The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03

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trolled by it in Grove street, from the HOBO
ken City Line to the centre line OF Newark
avenue, ana also upon the street railroad, op-
Grated ana controlled by it in Grove street
FROM the centre line Of Newark avenue to
Wayne street; in Wayne street from Grove
street 70 Gregory street, in Gregory street
from Wayne street TO York street: in York
street from Gregory street 10 Hudson street.
in Hudson street from York street across
Exchange PLACE into Montgomery street: in
Montgomery street from Exchange place TO
Newark avenue. and in Newark avenue from
Montgomery street to Grove street.
Section 2-That the permission and con-
sent Of the City is hereby given to said
ERECT and maintain the necessary poles and
string thereon overhead wires on Grove street,
between the Hoboken City Line and the
centre line OF Newark avenue, for the pur-
pose of supplying and conducting S~electrio
power for the operation OF its raiiread.A
Section 3Thaf the location OF andA the
place or places at which poles shall DO
erected for the support Of wires to conduot
the electricity for the propulsion Of its cara.
by fixed and determined to be the place or
places designated and described in and upon
location OF trolley poles on line OF the North
Hudson County Railway Company on Grove
street. Jersey City, from Newark avenue to
the Hoboken City Line, September, 1888, @.
3. Brush 4 Co.. c. E., scale 50 feet to the
inch.' which said map shows the location of
all poles and the places where the same are
to be erected. and reference is hereby made
to said map for. a definite description Of the
same, and the said map IS hereby made q
part of this ordinance, and the Clerk Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners il
hereby ordered and directed to cause the said
map 10 be filed as a part Of the records of tha
said City of Jersey City, and the same shall
hereafter remain In his office of record.
Section THAT the poles 10 be erected
under the provisions Of this ordinance shall
be of tubular iron. and shall be placed as
shown upon the aforesaid map. inside of and
abutting against the curb of said Grove street,
and shall not occupy at any point above the
surface Of the sidewalks thereof a space for
each pole Of more than ten inches in diameter.
The foot Of zach Ta1n chq1 hA hurried in the
earth to a depth of at least four feet from
the surface Of said sidewalks. and packed in
concrete below said surface, and shall not ex-
tend in height from the established grace OF
said street more than twenty-five feet more
nor less than seventeen feet, and shah stand,
when wires are strung thereon. as nearly YER
teal as viii be practicable. and all Of said
poles shall be Of sufficient strength to with
stand double the amount Of strain TO which
they are subjected.
All wires, including span wires, trolley
wires and feed wires, which shall be strung
upon said poles, are to be 50 strung in the
following manner
The supporting or span wires shall be strung
from opposite poles upon said street, ana snail
be of galvanized. twisted iron cable, and fas-
tened to each pole by substantial soft steel
clamps, and shall be thoroughly insulated and
at least seventeen feet above the established
grade of said street, and the same distance
above interseeting streets, avenues and places.
All feed wires shall be strung longitualnaliy
from pole TO pole, 10 be thoroughly insulated
ard securely fastened to each OF said poles by
rneans of iron cross arms placed at the top
Of said poles. and not less than twenty feet
from the established grade Of said Grove
street. and intersecting streets. avenues and
places. Provided that where there is an ar
tifeial obstruction which shall prevent saad
feed wires from being suspended the said dis
lance above said grade and in the manner
herein provided. then the same shan De sus-
pended under such artificial obstruction. and
as near thereto as shall be found safe and con
venient 10 the public travel on SAID Grove
street, or any interseeting street avenue or
place. and the use of said obstruction
All trolley wires shall be suspended from
the span or supporting wires, and placed over
the centre Of each set Of tracks, switches,
erossovers and turn-outs, which are laid in
the said Grove street, and shall be fastened
to the said span or support wires by good
and sufficient insulators. and shall be at al
points suspended as aforesaid and not Tess
than seventeen feet above the established
Grade of said Grove street, and intersectlnS
streets, avenues and places Provided Laal
where there is an artificial obstruction whlcn
would prevent any Of the said wires from pc
ing suspended the distance above the grade
of said Grove street, OF intersecting streets.
avenues or places, in the manner hereinapoFe
speciaed. then the same shall be suspended
under said artificial obstruction, as near
thereto as may be found safe and convenient
to the public travel on said Grove street, ana
TO the use Of the said obstruction; 70 eaen
span wire there shall be attached a STRAIN
with at least three inches take-up ana al a
distance not to exceed two thousand Ieet
along the line. there shall also be Attached an
additional strain insular 50 as to furnlsn
double insulation for the span wires at tnss
Al the span wires shall be not less than
three-eighths Of an inch in diameter, and OF
seven strand, galvanized steel wire.
All trolley wires shall be not less thah y
hard drawn copper, and Of not less than
ninety-esght per cent. eonductlvity-
The feed wires shall be supported on glass
ins1liators. and at ali points where II is nee
essary to make joints or connections snail DC
wrapped with okonite or some other standard
insulating equally as good
An the anchor wires shall be number three
wiped galvanized Swedish iron sustained er
line. when finished, shall present a neat and
worknnanlike appearance, and ali poles shan
from kinks and bends. the span wires q a
uniform sag, and all trolley Wires pniaed up
tant.
partment Of said city shall have the right,
without notice, TO cut or remove any OF me
aforesaid wires for the purpose of more read
flv or safely extInguishing any fire or fires in
said city, and that the said Railway CONF
pany win net make any clam upon the sac
city by reason of said wires being cut Tor
the purpose aforesaid
section 6-Tnat said Railway Company shall
tain in good repair, all that part OF the ear
r,aeenay Of the said Grove street in which
lying between the outer rails Of its track or
tracks, and 70 the extent Of eighteen inches
beyond the said outer rail on each track,
and said paving and all repairs Thereon shai
be laid with sharp sand.
Section THAT said Company shall grant
transfers. fer lnasnediate. use. on q single fare
az fsge cents, from and to its Grove street
line at Henderson street or Nitlcw avenue
Hoboken. to and from its lines on its elevated
on such lines in Jersey City
Section SIN consideration OF the grant-
in this ordinance the North Hudson County,
Railway Company hereby agrees To pay 10 <he
dollars per annun for each and every yea5
during the continuance OF the use by safu
Company of the permission and authority
made within ten days from the date on which
this ordinance takes effect. and said sum o
be paid each year thereafter within ten days
seer fl,a exniratiaa az the last preceding year