The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-03-25

arlington County Traction Company to bear
one-half the expense of repairs and maintenance
to the whole of said bridge and walkway,-br
tenders salary to be paid by the county; said re-
pairs to be done under the supervision of the said
Board of Freeholders, and bill for one-ha1f the
cost of repairs to said bridge and walkway to be
rendered to said Traction Company, and to be
paid by them within sixty days from the time
presented.
Section 4. That the said track is to be laid at a
grade to be established by the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the county of Burlington, or it's
duly authorized agents, which said track, with
the curves, connections turn-outs and switches,
and the location of the tracks and poles, are par
ticularly located and described on map attach
ed to the petition above recited, which is hereby
referred to and made part of this ordinance.
Section S. 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 6. And be it ordained that the motive
power to be used on said railway shall be cleo
tricity that the rails to be used in building said
road, where it is provided to build the same. on
the north side of the said county stone road shall
| be built with American Society Civil Engineers
Tee Rail, and to be filed in compact1y with dirt
and laid on proper ties and that the rails to be
laid in the centre of said stone road shall be of
the pattern known the Standard Girder Rails.
proper ties and that the rails to be laid on the
north side of the bridge over said Rancocas Creek
shall be fat tram rails the centre of said track
to be five and one-half feet from the north truss)
with plankiug arranged for free egress and in
gress Of wagons that the trolley line poles to be
erected shall be neatly and properly dressed and
painted that the trolley line the span wire
shall be at least eighteen feet above the surface
| of the street and highway, and said poles are
truly located at the points designated the map
hereinbefore referred to.
Section land be it ordained that said rail-
way Shall be equipped with cars of a modern
pattern, and each car shall be equipped with
properly constructed headlights, tenders or
guards, and heaters during the winter months or
whenever it is necessary to make the travelling
| public comfortable, and that each car when run
| separately, and each combination of cars when
trailers are used. shall have thereon agent in
of We
power to assist in the control and care of the car
and passengers.
the tracks of said Burlington County Trac
ton Company are located in the middle of
Montellor or similar brick, within the rails
and foot outside thereof and, in addi-
ton thereto. to extend the present Macadam or
Telford road, with Trap Rock-Macadam surface
! so that the same shall extend nine feet beyond
the bricks 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 done under
the supervision of the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers of the County of Burlington it's authorized
agents, and shall be completed with all due and
proper diligence as the tracks are laid.
Section 9. AND Be IT ORDAINED, that from the
beginning point of said Road herein described
near the junction of the Rancocas Road with
said county stone road and for five hundred feet
eastward therefron1, the said Burlington County
Traction Company shall extend the present Mac
adam or Telford Road six feet to the southwark
and to the northward to the south rail of said
track, the extensions to be Macadam or Telford
vision of said Board of Chosen Freehoiders or
its authorized agents, and is to be completed
with due and proper diligence.
Section 10. AND BE 1T ORDAINED, that the said
Burlington County Traction Comp any shall pro-
vide necessary barricades red lanterns and other
safety appliances that may be necessary to warn
persons of danger while it shall be engaged in
the construction repair of its railway or other
work required to be performed in carrying out
the provisions of this ordinance, and shall be
liable for all damage that may occur as the result
OF the negligent construction and operation of the
said railway or other work, and shall maintain a
light said Hanesport draw bridge at all times
unless contrary to the laws of the United States
Government concerning navg ation; and shall
save the county OF Burlington harmless from all
damage or demand that may arise therefrom.
Section 1l.-AND BE IT ORDAINED, that before
said new bridge at Haiuesport is built and put in
position as provided in Section of this Ordi-
nance, the said Burlington County Traction Com
pany Will enter into a contract with the said
forth the manner of the construction of said bridge
and will provide for notice to the public of the
time said bridge will be ont of use
Section 12-AND BE II ORDAINED, that at all
entrances to property by driveway, and at the in
tersection of crossroads, the Traction Company
will lay plank on either side of rail, and fill the
space between rails with Macadam to a 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 good state of repair at
all times
Section 13.-And be it ordained that the said
Burlington County Traction Company shall,
within sixty days after the passage of this ord-
nance, or before any work is done, file with the
said Board of Freeholders a surety company
bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars
$40 0.O0l conditioned for the faithful peform-
auce of this ordinance.
Section 14.-And be it ordained that said Trac-
ton Company shall run at least one car each hour
between the hours of five o'clock in the morning
and nine O'Clock In the evening, weather condi-
lions permitting and barring strikes and acct
dents.
Section 1S-And be it ordained, that the Bur
lington County Traction Company shall pay for
the expense of the publication of this ordinance
and that this ordinance shall take effect mmedi-
ately.
Adopted and passed March 10th, 1902
Attest
JNo. H. ANTRIM, JOHN E. DARNELL.
Clerk. Director.