The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-06-17
by Authority.
A n ORDINANCE

Section That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to the Delaware Valley 1rac-
| construct and operate railway IN SAID city
with electric motors supplied by overhead
wires within the corporate limits OF SAID city,
Section , That the Delaware Valley Trac-
ton Company il hereby authorized and EN-
powered to construct tracks and to erect ana
maintain wooden poles suitable Tor the sup
port Of wires for supplying the electrical
power on upon, and along the following
/ named streets and avenues, to WIT: On South
Main street from the line of the Township Of
West Amwell on the South to the middle OF
Mount Hope street, on Mount Hope street
from the middle of Main street to the middle
Of Union and on Union street from the g, md
die of Mount Hope to the middle OF Cherry
| street, and the company shall have the right
to lay necessary curves, sidings, switches and
turnouts, subject in all cases to the approval
of the Common Council of said city, as to the
place and manner of their location.
Section B. The said Delaware Valley Trae-
ton Company shall at the time OF construction
of said railway macadamize the road bed be-
tween its track And the said company shall
also at the time of the construction of said rail
way, and macadamiZe all the remaining por-
tiOns of said streets where same IS not already
macadamiZed, from curb to curb, and the said
company shall from time to time remacadam-
iZe and repave said streets as above described
| as the same may become necessary, ana keep
the same, between the tracks and two feet
each side of same in good repair. at all times
hereafter forever. And IN case the SAID lrac-
in repair satisfactory to the Common Council
of said City, and fail to repair the same within
ten days after written NOTICE has been served
by the order of Common Council, that then the
Common Council may repair the same and
collect from the said company the costs there
of, together with ten 90 per centum and the
costs of suit in an action ut law.
Section A. That the said Traction Company
shall lay its tracks in said streets to the grade
thereof as furnished by the City Surveyor, or
M may be hereafter established by the city
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and shall not weigh less than seventy pounds
per yard, said rail to be securely fastened to
wooden ties of the usual size for such purpose
employed; the rails to be placed apart at the
guage of five feet, two inches and at all times
keep the roadway along the said streets, be-
tween the tracks and two feet on each side OF
the same, in good repair. And the said rails
shall be so laid and kept that their surface
shall at all times be flush with the surface of
the streets.
Section B. That all poles in use under the
provisions of this ordinance as to location
shall be erected subject to the supervision OF
the Common Council of said city, and that the
said poles of kind and finish to be approved
by Council and shall be painted and kept
painted from top to bottom at the expense, OF
said company, and shall be as few in number
as possible, and that the city reserves the right
to use said poles for stringing wires upon them
for police and fire alarms, providing such use
shall not interfere with the operation OF SAID
railway.
section e. Tint said trolley wires and all
other wires used by said company shall he
strung at least sixteen feet above the surface
of the tracks, except where they cross a raul
road track Mt which crossing they shall be
twenty-five feet above the surface of the
tracks.
Section : That the location of all tracks,
| sidings and turnouts on streets or avenues up
on which the right to place them has or may
he given, shall be subject to the approval OF
the Common Council of the City of Lambert
vile.
Sections That if said company shall fail to
run its ears as herein granted the privilege,
from A. Nj, to 10 l.. Nj. weekdays, and from
A. NJ. to 10 =. NJ. on Sundays, for period OF
| one month, the city having given the said
company thirty days notice to remove its
poles, wires and tracks, may do SO, and restore
| expense of said company, provided the failure
| of the company for that length of time to
| operate its plant is not due to distractions by
reason of weather, accidents, strikes or action
| mt law. And provided further, that IN the
event of any such removal of the said poles
wires and tracks, the same are to be AMI r.. re.
| said expense is paid by the said company.
Section 8, That said Traction Company in
! consideration of the consent herein given
| shall and will from time to time, and mt al
| times hereafter, keep, save harmless and in
demnify the said city of and from all and
every claim for damages to persons or pro
| perty which may arise from the construction
AT the said railway. or the maintenance anc
| operation of the same
Section 10. In removing snow and ice from
| its tracks the said Railway Company shall
not throw the same in heaps in the streets
| but shall carefully and evenly distribute it sc
| that public travel may not be obstructed
| thereby.
Section II That unless the said company
| shall enter upon the process of construction
within six (Gl months, and have Its railway
within said city constructed, equipped
and in full and practical operation with elec-
| trlCity within eighteen months from the date
9ftbs.g.aeRtRp .epa eiSSso et0frfS itiqea ea
the SAID city, and all rights herein given to the
| company shall cease and determine, and this
| become and
| wise to be and remain i'll full force and virtue
And provided further, that any or all right or
| consent herein given to occupy, build and
construct, use and operate an electric railway
as herein before provided and given, shall be
come forfeited to the said city and this ordi
| nance to that effect, shall be null and void,
Section IL. When in laying the tracks il MAY
| be necessary for said company to take up the
street crossing walks, sewers or drains for ear
| rying water, the said company shall at once
relay said walk or walks, sewers or drains foI
| carrying water, leaving them in as good con.
| dition as before, and if, during the process of
| construction of said tracks, sidings, switches
Council the streets appear TO be left i'll torn
up impossible or unfinished condition longer
than is absolutely necessary to the proper
completion of the said track construction, the
said City Council shall have the power to or
der the said company to forthwith proceed,
with due diligence i'll the completion of the
said work of construction and restore the
streets to their proper condition, and the said
company failing to comply with such order,
the said City Council shall proceed to Ihave
the streets so restored at the expense of said
company and collect the same together with
ten per centum additional as penalty and
cost according to law, And further, the said
Traction Company shall give bond with good
and sufficient security for the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars conditioned that the same
shall he macatamized in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance and replaced in
good and serviceable condition as the same
were when entered upon for the purpose of
laying the said tracks. The said bond to he
returned to the said company upon compile
ton and acceptance of the said work.
Section l3 That the said Traction Company
shall be required to run its cars at intervals of
not longer than one hour from 6 A. NJ to 10
Z. NJ, weekdays and from A. NJ to iOP NJ.
Sundays and that the rate of speed shall not
exceed ten miles per hour within the city
| limits.
Section H. In ease of fire. the fire depart
ment shall have the right of way on the
streets and avenues occupied by said Traction
Company, and maintains it as long as neces-
and other PROFESSIONS shall also have the right
of way.
Section 10. That the. maximum charge per
passenger for continuous ride within the
city limits shall not exceed five (5) cents.
Section Ii. This ordinance shall not take eff
feet unless said Traction Company shall with
III thirty 1907 days after the passing of this
ordinance file "A written acceptance of the
provisions with the City Clerk, which accep-
lance shall be executed by the President and
Secretary of said Traction Company, and not
until the same has been published according
to law.
Section IL That the said Traction Company
shall pay the expenses incurred by the publ
cation of this ordinance.
SECTION Is The city reserves the right to
further regulate by ordinance the speed or
other conditions of running of the cars of the
said company necessary for the protection
and safety of citizens or other persons using
the said streets
Section 10 That all ordinances or parts
thereof conflicting with the above, be and are
hereby repealed.
Passed June list 1903
CALVIN SOLLlDAl,
President of Common Council
Attest
JAMES II. REYNOLDS,
City Clerk
Approved June Srd 1903.
|. H. SERGEANT,
June Ath 1893 Prs fee, sl95s Mayor.