The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-04-18
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance to Establish the Grade of
Franklin Street From it's Intersection
with Franklin Place to it's Intersection
With Madison Avenue and to Provide
for the Regulating, Grading and Work
ing of the Same and the Regulating,
Grading, Paving and Curbing of the side
walks Thereof.
DE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board
ID of Aldermen of Morristown;
l. That Franklin Street from its intersection
with Franklin Place to its intersection with
Madison Avenue shall be opened and cleared
one, which is at the intersection of Franklin
Place Clown MonumenO the side lines are
twenty-eight feet on each side of said monu-
ment and at station two, which is South fifty
degrees East two hundred am seventy five
and seventy-two hundredths feet from station
one the side lines are thirty feet on each side
of said station two between these points des-
ignated as one and two the side lines in straight
lines. From station two to the intersection of
Franklin Street with Madison Avenue the side
lines parallel to and thirty feet distant on
each side of the center line of said franklin
Street from its intersection with Franklin
Place to its intersection with Madison Avenue
in accordance with the survey and map made
by the Commissioners appointed by ordinance
entitled AN ordinance providing Tor the ap-
pointment of Commissioners to run, mark lay
out and designate the lines and courses of
Franklin Street from its intersection with
Franklin Place to its intersection with Madi-
son Avenue approved and signed January
5, 1900, and which survey and map is recorded
in the office of the Town Clerk.
2. The Street Commissioner be and is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to pro-
coed under the direction of the Committee on
Streets and Highways to remove all fences,
gate posts trees. shrubbery stone walls, side
walks and all other distinctions whatsoever
which shall be found standing or being with
in the lines of the survey and map of said
street mentioned in section one of this ordi-
nance
g. said Franklin Street, between the points
or stations aforesaid shall be regulated graded
and worked to the widths aforesaid and in
accordance with the grade line hereby estab-
lished.
intersection with Franklin Place to a point
two hundred and eighty-three feet southeast
distant theT efrom shall be the blue Craze line
on profile map No. II; the grade line of
said Franklin Street from said point dis
tant two hundred and eighty-three feet from
its intersection with Ford Avenue shall be the
black grade line as shown on said map No. II
and the grade line of said street from its inter-
section with Ford Avenue to its intersection
with Madison Avenue shall be the blue grade
line as shown on profile map NO, 20, which icn
Town Surveyor, and the said lines are approved
adopted and established as the grade line for
said Franklin Street between the points
S, The sidewalks of franklin Street, between
the points aforesaid, shall be ten feet wide
and shall be paved with the best blue stone
tagging to the width of not less than five feet
and shall be curbed as now provided for by
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance relatlne
to the sidewalks and cutters of Morristown
and the paving and curbing thereof, approved
September 7th. 1887 alleys. carriage ways anC
other places crossed by vehicles may be paved
with blue stone tagging and cobble stones
laid in alternate courses,
g. 'Che said regulating, grading, paving and
curbing provided for by the fifth section OF
this ordinance shall be done Immediately after
the publication of this ordinance by the own
or or owners, occupant or occupants on the
sidewalks in front of or ad joining the prem
Uses respectively owned or occupied by then
and at the cost and expense of the owners
thereof and the same shall be done in con
formity with the grade established by this or
dinance, and under the supervision of the
Street Commissioner, and in such manner a
may be PREF cribed by him under the directions
of the said The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of Morristown.
T. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
inconsistent with or repugnant to this Ordi-
nance be and the same are hereby repealed
Approved and signed April A. 1902.
NORMAN FOX,
Attest Mayor.
CHAS. STILWELL, Jr,
Town Clerk. 1871