The Jersey City news., 1892-06-14
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inissioners OF electrical subways which
shall consist OF three persons, who shall
mold olnce for five years. aud until the
appointment OF successor; such board
shall organize on the first Monday in
May. one thousand eight huudred and
nlnety-two by the election of president
and the appointment of secretary; each
commissioner shall receive an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars; the sec
retary shall receive such salary as the
commissioners shall determine, not ex-
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars per an
NUM-. and shall hold his office ut the
pleasure OF the board; such board may
appoint an electrical expert, who shall re-
ceive Fuch compensation as shall be ap-
proved by the governor of the state; they
may also appoint such other agents as
shall be necessary To carry out the pro-
visions OF this act. at such compensation
as shall be approved by the governor.
2. And be it euacted, That it shall be
the dutv of such board to examine the
manner in which telegraphic, telephouic
and electric light wires and cables, and
all other wire aud cables used for the
transmission OF electricity are constructed
and usei in the cities of this state, where
ever, in the Judgment of sucn commits
slohers, which shall be final, the public
welfare will be advanced by the removal
of any such wires or of the poles com
mouly known as telegraph poles, or other
poles used for The support of electric
W res, from the surface of any street,
avenue or other public highway In any
city of this state. 1t shall be the duty of
SUCH commissioners To order such poles
and wires removed from the surface of
such streets an0 highways aud to further
| order that such wires shall be placed uu-
| der the streets or highways of such city;
the removal of such poles or wires shall
| be made within such time as shall be
said iG hn n
| serve notice OF their determination and
| order upon the owner of snch poles or
| wires or upon an ageut of sucn owner. at
| least thirty days before the expiration Of
| the time within which 1t may he deter :
| mined that such poles or w;r 8 snail be
| removed; 1T such an owner or agent can
| not lie found within this state, said
| notice shall be scrvsd in such IN amer MS
| IL Justice of tho supreme court, upon ap
| piication being m tde to him for that pur-
| pose. shall prescribe; IL the owners of such
| poles or wires sh Ill fail to remove thent
within the time specified in such notice,
| said commissioners shnll move. without
| delay, all said poles and wires from sad
streets and highways; whenever such
| commissioners sh Ill determine us afore-
| said that such poles or wires should be
| removed from the surf ce Of any street,
| avenue or other highway in any city, 1t
| shall be the duty of sucn commissioners
| TO cause such electrical conductors or
| wires as shall he thereafter us"d in sEcp
| city to be placed under ground whenever
| in their Judgment it is practicable SO
| to do.
| 8. And be it enacted. That whenever
| any company operating, or intending to
| operate, any telegraph, telephone or cleo
| trio light wires or cable fu any city OF
| this state shall desire, or be required TO
| place its wires or any of them uuder
| ground in any of the streets, avenues or
| other highways in such city, and Tor that
| purpose to remove the same from the
| surface thereof, IL shan be obligatory
| upon such company to file with said co,u-
| mssioners map or maps, made to scale,
| showing the streets or avenues or other
| highways which 1t Is desired to use for
| such purposes, and giving the general
| location, dimensions and course OF the
| underground conduits desii ed to be con-
| structed: no such subway or conduit
| shall be constructed until a M joriiy of
| said board snail approve the plln of con-
structiou so proposed by said company;
| said board is empowered to require that
| the work of removal of poles and wires
and of constructing every conduit and
subway shall be done according TO the
said plans, subject to such notifications
as may be approved by said board, aud
subject also to the rules aud regulations,
not inconsistent with the powers of sniu
commissioners, as may be prescribed by
the municipal authorities having charge
OF the streets In any city.
4. And be 1t enacted, That for the pur-
poses of this act tho said board shall nave
control of all the streets. avenues or
other highways of the cities of this state.
aud may authorize the construction of
electrical subways and underground con-
duits beneath the surface of any such
streets. avenues or highways: all powers
of the local authorities having general
nh ~ hn Of TO n vn, In nnsT
sucn city are hereby made subordinate IT.
the powers granted to the board created
by this act; 1t shall be the duty of snid
board to require any company disturbing
the surface of any street OF avenue to re-
place such surface in n manner TO he
specified in the plan of construciiai
hereinbefore mentioned: If any com-
pany shall fail to repair the SUI
face of any street or avenue
Ia accordance with such plans. it shall b
the duty of such board to order discon-
tiuuance of work on such subWays or con
duits until such specifications are COM
piled with.
s. And be it enacted, That no telegraph,
te.ephone. eectric light or other electro
wire or cable shall hereafter be COLI
structed along. across or above the sur
face of any street or avenue in any city ui
this state until the bolrd crented by this
act shall, by the votes of majority OF its
members, uuGuOliIS SuCu wires LO Dt
carried along, across or above the surface
OF such streets or avenues; provided. that
this section shall not be constructed to
apply to the repair of wires now in use.
or to wires owned by any of This state,
or used for fire or police purpose
therein.
g. Aud be IL enacted. That all Conduits
or subways, provided for in this act, shalt
be so constructed that they may be used
by the city in which they are located for
the electric wires or conductors operated
by its police. fire or other d4part tment'
without expense to such city, except the
expense Of the placing Of wires or COL
ductors in such subwuys or conduits.
Z. And be it enacted, That such board
is authorized aud empowered to devise
aud make ready for use such plans rs Will
meet the requirements OF this net. in any
city in which it shall be determined that
The electrical conductors shall be placed
underground; after the adoption OF such
plans il shall b lawful for the said board
TO enter into contract with any person
or corporation for the construction OF
subways or couduits in any city in accord
ance with such plans such contract or
contracts shall n not involve the eXpendl-
ture of any money by the state
for the construction of any subway
or conduit. but shall provide tor
the payment OF the COST of such
construction from the reutals to be re-
ceived for the us OF such subwayS or con-
duits. and shall be in such form as saall
be approved by the governor or attorney