Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-27
RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE.
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tracks of the Hawaiian Tramways
Company ore laid, but not to use
the said track, then authority is
hereby granted to said Associa-
ton and others to use such streets
for the laying of the tracks here
by authorized, and, if necessary,
to condemn the same as herein
after provided, and thereafter to
maintain and use the tracks 80
laid.
4th. Whenever it shall be ne.
cessary to cross the tracks of any
other railway, the said Associa-
ton and others are authorised to
construct and lay down, at their
own expense, proper crossings,
removing the rails so crossed for
that purpose; but such construc.
ton and removal shall be done in
such manner as to least interfere
with the traffic OF such other rail
way; and after the said crossings
are laid, the expense of mainte-
nance shall be borne equally by
the said Association and others,
and the owners or lessees of such
other railway.
5th. In the use of any portion
of the tracks of the Hawaiian
Tramways Company, the cars
of the said Hawaiian Tam
wavs Company or of the
said Association and others shall
not remain standing on the por-
ton used jointly, but shall make
only such stops as are required to
take on and let of passengers.
7th. Wherever it shall be ne =
cessary, in order that the railway
herein provided may be construct.
ed, that a new street should be
opened, or an existing street, road,
lane or alley should be widened
or extended, the said Association
and others may apply to the Min
lister of the Interior for such
Opening, extension or widening,
and if such Minister is salts fled
that it will be for the public bene
fit, and dhat such opening, widen
ing or extension is necessary, he
shall then proceed as now re-
quired by law to procure such
opening, extension or widening to
be done; provided that it shall not
be necessary, in order to the
validity of such proceedings, that
a petition of forty or more tax
payers should fr,t be procured;
and provided also that where
such proceeding is had upon
the application only of the said
Association and others, one third
of the cost of such opening, extern
sion or widening shall be borne
and paid for by them.
Sec. g. The said Association
and others shall at all times main
tain a sufficient number of cars tc
be used upon said railway for the
carriage of passengers as public
convenience may require, and such
other cars designed for the Car
riage of mails, parcels and goods
as they may deem Dece sary. The
speed at which such cars shall
run is not to exceed fifteen miles
an hour in the city.
Secs. 8 and 10 relate to rates o.
fare, and the election of disorder,
ly persons.
Sec. IL. The cars lawfully oc-
cupying and using said railway
shall be entitled to and shall have
the right of way upon the tracks
by this Act authorized to occupy
streets, roads and places, as here
in mentioned, except that in cast
of fire such right shall yield to thu
FIRE engines and police authoritie
during the continuance Of sucl
fire, in Honolulu.
Sec. II. The said Asso-
citation and others shall
J during the existence O
this franchise, at all times, bav
and maintain an Office for tn
transaction of the business of tn
railway at some place in Honolu
lu convenient of access to tn
public; and the directors of sal,
railway or other persons havinI
charge, management and contro
thereof shall be residents of tn,
Hawaiian Islands.
Sec ID. The said Association
and others shall have the right a
all times to manufacture and con
struct and repair all of the build
: ings, structures and sppurten
ances, machinery, cars and all an,