Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-26
new ATTEMPT TO
BREAK DEADLOCK
ON NKALAKAUAAvE.
Supervisors Likely. to ; Pass
$4,000 Appropriation Over
Deputy Attorneys Protest

A brief conference just before noon
today between Supervisor Daniel Lo-
gan and A. l.. Castle OF counsel for
the Rapid Transit pointed TO a new
/ tempt to end the deadlock on relo-
cation OF tracks which threatens o
hold up Kalakaua avenues paving i'm
provement
The Rapid Transit is Understood to
be fayorably inclined to proceed with
the laying of temporary tracks in the
middle OF the street If the board will
pass a resolution appropriating $4,000
for its half of the expense or relocat
ing the rails Both sides are taking
chances" by this method, as the board
faces the probability that either
Deputy City Attorney Cristy or Car.
denn will start injunction proceedings,
10th OF these deputies having threat
ened such action because they hold
the city has no legal right to appro.
pirate money for such purpose The
Rapid Transit takes a chance that
court decision on such injunction ap-
plieation might hold against the city
supervisors, but the street railway
company is understood to be willing
TO proceed with the work nevertheless,
even if Injunction proceedings are be.
gun. trusting to some kindly provi-
dence TO see it through 4 =. ~
One kindly providence to which the
Rapid Transit Company does not
trust, however, is that represented by
Charles r. Forbes, who, in his ca
pacity as citizen and not superip-
tendent of public works, went out and
raised $4,000 by public subscription to
take the place of the city's share
which the supervisors feared 10 appro-
pirate. 2 ~.
When the Star-Bulletin published
the news yesterday that the Rapid
Transit would refuse to accept the
purse Forbes had made up from sun
dry citizens, 1t seemed to fall like a
blow uDon parsgas people who bad
hoped that Forbes had ended the
deadlock Immediately ensued a va
riety of happenings. Forbes sent his
letter to the supervisors, as this paper
had predicted, telling of the money ne
had raised. He did not mention th2t
the Rapid Transit refused 10 accept
it, although the Rapid Transit says he
knew this fact the previous day, since
the refusal was made in his presence.
The supervisors, therefore, when they
met late yesterday, had Forbes let
ter before them with the official in
formation that the way was clear, anu
at the same time if they had read
the afternoon paper. they knew the
Rapid Transit Company had refused
the coin. -..... ,....... -. .-...5 r..
The supervisors received the letter
and referred it to the road commit
tee. Forbes said he had not been
Officially notified" of the Rapid
Transit's action and there this phase
of the matter still rests. r.. =.
The later developments center
around accusations IN the Advertiser
this morning that Governor Pinkham,
out of enmity to the Rapid Transit,
was behind Forbes in putting the
Rapid Transit "in hole" through this
offer of public subscription These
accusations were denied in toto and
in seriatim by the governor and
!. orbes today. The governor declares
that it was not until long after Forbes
started on his round of business
houses that he knew of the subscrip-
tion plan and then only by reading
of it in the papers. .: -. ~:
The following letters from the gov.
Continued On page two)