The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-14
An ordinance

To authorize the Bergen Electric Light. Heat and
Power Company TO erect poles and Lay. pipes In
electricity for light, heat and power in Jersey
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey city do ordain
Section l.. That consent and permission is hereby
Power Company. organized under the laws of the
state of New Jersey, to erect poles and lay pipes
for the purpose of supplying and distributing cleo
trIeity for lighting, heating and other purposes, In
Jersey City. In the following named streets IN Jer-
From Daft Electric company's Works. Broadway
and Giles avenue, crossing Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks to Newark avenue; thence easterly along
Newark avenve TO Hoboken avenuei thence east
thence along Paiisade avenue northeriy TO city
limits. connecting az summit. Oakland and central
to Newark avenue southerly, through summit ave
nue. to Grand street; thence northwesterly through
through Ocean avenue to city limits, ana
From Daft Electric Company's works, BroadWay
and Giles avenue, s~outherly through West SIDE
avenue to Falrmount avenue, through. Paramount
avenue to MonSieeilo avenue; .d tarSq I'm mpa ! ave
nue. to Jackson avenue, through Jackson avenue to
Central Railroad depot at the Newark ana New
Vita privilege of connecting wires at Monticello
Bergen Avenue; thence southeriy through Bergen
avenue 70 city limits. ard that tne Morx oe aune
of the Board of Aldermen.
Section q That said company is hereby author
first-sald poles shall be so loo ated as in no way
sons travelling on and over the said streets. and
sDall be securely erected in the ground at least fouI
and q half feet below the surface thereof and
deeper whenever necessary to secure said posts
a ans nedis s6ai II be sa az l RSsss ta seote f see s exes6e VI %h sre
10 may be necessary 10 pass under any elevated
be substantially straight and dressed and painted
IN accordance with any general ordinance OF the
city on that subject now existing or tnat may be
s~econd-No post shall be erected in front of the
land of any owner butting on said streets, except
In the manner provided by the laws OF the StaCs,
nor shall any shade or fruit tree be trimmed or In
any wise injured by reason of the erection or main
tenancc of said poles or the wires of the CompBny
without the consent OF the owner.
lied to lay pipes. conduits and other apparatus be
meath the surface of the streets aforesaid, as they
may deem necessary, upon the following condi-
First-said conduitg shall be laid at least eighteen
inches below the surface of the said stree rs, and
shall not in any wise unnecessarily obstruct or in
teriere with public travel or damage public OF
second-No public street shall be opened for the
purpose ae b. originally Iit y lay laying gt; any such thp pipes pos, con.
tee on Streets of the Board of Aldermen.
maintaining sa ia c saui te" OF Wires, Snail q at ali
times exercise reasonable and proper care, SO as to
a pre the ia lWsu " the i9 t sta RfaS Win aef Ssaea G theTeso. WIN
Foarthmddha the wires for codnyeying ssslneSa fhr ri 1dyi
at the greatest practicable7 distance from the out
side of any water or gas pipe now laid down:
Fifth-That said company in laying their con
duits shall not in any manner interfere with. dis
turb, or tnjure any OF the water pipes. gas pipes,
hereafter be laid in any of the streets, avenues
alleys, Highways lanes or squares in Jersey City,
and said company shall leave all streets, avenues
alleys. highways, lanes or squares in which they
shall lay their conduits in as good condition and
paved with the same material as before, and 70
refill and repave whenever any trench may sinh
below the proper level
~Sixth-That said company shall not open the
necessary trenches through the streets, avenues,
alleys, highways, lanes or squares in excess OF two
hundred feet in any one place, at any one time,
nor in such manner as wholly to prevent public
travel without the consent OF the Committee on
Streets of the Board OF Aldermen.
Section A. That said company shall be responsible
for any damage done to property. both public and
private, In erecting and maintaining said poles and
wires.
Section s. That all rights and privileges hereby
granted to said company are on condition that said
company before commencing to eXcavate in any OF
the streets, avenues, alleys, highways, lanes OF
squares, for the purpose of laying It's pipes. shall
signify its acceptance thereof by writing under It's
seal, FLED with the City Clerk, and shall execute
and deliver to the Board of Adorned a satisfactory
bond to the city, in its corporate name, approved
as to form by the Corporation Counsel, and in the
penal sum of twenty-five thousand collars, witt
sureties satisfactory to said Board, conditioned
that said company will comply with all the re,
quiremenis and conditions herein named, and that
said company will Indemnity and save harmless
city. or which may be awarded against said city in
favor of any person or persons, corporation or cor
porations. resulting from the opening OF any street
avenue, alley, highway lane, or square in said City
Of Jersey City by said company for the purpose OF
erecting po.es or laying conuuits therein.
Passed december %, 1885,.
City Clerk. President.
oRESTEs CLEVELAND.