Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-05

SECTION l. Section 1893 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
1915, is hereby anende, to read as follows:
Section 1893. Method Whenever III the opinion Of the
Board Supervisors of the City and County of Honolulu it
desirable establish opcn extend widen alter street
alley other highway in the District Of Honolulu grade
pave curb macadamize otherwise improve the whole
part of existing public street alley other highway IN
the District of Honolulu otherwise the
exceeding maintenance and repair thereof such bet
terments improvements shall be made and done under the
provisions of Sections 1893 1873 inclusive of this chapter
and the thereof including the of acquiring
land therefor shall be assessed against the land benefited either
frontage basis according of the land within
Improvement district and the City and County of ono u
shall issue and sell bonds provide the funds for such improve
ents which bonds shall be secured by such
lien upon the lands assessed and for such purposes whenever
the of the improvement be assessed basis,
the board of supervisors hereby invested with power and
hereby authorized define and establish improvement
DISTRICTS alb according the provisions Of Sections 1893
1813 inclusive, of this chapter.
Provided that whenever public land land 10y law
exempted from of the character provided for this
Act exempted by law from payment of property taxes forms
part of any improvement district fronts street.
alley other highway be opened improved and would
if privately owned not exempt from such assessment be sub
ect assessment the board shall nevertheless without
ing such public exempted land for any part of the cost of
such improvements by general ordinance appropriate and pay
toward such improvements of general portion
of the thereof which would otherwise be assesabe against
the ame and with respect any such proposed improvement
where any part of the thus to be borne city and
county, the board shall have the right of approval pro-
though the city and county the private of
the public or exempted land involved.
And provided further that shall be lawful for the City
and County Of Honolulu and pay out of general
all any part of the cost of acquiring any land
required for any such Improvement of improvement of
general thoroughfare either by appropriation
therefor by general ordinance main general thorough
fare within the meaning hereof shall be any
subjected than ordinary traffic and travel by the
general public which generally necessary
Meeting thorouhfare between substantially different natural
" separated localities sections of Honolulu Whenever
proposed any improvement proceeding whether initiated
by the board Of supervisors by property owners that any
be improved shall be deemed and declared main
general horougfar for the improvement of which part of
the proposed be borne by the city and county such
shall be designated and described the
initial resolution petition with statement of the proportion
of the of the Improvement thereof which proposed
shall be borne by the city and county" r.. +.
SECTION 3 Section 1894 Of said Revised Laws of Hawaii,
1915, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1894 Initial procedure The board SHALL by
luton requiring than reading for its adoption,
propose the making any such improvement improvements
and specify the general character and extent thereof and
whether not land proposed to be acquired and
whether any street to be improved proposed be ased
main general torougare and what proportion of the
cost of improving such main general horougfare pro
posed be borne by the city and county, the materials pro
posed be used (Which may include materials of such charac
of IF
the be provided by per front foot against
the land abutng upon such highway per square foot accord
ing of the land within improvement district the gen
ea boundaries of Improvement district proposed and the
subdsrcs any, within such improvement district
against which different proportions of the intended
be charged and any other proper matters details intended
to apply thereto and direct the city and county engineer