The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-17
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance granting consent and permits
sion to the Camden and Suburban Railway Com
pany to build, construct and operate street rail-
way on public road known as Broad Street, in
the Borough of Riverton, in the County of Bur
| 1ington
Whereas, The Camden and Suburban Railway
Company, a corporation and body duly incorpor-
ated under the act of the Legislature of the State
of New Jersey, entitled, IAN Act to authorize the
formation of traction companies for the con-
struction and operation of railways rail-
roads operated street railways and to regulate
the ,same,n approved March 14th, 1898. made due
application by petition to The Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Burlington for per-
mission to build, construct, operate and maintain
street railway on the public road known as
Broad Street, in the Borough of Rivertou, in the
County of Burlington, which petition was in due
form of law, and accompanied by maps and de-
scriptions of the route of the said railway, show
ing also the proposed location of the rails and
tracks, and the location of the poles in accord
ance with the route of the said railway duly filed
with the Secretary of State at Trenton; and
said Board having designated the time and place
when and where it would consider such applica-
ton and petition, and hear all persons interested
for and against the same and having designated,
as required by law, the places and times where
notices thereof should be published and posted;
and due proof being made before the Board of
such notices being published and posted, and
proof having also been made that the consent of
the owners i'll writing, of more than oneha1f of
the amount in 1inea1 feet of property fronting
the said road street through which it is desired
to construct said railway, which consents have
been executed and acknowledged are deeds
titled to be recorded, and had been and now
filed with CLERK oil this Board; all OF Which
matters and things have been duly and regularly
proved by testimony before this Board, at
hearing upon such matters and the hearing hav
lug been regularly fixed for this time, and all
persons for and against the same having been
heard. and the matters considered, and the said
Board being OF the opinion that the prayer of
said petition should be granted; therefore:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the county of Burlington, i'll the
is hereby granted to the Camden and Suburban
railway company to build, construct maintain and
operate single track street railway the public
road known as Broad street, in the Borough of
Riverton in the County Of Burlington and state of
New Jersey 1t shall be single track street rail-
way of the gauge of five feet. and the middle line
thereof is described follows, that is to say:
Beginning in the line between the Township of
Palmyra and the Borough of Riverton, being i'll the
centre line of Elm Avenue, eight and half feet
northwardly at right angles from the north line of
lands of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com
pany, and extending thence north sixty degrees
twenty three minutes east parallel with said rail-
road lines fifteen hundred and twenty-one and
seven tenths feet to point thrtytwo feet east of
the range of the east line of Lippincott Avenue;
thence BY curve to the left, radius sixty feet
thirty and tenth feet to point; thence by
to the right, radius sixty feet thirtysix and
tant at right angles southwardly from the north
curb line of Broad street; thence PARALLEL with said
curb line north sixty degrees twentythree minutes
east ifty-eight and four tenths feet to point
thence by curve to the left radius three hundred
feet forty-one and nine tenths feet to point
thence north fifty-two degrees eight minutes east
thirtyone and seven tenths feet to point thence
by curve to the left radius hundred and fifty
feet forty-nine and seven tenths feet to point;
thence north thirty-three degrees seven minutes
east twenty-five and three tenths feet to point
six and haffeet distant from the curb aforesaid
thence by curve to the right radius fifty feet,
seventy-six and six tenths feet to a point; thence
by a curve to the left radius hundred and twen
~ four feet ninety-s and three tenths feet to
point, being the east line of Main street in the
Borough of Riverton.
The said tracks are to be laid at grade to be
tablished by The Board of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Burlington, and TO have cross over
or cross overs which said tracks, with the curves
and cross cross overs, and the
locations of the tracks and poles particularly
located and described on map attached to and |
made part of this ordinance.
Section 2. And be it ordained that the motive
power TO be used on said railway shall be horse
power and electricity that the rails to be used shall
be the standard grder rails; that the trolley line
poles to be erected shall be neatly and proper1 y
dressed and painted that the trolley line and the
span wire shall be at least eighteen feet above the
surface of the street and said poles truly loca
ted at the points designated on the map hereinbe-
fore refel red to.
Section a. And be it ordained that said railway
shall be equipped with cars of modern pattern
aud each car shall be equipped with properly con-
structed headlights, tenders guards. and heaters
during the winter months and that each car when
run separately, and each combination of cars when
traiers are used, shall have thereon an agent, in
addition to the person In charge of the motive