Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-04-01

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Following ~ the bill to regulate /.
the erection aud repairing Of build
ings in the city Of Honolulu,
within certain fire limits. recently
introduced in the Senate
Section /. That Section /, Of
Chapter 2 Of the Session Laws OF
1856, as amended 10y Chapter 20
Of the Session Laws Of 1890, he
aud the same is hereby further
amended to read ms follows:
Section |. That part of the
City of Honolulu which is bound
ed rs follows, o-wit:
BY the water front, by the east
erly side Of Nuuanu stream, ex-
tending from the water front to II
point eighty feet mauka Of King
street; thence easterly along n
line eighty feet mauka and paral-
lei with said King street to
point eighty feet TO the westerly
or Eva side of Konia formerly
Smith street; thence along line
eighty feet westerly and parable
with Konia street TO point eigb
feet mauka of Hotel street; thel
easterly along a line eighty (,
mauka and parallel with sa =.
Hotel street to a point eighty fec
to the westerly side of Nuuanu
street; thence along line eighty
feet westerly and parallel with
said Nuuanu street to a point
eighty feet mauka of Beretania
street; thence easterly along line
eighty feet mauka and parallel
with said Beretania street to a
point eighty feet easterly of the
easterly line of Fort street; thence
along line eighty feet easterly
and parallel with said Fort street
to point eighty feet mauka of
Hotel street; thence easterly along
a line eighty feet mauka and paral-
lei with said Hotel street to point
eighty feet easterly of the easterly
line of Alakea street; thence along
a line eighty feet easterly and
parallel with said Alakea street to
the water front, including all the
land now or hereafter to be re-
claimed within the said limit,
shall be known as the Fire Limits
of Honolulu.
Section 2. That Section 2, of
said Chapter 2 of the Session
Laws of 1886, be and is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Every building or
structure except water closets or
privies, hereafter built within the
| fire limits of Honolulu, shall have
| the external walls thereof con-
structed of brick, stone, concrete,
iron or other approved fire-proof
material, provided, that il iron,
the frame work shall also be of
iron, and that rafters and roof
timbers, if covered with approved
fire-proof material, may be of
wood. The interior of fire. proof
buildings shall be ceiled with fire.
proof material or lathed and
plastered. And further provided,
that the external walls of any
building adjacent to or facing the
street shall not be covered with
corrugated iron roofing or sheet
iron; all buildings and structures
to be built within said fire limits
shall be subject to the inspection
and approval, as to location,
plans, architecture, materials, and
construction, from design to
finish, of Commission consisting
of the Minister of the Interior,
the Superintendent of Public
| Works, the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department and two disin-
terested persons appointed by the
President, to serve without pay;
and no person shall erect any
building or structure within said
fire limits, without permission in
writing from said Commission.
The provisions of this Act shall
not apply to such sheds as have
been or may be hereafter erected
by the Hawaiian Government on
the wharf frontage, for wharf ac-
commodation.
| City Carriage Co.. j. S. And.