The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-15
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Take notice that the Burlington County Trac-
tion Company, and a majority of the Board OF
Directors thereof, have presented to the Township
Committee of the towush ip of Lumberfon in the
county OF Burlington and state Of Of New Jersey 9
petition filled with the Township Clerk of said
township on the eighteenth day of March. in the
year one Thousand nine hundred and two), pray
ing for permission to construct operate and main
tain single track street railway OF the gauge OF
five feet to extend in, through, along and upon the
road knowH as the County Stone road. leading
from Masonvilie to Mount Holly. in the said town
ship of Lumberton, county and state aforesaid
from point where the line of the said Masonville
and Mount Holly county stone road crosses the
line between Mount Laurel and Lumberton town
ships; and thence through the middle line of said
railway, running with the Masonville and Mount
Holly county stone road and twelve feet northward
from the centre thereof, by curve to the left, IF
ty-seven hundred and thirty feet radius, twenty
feet; thence north eighty eight degrees and thir-
teen minutes east, sixty-one hundred and seven
teen feet to point at the west end OF drawbridge
over Rancocas creek; thence from point at the
east end of said bridge, the centre line of said
track being twelve feet northward from the centre
of said county stone road by curve to the left Of
fifty seven hundred and thirty feet radius two
hundred feet; thence north eighty-six degrees and
thirty minutes east six hundred and eighty feet
to point thence by curve to the right, fourteen
hundred and thirty three feet radius one hundred
minutes east, three hundred and City feet to
point; thence by curve to the left, i've humid
red and seventythree feet radius, two hundred and
three feet; thence north eighty degrees and two
minute s east, five hundred feet to point; thence
by a curve to the left, 6fty-seven hundred and
thirty feet radius hundred and five feet thence
north seventy-eight degrees and ffty-hve minutes
east sixty-nine hundred and fifty feet to point
theHce with a curve to the right, hundred feet
radius thirty-fve feet to the centre of the Mason
vile and Mount Holly county stone road, at a
point on the township line between Lumberton
and Northampton townships, the centre line oil
said track to be twelve feet northward from the
centre of said stone road except where ii begins to
curve for the centre OF said stone road, with one
switch or turnout on the north side of the tracks
Of said road beginning at a point two hundred
feet eastward of the junction OF the Lumberton
road with the Masonvilie and Mount Holly county
stone road, and being fully located on the map &C
companying the said petition, all in the township
of LumbertoD, county and state aforesaid.
The motive power to be used on said railway is
electricity.
The committee has fixed TUESDAY, the FIF
TEENTH day ofApril, A D. nineteen hundred aud
two, at the hour fthree 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
the time, and the Junior o. U. A. M. hall in the
village of Lumberton, in the township of Lumber
ton, county of Burlington and state of New Jer
sey, the place, when and where 1t will consider
said petition and application and give hearing
upon the matter and grant or refuse such app1ica
ton. Notice thereof is hereby given, as required
by law.
By order of the Township Committee of the
township of Lumberton.
SPRINGER H. POWELL,
Township Clerk
Dated March 18th, a. D. 1901.