Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-06
ACT 152
AN ACT

GRANTING FRAscH1sE PrRPosr OF MAsrFAoTrH
AND SUPPLYING GAS THE DISTRICT OF SorrH
HILo County, OF HAWAII, TERRITORY OF Hawaii
Be Enacted by the Legislature Of the Territory of Ha~ai
SECTION l. Manufacture and Supply of Gas John /
Baker of Hilo County of Hawaii Territory of Hawaii his
associates successors and assigns such corporation he
they shall Incorporated under the Laws OF the Terri
tory Of Hawaii and and assigns Che and they
being hereinafter the Assocaon) hereby
authorized and empowered manufacture and supply gas for
fuel for Illuminating purposes and otherwise IN the
District of South H County of Hawaii for the term OF Fifty
50 Years from the date of the approval of this Act by the
Congress of the United States subject the limitations in this
Act contained.
Section 3 Erection of Building, etc. The Association
shall have the right and maintain at such places WITHIN
the limits mentioned Section the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Hawaii shall approve such buildings machin
cry and appurnances be for the productions
manufacture and storage of such gas together with its various
byproducts may be required from time time during the
existence of the rights hereby granted.
sro41os g. Laying Pipes, ETC., Streets. The Associa
for the purposes of distributing such shall have the
right from time lay pipes other conduits in or UNI
der the streets roads, and places the said District OF South
Hio; and whenever supply pipes and mains shall be laid IN
any block connections shall be made and pipes shall be laid
from said main the curb line of the street for the purpose
of supplying the property holders adjoining such street.
of connections shall be provided with sopcocks
inside of curb line provided that nothing herein shall
vent the laying down additional branches connections at
any when future requirements render the
But the methods by which such Streets roads, and places
be used shall be subject prior and approval of the
Board of Supervisors and all instructions and directions made
by said Board shall be strictly followed the end that the
eral public be lea possible and
shall be xcavad and holes trenches made therein for lay
ing maintaining replacing repairing such pipes conduits
or connections trenches shall be saeguardd and
reed possible and the pavementf any and such
street, road other place shall be replaced good order and
condition provided that if such repair restoration shall not
be made the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors within
reasonable time whereof they shall be the judge they may
cause il to be done the expense of the Association
SECTION e. Meters Rates The Association shall also have
the right maintain and gas meters other means for
measuring the of gas used from time time and in
such places be deemed necessary and operate the same
for all purposes connected with the of such gas and shall
also have the right to charge and collect from all
of gas such reasonable prices from time to
time fix and determine but any time to exceed Two
Dollars per thousand cubic feet with discount of per cent
payments made within days after due and demanded
provided however, that the prices charged to all sub
sanay under the conditions and circumstances shall be
equal and shall also have the right charge in
tended the and expense of making
necons between the mains and premises where such to
be used may include also the price for all connection pipe
gas fixtures and other material necessary provided that
hereby conferred upon the of appropriate at
all times and upon the petition of any the Assoca
ton hear and determine from time time what rate rates
reasonable enforce the by appropriate Judgment
decree and provided further that all the provisions OF this
Act and all the rights granted thereby shall be subject to all
general laws that may be in force from time time relative to
public utilities in this Territory
SECTION Cutting off Service The Association shall also
have the right off the supply of gas from consumer
who shall refuse fail pay due for gas SO sup
piled by the association within such reasonable time may be
fixed for payment of the same but such cutting off shall not