The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-16
An Ordinance.

To authorize the Bergen Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company to erect poles and lay pipes in
certain streets, for the purpose Of distributing
electricity for light, heat and power in Jersey
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do ordaln
Section /. That consent and permission is hereby
granted 10 the Bergen. Electric Light, Heat and
Power COMPANY, organized under The laws OF the
for the purpose Of supplying and distributing eiec,
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sey City.
and Giles avenue. crossing Pennsyisanisa Railroad
tracks to Newark avenue; thence easterly along
erly along Hoboken avenue e PaIlisssdee e avenue,
thence along Palisade aven ue northerly to city
avenues to city limits, and from Hoboken avenue
to Newark avenue southerly, through summit ave
Strand street to Ocean avenge; thence westerly
From DAFT Electric conpany's Worss. Broadway
and Giles avenue, s~outherly through West Side
avenue to Monticello avenue. Through Monticello
avenue to Branhail avenue, thr ou2h Bramhan ave
Central Railroad depot at the Newark and New
With privilege Of connecting wires at Monticello
avenue and Conmunipaw avenue, n~ortheriy to
assSae a % eipv iin shsnce ,,n spq thaa fbe .n ,sorT hs se agna
under the supervision of The Committee on Streets
section = That said company is hereby author
ized 70 erect poles for tue support OF wires upon the
First-Said poles shall be so located as in no way
to interiors, with the safety OK conyepienee Of per,
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shall be securely erected IN the ground at least four
and a half feet below the surface thereon and
deeper whenever necessary to secure said posts.
The height IF the posts s6oye TIE the sarfaes Of the
&c may lie necessary TO pass under any elevated
road now or hereafter constructed. The posts shall
in accordance with ans general ordinance OF the
city on TINT subject now existing or that may BIO
hereafter passed.
second-No post shall be erected in front OF the
in the manner provided by the laws OF the Stats,
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 Company
without The consent of the owner,
Section s. That said company is hereby author
lied to lay pipes. conduits and otaer apparatus BIO
may deem necessary. upon the following condf-
tiOns-
First-said conduits shall be laid az least eighteen
inches below the surface OF the said stree u, and
terfere with public travel or damage public or
seeonH-No pGblic street shall be opened for the
duifs or wires without first notifying the Commit.
tee on Streets OF tho Board OF Aldermen.
1~hird-ThAt the said company In laying and
lines exercise reasonable ana proper care. so as to
prevent Injury TO the public, and shall comply with
all the laws OF the state with nefsrepcc thereto
Fourth--Ihne the wires Tor cpnvryih% ELECTRICITY,
or the conduits containing said wires, shall be laid
at the greatest practicable distance from the out
side OF any water or gas pipe now laid down.
Efth-That sand company IN laying their con
turb, or ipjme amy OF the water pipes. gas pipes,
public or private sewers. now laid or which may
hereafter he laid In any OF the streets avenpss.
and SAID Company shall leave an steeta avenues
alleys. highways, lanes or squares, In which thes
shall iay ineir tNnduhs Ia AZ good condition aud
paved with The same material Is before, and TO