Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-26

Of the company. The charge was
made Saturday by A. NJ. Cristy, dep
uty city attorney, in a letter to
PCharles N. Arnold, chairman Of the
road committee Of the board of super
visors.
Ballentyne's statement follows:
TN the latter part of the year 1915
the Rapid Transit Co. purchased from
Mrs. Rookie, now residing in England,
the property commonly known as the
Rookie property situated at the cor.
ner Of Queen and South streets.
"A number Of years ago, probably
about Is, this property was leased by
Mrs. Rookie to q Mr. Wilson. As the
area embraced something over four
acres, he, on his own responsibility
divided the property. into four parts by
running two lanes through the same:
one leading from South to Keawe
street and the other from Queen to
Halekauila street. This subdivided
the property into four parts which
were further subdiyided into small
building lots and leased to various
persons who erected small houses
thereon. The lanes were not put
through the property for the public
convenience but for the convenience
Of the tenants whose property fronted
on the lanes. .. .I9isEW
n in the early part of 1915 the com.
pany purchased from the Bishop Es-
tate q narrow strip of land lying be-
tween the southerly boundary Of the
DooIa x,roxSar4v and uoJakof1flo s@woak
and extending from South to Keawe
street. This gave the company title
to the property embraced within the
block. Subsequently application was
made to the land court for Torrens'
title to all of this property and notice
was duly sent to the adjacent prop
erty holders together with any others
who might have any claim to or In.
terest In this property. Default was
made By those TO whom the notice
was sent, while the territory inter
posed and objected, claiming title to
the lanes. 80 49, ..
sThis is the case, as / understand
IL, now before the land court ] might
say that In both the cases of the
Rookie property and Of the Bishop Es-
tate property warranty deeds were
given the Rapid Transit Co. and 1t is
they who are resisting the claim Of
the territory. The Rapid Transit Co.
has no desire to deprive the territory
of any Of its rights In this or any
other property, although II would ap-
pear from statement which appeared
in the Star-Bulletin Of Saturday, that
the company, is trying to do the ter
ritory out Of the lanes to the posses
sion Of which they claim the territory
is clearly entitled All we want Is
that this matter be properly adjudicat-
ed on its merits. II we are not entitled
to the lanes IL Is then q matter for
the Bishop Estate and the Rookie prop
cry to adjust with the Rapid Transit
Co. ~. =, q stiaI8H
where this property ADULTS on
South street the street is very narrow,
! think about 26 feet wide, while above
and below this property It Is so feet
wide. The property at one point also
extends out to Queen street.
Immediately after coming in pos
session Of this property endeavored |
to come to some arrangement with |
the city and county and the territory |
for the widening Of South street, but |
utterly failed to have either the city |
or territory interest themselves In the |
The Rapid Transit Co. |
instead of endeayoring to take any.
thing away from the territory to |
which It is entitled, has done all it |
could to have the objectional condi-
lions in regard to these streets re-
moved.
D.. 'tAs the matter is now before the |
court, the comments as they ap-
peared in the Saturday Star Bulletin,
would appear to be not only uncalled
for but an attempt to influence the
decision of the court in connection |
with. our application for a land court
title"