The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-06
BY AUTHORITY.

ACT 81.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER :, SECTION 1, OF THE
SESSION LAWS OF 1856 AS AMENDED BY CHAP
TER % OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1890 AND SEC
TION OF SAID ACT, ENTITLED IAN ACT TO REG
ULATE THE ERECTION AND REPAIRING OF BUILD
INGS IN THE CITY OF HONOLULU, WITHIN GER
TAIN FIRE LIMITS
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the Republic Of Houo
Section That Section of Chapter Session Laws
of 1886 by Chapter p of the Session Laws of
hereby further amended to read
follows:
That part of the city of Honolulu which is
bounded as follows, wit:
by the water front; along line eighty feet
ly parallel westerly line of Maunakea street to
point eighty makai of King street; thence westerly
along eighty maka and parallel with said King street
along River point eighty feet
mauka King thence eastery along line eighty feet
parallel with said King point eighty feet
westerly Eva side of konia formerly Smith street;
along line eighty feet westerly and parallel with said
ona street to point lightly thence
eastery along line eighty feet nauka and parallel with said
point eighty feet the westerly side of Nuu
anu street. thence along eighty westerly and par
alel with said Nuuanu point eighty feet mauka of
thence eastery along line eighty feet
mauka parallel with said Beretania street to point
eighty eastery easery line of Fort street, thence
along line eighty easery and parallel with said Fort
point eighty mauka of Hotel thence
easery along line eighty feet mauka and parallel with the
said Hotel point eighty easery easery
street; along line eighty feet easerIy
and parallel the front incud
ing hereafter be reclaimed within the
shall be known the Fire Limits of Honolulu
Section , said Chapter of the Session
Laws of 1885, hereby amended read follows
"Secton Every building except waterclos
prvies hereafter built within the fire limits of Honolulu
walls thereof constructed of brick
stone concrete IRON approved reproof material
provided the shall also be of IRON and
that timbers covered with approved fire
proof material may of The interior of freproOf
buildings shall be ceed with ireproOf material
athed and plastered, provided, however, that over
head ceiling may be made of selected tOngued and
grooved further provided, that the
external walls of building adjacent facing the street
covered with corrugated iron roofing sheet
all buildings and be built within
shall be subject the inspection and approval
location plans architecture materials and construction
design finish Commission consisting of the Min
Interior the Superintendent OF Public Works. the
Engineer Fire Department and person shall
any building within said fire limits with
permission writing said Commission 1t shall also
duty Chief Engineer the Fire Department
inspect all buildings and structures hereafter built within the
limits Honolulu that the permits granted by the
Commission complied with according law and make
report to Commission.
provisions apply to sheds az
may by Hawaiian
the wharf frontage for wharf accommodations
Section This Act shall take effect from the date of its
publication
Approved this 10Th day of May, A. D. 1896.
SANFORD B. DOLE.
President of the Republic of Hawaii