The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-27
An Ordinance.

To authorize the Bergen Electric Light Heat ana
Power COMPANY soTa 2 yd to . erect aa Poles ana 0s a day Ripsts; aa
electricity for light, heat and power In Jersey
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do cxdzin
Section J.. That consent and permission is hereby
granted to the Bergen. Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company, organized under the laws q sns
tricity ter fiehti n heading and other parpossss q
Jersey City. In the following named streets u Jer-
and ni0 Giie 1a avenue nue. Crossing NJ PHsSanSsyiSanisa Raiirosa
tracks to Newark avenue; thence easteriy along
erly along Hoboken avenue to Palisade avenue.
thence along Palisade avenue ,northeriy to city
an en- to city limits, and from Hobofen avenue
to Newark avenue soqtherly. through summit ave
Grand street to Ocean avenues; themes westerly
through Ocean ; na avenue ed 70 6 city yI Limits wsr ana Rroaa,vsv
and Giles avenue, ~sontherly through West Side
avenue 70 MONTICELLO avenue. through Monticeiio
avenue to Bramhall avenue. through Bramhai ave
Central Railroad depot at the Newark and New
With privilege Of connecting wires at Monticello
avenue and Communipaw avenue, northerly to
Bergen avenues, thence s%outherly through Bergen
under the supervision OF the Committee on Streets
Section Z That said company is hereby author.
ized to erect poles for the support OF wires upon ths
First-said poles shall. be so located as in no way
to interfere with the safety or convenience Of per,
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shall be securely erected IN tho ground at least fonr
and a half feet below the surface thereof and
ground shall be at least twenty feet except where
road now or hereafter eonstructsa. The posts saa4
IN IN s soU5rdansn with Il any general ordinance Of the
city on that subject now existing or tnat may %
Second-lNo post shall be erected In nonr OF the
land Of any owner AUDITING on said streets. except
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.
ized to lay pipes. condnits and otner apparatus BE-
meath the snrfaceof the streets AFORESAID, as they
may deem necessary, upon the Following conot~
First-said conduits SHAH be laid at least eighteen
shali moi in any wise unnecessarily obstruct or In
terfere with public travel or damage public
second-No public street shall be opened for
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tee on Streets of the Board Of Aldermen,
maintaining said conduits or wires. shall al All
times exercise reasonable and proper care. 90 as l9
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Fourth-Tha the wires for conveying elec trleitys
At the greatest pracucaDis distance from the Gus
side Of any water or gas pipe now isiS aowsa air co..
duits shall not in any manner inesrfere with s, dis
tST5ii or r. in nJ9ysts any y w Of the so wai isId pres e. w Sas Pi mss
hereafter be laid in any OF the streets. avenues
a ana sss;i die eompsny shall IA leave si ali Streets ssyssnuss.
alleys. gnway ianes or squares in which tney
shall lay their conduits in as good condition ana
paved with the same material ~ before ana e
rehn and repaye whenever any trench may siHH
below the proper leveL
Sixtn-That said company shall not open the
necessary trenches through the streets, avenneA
alleys. highways, lanes or Squares In excess OF TWO
hundred feet In any one place. az any ons umes
nor IN such manner as wholly to prevent pubhe
travel without the consent OF the on
Streets Of the Board OF Aldermen.
Section 4. That said company shall be responslpi3
for any damage done to property. both public ana
section S. That all rights and privileges hereby
granted to said company are on condition that sai4
Company before commencing to excavate In any %
the streets, avenues. alleys, highways lanes qr
squares, for the purpose Of laying IL pipes. snan
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 ana "a tne
Denal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars WIN
sureties. satisfactory to said Roard, condi5ionea
duirements and conditions herein named. and that
said company will indemnity and save harmless
the City OF Jersey City from all damages 70 tve
city. or which may be awarded against said CITY n
favor of any person or persons, eofporauon OF tVe
p~orations, resulting from the opening OF any Street
OF Jersey City by said company for the purpose o.
erecting poles or laying condrits therein.
I Tasss i. seoTr. = ScHARLRs w. ALLEN.
City clerk President
Approved January Is. 1891 - ..ge ~
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