The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-23
BY AUTHORITY
SALE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND POWER FRANCHISE.


Electricity in Honolulu" approved Jan.
uary 18th, 1898, there will be sold at
Public Auction, On WEDNESDAY, the
Sd day of May, 1893, at II o'clock noon,
at the front entrance OF Aliiolani Hale,
the exclusive right and franchise to fur
nish and supply electric light and cleo
trio power within the district OF Honolulu
during the term of ten 40 years from
the date OF such sale.
The following privileges are exempted
from said franchise:
1st. The right OF any person or corpor-
alton to erect electric apparatus and pro
duce electricity for either light or power
for his or its own use upon the premises
where produced.
I'd. The right OF the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company, Limited, under the
franchise already granted to it, to
erect plant, poles and wires fol the
purpose OF furnishing power for the
propulsion OF its cars, or for making
contract with any one or more
OF the contractors 10 furnish it with such
power for use on any Of its tracks,
whether the same is within the district
of such contractors or not.
Sd. The right Of the Government to
furnish to any part of Honolulu. electri-
city for light or power, produced by the
- no inf
water supply of the city, up to the capa-
city of electric dynamos now owned by
the Government.
The sale of such franchise is subject to
the Rules, Regulations, Inspection and
Tariff OF Rates to be charged to Consum-
ers, as set forth in the said above-men-
toned Act.
TaE UrsET PRICE, at Auct on, OF said
Franchise is . per centum OF the gross
receipts of the Contractor from all cleo
trio light and power furnished TO con-
sumers.
THE BIDS for such Franchise shall be
for the percentage of such gross receipts
which the bidder is willing to pay TO the
Government over and above such per-
centage.
The CONTRACTOR shall be exempt
from paying such percentage OF receipts
for the first two years OF such contract.
A DEPOSIT of $500 either cash or a
certified check on a Honolulu Bank, will
he required from the successful bidder
on the fall OF the hammer, which deposit
shall be forfeit to the Government if
such bidder fails to execute the contract
provided for in Section of said Act,
within twenty days from the date of
sale.
A BOND, in the sum OF $4,000, with
two approved sureties or deposit Of
$500 in gold coin in lieu thereof will be
required, for the faithful observance OF
all of the terms of the contract, and for
the observance of all the terms and con-
ditions of the law under which the fran
chise is granted
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior
Interior Office, Feb. 81, 1898.
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS,
HoNoLULU, III. l., January 9th, 1898.
NJ. N. SANDERS has this day been
appointed Port Surveyor for the Port Of
Honolulu and Collection District of Oahu
vice A. N. Trip, resigned.
A. S. CLEGHORN.
Collector-General.
Approved:
p. G. JONES,
Minister OF Finance,
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Notice to Taxpayers.
Taxpayers are hereby notified that OF
and after the fifteenth day of this month
January, TEN PER CENT. will be added tt
all delinquent taxes.
7. A. LLOYD,
Deputy Assessor and Collector, Honolulu
Approved:
PC. JONES,
Minister OF Finance.
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Board of Health Notice.
The office of the Board OF Health vii
he open on SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS
from 7 80 A. NJ. to 9 A. NJ, for the pur
pose OF issuing burial certificates.
DAVID DAYTON,
President Board OF Health.
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EDWIN A. JONES,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Has opened an Office for transactins
all business in connection with
Trusts, Purchase and Sale of Bonds,