The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-01
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turnouts, sc.
WHEREAS, the Burlington County Traction
Company, organized under the provision of an
act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey,
entitled, IAN Act TO authorize the formation OF
traction companies for the construction aud
operation of street railways or railroads operat-
ed as street railways, and to regulate the same,
approved March IL, 1895. and the supplements
thereto. having first filed in the Office OF the Sec
rotary of State of New Jersey description of he
rotIte, together with the maps exhibiting the
same, did, on the twelfth day of February, one
Thousand nine hundred and two, present It's pet-
ton to the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Burlington, praying the said Board 10
locate It's track upon and over the bridge and
cuAverts in said petition mentioned, and upon,
through and over the roads, highways and public
places named in said petition, or such portions of
the same as have been i'm proved macadafnized
by the County of Burlington, and thereby be-
co me county roads in the County of Burlington
conformable to the route filed in the Office OF the
Secretary of State of New Jersey; and also for
permission to construct, operate and maintain a
stieet railway conformable to the route set out
in said petition and the map which accompanied
The same and the courses and distances thereof
including in said descriptions and map, the
streets, roads, culverts, bridges and public places
hereinafter mentioned and having, by and ia
said petition, signed by majority of it's Direc-
tors, accompanied by map and descriptions of
the said route of the said street railway, far
The same are included within the limits of the
county of Burlington, showing also the proposed
location of the rails tracks and the location of
poles, applied TO the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers of the county of Burlington for location of
its tracks aud permission 10 construct, maintain
and operate such street railway or railways
Tie streets, roads, culverts, bridge. improved
re ads and public places of the county of Burling
ten hereinafter mentioned. and for the actual
location of its tracks or rails and poles thereon
and the said the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Burlington. having by resolution
PASSED the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1902,
appointed and fixed time and place when and
where the petition and application would be con-
sidered aud all persons Interested in said matter
heard, and notice OF said meeting and hearing
having been published in THE New JERSEY MIX
RoR, the Mount Holly Herald, the Mount Holly
hews and the Burlington County Democrat,
papers printed and circulated in the said county
of Burlington, for at least fourteen days previous
u, the nineteenth day of March, 1902, the time
liked for such hearing, said newspapers having
holders to publish the same, and by posting such
uofice in each of the following places in the
county of Burlington, for like period, TO wit
one at the Arcade hotel in Mount Holly. one at
I1e hotel of enjamin w. Zelley in Mount Holly,
one al the store of Mr. Walthers in Hainesp port,
one at the store of George Coleman III Masonville,
one at the store of Mr.. Lippiucott in Hartford
one at the hotel formerly owned and occupied by
Charles Coles IN Moorestown, and one at the
totel occupied by Mr.. Snyder in M CORES
town, said places having been designated by the
hoard CT Chosen Freeho1ders the places for
posting said notices and due proof having been
raade before the said BOARD of Chosen Freehold
ers of such notice being published and posted,
and also the proof having been made that the
consent of the owners in writing Of more than
ene-half OF the amount in 1neal feet Of properties
fronting the said road highway through
which it is desired to construct said railway
edged as deeds entitled TO be recorded and
lave been and now are filed with the Clerk OF
this Board;
lind Whereas, full and due proof of all such
matters and things was, at the time and place SO
appointed, made to the satisfaction of the said
i3oafd of Chosen Freeholders of the county of
Burlington, and the said Board of Chosen Free
holders having heard the said Burlington County
Traction Company and all persons interested in
said application or desiring to be heard there
apon and the said Board of Chosen Freeho1ders
3f the County of Burlington having caused the
said road, highway, bridge, culverts, improved
roads and public places Of said county to be ex-
amiued by Committee of said Board, appointed
for that purpose, and report OF said committee
having been presented to the said Board, from
which it appears that the said. Committee did
make an examination Of all of said road high
way, bridge, culverts, improved roads and pub
lie places, and OF the size. condition and con-
structon OF the same, and the said Board OF
Chosen Freeholders OF the county of Burlington
having duly considered ali and singular the
premises and no reason appearing to the
trary, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlng-
ton, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the
authority of the same, as follows:
Section THAT the tracks of the Darlington
County Traction Com pany be, and the same are
hereby located, and the company is hereby
thorized and empowered and given permission
to construct, maintain and operate single track
street railway of the gauge of five feet, with
the motive power of electricity, over through and
upon the improved road of the county of Burling-
ton extending from point where the road from
Raucocas intersects the Moorestown and Mount
Holly Turnpike Road and at the beginning of
the stone road commonly known the Mason
Vile and Mount Holly stone road, at Nashville,
and extending thence, in an Easterly direction,
through the Village of Hainesport, and ending at
point where said road strikes the tracks of the
Mount Holly Street Railway Company at a point
near the intersection of Washington, King and
West Washington Streets and Madison Avenue,
in the Village of Mount Holly tbeiug part of the
route described in said petition and map)
Section 2.-That the tracks or rails of the street
railway SO far as the same extends through, over
ed, are located follows, having a guage of five
feet on the following described middle liue Be
ginning at point at the beginning of the Mason
Vile and Mt. Holly county stone road in Mason
vile, near the junction of the Raucocas road, in
the townshipof Mount Laurel. county of Burling-
ton and State of New Jersey at point the
North side OF said stone road, being eight feel
northward from the centre line thereof thence
North eighty eight degrees and eighteen minutes
East i've hundred feet, and being Tor the whole OF
said distance eight feet North of the centre of
said stone road thence by curve to the left,
five Thousand feet radius, one hundred feet ;-at
said point the centre line of said tracks TO be
twelve feet northward from the centre of said
stone road thence North lightweight degrees
and eighteen minutes East, twenty-three hundred
and forty -feet to point on the line between Mt.
Laurel and Lumberton townships ; thence ex-
teudin along said road from said township line
by curve to the left. through Lumberton town
ship, ffty-seven hundred and thirty feet radius,
twenty feet thence North eighty degrees
and thirteen minutes East, sixty-one hundred and
seventeen feet to a point at the West end of the
drawbridge over Raucocas creek thence over
the Northern part of said bridge hereafter to be
constructed, in general easterly direction one
hundred and eighty-three feet to the East END of
said bridge; thence continuing by curve to the
left Of hfty-seveu hundred and thirty feet radius,
two hundred feet; thence north eighty-six de-
grees, thirteen minutes east six hundred and
eighty feet TO point; thence by a to the
right fourteen hundred and thirty-three feet
radius, one hundred ieet thence south eighty
nine degrees and forty-seven minutes east, three
hundred aud fifty feet to a point; thence by
curve to the left five hundred aud seventy-tf1ree
feet radius, two HUNDRED and three feet; thence
north eighty degrees and two minutes east five
hundred feet to a point; thence by curve to the
left, ifty-seveu hundred and thirty feet radius,
one hundred and five feet; thence north seventy
ght degrees and ffty-ive minutes east sixty
nine hundred and nifty feet to a point; thence
with curve to the.right, one hundred feet radius,
thirty-fve feet to the centre of the said Mason
Vile and Mount Holly county stone road, being
also point on the line between the townships of
Lumberto and Northampton the centre OF said
line of track the North side of said stone road
TO be approximately twelve feet from the centre
of said road, except as in this paragraph other.
wise provided and from thence extending, III
the ceutre of said stone road North, seventy-niue
degrees East, thirty hundred and ffty-two feet,
more less, to a connection with the tracks of
the Mount Holly Street Railway the East side
of Madison Avenue, in the township of North
ampton, County of Burlington and State of New
Jersey.
The description of the turnout along said
route is as follows: Beginning al a point
hundred feet East of the junction of the Lumber
ton Road with the Masonville and Mount Holly
county stone road thence with a radius of three
hundred feet, ixty feet to point, where will be
placed frog thence by reverse radius of three
hundred feet to point, and thence by tangent
parallel to the track of the main line, for a dis
lance OF ninety feet thence by radus of three
hundred feet sixty feet to the right to point
which will be located frog; and thence by rad
ius of three hundred feet, sixty feet to inter
section with the track of the main line, the entire
Turnout to be located on the North side Of the
main track and to be built with American Society
Civil Engineers Section Tee Rail, and'to be filled
in with dirt.
Section 3-That the tracks of the Burlington
County Traction Company be aud the
located, and the said company is hereby author
lied and empowered and given permission con-
struct, maintain and operate single track street
railway of the gauge of five feet, with the motive
power of electricity, and upon the draw
bridge over the Rancocas Creek at Hainesport,
said bridge being situated at the south west
ner of the foundry plant of the Ronalds and John
son Company. The super-structure lin all TWEEN
| ty feet clear roadway of said bridge, together
with all necessary abutmeuts 10 carry the same
lin addition the abutmeuts that are now therel
| to be rebuilt by the said Burlington County
Traction Company, with steel, and p1anked with
two courses OF two-iuch plank, either white oak
or Georgia heart pine, at its cost and charge
said bridge to be four feet wider than the present
structure, and 10 be of sufficient weight and dura-
bi1ity viii conveniently bear and carry the
traffic of the said traction company and the pub
| lie at large and to construct walkway. on the
south side of said BRIDGE of at least four in
width, with proper approaches, and properly
protected on the south side of said walkway said
bridge to be rebuilt and walkway constructed
under the supervision of the Board of Chosen
Freehoiders of the County OF Burlington, its
duly authorized agents, to the entire satisfaction
of the said Board of Chosen Freehold The said
Burlington County Traction Comp any to bear
oue-haif the expense of repairs and maintenance
10 the whole of said bridge and walk bridge
tenders salary to be paid by the comfy said re-
pairs TO be done under the supervision of the said
Board of Freeholders. and bill for oue-ha1f the
cost of repairs to said bridge and W alkway to be
rendered to said Traction Compa ny, and to be
paid by them within sixty days from the time
presented.
Section 4. That the said track is to be laid al a
grade TO be established by the Board of Chosen