The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-17
NEW HELLO ORDINANCE
Mayor Hoos' Veto Brings a
New Document From the
Street and Water Board.

Following is the full text of the new
Hudson Telephone Company ordinance in
troduced at yesterday afternoons meet
ing Of the Street and Water Board, Mayor
Hoos having vetoed the former one passed
by the Board
.sAn ordinance to authorize the Hudson
Telephone Company to lay conduits and
cables therein Through certain streets of
'9The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City, by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, for and on behalf of the
municipality of said city, do ordain as
folows:-
granted to the Hudson Telephone Com
pany to lay conduts and cables therein
for the purposes of said company, COM
mencing at the corner of Ocean avenue
and Myrtle avenue, thence through Myrtle
avenue to Jackson avenue, thence through
Jackson avenue the whole length thereof
and any extension of the same; also
through Sixth street from Coles street to
Brunswick street; Brunswick street, from
Grand street to Hoboken avenue, Thorne
street, from Central avenue to Tonnele
avenue; Tonnele avenue, from Academy
street to Leonard street; Bergen avenue;
Wayne street, Church street; Sip avenue
to Summit aevnue; Summit avenue, from
Newark avenue to CommunipaW avenue;
Academy street, Baldwin avenue, Fair
mount avenue, Belmont avenue, Virginia
avenue, Bidwell avenue, Fulton avenue,
Walker avenue Wade avenue, Gator ave-
nue., Ocean avenue from Ege avenue to
Thompson street; MoAdoo avenue, from
Jackson avenue to Old Bergen Road.
Section 2. The free use of said con-
duits shall at all times be allowed the
city for the purpose of carrying the wires
of any telephone or fire lines owned or
controlled by the city of Jersey City or
any department thereof.
Section 8. That said company shall be
responsible for, and, upon notification, re-
iair any damage done to property, both
public and private, In laying and main,
for the purposes of such notification, file
with the clerk of this Board its postoffice
address.
Section A. That If said company or
any. of It's officers, servants or agents
shall neglect to comply with any of the
provisions hereinbefore named, then the
penalty of one hundred dollars for each
offense and a further penalty of twenty
dollars for each days delay in failing to
comply with any. such provision.
without charge, install telephones for the
local use of such offices and officers of the
city government as shall from time to
time be designated by resolution of this
Board or its successors.
Section 6. That said company shall file
with the Comptroller of Jersey City be.
tween the. first and fifteenth days of
January of each year, statement OF. the
gross earnings received from subscribers
in Jersey City, next previous to the first
day of January, and in each and every
year when any dividends are paid to
stockholders on the capital stock of said
company, to pay to the Comptroller of
the city two per cent. on such earnings
received during each year, as compen-
sation for the franchises granted by the
city and used by the company.
'fSection Z. That the conduits herein per-
mitted to be laid shall be underground
conduits similar to that already laid by
. n MnntpnmPrV
Newark avenue and in further accord
ance with the provisions of the ordin-
ance under which said conduit was laid,
and all appliances necessary thereto.
Section s. That all costs and expenses
incident to the introduction, passage and
publication of this ordinance shall be
paid by the Hudson Telephone Company;
and such amount therefor as is estimated
by the Clerk of this Board to be neces-
sary shall be deposited with the officer on
demand"