Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-06
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section one, has been retramed so
that no person or persons or corpora
ton shall erect, repair. change or al
ter any building or structure or eX-
cavate any cellar or lot for building
purposes within the City and County
of Honolulu unless they shall first OBJ
tain permit for the work from tine
Building Inspector provided. that the
provisions for this section shall not
apply TO painting the restoration Of
plastering or the repair work not eX-
ceeding in cost the sum of 800 and
not affecting the construction of out
side walls. chimneys, stairways or the
height Of the building.
Il Is also provided that II any build
ing within the fire limits shall be re-
paired, the owner of such build
ing shall within ten days after the
completion of the repairs file with the
building inspector statement show
ing the cost of such repairs and the
cost of all repairs heretofore made
upon the building.
Another amendment that has been
adapted applies to those persons seek
ing permit for work the cost oi
which will not exceed $1,000 shall file
with the building inspector plans and
| specifications for the proposed work
| These plans must show details of con-
the City and County OF Honolulu and
shall be for official use only. The
| regulation provides that such plans
aud specifications must not be Offered
in pencil. For all work the cost OF
which will not exceed $1,000 state.
ment on an approved form setting
| forth the particulars of the work may
he filed in lieu of the plans and specl
fications.
Bad for the Fire Traps.
In the final framing up of the ordin
ance today the committee added al
amendment making II unlawful e
make repairs OF alterations upon an!
frame or corrugated iron building
within the fire limits to an extent il
all including repairs heretofore mad
greater than 10 per cent of its assess
ed value. The revised ordinance al
so defines "A second class building 4
read that II Is one In which the eXtc
rior walls are constructed or masonr
or concrete with roof of incombusta
BILE material and IN which all wal!
and ceilings are plastered on meta
lath. A provision has been inserte
In section Is relating to third elias
buildings in that it shall not apply {
. voting booths or to any temporar
Z, structure used to facilitate the ere'
ton of buildings provided that whe
, that building Is completed the ten
porary structure shall he removed.
4 More Breathing Space.
FL No owner or other person In contr'
( Of tenement shall permit under IN
amendments offered in the new ordir
I ance permit any person or persons
= occupy any room of any tenement
4 which the air space afforded is les
e than 400 cubic feet of air to caC
Q person over twelve years of age an
r child under twelve years OF age occl
8 plying the rooms. Another amen,
o mcnt has 10 do with each and evei
= room intended for habitation shall |
provided with at least eight squal
feet of window area having uno'
structed access into the open air f.
each 100 square feet Of floor space
the room and free access shall at n
times be had to the windows by II
occupants of ths rooms and at lea
one half of such window space sha