Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-26

Section 1. No person or person, |
firm or corporation shall, In any
manner or for any purpose, break up,
dig up. disturb, undermine. or dig
under. or cause to be broken up,
dug up, disturbed. undermined. or
dug under, any public highway,
street. thoroughfare, alley or side
walk, or any other public place In
the City and County Of Honolulu,
without having first obtained n writ
ten permit therefor from the City
and County Clerk.
Section 2. Any person, firm or
corporation desiring permit to
break up dig up, disturb, undermine
or dig under any public highway,
street, thoroughfare, alley or side
walk, or other public place In the
City and County of Honolulu shall
make application therefor, designat'
ing the character and location OF
such excavation or breaking up. to
the City and County Engineer or
Road Supervisor or Road Overseer OF
the appropriate district. The City
and County Engineer or Road Super
visor or Road Overseer shall forth
with file such application with the
City and County Clerk. with the rec
ommendation OF such Engineer or
Road Supervisor or Road Overseer as
TO the time for which such permit
shall be granted, and the amount OF
the bond, If any such bond shall be
required as hereinafter, preceded.
The City and County Clerk shall
thereupon issue to the person, firm
or corporation applying therefor up
on the filing of the required bond
in the amount so recommended, a
permit, limited in time as so recon-
turb, undermine, or dig under, the
public highway, street, thorough
fare, alley or sidewalk. or other pub
lie place as designated In such ap.
plication. A separate permit shall
be required for each place to be
excavated or disturbed, and for each
800 feet in length or fraction there
of of any continuous excavation OF
disturbance of any such place. II
any person or persons, firm or cor
purpose of laying underground wires
for any telegraph, telephone or sig
nal system, the application for such
permit shall be made direct to the
Board of Supervisors, and as con
dition to the granting OF such per-
nit the Board Of Supervisors may
require such person or persons, firm
or corporation to furnish to the City
and County of Honolulu, and place
in position. conduit facilities for the
laying underground by the City ant
County of Honolulu of wires for any
police and hre alarm system or sig
nal system for use by the City ant
County of Honolulu.
| Section 3. 1t shall be the duty O
the City and County Engineer, ant
of the respective Road Supervisor Of
Road Overseers to oversee and In
spect all excavations and other dis
turbances for which permit ha
been granted, and before any sucl
permit shall be issued by the Cit.
and County Clerk, the applican
therefor shall pay to the City ant
County Clerk to cover the cost o
. such inspection and the issuance o
such permit, permit fee of tn
sum of nifty cents. All permit fee
collected by the City and Count
Clerk under this Ordinance shall b
turned over to the City and Count
Treasurer at the end OF each an
every month.
Il Section 4. The person or person,
firm or corporation to whom sue
permit has issued shall place sufi
Gent red lights on or near the wor
covered by such permit, and kee
them burning from twilight to sun
rise, shall erect suitable railing,
barriers or protection about all ope
trenches shall provide all necessar
!. watchmen on the work by day an
night, and shall take such other pre-
cautions as may be necessary an
proper for the safety and protectio
OF the public, and as will effectuall
prevent any accident In consequence
OF the work done under such permi
Section 5. Whenever required b
the City and County Engineer {
: Road Supervisor or Road Oversee
any person or persons, firm or co
poration applying for such perm
3 snail before such permit is issue
ME with the City and County Cler
bond, to the City and County
Honolulu, with two sureties, in sue
] sum as may be designated by sal
} CITY and County Engineer or Roa
! Supervisor or Road Overseer. TT
|. condition of such bond shall be
indemnify and save harmless the Gil
ana County of Honolulu, and Il
officers and agents thereof. from a
!. claims, demands, suits. actions
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