The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-09

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE
Hudson Telephone Company to lay conduits
and cables therein through certain streets OF
Jersey City.
The 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 follows:-
Section That permission is hereby granted
to The Hudson Telephone Company to lay
eonduits and cables therein for the purposes
of said Company, commencing at the corner
of Ocean avenue and Myrtle avenue; thence
thence through Jackson avenue the whole
length thereof and any extension of the same;
Brunswick street: Brunswick street from
Grand street to Hoboken avenue; Thorne street
from Central avenue to Tonnele avenue; Ton
nele avenue from Academy street to Leonard
street, Bergen avenue, Wayne street, Church
street, Sip avenue to Summit avenue. Summit
avenue from Newark avenue to Communipaw
avenue. Academy street, Baldwin avenue,
Fairmount avenue, Belmont avenue, Virginia
avenue, Bidwell avenue, Fulton avenue, Walk
er avenue, Wade avenue, Gator avenue, Ocean
avenue from Eye avenue to thompson street,
Old Bergen Road from Thompson street, Nc
Adoo avenue from Jackson avenue to Old Der
Section 2-The free use of said conduits shall
at all times be allowed the city for the pur-
pose of carrying the wires of any telephone or
fire lines owned or controlled by the city of
Jersey City or any department thereof;
Section 3-That said Company shall be re-
sponsible for, and. upon notification, repair any
damage done to property, both public and pr1-
vate, in laying and maintaining said cenduits
and cables, and snail, q tHt pun pOSes u
such notifications file with the Clerk of this
Board it's postoffice address.
Section 4-That If said Company or any of
its officers, servants or agents shall neglect
to comply with any of the provisions herein
before named, then the said Company shall
forfeit and pay a penalty of one hundred dol
lars for each offense and a further penalty
of twenty dollars for each days delay in fail
ing to comply with any such provision.
Section 5-The said Company shall, without
charge. install telephones for the local use of
such offices and officers of the City Govern,
ment 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, between the
first and fifteenth days of January OF each
wear. a statement Of the gross earnings re-
ceived 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
ceived during such year. as COMPENSATION for
the franchises granted by the City and used
by the Company.
ted to be laid shall be underground conduits
similar to that already laid by said Company
in Montgomery street and Newark avenue, ana
in further accordance with the provisions or
the ordinance under which said conduit was
laid, and all appliances necessary thereto.
dent to the Introduction, passage and publlea-
ton Of this ordinance shall be paid, by Inc
therefor as is estimated by the Clerk of this
Board to be necessary shall be deposited with
that officer on demand. -
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the
Roard Of Street and Water Commissioners May
23d, 1890. and was presented to His Honor me
Mavor for approval May 2fth, 1899. 1t was
returned by that officer, with his objections,
witch said objections We're presented to the
BOARD Of Street and Water Commissioners at
. regular meeting of said Board, held on May
Sfst, 1899, and laid over.
Al a regular meeting of the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners. held on June 9Th,
1899. the objections Of His Honor the Mayor,
above referred to. were taken from the table
and a motion i'that the ordinance do now
pass notwithstanding the objections of His
Honor the Mayor was adopted by the affirm
alive vote of all the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Attast.-