The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-08


BREAKING UP, DIGGING UP, DIS
TURBANCE, UNDERMINING AND
DIGGING UNDER THE PUBLIC
HIGHWAYS, STREETS, THOR
oUGHFAREs, ALLEYS, SIDE.
WALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC
PLACES IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Be it Ordained by the People Of the
City and County of Honolulu.
Section ]. No person or persons, firm
or corporation shall, in any manner or
for any purpose, break up, dig up, dis
turb, undermine, or dig under, or cause
to be broken up, dug up, disturbed, I'M
dermined, or dug under, any public
highway, street, thoroughfare, alley or
sidewalk, or any other public place in
the City and County of Honolulu. with
out having first obtained written per-
NIT therefor from the City and County
Clerk.
Section 2. The City and County
Clerk shall on the recommendation of
the City and County Engineer or Road
overseer of the appropriate district, or
when SO directed by the Board of Su-
pervisors, issue to any person or per
sons, firm or corporation, applying
therefor a permit, limited in time. to
break up, dig up, disturb, undermine or
dig under any public highway, street,
thoroughfare, alley, or sidewalk, or
other public place in the City and
County of Honolulu, as designated in
such recommendation of the City and
County Engineer or Road Overseer;
Provided, that if any person or persons,
firm or corporation desires such permit
fo- 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 condi-
ton 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 sys-
tenn or for any signal system for use
by the City and County of Honolulu.
A separate permit shall be required for
each place to be excavated or dis
turbed.
Section 8. Before any such permit
shall be issued by the City and County
Clerk the applicant therefor shall pay
to the City and County Clerk a permit
fee of $1.00. All permit fees collected
by the City and County Clerk under
the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be turned over to the City and County
Treasurer, at the end of each and every
month.
Section 4, The person or persons,
firm or corporation to whom such per-
nit has issued shall place sufficient red
lights on or near the work covered by
such permit, and keep then; burning
from twilight to sunrise, shall erect
suitable ratings, barriers or protection
about all open trenches, shall provide
LII necessary watchmen on the work by |
lay and night, and shall take such other |
as may be necessary and |
proper for the safety and protection of |
he public, and as will effectually pre-
7ent any accident in consequence of |
he work done under such permit.
Section 5. Whenever required by the |
Jity and County Engineer or Road |
)verseer, any person or persons, firm
II corporation applying for such per-
nit shall, before such permit is issued,
lie with the City and County Clerk a
bond, to the City and County of Homo
ulu, with two sureties, in such sum as
nay be designated by said City and
1ounty Engineer or Road Overseer. The |
condition of such bond shall be to in
lemnify and save harmless the City and
5ounty of Honolulu, and the officers
ind agents thereof, from all claims,
suits, actions or proceedings
# every name, character and descrip-
ion which may be brought against said
1ity and County of Honolulu, or any
fficer or agent thereof, for or on ac-
cunt of any injuries Or damages to any
'erson or persons, Or property, received
T sustained by any person or persons,
irm or corporation, by or in eonse-
uence of any act or acts of the per
on to whom such permit is issued, or
is agents or servants in or about the
york covered by such permit, or by or
Il account of any accident in connec-
ion Herewith, or by or on account of
ny violation of any of the provisions
f this Ordinance by the person to
Thom such permit is issued, or by his