The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-02-14
The Mayor and aldermen Of Jersey
City do ordoin as foUoa0s:

SECTION THAT permission is hereby granted
to the American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. of New Jersey. to erect and maintain line
OF telephone and telegraph poles and wires through
the following streets and avenues, viz: Morgan
street. from the Hudson river 10 Grove street;
through Grove strset from Morgan street to Canal
street; through Henderson street. from Morgan
street to Grand street; through Grand street from
Henderson street 10 Grove street; through Canal
street. from Grove street to Jersey avenues through
Jersey avenue, from Canal street to Philip street;
through Philip street, from Jersey avenue to its
westerly termination; through The Cayan Point
Road, from GARFIELD avenue to the souherly termi-
nation of said road on Cavan Point; through john
ston avenue, from Jersey avenue to Pine street;
through Pine street, from Johnston avenue to the
Newark and New York Railroad; through Pacific
avenue, from the said railroad to the southerly
termination of said avenue; in Garfield avenue,
from Claremont avenue to Avenue D; in Thomp,
son avenue from Garfield av snue to Avenue d;
thence in Avenue D to the city line at the Morris
Canal; and also to land their cables, crossing the
Hudson river the City Dock, at the foot of
Morgan street, in such manner as not TO interfere
in anywise with the public use of said dock
SECTION 2-That no pole or post shall be erected
in front of the land of any owner abuthng on said
streets or avenues, except In the manner provided
by the laws of the State, nor shall any shade or
fruit tree be trimmed or in anywise injured by
reason Of the erection maintenance of said tele
phonc line.
SECTION S.-That the poles to be used in the CON
struction of said lines shall be straight and forty
five feet and upwards in length; that the same
Sudll De IOftuHltn dressed and painted IN Two
coats and two colors and kept properly painted.
Section 4-That said company shall permit the
Police and Fire Departments of the city to use the
top crossarms Of all OF said poles, or so much as
they may require from time to time without charge
SECTION SHAT said poles to be erected
along said streets and avenues in such places as
shall be approved by the Street Commissioner.
SECTION That said company shall be RESPONSE
Bile for any damage done to property, both pubic
and private, in erecting and maintaining said poles
and wires.
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binding upon the city until said company shall
signify their acceptance thereof by writing under
their seal fled with the City Clerk, and that the
franchises and privileges granted as above shall
exist only during the due fulhllment by said COM
pany of all the provisions OF this ordinance.
SECTION 8.-That ii said company shall neglect TO
comply with any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance, they shall forfeit and pay penalty OF
twenty dollars for each offence to be recovered in
the manner provided in the city charter.
SECTION 9.-That said company shall not have
power, and 1t shall be unlawful for said company
to erect any poles or wires in Jersey City. until
after said company shall have executed bond to
the city in Its corporate name in the penal sum Of
ten thousand dollars, with good and sufficient
sureties conditioned that said company shall not
SELL assign transfer any Of the privileges herein
granted, until after the erection Of its said line.
without the consent of the Mayor and Aldermen of
Jersey City, and further that said company or its
successors shall not at any time allow the placing
Of the wires Of any other company or individual
upon its poles. and further that said company
shall faithfully perform and discharge all obliga-
tions duties and penalties imposed upon it by law
SECTION 10.-That the Board of Aldermen reserve
the right to amend. alter repeal this ordinance
at any time whenever said line shall become
nuisance to the city, or general State law shall
require all telephone and telegraph wires to be put
under ground In this city, and all rights powers
and privileges granted or allowed by this ordi.
nance shall become null and void whenever this
ordinance is SO repealed.
Passed February ., 1886.
r. 8. JORDAN. President.
JOHN E. ScoTr, City Clerk.
Approved February IL. 1886.