Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-09

employees therein and all books and
department The Sher n. Deputy She
riffs and Police Deps rtment and "a
policemen, officers, police matron
pound master. and all employees Il eT >
in. and all police stations, jafls, prop
eTty and apparatus, including city am.
bulance, used in said police depart
Tent; the chief of tie fire depart.
ment, and the fire department. and al
f.remen, Officers and employees ther j.
in, and all fire stations and property
and apparatus used in said fire d.
partment; the FIRE alarm and police
patrol system and all property and
apparatus belonging thereto, are all
apportioned and assigned to the De.
partment of Law and Order. =
The Superintendent of the Depart
ment of Law and Order shall have
charge of and supervision and diree-
tion over all officers and employees as
signed to said departments, and over
all said buildings, property and appa-
ratus. -. -:
He shall have charge of all purchas-
es of automobiles, horses, apparatus,
books and supplies of said depart
ments, or the offices and departments
assigned thereto subject, however, to
the rules or regulations of the purehas.
ing bureau. He shall have supervision
over the construction and repair of
all buildings assigned to said depart
ments, and may on application, receive
assistance therein from other officers
and departments of the city"
Section rs. Section 1705 of the Re.
Yised Laws of Hawaii be amended so
as to read as follows: $50
Section 17o5. One. of the supervi-
scrs shall be elected as the Superinten.
dent of Public Works, who shall have
authority over and charge of all public
works, the cleaning. sprinkling and re-
pair of streets, lanes, avenues and
public places, the entire erection, max
ing and reconstruction of all street
improvements, paving, curbing, side
walks, sewers, water pipes, bridges,
viaducts, storm water pipes, and all
public improvements. and of the re-
pair thereof, unless otherwise proyid-
ed by law.
He shall approve the estimates of
the Civil Engineer, which may be
made from time to time of the costs of
such work, as the same progresses
and recommend to the Board the &C.
ceptance of work DONE, or improve.
ment made, when completed accord.
ing to contract, and perform such 9TH
he fro1 n
nance or resolution.
He shall have control. management
and direction Of the light;n~ of streets.
lanes. alleys. avenues and reads. of
public grounds, bridges viaducts, sub
ways, and buildings not otherwise as
signed by law.
He shall have charge of all water
rights and dams, reservoirs, springs,
artesian wells, water pipes, sewer
pipes, electric apparatus storm water
pipes, posts, lamps, lights, and all
real or personal, belonging
10 the road, water. sewer and electric
systems in the city. He shall have
charge of enforcing the provisions of
aw, relating to street obstruction, bin
,oards and other things contrary to
aw or ordinance of the Board. He
shall have supervision over all public
service utilities and all persons or cor
,orations rendering service in the city,
If territory. or the United States, and
hall report to the Board or other
proper officer any failure of said per-
;on or corporation to render service,
II to observe the requirements or con-
litions of the franchise contract or
rant under which such public service
Utility is operated.
The civil engineer and engineers
department., and all employees therein;
he water superintendent and water
apartment, and ali employees therein;
he sewer superintendent and sewer
apartment and all employees therein; !