Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-17
AN ORDINANCE

OF the Township Of Logan in the County of
Gloucester granting consent and permission
to the Eastern Telephone and Telegraph
Company to erect poles and string wires,
lines and cables and construct underground
conduits for the purpose of operating tele-
phone and telegraph exchange.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Township
Committee of the Township of Logan In the
county OF Gloucester that consent and permits
sion OF tne township OF Logan in the County of
Gloucester be and the same is hereby given and
granted to the Eastern Telephone and Teie-
graph Company to erect its poles and string its
wires. lines and cables to connect with its tele-
phone and telegraph system. through and along
the streets. roads. highway and public places in
the township OF Logan, in the County of Glou-
cester and to lay beneath the surface OF such
streets. roads, highways and public pieces con-
duits to convey such wires lines and cables:
Provided however such poles shall be erected,
located and maintained and such wires strung
and such condnits laid. under the direction and
supervision of the Township Committee of said
Township, or such official as they may desig-
nate
Section 2. Be ordained that the poles erec-
ted under this ordinance shall be straight
slightly, OF uniform height q I'd size placed on
the sidewalk inside of the curb line adjoining
the same. as the same now is or hereafter NAV
be established, and that pay station shall
always be maintained within the Township
and said Company shall replace and properly
relay amy sidewalk or street pavement which
may have been disp 'aced or damaged by it in the
location Of its poles and leave the same in as
good condition as they were before the location
OF the DOies
Section 8 Be it ordained that the said East
ern Telephone and Telegraph Company shall
pay an annual license fee Of ten cents for each
and every pole erected in the Township Of
Logan to be collected at the sa&de time and
place as taxes are collected in said Township.
slnscasA said Eastern Telephone and Telegraph
Company shall refuse neglect TO pay the said
annual license fee for thirtv DAYS af 9 notice
duly mailed to its Office in Cam len by she col
iector Of taxes and Tor thirty days after the
same shall be due and PAYABLE il shall forfeit
all rights under this ordinances and the Town
ship Committee OF said township or their sue
eessors may remove said poles. wires, cables
or maintain any action for the removal thereof.
or bring suit for and recover said license fee at
the option Of the Township committee
Section 4 That no poles shall be erected
without first obtaining the consent in writing
ing thereof.
Sections That space on each pole erected
under this ordinance shall be reserved for the
purpose OF attaching q wire or wires of any fire
alarm or police telegraph system now in use by
the Township Of Logan in the County OF Giou-
eester or which may at any time hereafter be
adopted or used by said Township Of Logan in
the County OF Gloucester or any fire district
therein
Section 6 That neither the poles SO erected,
nor the wires strung carried thereon, nor the
underground conduits shall be used by any
person or corporation (other than said town
ship and the fire districts thereby for any other
than photographic and telephone purposes.
Section + That the said Ea-tern Telephone
and Telegraph Company shall unuer its corpor-
ate seal and within thirty days after the passage
I Of this ordinance signify in proper whiting
| filed with the Clerk OF said Township It's
acceptance Of this ordinance anu all the reguia-
| tions. conditions and restri ;sions herein con
tanned In case such acceptance il mot SO filed
| this ordinance shall be void
| Section 8. And be II enacted that this ordin.
ance shall take effect Immediately upon said
acceptance, and that the franchise granted by
/ virtue OF the terms Of this Ordinance sha,lno
! be exclusive franchise and that the cost and
| expense of preparing. printing and publication
OF this Ordinsnee shall be paid by the said
Eastern Telephone and Telegraph Company
/ Ordained and enacted into an ordinance thii
/ eleventh day Of December (lI9 A.. D.. 1903.
1 ISAAC DERRICKSON,
l Chairman Of Township Committee.
Attest
WILLIAM RIsLEa: