Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-27
RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE.
Continued from Third Page.

traffic, either in the transportation
of passengers, mail, freight or
otherwise.
Sec. 4. LIST. The said railway,
together with all Of it's branches
and connections shall be thor
oughly and substantially con.
structed, and in such manner as to
cause the least obstruction to the
free use of the streets, roads and
places in which it may be laid;
and the location in the streets
shall be as directed by the Min
lister of the Interior.
I'd. The cars for carrying pas
sengers shall be of the most ap-
proved construction for the com
fort, convenience and safety of
such passengers, and shall be pro.
vided with tenders of the best pat
tern, as approved by the Execu
tive Council.
Sd. The tracks shall not exceed
in width four feet, eight and one
half inches between the rails.
4th. In laying down the said
tracks not more than one block on
any one line shall be INSTRUCTED
at any one time, and the work
shall be carried on continuously
until completed.
9Th The said railway must be
commenced within one year after
the passage of this Act, and IF
teen miles must be completed,
equipped and ready for the trans
portatIon of passengers within
three years after such commence
ment, and the remainder thereof
must be likewise completed, equip
ped and ready for the trspsporta-
ton Of passengers within five
years after such commencement;
and the franchise hereby granted
shall cease and wholly determine
as to any streets, roads or places
not occupi' d in accordance with
the provision hereof within said
period. Provided that any of the
extensions or additions as set
forth in Section 2 parts II and II,
may thereafter be commenced and
completed in accordance with the
provisions of said section. and
may be operated for the unex
pired term of the franchise; and,
provided further, that any periods
during which work shall be sus
pended by reason of actions for
iDjunctions or other suits, imped
ing aud delaying construction of
use, the time so lost shall not be
counted as parts of such periods
of one, three and five years.
9th. The said association
and Others, wherever the
stseets are paved or maca.
damized, shall pave or maca-
damize the euti e space between
its tracks, or between the outside
rails of double tracks if more than
one track be laid. aud for one foot
outside of the outer rails, and such
paving or macad .mizing shall he
flush with the streets, and CORES
pond as near as may he with the
paving or macadamiziug of the
remaining portion of said street;
and shall lie laid that the rails
shall be flush with the St eets:
7th. All of the matters and
things required by this Section
shall he subject to the approval of
the Minister of the Interior.
Sec. 5. The said Association
and others shall also have the
right to construct and maintain
all necessary power stations or
houses, and such other buildings
and structures MS may be needed,
and to use machinery therein, for
the purpose of operating said rail
way; and of building aud main
tanning stations at such points as
may, from time to time, be neces
sary.
Sec 6. LIST. Authority is here
by conferred upon the said Asso-
citation and others to occupy the
streets and use the tracks
of the Hawaiian Tramways
Company in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 # Chapter
81, of the Laws of 1884, entitled
IAN Act granting to William r.
Austin and his associates the
right to construct and operate a
street railroad upon certain streets
in the City of Honolulu" pro