Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-01
| GENERAL ORDINANCE.

| A General Ordinance relating to the use of til
| Streets, Alleys and Public Highways of tn
| poration or Individual for Electric Lighting
| Telegraph or Telephone Purposes.
| Be ii enacted By The Mayor and Council Of tn
| City of Woodbury.:
| 1. That any association, corporation or indi
vidual organized for that purpose shall have TIN
| right and privilege to erect and maintain posts
poles, wires, cables, conduits, mains or pipes
| with manholes and other overhead and under
ground appliances for electric lighting, tele
graph and telephone purposes, in and along al
| the Streets Alleys and Public Highways of thu
| City of Woodbury., having first procured the
permission OF the Mayor and Council of tht
| City of Woodbury. to do so, in accordance will
the provisions Of this ordinance, or any amend
| ment or supplement thereto, and subject to the
| rules and regulations that may be at any time
adopted or imposed by City Council
g. That any association, corporation ind
vidual may be granted the privileges of this
ordinance upon applying to the said Mayor and
Council of the City of Woodbury. and obtaining
their consent.
g. That said association, corporation or indi
yidual shall, at the time of making the applica
ton, submit to the City Council plan showing
the location and character of the proposed work
and no work shall be done until said plan is
approved by City Council. All work shall be
performed under the supervision OF any COM
mittee as designated by City Council.
A. That any association, corporation indi-
vidual granted the privileges of this ordinance
shall be empowered to establish an electric
lighting, telegraph system, e1b0el
as designated in the permit, in the City OF
Woodbury., and for that purpose shall have the
privilege of erecting and maintaining poles in
along and upon any street, alley or public high
way in said city, designated, and to place
wires thereon, and to operate and maintain the
same; provided, however, that no association
corporation or individual shall be entitled tc
the exclusive use of any poles SO erected, but
that any other association, corporation or indi
vidual granted the privileges of this ordinance
may said poles for carrying its wires, cables
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paying to the said association, corporation OIL
individual such compensation may be agreed
upon and il no agreement can be made, City
Council shall decide upon the amount of such
compensation.
s. That any association, corporation or indi
yidual granted the privileges of this ordinance
the surface of the streets. alleys and public
highways in the said City of Woodbury. ,conduits
ducts mains and pipes, with the necessary man
holes and other appliances, for the purpose Of
maintaining and placing therein wires, cables
and appurtenances thereto and to connect such
wires and cables with the necessary overhead
wires to subscribers stations and other neces
points provided, however, that no association
corporation or individual shall be entitled to
the exclusive use of any eonduits, ducts mains
and pipes SO constructed or laid, but that any
other association, corporation or individual
granted the privileges of this ordinance may
use said conduits, ducts, mains and pipes fol
placing and maintaining therein wires cables
&C. when so directed by City Council, upon
individual such compensation as may be agreed
upon, and if no agreement can be made, City
Council shall decide upon the amount of such
compensation
eonduits and mains it shall become necessary to
interfere, in any way, with city or private pipes
sewers or drains the same shall be done, altered
and placed in good condition, at the expense oil
the association. corporation or individual exer
eisiup privileges under this ordinance and after
permission from City Council and no pipes
sewers or drains shall be interfered with with
out such consent.
I. That the City of Woodbury. shall have the
right to use free of cost to the said city, any
poles erected, or any conduits mains con-
alarm or police telegraph system now in use, or
which may hereafter be adopted or used by the
said City of Woodbury., and any. association
corporation individual, who originally erect
and own poles or who originally construct and
own any conduits or mains, in the City Of
Woodbury., in accordance with the provisions Of
this ordinance, shall keep all of the city wires
for police or fire system in repair.
g. That the said City of Woodbury. may, al
any time upon due notice, compel any associa
tion corporation or individual using the street:
OF said city in accordance with this ordinance
| to put any and all wires in use by them, under
ground, except such wires as may be necessary
| to connect with subscribers other stations.
9. That all poles erected under the provisions
| OF this ordinance shall be neat symmetrical
and painted for ten feet above the surface OF
the ground the color to be designated by City
Council.
| 10. That any association corporation or indi
vidual exercising the privileges OF this ordi
nance shall provide and maintain, without
expense to the said City of Woodbury., not less
than five sets of instruments, connected witt
| the main exchange, for the use OF the said City
of Woodbury. and its officers, at such places as
may be designated by City Council.
] IL. Any association, corporation or individual
exercising the privileges of this ordinance, fail
ing to comply with its provisions, after ten days
notice, shall be liable to have its rights here
| under revoked by said City Council, and uDor
such revocation shall no longer have the RICH
| to use the streets, alleys and public highways o
said city as herein provided.
/ II. That all expenses necessarily incurred IL
granting the hereinbefore mentioned privileges
shall be paid by the applying parties.
ID. All ordinances or parts of ordinances In
consistent with the provisions OF this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed
| Passed at a regular session OF Council, he'll
April 81 1902.
/ Attest: President of Council.
GEO. K. CARROLL, City Clerk.
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