The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-04-04
FIXING Of SEWER
Rates AND RULES
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sewer rates for HO6dlulu and defining
the rights Of the occupant Of premises
to. appeal TO the circuit court in regard !.
20 matters affecting tho connections
with the. sewer and any financial con-.
troversy with the superintendent off,
public works. srt, 4.ss
The measure, which is long one, and, /,
is proposed as a substitute for the Law
recently declared unconstitutional, sets
forth the rights Of the superintendent
and his deputies and also provides for
rates for metered and unmetered con,
nections, making both the owner and
occupants of premises jointly liable for
the payment Of the rates.
The ten sections of the bill known,
as H. B.. No. 224, are as follows;
Text Of BILL
Any person who desires to connect
any premises with the public sewers
of Honolulu or who desires to continue
the connection existing at the date Of
the passage. of this act of any prem
Uses with such sewers shall make appli-
cation therefor TO the superintendent Of
public works, upon prescribed form
setting forth the location of the prem
Uses, name OF the owner, name lOf the
occupant, nature Of the use of such
promises and such other information as
may be necessary in order to determine
the charge for the use of such sewers
in connection with such premises,
In order to verify the statements Of
the applicant and to note changes in
the use of the premises, to install and
remove meters and for such other pur-
poses as may be necessary in order to
carry out the provisions of the Act, the
superintendent and his agents may at
all reasonable times enter upon such
promises.
Any sewer user may, at his own ex-
pensc, install suitable meter approved
! by and connected under the supervision
/ of the superintendent, and the super
intendent may install meters at the ex-
pense Of the Territory for determining
sewage delivered to the sewer.
All disputes as to the amount Of
charge for the use of the sewers, right
to connect with the sewer, disconnec
tion for failure to pay rates, and all
other disputes arising in any manner
under the prvisions Of this Act shall
be referred to a circuit judge of the
first circuit court at chambers and such
judge shall have full power to make
and enter all necessary orders in rela-
ton thereto, which shall be final.
Fixing Rates.
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such sewers shall be as follows:
Unmetered use per fixture per year;
washbowl, 81; bath tub, So; urinal, 90;
watercloset, 80; all other fixtures, 81;
hopper, So; sink, SO; laundry tub, 90;
floor drain, So.
Metered use; four cents per thousand
gallons, the quantity delivered to the
/ sewer to be determined by the amount
of water flowing through all pipes
! capable of emptying into fixtures con
nected with such sewers.
The charges for unmetered use Of the
sewers shall be due and payable in ad-
vance upon January first and July first
in each year for the period of six
months following such dates respective
ly. Charges shall be made pro rata
for the remainder of any such six
] months period where such use begins
after the beginning Of such period.
Charges for metered service shall be
due and payable on the first days Of
january, April, July and October OF
each year for the preceding three
months. The charges for sewer use
shall be payable by the owners and
occupants OF the premises connected
with the sewer, who shall jointly and
seveTally be liable therefor.
In case the premises connected with
the sewer shall be put to use differ
ent in nature or extent from that prev
iously charged for, notice thereof in
writing shall be given to the superin-
tendent, and beginning with the next
six months period the rates charged
shall be in accordance with such new
use.
Extra Charges.
If any sewer rate shall remain un-
paid more than fifteen days after il Is
due, ten per cent in addition thereto
shall be charged, which shall be col
lected as part Of such sewer rate. All
unpaid sewer rates shall bear interest
at the rate Of six per cent per apnum
until paid, and together with interest
thereon shall be lien upon the prop
erty connected with the sewer, which
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the date when the sewer rate was due
and payable, Such lien may be fore
closed in the same manner as is now
or hereafter may be provided for the
foreclosure of tax liens
Il In case of failure to pay the sewer
rate when due, the superintendent may,
after ten days from the date of mailing
written notice to the owner or occupant
of said promises, and unless restrained
by the circuit Judge as above provided,
disconneet such premises from the pub
lie sower until such sewer rate and in.
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