The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-06
THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER HONOLULU MAY s. -,

of these private to the Of public
in Honolulu.
By XVIII the Session Laws of 1884 grant was MADE
civilian r. Austin and his associates and assigns OF such
corporation may be incorporated organized by MN OF '
construct lay down. and operate for the term Of
thirty years from the passage of this Act single track ee'
railway with all the necessary curves switches and trnous or
double track street railway through such OF the streets
in this Act along and upon the following streets IN
city of Honolulu King street was one OF the streets
enumerated The Hawaiian Tra1nways Company Limited, Is
the successor and assign of William t. Austin
Section 3 of this Act reads as follows:
The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the Minister
authorized thereto by the Legislature may
grant other corporation and more the right to use
either the aforesaid streets of 100 feet and
upon the following conditions that each company person
corporation using the said track jointly shall an equal
proportion for the and maintenance OF the portion
of the track used jointly This section shall apply to persons
and companies well corporations"
1t provided of said Act that the work of
ction street railway should be commenced within
year the passage of the Act and should be
completed within three years thereafter Section OF the
nal Act of 1884 reads follows:
"a failure on the part of said William r. Austin, his
assigns comply with the provisions
of this Act shall forfeiture of the right of and of the
franchise granted upon such not occupied by track
the expiration of three years.
This was amended by Act XVIII of the Session Laws
of 1886, to read as follows:
the said railway be completed and equipped and
ready for transportation of passengers within two and If
completed within the said years then all rights hereby
granted shall terminate and the franchise hereby granted become
void and of effect Provided that for such portions of said
road shall that time be completed and equipped above
required the right granted shall stand and be of full force
and effect"
The limit subsequently extended the 18th day
of September 1889, by Act XXIII Session Laws of 1888
the 14th day of November $780, Act permitting the
Hawaiian Tramways Company Limited electricity
motive power approved, reading as follows:
"section Permission hereby granted the Hawaiian
Tramways Company Limited and maintain electric power
for moving and propeng their and carry such
which may necessary therefor and along under the
highways and public roads and lands and waters
"Secton O. The said permission granted subject to the
following condions THE said company shall not interfere
with impair the telephone service Pit shall and
posts and lines interfere with the public
of the Streets highways and public roads 3Whenever
its lines laid underground the excavations shall
be Immediately filled and the Streets highways and public roads
the condition in which they before such
tons made
By Act "a of the Session Laws of 1895 Section of this Act
amended by adding paragraphs and Paragraph
of said amendatory Act reads as follows:
"The authority granted by this Act and maintain
electric power for moving be made of and the
application of electricity for said purpose completed and put
good working order prior January 1 1897, otherwise the
authority conferred by this Act shall and determine the
date last named.'
The other paragraphs of said Act provide conditions and safe
guards that be observed and applied in utilizing electric
traction.
By Act SO of the Session Laws of 1898 grant made
Clinton g. Baenyne and others comforting the right to
struc lay down. and operate for the Of thirty
years the railway authorized by this Act shall have been
commenced railway either single double track partly
single and partly double with such switches tunouts
poles wires underground overhead condu and such other
appliances and ppurtenances may from time to time be
necessary for the and operation thereof along and the
following Streets places the District of Honolulu