The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06
CHAPTER XLVIII.

An Act providing for the placing of electrical con-
ductors under ground in cities of this state, and
for the creation OF state board Of commissioners
of electrical sideways.
l. BE It enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State OF New Jersey. That the
governor Of this state shall appoint, by and with
of commissioners of electrical subways which shall
consist of three persons, who shall hold office foe
five years, and until the appointment of successor
such board shall organize on the first Monday In
May. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two
by the election of a president and the appointment
OF secretary, Each commissioner shall receive an
annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars the
tary shall receive such salary as the commissioners
shall determine, not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars per annum and shall hold his office at the
pleasure Of the board; such board may appoint an
electrical expert who shall receive such compensa-
ton as shall be approved by the governor of the
state; they may also appoint such other agents as
shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this act, at such compensation as shall be approved
by the governor.
such board to examine the manner In which tele-
graphic, telephone and electric light wires and
cables and all other wires and cables used for the
transmission Of electricity are constructed and used
in the cities OF this state wherever in the Judgment
of such commissioners, which shall be final, the
public welfare will be advanced by the removal of
any such wires or Of the poles commonly known as
telegraph poles other poles used for the support
of electric WIRES from the surface of any street.
nue. other public highway IN any city of this
state il shall be the duty of such commissioners
order such poles and wires removed from the sur
face OF such streets highways and to further order
that such wires shall be placed under the streets
highways of such city the removal of such poles or
wires shall be made within such time as shall be
fixed by said commissioners, who shall serve a no.
tice of their determination aud order upon the
owner OF such poles or wires upon agent of
such owner, at least thirty days before the expira-
ton of the time within which it may be determined
that such poles wires shall be removed; IL such
an owner or agent cannot be found within this
state said notice shall be served in such
Justice of the supreme court upon application be-
ing made to him for that purpose, shall prescribe
If the of such poles wires shall fail to
move them within the time specified in such notice,
said commissioners shall move, without delay, all
said poles aud wires from said streets and highways
whenever such commissioners shall determine as
aforesaid that such poles wires should be remov
ed from the surface of any street, avenue other
highway In any city it shall be the duty Of such
commissioners to cause such electrical coductors or
wires as shall be thereafter used in such city to be
placed under ground whenever in their Judgment
IL is practicable so to do.
3. And be IL enacted, That whenever any som-
pany operating, or intending to operate any tcle-
graph telephone or electric light wires cable in
any city of this state shall DESIRE be required
to place its wires or any of them undor ground In