The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-29

sion to the Burlington County Traction Com
pany to build, construct. operate and main
tain q street railway on the public road or
highway known as the county stone road,
leading from MaSODville to Mount Holly, in
the township of Northampton, in the county
OF Burlington and state of New Jersey.
WHEREAS. The Burlington County Traction
Company, corporation ana body polite,
duly incorporated under an act OF the Legis-
lature of the state of New Jersey, entitled
"An act to authorize the formation OF trac-
ton companies for the construction and ope-
ed as street railways. and to regulate the
same, approved March IA, 1923, and the sup
plements and amendments thereto, made due
application by petition to the Township Com
mittee OF the township OF Northampton, in
the county of Burlington and state of New
Jersey, for permission to build. construct,
operate and maintain a 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 ms
the proposed location of the rails aud tracks,
and the location of the poles in accordance
with the route OF the said railway duly nleu
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, and hear
all persons interested tor and against the
same and having designated, as required by
law, the places and times where notice there
of should be published and posted, and due
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 Iineal feet of property
fronting on said highway or road through
which it Is desired to construct said railway
(which consents have been executed and &C.
knowledged as are deeds entitled to be re-
corded), and have been and now are fled
1 with the clerk of this township, all OF which
matters and things have been duly and regu-
i larlv proved by testimony before this Town
/ ship Committee at a hearing upon such mat
tiers, and the hearing having been regularly
| fixed for this time, and all persons for and
against the same having been heard, and the
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 ana state OF New
Jersey. that consent ana PERMISSION are mere mere
tion Company for the location OF its tracks
and railway and TO build, construct, maintain
and operate street railway on the public
road or highway, known as the county ston e
road leading from MasOnv1lle to Mount Hol-
| ly, in the township OF Northampton. county
/ of Burlington and state OF New jersey. II
shall be single track street railway on the
public road or highway known as the county
Holly, in the township of Northampton. cou;-
| ty of Burlington and state of New Jersey, OF
| the guage of five feet, the centre line OF said
track beginning in the centre OF sale Mason
| vile and Mount Holly stone road, at the ii-
vision line between Lumberton and North
ampton townships; and thence by course OF
sand and fifLy-two feet, more or less, to a con-
nection with the tracks OF the Mount Holly
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 Freeholders Of
the county of Burlington and State of New
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 a
part of this ordinance.
Section q 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 hereinbefore referred To-
Section 3. And be it ordained. that the rails
of said tracks shall be constructed and locat-
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
Teltord 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 depth OF
eight inches. all of which grading and paving
shall be properly done, constructed and per-
f0Kmed. and shall be completed with all pro
| per diligence as the tracks are laid.
SectiOn4 And be it ord lined, 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 it 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 1t
shall be engaged in the construction or repair
of its railway or other work required to be
/ this ordinance; and shall be liable for all
damage that may occur as the result of the
negligent construction and operation of the
the township of Northampton, county aud
state aforesaid, harmless from all damage OF
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
pany will lay plank on either side OF rail. and
q surface with the top of rails. and at its own
expense Will keep the roadway between the
| rails, and eighteen inches on each side, in Q
| good state of repair at all times.
Section 7. And be 1t ordained, that said
Traction Company shall run at least one cal
| each hour between the hours of five O'Clock in
| the morning and nine O'Clock in the evening
| weather conditions permitting and barring
strikes ana accidents.
| Section g. And be it ordained, that the said
| Burlington County Traction Company shall
| provide and maintain a proper system Of
drains for the drainage of said road, so far as
| traversed by its rails
| Section 8. And be it ordained. that the Bur
lington County Traction Company shall pay
| for the expense OF the publication of this or
dlnance. and that this ordinance shall take
| effect Immediately
| Adopted and passed April 10Th, 1902
Attest: FRED NJ. SHEMELEY,
| WALTER T. STEWART, Chairman
Township Clerk.