The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-10-01
i" BROWN Is FOR BROWN"
lr. Cecil Browns Electric Light
Grab Bill or
What / Know About Doing the
People mp Brown for the
Benefit of Brown.

the coolest piece of impudence ever
put before the elected representa-
tives of the people.
1t asks them to stand and de-
liver the public property, rights
and franchise; and does not have
as much grace as the lottery fran
chise people did. They had the
politeness to offer something in
return. The "Grab Bill" simply
asks for everything and gives
nothing. Like the highwayman,
Mr.. Brown appears to think that
the people ought to be thankful
that he leaves them with their
lives, and does not propose to make
them pay tribute to him directly
instead of indirectly:
An ACT
bhANllNo n ~ Ihh
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND
POWER COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the Queen and the
Legislature of the Hawaiian
Kingdom:
SECTION l. That an exclusive
franchise for the term of fifteen
years from the date of the approval
of this Act, be and the same IS here
by granted to Cecil Brown, his
assigns and associates under the
name of the Hawaiian Electric Light
and Power Company, to erect, main
tain and operate engines and ma
chinery to generate, distribute and
supply electric power for lighting
and other purposes, and for furnish
ing electric motive power in the
island of Oahu.
Sec. 2. The grantee or his assigns
or associates shall have the right to
conduct their electric power for
whatever use intended over wires, or
to place storage batteries a. such
various places as may be convenient.
They shall have the right to erect
and maintain poles for the purpose
of carrying said wires in any and all
the streets, roads, alleys and public
grounds on the island of Oahu: pro-
vided, however, that they in no way
interfere with the vested rights of
any other persons or incorporated
companies in such erection and
maintenance.
SEC. 3. The Minister of the In
terror is hereby authorized to sell to
the said grantee or his assigns or
his associates all the electric light
machinery situate at Nuuanu Valley,
and all poles and wires erected and
maintained by the Government IN its
present system of electric light.
The price to be paid. by such grantee
therefor shall Be determined BY arbi-
tration, the arbitrators to be chosen
one SSy the Minister of the Interior
End one by the grantee. In case OF
failure, the two so chosen shall ap.
point a third, and the decision of a
majority of said arbitrators to be
final and binding upon the parties.
Sec. 4. The Minister of the Inter
ior is hereby authorized to gran;
unto the said grantee, his associates
or assigns, the sole right to use the
water power in Nuuanu Valley a!
the said power is now used by the
Government in its electric light sys
tenn for the purpose of generating
electricity, for the term of fifteel
years without charge; provided the
said grantee, his associates or as
signs shall enter into a contract will
the said Minister of the Interior fo
said term of fifteen years to main
tain, erect and operate q system o
arc electric lighting Of the streets o
the city of Honolulu, at the yearl,
sum of seventy-five dollars 1873 fo
each lamp lighted, erected and main
tanned per annum.
Sec. 5. After the expiration of th
term of fifteen years the said gran
Zee, his associates or assigns shal
have the right to continue the bus
ness of erecting, maintaining an,
operating engines and machinery t
generate, distribute and supply elee
trio power for lighting and othe
purposes and for furnishing electri
motive power for a further period @
fifty years, and all the provisions G
Section 2 of this Act shall apply t
the said term of fifty years.
SEC. 6. The said grantee ma
accept this franchise and may carr
out the powers and rights hereb
conferred on his own account or b
may jointly with others carry OF
and maintain the same, or he an
others or his assigns alone may ,
their discretion become incorporate
under the laws of this Kingdom an
convey and transfer to such corpors
ton the exclusive franchise hereb
granted and the extension of tt
franchise for the term of fifty year.
Sec Z. Work under the franchis
hereby granted shall be commence
within eighteen months from IL
passage of this Act and the san
shall be in operation within two yea
thereafter. and failure to comp
with the provisions of this Sectic
shall operate as a forfeiture of Il
franchise granted under this Act
SEC. s. The grantee or his assoc
aC0S or assigns shall hava oil en-,