The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-03-25

Gas for fuel and lighting purpose!
and electricity for lighting and powe
purposes for the districts of Wailukl
and Makawao will be furnished undei
prOVisison OF a bill introduced in tn,
house by Representative =. j. Good
ness known as House Bill No 2S7.
provides for the granting of a fran
chise TO ID. c. Lindsay his associates
and assigns OF "a company to be form
ed for the purposes provided and The
project is said to have some of the
strongest financial support Oh Maui
| Increasing cost of fuel is one of the
moving objects in the plan to form a
gas-electriC company and the eStab
| lishment of the present ample plant
and tanks of the Standard Oil Com
pany at Kahului brought the subject
20 the fore. In addition TO cost OF
wood and the decreasing supply of it
combines the recognition Ol convent
ence, cleanliness and time saving by
the use OF gas in the house for cook
Ing purposes. 1t was at first proposed
to have only gas company but was
later enlarged in scope to furnish
electricity if the occasion shall de
mand. Good and sufficient reasons for
including the latter project can be
found in the possibilities of former
controlling interests of the Island Flee
tic Company purchasing the property
of that company at the coming sale
under foreclosure. They would find a
strong competitor.
The proposed charter is for 80 years
work must be started under it within
two years, its property is exempt from
taxation for seven years, it must pay
two percent of gross earnings to the
county and the county or either of the
districts may. with the consent OF con
gross purchase franchise and plant al
ter 20 years. These are outstanding
features of the proposed charter which
follows in full:
Section l. Manufacture and supply
of gas and electricity.
! ID. G. Lindsay of kahuiui, Maui,
| Territory of Hawaii, his associates,
successors, and assigns, or such cor
poration as he or they shall cause TO
| be Incorporated under the laws of the
| Territory OF Hawaii, and it's successors
and assigns Che and they being here
| matter referred to as the associations
are hereby authorized and empower
ed to manufacture. sell, furnish and
supply electric current for light and
! power purposes and gas for use for as
la fuel, for illuminating purposes, and
other purposes, which the association
may deem advisable, in the districts oi
! Wailuku and Makawao, County Of
Maui, for the term of fifty years from
the date of the approval of this Ac
by the Congress of the United States
subject to the limitation in this ac
contained.
Section ?. Erection of buildings
and so forth. The association shal
have the right to erect, construct
operate and maintain at such places
within the limits mentioned in section
one, as the board of supervisors o.
the county of Maui shall approve
such buildings, machinery and ap
purtcnanccs and such poles, lines
wires, cables, lamp post conductors
and such other appliances as may be
necessary for the production, manu-
facture, and storage and distribution
of gas and the transmission, distri
button and supply of electric current
to the consumer thereof, together
with its various byprOducts, as may
be required from time to time durine
the existence of the rights hereby
granted.
Laying Mains, Placing Poles
Section 8. Pipes, wires, poles, lines
cOnduits, etc, in and over highways.
| The association, for the purpose OF
! distributing such gas and electric cur
rent shall have the right from time
| to time to lay pipes or other conduits
and erect poles, lines, wire, cables,
| lamps, lamp posts, conductors and
conduits in, under or over the streets,
roads, and public places in the said
districts of Wailullu and MakaWao,
and whenever supply pipes and mains,
lines, conduits and conductors shall
be laid in connection shall be made
and pipes shall be laid from said
mains and lines to the property line
of the highway for the purpose of
supplying gas to the property holders
adjoining such street, and each of
such connections shall be provided
with Stopcocks inside of such property
line provided, that nothing herein
shall prevent the laying down of addi'
tional branches or connections at any
time when future requirements render
the same necessary. But the methods
by which such streets, roads, and
places are to be used shall be sub
ject to rules, regulations and approval
of the board of supervisors, and all
instructions and directions made by
said board shall be strictly followed
to the end that the general public
shall be inconvenienced as little as
possible;; and provided likewise, that
whenever any street, road, or other
place shall be eXcavated and holes OF
trenches made therein for laying, main
tanning, replacing or repairing such
pipes, conduits, or connection, OF
poles, lines or conductors, such hole
or trenches shall be safeguarded ant