The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-21
An Ordinance.

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To authorize the Bergen Electric Light Heat and
Power Company to erect poles And lay pipes pipes IN
essSsrih SsgG for light IIa 'n neat pSl and power IL jersey
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do ordain
section !. That consent and permission is hereby
| Power Company. organized under the laws Of the
| state OF New Jersey, to erect poies and ley pipes
til tric its for fighting, SecStIns and other purposes, in
Jersey City. In the following named streets In Jer-
From Daft Electric Company's Works, Broadway
frsak Ui'f to NewaTik ot syenue; thence easterly along
Newark avenve to Hoboken avenue; thence east
thence along Palisade avenue northerly to city
limits, eonnecting az summit. 0ak HnhaS emo cenESal
to Newark avenue southerly, through summit ave
Grand street TO Ocean avenue; thence westerly
through Ocean avenue to city limits ana
and pf0 aIi Rsit avenue Ssarar,0 s ooMRafs tnrousa West sids
avenue TO Paramount avenue. through Farm cunt
avenue to Bramhall avenue, through Bramhall ave
nue. TO JACKSON avenue. tnroqSn J SesSsr as ven 10
Win privilege OF connecting wires at Monticello
avenue and Communipaw avenue. n~ortheriy to
Bergen avenue; thence s~outherly through Bergen
ander the SUPERVISION Of the COMMITTEE on Streets
of the Board OF Aldermen.
lied to erect poles for the support or wires upon thu
First-Said poles shall be SO located as IN NO way
to interfere with the safety or convenience o. per,
s sSai BE- aa seenrely on erected sae G IN the ef Rro snla at Ssi least fs four
and q half feet below the surface thereof and
The height Of the posts above the surface OF the
ground shall be at least twenty feet except, where
road now or hereafter Constructed. The posts shall
be substantially straight and dressed and painted
in accordance with any general ordinance OF the
city on that subject now existing or that may be
Second-No post shall be erected in front Of the
land Of any owner a56ntti ns on on SAID stpee,s = sSeept
nor shall any shade or fruit tree be trimmed or in
any wise injured by reason of the erection or main
without the consent OF the owner.
Section 8. That said company Is hereby author
meath the surface OF the streets Aforesaid, as they
may deem necessary, upon the following condi-
~First-ssid cenduits shall be laid at least eighteen
s sSslf not oe iD AVN sHe w isst nGee ct sa arils sai obs ssrsets Or nm IN.
terfere with public travel or damage public or
second-Io public street shall be opened for the
purpose Of originally laying any such pipes, con
tee on streets of the Board OF Aldermen.
T~hird-That the said company in laying aud
times exercise reasonable and proper care, 50 as 70
dn9 Ts I'VE + injury IN az tho e the pu ni.S a ssrsr shail e sSs,pfS with
Fourth-That the wires for conveying eiec tricity.,
s s9 e. s sondeits pr s0aieiains d isia wissf from small tS be o 5ala
side Of any water or gas pipe now laid down:
dnits shall not in any manner Interfere with. dis
turb. or injure 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. highway ianes or squares In which they
shah lay their conduils in as good condition and
refill and repave whenever any trench may sink
below the proper level.
Sixth-That said company shall not open the
necessary trenches through the streets, aven ues.
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 4. That said company shallbe responsible
for any damage done to property. both public and
private. in erecting and maintaining said poles and
wires.
Section 6. That all rights and privileges hereby
granted to said company are on condition that said
the streets. avenues. alleys, highways lanes or
squares, forthe purpose of laying its pipes. shall
signify its acceptance thereof by writing under Its
seal, FLED with the City Clerk. and shall execute
and deliver 10 the Board of Adorned a satisfactory
bond to the city, in its corporate name, approved
as to for NJ by the Corporation Counsel, and in the
penal sum of twenty five Thousand collars, with
that said company will comply with ali the re-
quirements and conditions herein named, and that
said company will indemnity and save harmless
the City OF Jersey City from all damages to the
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 poles or laying conduits therein.
Passed December q, 1889.
JOHN +. SCOTT, CHARLIE w. ALLEN,
City Clerk. President.
Approved January 10. 1890.
ORESTES CLEVELAND.
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