Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-16

An ordinance designating the streets and high
ways in the Township Of Logan, in the
County ofiGloucester and State of New Jer
sey, in which the posts, poles WIRES cables
and coudufts of The Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company shall be
placed, and prescribing the manner of placing
the same, and regulating the use of the streets
and highways by said Company.
The Township of Logan, in the County OF
Gloucester and State of New Jersey, do ordain
as follows
granted to The Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Company, its SUCCESSORS and
assigns to place and maintain its poles, wires,
cables. conduits and necessary fixtures, in,
through under or upon any and all of the
streets, alleys and highways in the Township
Of Logan, in the County of Gloucester and State
of New Jersey, and any and all of its said
streets, alleys and highways, are hereby desig-
mated for such porpOSe.
SECTION 2. That poles shall be erected
without first obtaining consent in writing OF
the owner owners of the soil to the placing
thereof
SECTIONS. That all poles erected by said Com
pany shall be neat and symmetrical and shall
not be less than twenty feet above the service
of the ground, and shall be so located as in no
way to interfere with the safety or convenience
OF persons travelling on or over the said streets
or highways; and shall be, as far as practicable,
located upon the less frequented streets OF
highways.
SEcrIoN A. That all poles erected under this
ordinance shall be erected and maintained UNI
and said Company shall replace and properly
relay any sidewalk street pavement which
may have been displaced or damaged by it in
the location of its poles, and leave the same in
as good condition as they were before the loca-
ton of the poles
SECTION 5. That space on each pole erected
under this ordinance shall be reserved for the
purpose of attaching wire or wires of any fire
alarm police telegraph system now in use by
the Township of Logan, in the County of Glou
cester and State of New Jersey or which may
at any time hereafter be adopted or used
by said Township of Logan in the County oil
Gloucester and State Of New Jersey, or any fire
district therein
SECTION 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed to grant unto the said The Delaware
and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany any exclusive right, or to prevent q grant
of similar privileges to other companies
SECTION Z. That all advertising or printing
fees incurred by the Township of Logan, in the
County OF Gloucester and State OF New Jersey
| in connection with the passage of this ordinance
shall be paid by The Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company
SECTION 8. Be it ordained that the said The
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Company its successor and assigns shall pay at
annual license fee of ten cents for each and
every pole erected in the Township of Logan te
be col eeted at the same time and place as taxes
| are collected in said township. In case said The
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele
! phone Company its successors or assigns shall
refuse or neglect to pay Il e said annual license
fee for thirty days after the same shall be due
and payable it shall forfeit all rights under this
ordinance, and the township committee of said
| township or their successors may remove said
| poles, wires cables and conduits cause tht
same to be removed, or maintain any action fol
| the removal thereof, or bring suit for and re
cover said license fee, at the option OF the town
| ship committee.
| SECTION 9. That neither the poles so erected
nor the wire strung or carried thereon nor the
underground conduits shall be used by any
person or corporation (other than said town
ship for any other than Geographic and tele
| phonic purposes.
SECTION TO- That the said The Delaware and
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Company
shall under its corporate seal and within thirty
days after the passage OF this ordinance. signify
in proper writing filed with the Clerk OF sale
township, its acceptance OF this ordinance anc
all the regulations, conditions and restriction.
herein contained In case such acceptance i:
not so filed, shis ordinance shall be void,
Ordained and enacted into an ordinance this
/ Eleventh day of April, A. d., 1903.
ISAAC DERRICKS0N,
WILLIAM RIsEER, Chairman,
Township Clerk.
PRS fee, $500 1868.