Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-17

bill, leaving it to the Senate to deter.
mine as to whether 1t is wise to grant
such right.
Section ~. The Committee recon.
mends that Section II be struck out as
the Government should reserve the
light to regulate in the future.
Section l5A. The Committee recon.
mend adding the following after Sec
ton 10, to be called Section l5A. viz.
Section lJA. In case of purchase,
lease or requirement OF the property
any other telephone company as pro-
Nided In Section 10 of this Act by
the Standard Telephone Company, then
ard in that case the tax provided for
under Section 10 of this Act shall be
paid TO the Territory from the date
OF such purchase lease or acquire.
nent.
Section 10. The Committee recon.
mends that new section be inserted
TO be called Section iG. as follows.
Section JIG. Such portion Of CAe gen.
eral telephone system required for o
general public service as IL TO ne oper.
ated in underground conduits. and
within one.half mile radius of the point
designated in Section of thls Act
shall be completed and In operation
within two years from the date that
this Act Is approved By the Congress
OF the United States; ana II the said
Standard Telephone CoMpauy OF any
ether person or corporation claiming
under this Act shall fail to comply
with the provisions of time limitation
SIS expressed In this section, then and
L.. l,s all al. III, A.
shall be forfeited, and the privileges
hereby granted shall forthwith cease
and determine.
Section II. The Committee recon
mends new section to be called Sec.
ton IL, viz:
Section II. Any person using the
telephone instruments OF the Stand
ard Telephone Company shall be liable
10 pay for the use of such instruments
al the following rates, viz:
(a) Residences situated at such
distances from the central Office of tho
company as to require not more than
tive miles of constructed line, not moro
than $3.50 per month.
CD Places OF business situated at
such distances from the central Office
Of the company as TO require not more
than five miles OF constructed line, no.
more than $500 per month;
(c) For instruments at places stu
ated at such distances from the cen.
trail Office of the company requiring
more than i've miles of constructed
line, not more than 1925 per month;
Provided. however, that nothing In
this section contained shall prohibit
the making Of any special contract for
any special service.
Section IL. The Committee also
recommends q section IS as follows:
Section Is. The said Standard Tele.
phone Company shall during the exist.
ence of this franchise have and main
tain an office for the transaction OF
business Of the company at some place
in Honolulu convenient of access to
the public, and majority Of the Board
OF Directors of said company, and 9th
or persons having the charge, manage
ment and control thereof shall be resi-.
dents of the Territory of Hawaii.
Section 10. The Committee recon-.
n,ends Section 10 as follows:
Section 10. The entire plant, opera
ton. books and accounts Of said Stand
ard Telephone Company shall at any
time be open and subject to the In.
spection of the Superintendent or Pub
lie Works or any person appointed by
him for the purpose.
| Section 90. The Committee recon-
mends Il Section 20 as follows:
! Section 20. Forfeiture OF Franchise.
Whenever said company refuses or falls
10 do or perform or comply with any
act, matter or thing requisite or re.
qulred tn be done under the terms of
this Act and shall continue so TO refuse
or fail TO do or perform or comply
herewith after reasonable notice CIV
On by the Superintendent OF Public
Works to comply Herewith, said SUI
perintendont OF Public Works shall
with the consent OF the Governor and
Attorney General, cause proceedings
10 be Instituted before the proper trl
LunaI 10 have the franchise granted by
this Act and all rights and privileges
granted hereunder forfeited and do
clared null ana void
section ~ The Committee recon-
mepts new section ~ AZ follows
SECTION ~ frAnrhlsa moi exclusive
n ~ hereby expressly proNllrl that
pOthinY krrplp sonialnrd shat he M
construed ~ W grant 10 lh' company