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

employees therein and all books and
other property or chattels used in sa ia
depaI tment The Sheriff, Deputy She.
riffs and Police Department AMI al
policemen. officers. police matren.
pound master, and all employees there
in. and all police stations. iaiis. prop
eity and apparatus. including city am
bulance. used in said police depart
ment; the chief OF the fire depart
ment, and the fire department, and all
I remen, officers and employees there
in. and al fire stations and property
and apparatus used in said fire de-
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 direc-
ton over all officers and employees as
signed to said departments, and over
all said buildings, property and appa.
ratns.
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 purchas-
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-
vised Laws of Hawaii be amended so
as to read as follows:
section 1905. One Of the superyi-
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,
yiaducts, 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 bel
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
er duties as may be required by ord |
nance or resolution.
He shall have control management /
and direction OF the lightine of streets.
lanes, alleys, avenues and reads, of |
public grounds. bridges. viaduets. 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
property, real or personal, belonging
to the road, water, sewer and electric
systems in the city. He shall have
charge of enforcing the provisions of /
law relating to street obstruction, bill 1
boards and other things contrary to
law or ordinance OF the Board, He
shall have supervision over all public
service utilities and all persons or cor
porations rendering service In the city,
,r territory, or the United States, and
shall report to the Board or other
proper officer any failure of said per-
ION or corporation to render service,
u to observe the requirements or con-
iitions of the franchise, contract or
grant under which such public service
Utility is operated.
The civil engineer and engineers
department, and all employees therein;
he water superintendent and water
department., and all employees therein; !
he sewer superintendent and sewer
department. and all employees therein; l