Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-07
ings when brought
l Laws Of Hawaii,


SECTION Section 1877 of said Revised Laws OF Hawaii
1915 is hereby amended to read follows: ~,".%#.
Section 1897. Petition by If the of sixty
per cent of the frontage upon any street. alley highway
designated by them, of sixty per cent of the Of land
designated by them proposed Improvement district shall
file with the board of supervisors petition duly Acknowledged
by such owners requesting the opening improvement of
such street alley gway of the streets alleys high
ways in such proposed improvement district together with the
surveys, plans and other preliminary data and estimates
mentioned in Section 1894 in the of proceeding initiated
by the board the board shall theeupon proceed thereon the
though the plan for such improvements had
been initiated ON their notion and the cost of such
mnary surveys maps and other data if in of the
estimate therefor stated in such petition, shall be deemed part
of the Of the Improvement Provided however that upon
such petition the board shall have power abandon such
proceedings make any change modification of such plans
the details specifications for the proposed improvements
without the written and duly acknowledged consent of the
of not less than sixty per of the frontage
of the land to be assessed except that the board may decline
to acquesee may modify any part of such plan which
eonempae the payment by the city and county of any part
of the cost of acquiring land of part of the of
improving main general horOughfare and in such event.
if the of sixty per of the frontage property
be assessed shall in writing acuesce in any such change
modification the board shall be bound proceed with the plan
so modified" 49,:
SECTION 6. Section 1898 of said Revised Laws of Hawaii,
1915, is hereby amended to read as follows e. ".
"Section 1898. Contract bids bond All improvements
made under the provisions of Sections 1893 183 inclusive
of this chapter shall be constructed under contract let to the
lowest responsible and reliable bidder therefor after public adj
verisement by the supervisors for less than days in
newspaper Of general circuation in said city
and county provided however, thasA advertisement shall
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such does not Of petiton but if the
be made require an particular street streets
part Of street be paved with materials which W not
admit Of the either
advertise for bids and let the work entire contract or
their discretion advertise for bids and make
separately for the the be paved with
materials which will admit of competition make separate
contracts, without advertisement for the
work (ncuding foundation cosruetionl upon Be
paved with materials which will mot admit Of
bid shall be considered unless accompanied by certified check
its equivalent payable in and fayR # the city and county,
for not less than per cent Of the amount bid which check
equivalent shall be forfeited the city and county unless
the successful bidder shall sign the contract and furnish APP
proved bond within days after the contract awarded No
bid of the estimated shall be accepted by the sup
ervors without the and acknowledged approval Of the
of least sixty per of the frontage be
assessed the may be- and the supervisors shall have the
right reject any and all bids and in such readvee
for tenders if they deem advisable to do provided always
that if the Of sixty cent Of the frontage to
be assessed shall in writing duly acknowledged
request Reimbursement for bids the acceptance ofany bid
bids covering the work. such request shall in each instance
be binding upon the supervisors But contract shall be
made until the hereinafter provided shall have been
finally made without bond to the city and county for the
faithful performance of such contract in amount note
than the price, with at least sufficient sree each
of whom shall be worth less than the full of the
bond and above all property exempt from execution and
who shall upon the written demand of the supervisors Of
of property subject assessment be required justify
thereon examination under oath before Judge of the
first circuit upon such examination any surety shall
be held insufficient bond with sufficient shall be
filed by the successful bidder within five days thereafter,
the shall be awarded and the deposit shall be for
feted non the heins stoned and sufficient bond