful performance of certain worI,
once ii Is begun and otherwise make
| the chaTter rcrv much more favorable
than the original so far rs the pres
snt owners of the franchise are con
eerned. = va o. y,<aa. "A
No Copy OF Letter ,-as' ~
| Mr.. THOMPSON stated that he had
| communicated with the Governor re
/ garding >the amendments and tlat he
had requested the Govern pr to tran M
his letter 70 the comm ssionC rs so thai
I might be taken up with the proposed
amendments. The letter had not beer
4 transmitted and its contents were no
stated by. it's writer.
] After discussion as to the hes
time for the Continuance Of the caring
4 was decided that Wednesday nigh
l would be satisfactory IN all concerned
living Thompson an opportunity t. z
i over the papers and see If his com
1any is so vitality Interested in tn,
! matter that it chooses to interpose an,
objections to the granting Of tn,
amendments ~ -
The franchise was originally graut
ed to Leland Stanford CONFESS aud ay
sociates who sold to Senator ID.
Metzger aud associates who are said {
be r. W. Single and c. g. Ballantyne