Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-21
BILL NO. 1873.
ORDINANCE. NO.

ORDINANCE. NO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEWERS AND REGULATING THE
SIZE, KIND, CONSTRUCTION,
METHOD OF LAYING. USE AMI
INSPECTION OF MAIN AND SIDE
SEWERS, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF
INSTALLING SIDE SEWERS IN
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU; AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA
TIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the People of the
City and County of Honolulu that:
SECTION l. Definitions.
(A) Manager. The term man
ager" as herein used shall designate
the Manager of the Water and Sewer
Works departments or his properly
authorized agents. representatives or
employees.
OBJ Main Sewer. The term Main
Sewer" as herein used shall desfg-
nate any sewer line in any highway,
street, alleyway or other public place
to which side sewers or laterals are
connected.
co Side Sewer. The term Side
Sewer" as herein used shall designate
that part of the sewer line from the
"Cleanout". at or near the property
line, to a main sewer line Of the
sewer system of the City and County
of Honolulu. -"
SECTION 2. Size, kind and method
Of laying main and side sewers. Main
and side sewers shall be not less than
six 90 inches in diameter and shall
lie salt glazed vitrified pipe and shall
be laid to a grade of not less than
oneQuarter inch to the foot; the
joints chall be mado Of mortar COM
posed of equal parts of Portland or
other good standard cement and clean
screened sand. and said joints shall
be covered with cloth in laying.
A disc entirely filling the main or
side sewer shall be kept in the pipe
and drawn forward as each length is
laid. When main or side sewers are
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joints shall be caulked with oakum
and the pipe entirely encased in con-
crete at least four (4) inches in thick.
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SECTION 3. Manager only to have
the right to lay main or side sewers.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, partnership or corpora
ton, except the Manager, to break up,
dig up. disturb, undermine, or dig un-
der any public highway, street, thor
oughfare, alley or sidewalk or other
public place in the City and County
of Honolulu for the purpose of laying
main or side sewers; provided, how
ever, that nothing in this section con-
tanned shall conflict with the provi-
sions of Ordinance No. IS OF the City
and County of Honolulu or prevent
the said City and County of Homo
lulu from awarding contracts for lay.
ing main or side sewers
SECTION 4. Removing or tamper-
ing with sewer manhoIe covers, pro.
hIbited. II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, partnership or cor:
poration to tamper with or remove
any sewer manhole cover except In
the presence or by authority of the
Manager. i -. -. -,
SECTION S. Application necessary
to connect to the sewer system. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons, partnership or corporation to
connect, or to aid in connecting, or to
cause a connection to be made or to
make use of the public sewer system
Of the City and County of Honolulu
without first having filed written
application and obtained the written
approval of the Manager. Application
for a connection to the public sewer
system shall be made in writing upon
a printed form to be supplied by the
Manager and signed by the owner or
by someone on his behalf thereunto
duly authorized. The applicant shall
upon such form answer truthfIlly
without concealment all pertinent
questions put to him by authority OF
this or any other ordinance of the
City and County of Honolulu, or the
sanitary code of the territorial board
of health or general orders govern
ing the use of the public sewer sys-
tenn of the City and County of Homo
lulu. - H.. e.. -.. .~.z.e
When the application properly
signed shall be approved in writing.
the applicant shall be entitled to the
privilege described in the approved
application. $780,. -. --....'.:l i.
SECTION 6. installation and pay.
rnent Of the cost Of laying Of side
sewers, upon request made by prop.
erty owner. The Manager shall upon
written request by property owner
or his agent estimate the quantity of
material, and the cost Of laying OF
said side sewer, including therein the
cost of putting such public highway,
street, thoroughfare, alley or side.
walk, or other public place in as good
repair and condition in every respect
and particular as the same was before
such breaking up, digging up, disturb
ing. undermining or digging under.
On the deposit with the Manager,
by the property owner, or his agent
of the sum SO estimated the said Man,
ager shall cause the work to be done
and shall charge the cost OF such work