The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
An Ordinance
To authorize the Central Elevated Transit Com
pany to locate, construct, operate and maintain
an Elevated Railroad through and over certain

To authorize the Central Elevated Transit Com
pany to locate. construct, operate and maintain
streets and avenues in Jersey City.
Whereas the directors of of the Central Elevated
Transit Company, q body corporate of the STATE Of
New Jersey, have filed q petition for the location OF
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Coinmunipaw on the Hudson River, to the westerly
avenue. comfortably to the route designated in
It's articles OF Incorporation. and also the written
property fronting on the portions Of each street or
highway tnrongh which said railwayi Is % De made;
such elevated railroad will greatly faeiitate public
travel and be OF much benefit to that section OF
this city and Co the city at large:
Therefore. the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City
do ordain as follows
Section THAT permission Is hereby granted 20
the Central Elevated Transit Company, 70 locate,
e cons rg,;S mai mai1 irasLs ana ana operate per nes an sleys sNftr rsi.
and turnouts over and along the Following route;--
SSentral RaiIroad Of New jersey at communipaw
on the Hudson River; thence over private property
westerly over and along Johnston avenue to and
across Grand street 70 the easterly end Of oswego
street to the westerly end thereof thence westerly
S Ssros si RFlss' eldPe sop aaa Summit srGniin aven nSns Co she s ave.
erly end OF Jewett avenue; thence westerly over
awe Avenue aseAts ogether with the right 70 cross ali inter,
mediate streets and avenues
Section 2.-That In constructing said elevated
railroad through said streets and avenues fhe sup
porting posts q the structure shall be onhs q nl lTJn
concrete Or stone, and located a. Ear as possible on
] O Hue 1ust 1USlQf tne cufu STONE DuGs EudL tne. uls-
ance Iongitudinally. between said posts shall be
not less than thirty feet; except in places where ie
OF The road, to set Ineln nearer together; ana that
there shall be a. least thirteen feeT in the clear be be.
Of the low est beam or girder OF said elevated road.
b bpsce H. and sftrensthensea; that IN Jewett avenue
the tracks OF said Company shall be, located upon
the supcrstrncture and over the carriage way OF the
section s.-That said COMPANY. Tor the convent
railroad. shall build along Its Lne and over the
streets and avenues ,a1eesoc sRoye tss or ss ssreess
stations. platforms and stsirways at suitable aud
Section 4.-That said Company in constructing
s Wa9e Ia'I pipe or orAn sewer Vos n eonec Sa ,n's Unless Il e eaS
not be wen avoided. in which case, IL shalt
me same, to tie fful sStisfsction Of the
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around the posts and stairways as IL found them
section G-Ihat Whenever in crossing intersect.
ing streets and avenues said Compan shall deem
therein tue same shall be erected IN such manner
as NOT 90 Interfere unnecessarily with the ordinary
section a.-That said Company may when over
n TSSs' ssmd N e All 55asErS Nsi ahs Go e0a ne eonstra ct On
and operation of its superstructure In the streets,
70 the adjoining property; that the provisions
hereof shall bc carried out under the supervision OF
the COMMITTEES on Streets Of the Board OF Alder
section That the ears on such elevated rail
D IO0l HlLAA ~ ~
TO be put and Kept In motion by stationary steam
power, located az such convenient point or points
as may be necessary for the purpose. or by means
OF electric power, but in no case shall steam loco
motives be used.
foFearrying one person on the same, eth er way
Z shall NOT exceed five cents.
Section A.-1hat said Company shall commence
WORK on said railroad within one year from the date
OF the final passage OF this ordinance. unless delayed
secrton fU-That said Company shall pay all
taxes. and other municipal charges which may bl
/ lawfully imposed upon 1t and its property in Jersey
+ City, and whenever the gross earnings OF said ran
road in any year shall exceed the sum Of the actual
! cost Of operating ana maintaining said railroad. al
taxes and other mum ieipai charges, the interest on
us bonded debt. and the dividends or six per cent
upon It's paid up capital stock, then eten) per ccnt
II such excess shall lie paid over to the City Treas
ufer for the use OF the city
section 1L-That said Company shall not use any
portion OF its superstructure above any or sang
streets or avenues west OF tine National Docks Kali
way Company for the storage OF cars when not 10
actual use.
any or the franchises granted by this ordtn ancs
until it shall have hled a bond 10 the city, with twe
or more sufficient sureties. In the sum. OF fify
thousand dollars 10 faithfully comply with all the
provisions of this ordinance; said bond 70 pc ap
proves by the law officers Of the city and this Boare.
Passed December - 1883.
JOIN L. SCOTT. W. ALLEN.
civ Clerk. President
Approved January 49, 1871
Mayor.