The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-29
SOME HAWAIIAN BILLS
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Dt ildue anu pipes snall pt ldlu lTOlil
said main to the curb line of the street
for the purpose of supplying gas to the
property holders adjoining such street
and each of such connections shall be
provided with stopcocks inside of such
curb line; Provided, That nothing here
in shall prevent the laying down of
additional branches or connectio at
Iany time when future requirements
lrender the same necessary. But the
methods by which such streets, roads,
and places are to be used shall be
subject to prior consent and approval
of the superintendent of public works,
and all instructions and directions
made by him shall be strictly follow
ed, to the end that the general public
shall be Inconvenience as little as
possible; and provided, likewise, that
| whenever any street, road, or other
place shall be excavated and holes or
trenches made therein for laying
maintaining, replacing, or repairing
! such pipes, conduits, or connections,
! such holes or trenches shall be safe
| guarded and refilled as soon as pos
| sible, and the pavement, If any, and
| such street, road or place shall be re-
| placed in good order and condition.
| Provided, That If such repair or res
| toration shall not be made to the sat
| isfaction of the superintendent of pub
lie works within a reasonable time,
whereof he shall be judge, he may
cause it to be done at the expense of
the said w. w. Dimond.
Sec. 4. Said w. W. Dimond shall
also have the right to erect and main
tain lamp-posts or other appliances for
lighting streets, roads, or other places,
and of connecting the same with the
supply pipes: Provided, That such use
of said streets, roads, or other places
shall first be approved by said super
intendent of public works: And pro-
vided further, That If said w. w. Di-
mond shall manufacture and supply
illuminating gas, as well as gas for
fuel, and shall erect lamp-posts as
aforesaid. he shall, on requisition of the
superintendent of public works, furnish
free of cost gas for fifty street lights,
and thereafter shall each year furnish
five more in addition to the number
furnished the preceding year.
Sec. 5. Said w. w. Dimond shall
also have the right to maintain and use
gas meters or other means for meas
uring the amount of gas from time to
time and in such places as may be
deemed necessary and to operate the
same for all purposes connected with
the use of such gas, and shall also
have the right to charge, receive, and
collect from all consumers of gas such
price as he or such persons or corpo-
ration may from time to time fix and
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exceed two and one-half dollars per
thousand cubic feet, and shall also
have the right to charge consumers
or intended consumers of gas for the
cost and expense of making connec-
tons between the mains AMI premises
where such gas is to be used, and may
include also the price for all connect
ing pipe. gas fixtures, and other mate
rial necessary
Sec. 6. Said w. w. Dimond shall
also have the right to cut off the sup
ply of gas from any consumer who
shall refuse or fail to pay amounts
due for gas so supplied by the said W.
w. Dimond, within such reasonable
time as may be fixed for payment of
the same; but such cutting off shall not
prevent the said w. w. Dimond from
using any remedies now or which may
hereafter be authorized by law for
collecting debts.
"Sec. 7. Said w. w. Dimond may
erect and construct all buildings ma
chinery, and other appurtenancej nee
essary to the enjoyment of the rights
hereby granted, either personally or in
connection with others as partners: or
hn 10Th &c hnr
hereby granted may be assigned to
other persons or to a corporate ton to be
by him or them incorporated under
the laws of the Territory of Hawaii,
but in all cases, by whomsoever the
rights, powers, and authorities hereby
granted shall be exercised, such exer-
else and operation shall be in such
manner as to cause the least incon-
venience to the public, and he or they
shall, in such use, provide fuel and
illuminating gas of the best quality
obtainabe, which quality shall be sub
ject to the control of such reasonable
rules and regulations as the superin-
tendent of public works shall from
time to time deem necessary for the
protection of the public, and the build
ings and machinery, with all appurte-
nances. to be erected and general plant
to be maintained in connection there
with, together with the offices, books, |
and accounts of the said persons or
corporation shall be open to examina-
ton and inspection at all times by the
superintendent of public works or his
agent duly authorized for that pur-
pose.
Sec. s. 1t Is further provided that
the rights hereby granted shall cease
and determine, if operations hereunder
are not commenced by beginning the
construction of buildings or other
works for manufacturing or supplying
such gas, or by laying pipes or other
conduits in any of such streets, roads, |
or places within one year from and
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