The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-06-10

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I tion COmpany shall AZ the time u c9IsI az u
! 81 aid railway InaeadaM1Ze the E9al BED II
7 tween it, track And the sad coupahF silal
also at the time Of the eonstr uctibn % .ali raI
! way and macadamize all the remaining pgl
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| mAeadanized, from curb 10 curb, and the sait
| company shall from time 10 time reInaeadaIn-
| ne and repaye sald streets a. above Describe
y the same may become necessary anu ktel
| the same. between the tracks and two ieei
each side Of same in good repair at all lime
hereafter forever And in case the saId J. rae
ton Company do not keep the said ROADWAY
in repair satisfactory 70 the common touneI
Of said City, and fail to repair the same Wlthii
ten days after written HotIee has been serFtd
by the order of Common Calncll that theh the
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collect from the said company the costs tnert-
Of. together with ten 30 per centum ana tht
costs of suit IN an action at law ..
Section T. That the said traction company
shall lny its tracks in said streets to the grade
thereof as furnished by the CITY Surveyor, OF
N may be hereafter eHtabllshed by the clty
The rail used shall be- of the fiat Rirder pattern
and shall not weigh less than seventy pounds
per yard said rail to be securely fastened to
wooden ties of the usual SIZE Tor snch puip3ae
,.nplnyed the rails to be placed apart NJ tine
guage of five feet, two inches anu NJ al times
keep the roadway along the SAID streets; be- e
tween the trucks and two feet ON each sue o.
the snme, in good repair. Ana the shld Ialls
shall be so laid and kept that their surface
shall ut all times be flush with the surface OF
the streets. - ~. ~.
proyisions of tins ordinance as to location
shall be erected subject to the snperYi I on
the Common Council OF shld clty', ana INA. the
said poles of kind and finish to he approved
hy Council and shall be painted anu KEPT
painted from top to bottom at the expense, Oh
said company, and shall be as few III number
MS possible and that the city reserves the right
Ia use said poles for stringing wires upon them
for police and fire alarms, providing such use
shah not interfere with the operation OF sald
railway. :,
SECTION t. That said trolley wires and all
other wires used by said company shall be
strung at least sixteen feet above the surface
of the tracks, except where they cross "A rail
road track, ut which crossing they shall be
twenty-five feet above the surface OF the
tracks.
section : That the location of all tracks,
sidiugs aud turnouts ON streets or avenues up
on which the right to place them has or may
be 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 cars as herein granted the privilege
from q A NJ to 10 7. M weekdays, and from
y A Nj to 10 L. 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 40, and restore
the roadway to good condition OF repair ny the
expense of said company, provided the failure
of the company for that length OF time TO
operate its plant IL not due to obstruehons by
reason of weather, accidents, strikes or actloh
AT law And provided further, that in the
event of any sneh removal OF the SAID poles,
wires and tracks, the same are to be and re-
main the property Of the said city until the
said expense is paid by the said company.
Section . That said Traction Company IN
consideration of the consent herein given,
shall and will from time to time, and at all
times hereafter, keep, save harmless and IN,
demnfy the said city of and from all and
every claim for damages To persons or pro-
perty which may arise from the construction
af the said railway, or the maintenance and
operation of the same,
Section TO- In removing snow and ice from
its tracks the said Hallway Company shall
not throw the same III heaps IN the streets,
but shall carefully and evenly distribute 1t SO
that public travel may not be Distracted
thereby
section H. That unless the said company
shall enter upon the process of construction
within six 90 months, and have its railway
within said city constructed, equipped
and in full and practical operation with cleo
ulGity WITHIN eiRhteeslp1 months from the date
the consent herein shall become forfeited to
the said city, and all rights herein given to the
company shall cease and determine, and this
ordinance shall become null and void, other
| wise To he and remain in full force and virtue
And provided further, that any or all right or
| consent herein given to occupy, buiid anC
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 u When in laying the tracks il MAJ
| be necessary for said company to take up tn,
street crossing walks sewers or drains for ear
rying water, the said company shall at one,
| relay said walk or walks, sewers or drains fo
carrying water, leaving them in rs good con
ditionas before, and IT. during, the process q
| construction of said tracks, sidlngs, switches
| turnouts, Il, in the Judgment of the Common
| Council the streets appear to be left in "A torn
| mp impossible or unfinished condition Ion ge
| than Is absolutely necessary To the prope
| completion of the said track construction, thu
| said City Council shall have the power to or
| der the said company To forthwith proceed
with due diligence in the completion of tn
| said work of construction and restore tn,
| streets To their proper condition, and the sal,
| company failing to comply with such order
| the said City Council shall proceed to bhav
| the streets SO restored at the expense of sal,
| company and collect the same together witt
| ten per centum additional as penalty an,
| cost according to law. And further. the saii
| Traction Company shall give bond with goo
| and sufficient security for the sum of Fly
| Thousand Dollars conditioned that the sam
| shall be macadamized III accordance with tn
| provisions of this ordinance and replaced il
| good and seryiceahle condition as the sam
| We're when entered upon for the purpose q
| laying the SAID tracks. The said bond to b
| returned TO the said company upon compile
| ton and acceptance of the said work
Section l3. That the said Traction Gompan
| shall be required to run its cars at intervals o
| not longer than one hour from A. NJ To |
Z NJ weekdays and from A. NJ To lOr Nj
| sundays, and that the rate of speed shall no
exceed ten miles per hour within the cit
| limits.
Section Il. In ease of fire, the fire depart
ment shall have the right of WAY on tn
| streets and avenues occupied by said Tracto
Company and maintains II rs long as neces
| Sary, but no longer, and further that funera
and other professions shall also have the RICH
of way
Section IL That the maximum charge pc
| passenger for continuous ride within tn
| city limits shall not exceed five 80 cents.
Section IL. This ordinance shall not take ei
feet unless said Traction Company shall with
| III thirty 1907 days after the passing of thi
| ordinance file n written acceptance of tn
provisions with the City Clerk, which acceI
| lance shall be executed by the President an
Secretary of said Traction Company, and ne
until the same has been published accordin
| To law
Section Il. That the said Traction Compan
| shall pay the expenses incurred by the publ
| cation of this ordinance
| Section Is. The city reserves the right I
| further regulate by ordinance the speed q
| other conditions of running of the cars of tn
! said company necessary for the protecto
| and safety Of citizens or other persons usin
the said streets
Section 10. That all ordinances or part
thereof conflicting with the above, be and ar
hereby repealed.
Passed June list lsS
CALVIN SOLLIDAI,
President of Common Coune
I Attest
JAMS II REYNOLDS,
City Clerk
Approved June srd, las.
L H. SERGEANT
June nh lsss-PrS Zee, sl9aS MAYO