Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-31
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND, COUNTY
OF HONOLULU:

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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, tn
wit: Beginning at a 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; ,northeasterly parallel
with and 100 feet distant from the
southeast line OF Richards street to
the mauka line Of BeretaniA avenue:
thence Mt right angles 10 the mauka
line Of Beretania avenue 100 feet I;
thence northwesteriy parsllel with
and 100 feet distant from the mauka
line Of Berstania 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 Rives
street to point on the harbor
front: thence along the haybor front
to the place OF beginning, and in
GLIDING all the land now or here
after to be reclaimed therein, shall
be known as the FIRE limits OF the
City aud 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 IRE proof
material. The, interior Of such
buildings or structures shall be CELL
ed with IRE proof material or fiath.
ed and plastered:. provided, how
ever, that overhead ceiifnss 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 structures hereafter
erected within said fire limits shall
be subject to the inspection and APP
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
no person shall erect any building
or structure within. said IRE limits
without permission in writing from
said Building Inspector and Chief
Engineer OF the Fire Department. It
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 hre limits, and to
see that the permits granted by them
are compiled 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 acI
companied by particulars suficient to
indicate the nature and extent OF
the alterations. repairs and changes
contemplated. and no such permits
sion shall, be granted when such. al
terati0n, repair or change amounts
to a renewal OF lone-thtrd. or more
of the original structure. Such per-
mission shall become null and void
unless the work for which It u is
sued Is begun within ten days and
completed within ninety days after
the date Of. said permission,
Section s. All Openings In party,
side or rear walls OF any buildings OF
other structures within said IRE linz
its must be projected by irpp or TIM
covered shutters. to be approved by
said Building Inspector ana Chief En-
gineer OF the Fire Department., and
all party. side and rear walls Of any
building or structure. afteen feet or
more In height, shall, be. built. up
and extend at least twenty-four I'M
ches above every point whore the
roof meets the wall. and such wall
shall be not less than twelve inches
In thickness. Detached buildings,
having a frontage "a all Sides, and
constructed with the -exterior ,ens
tirely Of fire proof materials, need
have no wall above the roof line,
but the walls shall extend up be-
hind the cornice to the .planking OF
the roof, -
Section Q. Any person violating
any OF the provisions OF this 0rdfn-
anee shall be deemed guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and tupon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a. fine
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