Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-26
BIC IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
or HONOLULU:

visors Of the City and County OF
Honolulu shall appoint a suitable
person as Building Inspector Of the
City and County OF Honolulu, whose
salary shall be fixed by said Board.
Such Building Inspector shall have
all of the powers and shall perform
all of the duties hereinafter pro
vided. and shall have such other
powers and perform such other du-
ties as may hereafter be designated
by the BOARD of Supervisors.
Section 2. That part of the City
and County of Honolulu which Is
bounded and described as follows, to
wit. Beginning at a point In the
makai line of Ala Moana Road 100
feet distant southeasterly at RICH,
angles to the extension of the south
east lire of Richards street aud run.
ming thence: northeasterly parallel
with and 100 feet distant from the
southeast line of Richards street to
the mauka line of Beretania avenue:
| thence ut right angles to the mauka
line of Beretania avenue 100 feet;
thence northwesterly parallel with
and 100 feet distant from the mauka
| line of Beretania avenue to the
north line of River street; thence
at right angles to the north line OF
River street 100 feet; thence west
erly parallel with and 100 feet dis
tant from the north line of Rive;
street to point on the harbor
front; thence along the harbor front
to the place of beginning, and in
Guiding all the land now or here
after TO be reclaimed therein, shall
be known as the FIRE limits of the
City and County of Honolulu.
Section 8. Every building or
other structure hereafter built with
In the fire limits of the City and
County OF Honolulu as above set out
shall have the external walls there
of constructed of brick, stone. con-
crete. or other approved fire proc,
material. The interior of such
buildings or structures shall be cell
ed with fire proof material or lath-
ed and plastered: provided, how
ever. that overhead ceilings may be
made of tOngued and grooved North
west lumber. The external walls OF
any such building or structure shall
not be covered with corrugated iron
| roofing or sheet iron or tin. Al
| buildings and structuIss hereafter
| n Ia mo-
be subject to the inspection and ap.
| proval, as to location, plans, archi-
lecture. materials and construction
from design to finish, of said Build.
ing Inspector and the Chief Engin.
eer OF the Fire Department OF the
| City and County of Honolulu, and
10 person shall erect any building
or structure within said fire limits
without permission in writing from
said Building Inspector and CHIEF
Engineer of the Fire Department. II
shall be the duty of said Building
Inspector and said Chief Engineer O
the Fire Department to Inspect al
buildings ana structures hereafter
built within said fire limits, and Il
see that the permits granted by then
are complied with according to thu
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. No wooden Luildini
or structure heretofore erected with
in said fire limits Shall be altered
repaired or charged without permis
sion in writing, signed by salt
Building Inspector and said Chic
Engineer of the Fire Department
which permit shall only be granite,
upon an application in writing ac
companied by particulars sufficient I,
indicate the nature and extent o
the alterations, repairs and changes
contemplated, and no such permits
sion shall be granted when such al
teration, repair or change amounts
to a renewal of one-third or mor'
of the original structure. Such per
mission shall become null and voit
unless the work for which II Is Is
sued Is begun within ten days ant
completed within ninety days afte
the date of said permission.
Section 8. All openings in party
side or rear walls Of any buildings o
other structures within said fire lin
Its must be protected by iron or tin
covered shutters, to be approved b.
said Building Inspector and Chief En-
gineer OF the Fire Department; AM
all party, side and rear walls of an!
building or structure, fifteen feet o.
more In height. shall be built nj
and extend at least twenty-four In
ches above every point where tn,
roof meets the wall, and such wal
shall be not less than twelve inches
In thickness. Detached buildings
having frontage ca all sides, an,
constructed with the exterior en-
tirely of fire proof materials, meet
have no wall above the roof line
but the walls shall extend up be
hind the cornice to the planking o
the roof,
Section G. Any person violatirs
any of the provisions of this Ordin
ance shall be deemed guilty of ;
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by u flint