The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-04
Water Woks Ordinance.

Water Woks Ordinance.
An ORDINANCE toluthorize Penn's Grove
Water company toay Pipe 10 the Streets of
the Bofou5h u : as Grove and to use the
Borough and It's intbitants.
SEC. /, BE IT ORltSFD. nv tho Mayor and
Council oil me borolh q Penn Grove. that
the BorOush o, Ienb Grove, Ia confirmation
OF It's consent nefetbre given to the organiza-
ttpu of the PENIS Give Water Co,unary dnas
hereby Ordain that t,han be lawn for ihe saio
company to make u, OF the streets ana btghl
WAYS of the Borough Penn's Grave for the
purpose OF laying itsjpes therein for the do
trlbutlOh OF Wdler I9the use OF the citizens of
said borough anu t the extinguishment of
fires therein anu VI said pipe may be laid in
the loliOWlllg hdnheNtreets, or so many or such
require for that purse: North Bro,ad street
South Broad street Main street. uaTmonr
street, Pitman stree Del ware aveni,e Penn
street, Franklin stet. State street Narv
street. JOhn stIeet,failrOad avenue, Map e
street, cove stIeet ~ Bay street, and in any
other OF tns puDIIo shets or ways within said
Dof9ngn Which may c necessary TO be used for
said purpose.
SEC. z And pc Ordained, that said PENIS
Grove Mats1 PUPPY shall lay its pipes at
least tlliee ieet oeio the surface ofthe ground
mat ID inakins eAcfations for the purpose OF
iaNHhg pnPeho sieat excavation shall be made
Than Is neeessaiS ~ sceIve the pipe on hand at
the Tune sum eASa'pOn Is made nor shall any
excavation Iennain pen for a longer period
man IoIts eIEm, nou, unless Sunday or sone
hollday lm'eiVeue' nd the said water COM
pahy shail, "itlhn areasonable time, restore
tIe suIldce . a., otists or portions OF streets
where pipe shai Da' been laid to the same
coihltion lhat nieYgere in before the laying
OF SAID pipes. maj all cases where excava-
lions are na1e anu nile they remain untitled,
signals, Whlcn shdn onsist of red lamps by
nIglt anu teu hasSl day, shall be placed along
the excavations as NrniBgS and like Signals
shall De used 10 Ihdlite the location of ri tes
hplpfp shpN ARE lilcf in nnoff,n,, In, n,nIt
SEC. ;. Anu oe u rdained, that the portions
OF tne stfeets 1vsiie to be occupied by the
Penn's Grove Watei Company for laying its
pipes shdll pc ueslgi ted from time to time by
the Street Cohlmitts OF the Borough Council,
ana salh pany slH pace its pipe In tnat
portion oIthe sIIeetp designated.
SEC. Z. Ana pe y rd3ined, thattwenty COY
nFe hyurants shah ulocated within said Dor
ough, as i9iIows: " northeast corner of Main
Street ana venue one in font Of
vacant lot on Delawte Avenue between cot.
tage and Josiah Briefs property: one southeast
Corner Delaware AV1ue and Poplar ST zone on
fltInaD SCieeuIn irot OF Hudson s. Titus house
NO. ZIEi one on lhe s1theast corner Of PItilaii
and Franklh Streee one In front OF Samuel
Lloyd S house west Sic north Broad Street; one
IN front oil Charits fdricks house west side
nnrti. Broad Street ne southwest corner OF
Main and Broad StrtL; one southwest corner
OF railroad Avenue nd south Broad ST. Get j.;
one corner OF South Toad and Divers lame nen
Brick Church fence ;Jne southwest corner of
South Broad Street al Maple Avenue: one on
Maple Avenue in fret of John nimer u
Brothers store one II State Street IN front OF
baptist Church one II Main Street in front OF
N. y. Woods house ne on south side of Main
Street ana on east sic Of Delaware River Rail
road track and near said track one on the
south SIDE OF Main otset, facing and in line
with the west size O~IfIanklin Street; one on
the southeast c0fnerf Main and Oak Streets;
one on the northeast corner oil Hal and
Penn streets one nilhe northeast corner Of
HARMONY ana ffankn Streets; one Oh Har-
n'Ony Street IN tfOntt Anna BoWen's house.
That II at any Illne the Borough OF Peun's
Grove snail want e1tf fire hydrants, and shall
pass an ordinance ORR same, the said Penu $
Grove water GOhlpahlagrees u erect said al
ditiohal ire hydlalltS,for which the SAID Bor-
on9h OF Penn : Grove grees to pay the sum Of
y-fiye dollars a ylr for eacr fire hydfant
so erected, payaole qufterIy, duiing the con
tlnuence OF the contrat for the other twenty
t20) fire %hydIants.
SEC. 5. And be 1t Drained, that said Peun's
Grove wafer COllpallshalI erect a sufficient
engine, pumping statue, tower ard tank and
furnish good palatdpltwater within
months from and altehhe approval OF this or
dinaEce, and that the ater sndll be delivered
at tile IRE hydrants Dy,aId Penn'S Grove Wat
er Company under a sticent head, in times Of
hfe, TO carry a one ing stream over the roof OF
the st. Paufs Metlodst Episcopal Church, at
the corner OF Frankh aud Harmony streets as
the satd church Is at resent constructed. That
water Tor other purppes than the extinguish
ment OF fte shall oe allvered under a head Of
nifty feet. That the Trough OF Penn's Grove
shall have The right louse the fire hydrants anu
TO draw water tlereirm, without extra COM
pensatlOn TO SAID wall company, for The Hush
ing OF cutters in the streets, making no I'M
necessary waste OF wter thereby.
SEC. 6, And be IL .rdained, that the said
Mayor and Council olihe Borough of Penp's
Grove VIII pay ~ equi quarterly paymtnts TO
the sAld Penh's GroveWater Company IA yearly
rental Tor the use OF Mter which may be used
for the eNtingulShmet Of fires, of five hundred
dollars tSaW..0u): Inc Est quarterly payment TO
De made at the expiration Of three months from
the completion of the yaler works and the de.
livery of water to the ire bydrants, and every
three months thereaftr during the continuance
OF tie contract expressed in this ordinance.
SEC. 7. And be it ordained, that the said
fenn'S Grove water Company, In times OF fire,
snail speed lts engine nd pumps to their tull
and safe capacity without extra compensation
therefor, upon notice rom the Mayor of said
borough rom any member Of the Fire Com
lniltee OF the CouncllQ said borough, or from
The Chief of the Fire department. when such de
shall have b en- organized.
SEC. ), And be 1t ordained, that the said
Penn's Grove water Company may make ex-
iOr tle purlOse oil making connec-
lions between the wahr mains in the streets
and any private properly, provided that such
are not k'pt open beyond the time
10 lay the ppe and make the cunnec-
ton complete and thit for all water Supplied
to private Consumers TIE said PENIS Grave
Water Company may make such reasonable
charges aud supply .w,ter under such reason
able regulations as it hay see fit.
SEC. g.. And be 1t orlalned, that the contract
pressed IN TINS 0rdlIhnce shall continue Tor
the period OF ten yearsirom aud after the com.
pletion oil the water woks aud the delivery OF
water at the fire hydrants as aforesaid; and
that at the expiration Of said ten years The said
of PeDn's Gr0s e shall have the privll
OF purchasing the slid water works, with
all the appuftenances hereto used IN supplying
the said borough with water, att value to be
by hve arbtrators, two OF whom
shall be chosen by thepouncil OF the Boi0ugll
of Penn's Grove, two " the penn's Grove Wat,
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