Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-04
DE IT ORDAINED Ivy THE PEOPLE
w OF 'fHE CITY AND COUNTY
of lloNoLtLu:


Honolulu shall appoint 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-
yided, 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 n point in the
makai line of Ala Moana Road 100
feet distant southeasterly at right
angles to the extension of the south
east line of Richards street and run
ming thence: northeagterly parallel
with and 100 feet distant from the
southeast line Of Richards street to
the mauka line of Beretania avenue:
| thence at right angles to the mauka
| line of Beretania avenue 100 feet;
thence northwesterly parallel with
and 100 feet distant from the maiika
line of Berctania 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 10 a point on the harbor
front; thence along the harbor front
To the place Of beginning, and in-
GLIDING all the land now or here
after 10 be reclaimed therein, shall
be known as the fire limits of the
City and County of Honolulu.
Section 3. 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 PROOF
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 grooyed North
west lumber. The external walls of
any such building or structure shall
not be covered with corrugated iron
oOiing or sheet iron or tin. All
buildings and structures hereafter
erected within said Are limits shall
be subject to the inspection and APP
proyal, 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
no 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. 1t
shall be the duty OF said Building
Inspector and said Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department TO inspect all
buildings and structures hereafter
built within said fire limits, and to
. see that the permits granted by them
are complied with according to the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. No wooden building
or structure heretofore erected with
In said fire limits shall be altered
repaired or changed without permits
sion in writing, signed by said
Building Inspector and said Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department
. which permit shall only be granted
upon an application In writing ac'
companied by particulars sufficient to
Indicate the nature and extent OF
the alterations, repairs and changes
contemplated. and no such permits
sion shall be granted when such al
teration, repair or change amounts
to renewal OF one-third or more
of the original structure. Such per
mission shall become null and void
unless the work for which II Is Is
sued is begun within ten days AND
completed within ninety days after
the date OF said permission.
Section 8. All openings in party
side or rear walls Of any buildings OF
other structures within said fire lin
It's must be protected by Iron or tin
covered shutters, to be approved By
said Building Inspector and Chief En-
gineer of the Fire Department; and
all party, side and rear walls of any
building or structure. flfteen feet OIL
more In height. shall be built VI
aud extend at least twenty-four In
ches above every point where the
roof meets the wall, and such wal
shall be not less than twelve inches
In thickness. Detached buildings
having n frontage un all sides, and
constructed with the exterior en-.
tirely OF fire proof materials, need
have no wall above the roof line
: but the walls shall extend up be,
hind the cornlce to the planking OF
the roof
Section 6. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this Ordin,