The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-28
ACT IIs.
AN ACT

To AUTHORIZE w A. WALL HIS ASSOCIATES SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS TO CoNsTRUcT, MAINTAIN OPERATE A Rail-
CERTAIN DISTRICTS ISLAND OF HAWAII IN
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of
SECTION The right hereby granted to w A. Wall his
associates successors and assigns to lay construct maintain
and operate for the term OF thirty 800 years from the of
the approval of this Act by the Congress States
railway either single double track, partly single and
partly double with such switches poles
wires conduts stations power houses and such other build
n appliances and appurtenances may from time time
be necessary for the and operation thereof point
the district of Kona of Hawaii starting at tide water
at kaawaloa thence running South grades ~ and 2H
per cent to elevation of o2 Kaauko in the said
district of Kona thence intervening lands in southerly
direction broken grades feet elevation thence
through Waiohnu in the district of
through Naaehu to Honuapo in the said district of Kau
thce to iea old Mil slte) thence intervening lands
10 Pahaa Mill in the said district of Kau o25 feet
elevation at Kahauko in the district of Kona running North
ever intervening lands on various grades to feet eeva
hon at the village of Honokahau in the district of Kona
SECTION The said railway shall be operated by steam
by compressed by electric power either by overhead
or underground wires by storage batteries Provided
part of such railway be operated by motive power
while another other portion thereof may be operated by
other motive powers.
sscrloN 3 The speed Of engine other vehicle
used upon such railway while public highway except
crossing the shall eight ~ miles per hour
nnder penalty of Three Hundred Dollars S3oooo) be paid
10 the Territory for each violation OF this provision
SECTION The maps charts plans construction
Of such railway shall be subject the approval of the Super
ntendent OF Public Works. and such approval thereof shall
be evidenced by his signature upon such map chart
plan so approved
$ The said railway together with all its branches
and be thoroughly and substantially CON
structed according to the best modern practice in such
to the least obstruction use
the highways roads and places which be laid
the location in along and highways and roads
directed by Superintendent OF Public Works cars
for carrying passengers shall be most approved con-
struction for the comfort and pas
and shall be provided with Tenders of the pat
term with proper lighting and neutrality-suspicious. and with
proper numbers route boards signs approved the
Governor The said w A Wall his associates successors
and shall all expenses and damages
Territory harmless and Unidentified from all loss cost damage
and expense consequence of arising the
all
highways and streets along which the said rail
be located made necessary advisable
structon and operation of said railway The stve of rail to
De employed and used in the construction of such railway
the of laying the the car for the
carriage OF passengers such railway shall be
be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works. All of
The matters and things required by this the
ruction and character OF the railway equipment
IN all respects be subject to the approval of the Superintendent
of Public Works.
SECTION 6. The construction of such railway be
menced within three the approval
RMS Act by the Governor of the Territory Hawaii and