The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-22
ORDINANCE.

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An ordinance gra nting consent and permits
pany to build, construct, operate and main
tain street railway on the public road or
leading from Nashville to Mount Holly, in
the township of Northampton, in the county
of Burlington and state OF New Jersey.
WHEREAS, The Burlington County Traction
Company, a corporation ana body polite,
duly incorporated under an act of the Legis-
lature of the state of New Jersey, entitled
Gan act TO authorize the formation of trac-
ton companies for the construction and Ope-
ration of street railways, or railroads opeTat-
same" approved March IA, 1898, and the sup
plements and amendments thereto, made due
mptes OF the townsRip OF Nortnampton in
the county of Burlington and state of New
Jersey, for permission to buifd. construct,
operate and maintain street railway on the
public road or highway known as the county
stone road leading from MasOnville to Mount
Holly, in the township Of Northampton. in
said county of Burlington and state of New
Jersey, which petition was In due form OF
law accompanied by maps and descriptions
the proposed location of the rails aud tracks,
and the location of the poles in accordance
with the Secretary of State at Trenton; and
the said committee having designated the
time and place when and where 1t would con-
slider said application ana petition, ana hear
all persons interested for and against the
same, and having designated, as required by
law, the places ana times where notice there
proof being made before the committee 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 Hneal feet of property
fronting on said highway or road through
(which consents have been executed and &C
knowledged as are deeds entitled to be re-
cOrded), and have been and now are filed
with the clerk OF this township, all of which
matters and things have been duly and regu-
larly proved by testimony before this Town
nl.ar, ,rrnfff too of hoar IN ma
ters, and the hearing having been regularly
fixed for this time, and all persons for and
matters considered, and the said committee
being of the opinion that the said prayer of
said petition should be granted therefore,
Section l. Be 1t ordained, by the Township
Committee OF the township OF Northampton,
in the county of Burlington and state of New
by granted to the Burlington County Trac.
ton Company for the location OF its tracks
and railway and to build, construct, maintain
road or highway known the county stone
road leading from Masonville to Mount Hol-
ly, in the township Of Northampton. county
OF Burlington and state OF New. Jersey. 1t
shall be a single track street railway on the
public road or highway, known as the county
stone road, leading from Masonvflle to Mount
Holly in the township of Northampton, coun-
ty of Burlington and state of New Jersey, OF
the guage of five feet, the centre line OF said
vile and Mount Holly stone road, at the di-
vision line between Lumberton and North
d
north seventy-nine degrees east three thou
sand and ffJy-two feet, more or less, to a con-
nection with the tracks OF the Mount Holly
Street Railway on the east side OF Madison
avenue, in the said township of Northamp-
ton, county OF Burlington and state of New
Jersey, the whole distance thereof being IN
the centre of said road.
The said track is to be laid at the grade to
be established by the Board OF Freehoiders of
Jersey, and the location OF the tracks and
poles are particularly located and described
on map attached to the petition above re-
cited, which is hereby referred 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
electricity, and that the rails to be used shall
be standard girder rails that the trolley line
poles to be erected shall be neatly dressed
and painted; that the trolley line and span
wire shall be at least eighteen feet above the
surface of the street, road or highway, and
said poles are truly located at the points des-
ignated on the map hereinDefore referred to.
Section 8. And be 1t ordained, that the rails
ed in the centre of said county stone road for
the whole distance hereinabOve described,
and that the space between the tracks, and
one foot outside thereof, shall be paved with
Montello or similar brick, and, in addition
thereto, to extend the present Macadam or
Telford road with trap rOck-Macadam sur
face-so that the same shall extend nine feet
beyond the bricks on each side of the track,
the new part thereof TO be of a depth OF
eight inches. all of which grading and paving
shall be properly done, constructed and per-
formed, and shall be completed with all pro-
Section4 And be 1t ord aimed, that the said
railway shall be equipped with cars of mod
ern pattern, and each car shall be equipped
with properly constructed headlights, fend-
ers or guards, and heaters during the winter
months, or whenever 1t is necessary to make
the travelling public comfortable, ard that
each car when run separately, and each
combination of cars when trailers 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
Burlington County Traction Company shall
provide necessary barricades, red lanterns
and other safety appliances that may be ne
cessary to warn persons of danger while It
shall be engaged in the construction or repair
OF its railway or other work required to be
performed in carrying out the provisions OF
damage that may occur as the result of the
negligent construction and operation of the
street railway or other work, ana shall save
the township of Northampton, county and
state aforesaid, harmless from all damage or
demand that may arise therefrom.
Section 6. And be it ordained, that all en-.
frances to property by driveway, and at the
intersection of cross roads, the Traction Com
Ill the space between rails with Macadam to
a surface with the top of rails. and at its own
expense viii keep the roadway between the
rails, and eighteen inches on each side, In
good state of repair at all times.
Section Z. And be it ordained. that said
Traction Company shall run at least one car
each hour between the hours Of I'VE O'Clock in
the morning and nine O'Clock in the evening
weather conditions permitting and barring
strikes and accidents.
Section g. And be i6 ordained, that the said
Burlington County Traction Company shall
provide and maintain u proper system OF
drains for the drainage of said road so far as
traversed by its rails.
Section 8. And be 1t ordained, that the Bur
lingtOn County Traction Company shall pay
for the expense OF the publication of this or
dinance and that this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
Adopted and passed April 10Th, 1902
Attest: FRED III. SHEMELEY,
WALTER T. STEWART, Chairman
Township Clerk.