Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-07
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. Is.


IN AND DIGGING UNDER THE
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, STREETS,
THOROUGHFARES, ALLEYS,
SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUB
Lie PLACES IN THE CITY ANDI
COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
BE II ordained by the People CT
the City and County of Honolulu:
Section I. No person or persons.
firm or corporation shall, IN any
manner or for any purpose, breal;
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 a 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, under
mine or dig under any public high
way. street, thoroughfare. alley or
sidewalk, or other public place In
the City and County OF Honolulu
shall make application therefor, des-
ignating 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 SUI
pervisor or Road Overseer shall
forthwith file such application with
the City and County Clerk, with tho
Recommendation of such Engineer or
Roard Supervisor or Road Overseer
as to the time for which such per-
init shall be granted, and the amount
of the bond, IL any such bond shall
be required as hereinafter provided.
The City and County Clerk shall
thereupon issue to the person, firm
or corporation applying therefor
upon the filing of the required bond
I'm the amount SO recommended, a
permit, limited in time as SO recon-
mended, to break up, dig up, dis
turb, undermine, or dig under, the
public highway, street, thorough
fare, alley or sidewalk, or other pub
lie place AS designated In such APP
plication. A separate permit shall
be required for each place to be ex-
cavated or disturbed, and for each
300 feet In length or fraction there
OF OF any continuous excavation or
disturbance OF any such place. If
poration desires such permit for the
purpose Of laying underground
wires for any telegraph, telephone
or signal system, the application for
such permit shall be made direct to
; the Board Of Supervisors, and as a
condition to the granting Of such
permit 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 and
County Of Honolulu of wires for
any police and fire alarm system or
signal system for use by the City
and County of Honolulu.
Section 3. II shall be the duty OF
the City and County Engineer, and
OF the respective Road Supervisor or
Road Overseers to oversee and in
spect all excavations and other dis
turbances for which a permit has
been granted, and before any such
permit shall be issued by the City
and County Clerk. the applicant
therefor shall pay to the City and
County Clerk to cover the cost of
such inspection and the issuance of
such permit, Il permit fee of the sum
OF fifty cents. All permit fees col
lected by the City and County Clerk
under this Ordinance shall be turned
over to the City and County Treas
urer at the end of each and every
month.
Section 4. The person or persons,
firm. or corporation to whom such
} permit has issued shall place suffi-
: cient red lights on or near the work
covered by such permit, and keep
them burning from twilight to sun
RISE. shall erect suitable ratings,
barriers or protection about all open
trenches, shall provide all necessary
watchmen on the work by day and
night, and shall take such other pre-.
|, cautions as may be necessary and
proper for the safety and protection
of the public and as will effectuall,
prevent any accident in consequence
of the work done under such permit
Section 8. Whenever required b,
the CiE and County Engineer OIL
Roard supervisor or Road Overseer
'any person or persons, firm or cor
poration applying for such permit
shall, before such permit is issued
file with the City and County Clerl
; a bond, to the City and County o.
] Honolulu, with two sureties, In such