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

A ORDINANCE
Granting consent and permission to the
Camden and Suburban Railway Company to
build, construct and operate a street railway
the River road, in the village of Palmyra,
township OF Palmyra and county of Burllng-
ton.
whereas, The Camden and Suburban Rail-
way Company, corporation and iDody duly
incorporated under The act of the Legislature
of the state of New Jersey, entitled, IAN act
to authorize the formation OF traction COM
panies tor the construction and operation of
street railways or railroads operated as street
railways and TO regulate the same", approved
March I4th, 1898, made due application by Pc
tftfon to the Board OF Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Burlington tor permission to
build, construct, operate and main tain street
railway on the public road known as Broad
street and the River road in the village of
Palmyra, township of Palmyra and 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,
showing also the proposed location OF the
rails and tracks, and the location of the poles
in accordance with the route of the said rail-
way, duly filed with the Secretary of State, at
Trenton; and said Board having designated
the time and place when and where 1t would
consider such application 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 there
of 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, in writing, OF more than one-half
of the amount in lfneal feet OF property 'front.'
ing on the said road or street through which
1t is desired to construct said railway, which
consents have been executed and acknowl-
edged as are deeds entitled to be recorded,
and had been and now are filed with the Clerk
OF this Board; all of which matters and things
have been duly and regularly proved by tes-
ttmony before tnis Board, at hearing upon
such matters, and the hearing having been
regularly fixed tor this time, and all persons
tor ana 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 Burling-
ion, in the state OF New Jersey, that consent
and permission is hereby granted to the Cam
den and Suburban Railway Company To build,
construct, mainLain and operate a single track
street railway on the public road known as
Broad street and the River road, in the village
OF PALMYRA. township of Palmyra, in the
county OF Burlington and state OF New Jersey.
1t shall be single track street railway of the
gauge OF five feet and the middle line thereof
Is described as follows, that is to say:
Beginning at q point in the middle line of
the county bridge over PensauKen creek five
ana sfx-tenths feet south OF the centre line
thereof, and extending thence north fifty-nine
degrees thirty minutes east, ninety-two feet
TO point; thence by curve to the right, ra-
dius two hundred feet, thirty-seven feet to q
point; thence by a curve to the left. radius
Two hundred feet, thirty seven feet to a point
sixteen and quarter feet south from the CEN
ter of the stone road; thence north nfty-nlne
degrees thirteen minutes east two hundred
and thirty and nine-tenths feet to a point;
thence by q curve to the left radius fifty feet
sixty-six and eight-tenths feet to a point;
thence north twenty-seven degrees twenty
minutes west Two hundred and forty-three
feet TO point; thence by a curve to the right,
radius thirty-ive feet, ftty-three and i've
tenths feet to point eight and half feet
from the south side of the stone road leading
to Palmyra and Rtverton; thence north sixty
degrees twenIy-three minutes east forty one
hundred and two-tenths feet to point; thence
by curve to the left, radius one hundred feet,
1fr1n fivya-f he f0nf fn Ofrlf
thence by curve to the right, radius one
hundred feet ftty-nine and f1ve-tenth feet
to point; thence north sixty degrees twenty
three minutes east, sixty nine feet toa point
thence by curve to the right, radius one
hundred feet, forty-four and one-tenth feet
to a point thence north eighty-fve degrees
th1rJy-eight minutes east, thirty-five and
seven-tenths feet to point; thence by curve
to the LETT, radius one hundred feet, forty
four and One.tenth feet to D.. point; thence
north sixty degrees twenty-three minutes
east twelve hundred and seventy-one and
eight-tenths feet to point in the middle OF
the township OF Palmyra and the borough of
Riverton.
The said tracks are to be laid at q grade to
be established by the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the county of Burlington, and to
have q cross over or cross overs; which said
tracks with the curves, connections and cross
over or cross overs, and the location OF tie
track and poles are particularly located and
described on map attached to and made
part of this ordinance.
Section 2. And be it ordained that the mo-
tive power to be used on said railway shall be
horse power and electricity; that the rails
TO be used shall be the standard girder rails;
that the trolley line poles to be erected shall
be neatly and properly 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 are truly located at the
points designated on the map hereinbefore
referred to.
Section 8. And be it ordained that said rail.
way shall be eq uipped with cars of a modern
pattern and each car shall be equipped with
guards, ana heaters during the winter months,
and that each car when run separately, and
each combination of cars when tra1ers are
used, shall have thereon an agent, in addition
to the person in charge of the motive power,
to assist in the control and care of the car and
passengers.
Section 4. And be it ordained that the said
Camden and Suburban Railway Company shall
have good macadam pavement not exceeding
four inches in depth, between the south side of
the present stone road and the north rail of the
railway track ; and like pavement the full
length of the turnout, as located between Vine
street and Delaware avenue, from the north side
of the present stone road to line within two feet
of the present curb line; and like pavement the
full length of the station platform of the rail
road at West Palmyra from the north side of the
present stone road to line within two feet of the
present curb line. Said paving shall at all times
hereafter be kept in repair by the Railway Conf
pany to the satisfaction of the said Board of Cho-
sen Freeholders at the sole cost and expense of
the Railway Company, and in default of the said
Company doing the same, said Board may do the
Company. Said Railway Company shall remove
all surplus earth to place to be designated by
the township committee provided such place
designated shall not involve haul exceeding
one-third of mile. The present stone roadway
shall not be torn up at any place for more than
two weeks at a time. Said Railway Company
shall in the construction of said railway, where
ever any cu1verts drains crossing said. Broad
street and the River road disturbed by them
in said construction, IT store said culverts and
drains in the same condition in which they
before the said railway was constructed, or in
manner satisfactory to the resident Freebooter of
Palmyra township.
Section s. And be it ordained that the said
Camden and Suburban Railway Company shall
provide necessary barricades, red lanterns and
other safety appliances, that may be necessary to
warn persons of danger while it shall be engaged
in the construction repair of its railway or
other work required to be performed in carrying
out the provisions of this ordinance and shall be
liable for all damage that may the
suit of the negligent construction and operation
OF the said railway or other work, and shall save
the County of Burlington harmless from all dam
age or demand that may arise therefrom.
Section 6. Be it ordained that this ordinance
be granted for period of ninety-nine years.
Section T. And be it ordained that the Camden
and Suburban Railway Company shall pay for
the expense of the publication of this ordinance
and that this ordinance shall take effect immedi-
ately.
Approved July II, A. D. 1000.
JOHN E. DARNELL,
Attest Director.
JOHN H. ANTRIM, Clerk.