The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-09
Supervisors Receive Petition Ask
ing Change in Hilo Build
ing Ordinance.

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HILO, December 6.-The very first
business tackled by the board of SUI
pervisors at this month s meeting was
the building ordinance, which has al
ready been the leit-motif of half a
score lengthy conferences between the
supervisors and representatives of the
mere mob.
The matter was brought up through
the presentation of a petition setting
forth that the ordinance ought to be
amended in order that it might allow
the construction within the prescribed
areas of buildings of other styles than
those described in the ordinance. 1t
urged that the fire limits be reduced
in area and set forth that the provis.
ions were too drastic considering the
conditions now existing.
The petition bore the following
signatures; Davies 4 Co., j. c. Mocine
N. C.. Wilfong, Hilo Mercantile Co., }.
ID. Easton, h. l.. Aud, II. A. Latimer
L. F. Sternemann, Honolulu Brewing
& Mailing Co., j. p. Fernandez, Jr.
Hotel Demosthenes, Hawaii Drug Co.
A. w. Richardson, w. X. Ragsdale, f.
j. Benny, Hoffschlaeger & Co., Iilo
Emporium, r. A. Dranga, A. c. Thomas
Pacific Guano & Fertilizer Co., Hilo
Meat Co., Serrao Liquor co., p. c.
Beamer, II. l.. Pfeiffer, Philip A. Vic
tor, Lai Hip, Z. n. Deyo, J. a. NJ
Osorio, Won Hamm-Y oung Co., c. r.
Bradshaw, II, Y. Forrest, w. G. Kai,
henui, j. D. Baker, Harry Hapai, H.
Hagens, $. NJ. Spencer, c. II. Swain
Il. da Silva, +. Vieira, A. NJ. Cambrin.
ha, j. G. Serrao, r. I. Moses, Benia.
min Rose, h. G.. Sadler, Hilo Hotel Co..
p. Bartels, M. Victor, w. II. Hser.
man, j. $. Canaro, II. S. Overend, W
C.. Vannatta, George II. Williams.
Ewaliko started the ball rolling with
statement to the effect that the or.
dinance had been passed by former
board of supervisors, and that the man
who drew it up knew nothing about
building. The present board had mere
ly had the ordinance published. II
would be glad to have the business men
present present their views.
Adam Lindsay said that it was prop
er to have fire limits. The ordinance
allowed only two styles of buildings
within the limits, however, and the re
quirement enforcing the erection oi
only these two elaborate and expensive
types was too hard.
e. Castendyk could not see the ne,
cessity for building only reinforced
concrete buildings within the area de
scribed. He wanted the first limit or,
dinance to remain as it sto d, but
thought the building ordinance should
be changed.
Captain Duvel agreed with the two
former speakers, but added that il
would be well to have the building or.
dinance provide for several other
styles of building aud TO have mum
ber of areas, within each or which Ger
tain kinds of buildings only could be
built, the requirements being strict IN
proportion 10 the distance of the area
from the center of the city.
Roeha said that the town would be-
crippled in It's development /. the lin.
its were made too extensive aud the
requirements too strict
tabrinha agreed with him, adding
that il would bee absurd 10 demand
that concrete buildings ouly Dee built
10 the residence section.
Williams called attention to th,
plight Of some OF those who had
bought government lots at ponohaNni
recently. a. the time of the sale the
purchasers thought thar tbe hllng
clause was the only condition 90 be
met bat now since the building ofii
nance had been made lhN, fhrY found
themselves confronted Nith tho nerrs
siiy VI erecting concrete huiliiHEs Hisn
WHEREAS thri bad nuurl nu Hslng b
cheaper form Nf construction Nhirl
wopli, thought Williams hp quito huf