Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-29
ACT 66.
AN ACT

To AUTHORIZE PROVIDE FOR THE Construction MAIN
TENANcE AND OPERATION TELEPHONE SYSTEM ON
THE ISLAND OAHU TERRITORY HAWAII, BY THE
STANDARD TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED"
BE Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Haua
SECTION l. The right is hereby granted the Standard
Telephone Company Limited corporation organized under
the laws of the Territory of Hawaii construct operate
maintain for the term of twenty-five years from the date of
the approval of this Act telephone and electrical conmunica
tive system aerial underground ubagueou upon, along
and under the highways and public roads of the said Island Of
Oahu and under the lands and waters of said Island.
SECTION 2 The said telephone system shall be operated
by underground wires within radius of oneh mile starting
from the North of Fort and King Streets and beyond
said limits by aerial underground overhead wires, by
such other methods may be adopted by said
ny from time to tme with the approval of the Superntend
ent of Public Works
SECTION g. If the Standard Telephone Company Limited
shall any time acquire by lease otherwise the rights fran
chses and property of corporation operating
telephone system the Island of Oahu all of the rights priv
ege powers and authority by this Act conferred with refer
to the occupation of Streets lands and waters maintenance
and operation of telephone companies and Also all other pow
conferred hereby authorized in the maintenance and
use of the property acquired
SECTION T. All underground wires shall be in conduis not
less than two feet beneath the surface of the street. which
face shall be securely supported not to impair the and
enjoyment of said streets by the public and all trenches in
which condus placed well the manhoes connected
with the SYSTEM shall be constructed in substantial and work
manike manner
SEoToN The said Standard Telephone Company before
laying its condus otherwise disturbing any of the streets
roads of the Island of Oahu shall ascertain the lawful grade
of such roads from the Superintendent of Public
Works, who shall furnish the required information within
reasonable time.
The condus other equipment of the said company which
affect the surface of the public streets roads shall conform
the grades of said roads which they laid
down. furnished by the Superintendent of Public Works
other officer duly appointed by him. and the said Standard Tel
cphone Company shall not in change alter the
without the written consent of the Superintendent of Public
Works And the Territory of Hawaii further the right
change and alter the line and grades of its streets any
time and the said Standard Telephone Company shall at their
within sixty days conform to such lines and grades
in econstructng its surface equipment condus upon
ceving notice in writing from the Superintendent of Public
Works. and such changes shall be made subject the approval
of the Superintendent of Public Works And in all of
improvements by the Territory Cor county, the said
Standard Telephone Company shall conform to all such i'm
directed by the Superintendent of Public Works
In neglect by said Standard Telephone Company make
such repairs changes improvements required of it by this
Section, they shall be made by the Territory and the cost of
such repairs changes and improvements shall be recovered by
the said Territory from the said Standard Telephone Company
SECTION @. The said Standard Telephone Company Linz
tied, shall and maintain its poles and lines