The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-24

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m map pm marked mark q as ss szhib "a 4 : as atosesai & and
resolutions N said Board Of commissioners of
5lec.rical subways. the said sew i1rE ;la end q N ssys
Boar for the passage OF an ordinance on behalf
eiaI action SO taken by said state Board Of Com
missioners of Electrical SuDways as aforesaid;
Fe it o.dsined, by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey City, acting Tor and on
behalf OF the municipality thereof as onows;-
That the New York and New Jersey Telephone
hereby Is authorized and empowered to construct
and maintain for the uses and purposes, OF Its
ground conduits, Including The necessary mannoles
and street openings, beneath the surface OF the
Jersey City hereinafter named and shown on a
certain mai. filed with this Board on the twenty,
ola map filed with said state hoard Of Comniis-
s Y0rt ana ana New mark Jer.ev rh1f fs'epbon a. d Se@
pany,n and which is hereby made a
operate therein The wires. cables or DINER electr
cal conductors necessary for such purposes; al so
poses. a system OF electrical conductors. with IN
necessary poles, fixtures and supports, along
nnes and other highways OF the City of Jersey
City, as are shown on the map herefnbefore re-
ton with the electrical cond nctors to be placed in
the subways or underground conduits hereinbe-
SECTION 2.
That the City of Jersey City as shown on tie
and order. be Z sad It / Hereby PigI IS divided q din into s@od dis.
trtcts, DESIGNATED respectively, as District. No. p
Of said city Within and bounded BY the Hudson
River Grand street. Bates street brunswick street
not comprised in District No. /; that the plan of
construction of the systems herein authorized,
subways, one through ork street. Washington
streer, Montgomery street, Newark avenue,
Communipaw avenue from the Hudson River TO
Bergen asenue; the other through Grove street
from (arond Ctraat "a tho nnrfhotrT lfmifa af rho
city; branches from the first named subway
through Washington street to its terminus At the
spur on Bay street to Grove street; Jersey avenue
River; and Pacific avenue to Communipaw avenue;
and from the last named main subway. through
First street from Henderson street to Newark
avenue; and in addition thereto subways subsidiary
vicinity OF those named. also the necessary poles.
fixtures and supports for its electrical conductors
avenues and other highways Of said city. from the
several termini OF the subways, as herein indt-
such other Str. els, avenues and other highways as
may be required as afo, esatd,
That no electrical conductors, poles or fixtures
shall be placed by SAID Company above The surface
Jersey City, within the district designated as
District No /, on said aid map ssr, s5ffe eta as in = E and
the poles and fixtures necessary TO, support tine
s may Be IN n aeessi1n re reu tdpsd for tmai iocal di saene0a; a.
and such other additional electrical conductors,
DOlSS and MIXTURES Sndlk % lOcaLSu, III All cases
where practicable, upon the side streets and alleys
within said district.
SECTION A..
That said Company be and it hereby is required
to commence promptly and proceed diligently TO
provided for in the plans aforesaid. within the dis
trict designated as "District Nc. /" and upon the
duits or any part thereof. to remove its electrical
conductors. poles and fixtures from the surface OF
underground cond uits may be constructed except
such as MAJ, be required for local distri-
construct subwsys or underground conduiIe with
upon the completion of such subways or
underground conduits, or any part thereof, TO re
from the surface of the streets beneath which
structed. except such as. may be necessarily re-
CURED for local Distribution.
That the said subways or underground conduits
shall be made Of creosoted wood OF other suitable
QsJ inches beneath the surface of tine streets and
not less than one ID foot outside OF the curb lines.
in width and SIX () feet in depth, unIe,s it be
necessary to overcome oostruct1ons- me man
streets at such points along the line OF the sub
ways or underground conduits. as may be neces
s sSs e Gs e9nye9 eendu f9o pl whicgR t ana SAID SREdsrs conn
peny may from time to time place in said
constructed as not TO intertt re with The passege OF
the uublfe over and along the said streets; ana the
which NAV be disturbed in the construction or
maintenance of said subways, or conduits and
menboles to, the condition in which it was at the
commencement of the work thereon, ana free
from any cost or expense wnate YER to the City OF
The electrical conductors and conduits therefor,
shall be 50 placed as not to &c any injury 10 any
person or persons, or TO any public or private
e op ceadu Mat of any Sr ot6 sas co gaRssi Of At f least f &aFss
eight hours before opening any streetavenue alley
W writing Rhpsis the e'e Chairman Fl OF the Committee on Streets.
Sewers and Lighting OF this Board, or in his
Of the desire Of said COMPANY. so to do. stating the
place and purpose of eecn proposed opening, aud
in the laying or any wires or conduit in excavat-
ing and replaci g the earth in any street, alley
Be- Under UNDER the Ris ssuipsrvision Of the Bari Of street
and Water Commissioners, or OF its duly author
order Of said board or of its duly authorized ser
var Is in reference thereto.
at the expense of said Company a competent engl,
neer TO supervise said work, 70 whom all plans and
whose supervision said work shall be carried on.
the earth removed In making sad excavation
| relaid by the said Company in as good condition as
6 6efbre e the makln ma 3I ts ssee anss bs maiu or iaeln X a as
good condition as the surrounding pavement, until
he here repaired by the city. No street. avenue. alley or
public place shall be incumbered for a longer
period then shall be necessary to execute the
work for which the same is made. The cost Of re
| storing the earth or otherwise, arising from such
BARS thereto. caused by the opening of any such
street, avenue, alley or public place. shall be paid
UySde eri the supervision of the Board Of Street and
Water commissioners or its duly authorized
servants, and any e11p omnsn OF o suen s smpsr r,nS ~ n
| the bills therefor certified by the said Board, and
any expense 20 which the city shall be put from
doing Of any work, or the doing of the same in an
| unworkmafl like manner. of the digging of bitches
or holes and erection Of poles, or restoring the
Of any pavemsnts. shall be paid in like manner by
s ssrtl Sen Bs tEs on SAID Gr soard. Of the 0iiS Oh cost
SECTION 6.
That said Company shall Indemnity "The Mayor
and Aid ermer Of Jersey City, against, and assume
| ali liability and damages which may at any time
| arise, come or occur to said city, from any injury
| herein mentioned. or the neglect of the Company
| or Of its employees to comply with the. provisions.
streets. or other public places. especially as To the
putting up of lights or barriers at or around exca
%yyations. and the aeceptancs by the company Of
to the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City any
sum of money for which the city may beeome
liable from or by reason OF sucn INJURY ana uam-
age.
That sad company shall file with the
s!oners, its acceptance Of this ordinance, within
twenty days from the date whom it shall take
a satisfactory bond with sureties approved by the
/ Board OF Street and Water Commissi ners In the
faithfully comply with and perform all OF the
terms and conditions of this ordinance.
That tbe said"TheSew York and NewJersey rele-
| phone Company shall provide without cost or ex.
| pense whatever to the City Of Jersey CITY s,i1ielent
sDace to said subway rs or underground conduttS 20
mt the telegraph or telephone wires or
| conductors operated from time to time by the
Jersey City; and provided, however, that such
| Wires or electrical con iuctors shall not BE- used in
| wires or electrical conductors that said Company
may from time to time place In said suoways or