The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-21
Resolutions Adopted Regarding
Electric Lighting.
W. l. WARRINER INSPECTOR.
All Buildings in Which Electricity
Is Used Must Be Examined
by the InspectOr--So Insur-
ance Taken Until Reported On.

Ever since the fire at the Opera
House there has been a feeling of
uncertainty about some of the
buildings in Honolulu which had
been wired for electric lighting;
not that it had been decided that
the fire there was the result of de-
fective wiring, but such a rumor
was floating around and people
have been timid about electric
| lights ever since.
The scare was communicated to
the agents of the various insurance
companies here, as one of them i'm
mediately set to work to have an
inspector of buildings appointed,
some one whose duty it would be to
pass upon the wiring of buildings,
whether the work is done by the
Electric Light Company or private
individuals. After some time the
Board of Underwriters appointed a
committee and the following sug-
gestions were made to the Board:
We recommend that a known
electrician resident in Honolulu be
appointed Electrical Inspector by
and for the Board, and as an Off
Ger of the Board to serve for one
year, and year by year, subject to
the election of the Board. We
recommend for such appointment,
Willard l. Warriner.
That the rules to be followed by
such Electric Inspector shall be
those of the National Code of Rules
for installation of wiring and ap-
paratus, as recommended by the
Underwriters International Elec-
trical Association and adopted by
the Pacific Insurance Union and
the Honolulu Board of Under
writer's. That, to facilitate the in
spection and for record with the
secretary of the Honolulu Board of
Underwriters, the Electrical In
spector shall fill up form, which
form after consultation shall cover
all matters pertaining to the
building and the arrangement of
the wires. All that is essential in
the premises was embodied in the
paper and with the assistance of
Mr.. Warriner it was made COM
plete.
The committee recommend that
when a policy falls due, insured in
a company having a representative
here the inspector shall be requested
by the secretary of the Board of I'm
derwriters to make an examina-
ton of the premises and report |
upon the condition to the secre- |
tary and report to the applying |
agent, as well all other members of
the Board provided the report of
the inspector warrants it, that the
electrical system in the building |
examined and is acceptable or
otherwise as the case may be.
The payment for all electrical
inspection as proposed in this re-
port, be made by the secretary to
the inspector on the latter's filing
his report in each instance of in
spectiOn and that such amounts be
charged as an expense Of the Board .
to be ultimately met by the peri
odicaI assessments levied on the
members OF the Board. 1t was
intended originally that a portion
of the expense should be met by |
the assured, but it was decided that |
it was best that the Board bear it |
all rather than cause dissatisfac-
ton among the policy holders. /
The matter OF payment Of this ex-
pense was left for discussion before
the full Board.
The committees report was
alnnted hr the Board and Mr. |