The Penn's Grove record., 1904-11-25
W. II. SMITH 4 GO.
SUCCESSOR TO
W. B. SHARP & CO..
Ordinance No. 20.

An ordinance to provide for a contract with
the Penn's Grove. Water Supply. Company
for the purpose of furnishing fire hydrantS.
Whereas, the Borough of Penn's Grove,
New Jersey is without any means for the ex-
tin~guishment of fires and for the protection
of property in the Borough from destruction
by fire, and
Whereas, the Penn's Grove Water Supply
Company has offered to furnish the Borough
with fire hydrants at the price OF nineteen (l9)
dollars per year for each hydrant, now,
Therefore, in order to provide for fire pro-
lection, and furthermore, in order to encour-
age the building of the water works to supply
our inhabitants as we'll with water,
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Penn's Grove, New
Jersey, that the offer of the said PENIS Grove
Water Supply Company be, and the same is
hereby accepted, and the Borough of PENIS
Grove hereby agrees to take ifty-three (53)
fire hydrantS at the rate of nineteen Q9) per
annum per hydrant and such additional n.y.
drants as the Borough may from time to time
require.
shall go into effect on the completion of the
plant, which completion, for the purposes of
this contract shall be the day on which the
Penn's Grove Water Supply Company turns
the water into its mains, and shall continHe
in force for a period of ten years.
Section 3. Be it ordained that should the
Borough exercise its right to purchase the wat
er works, then, on the completion of such pur-
chase, this contract shall cease and be in OPP
~erative.
Section a. Be it ordained that the Mayor
and Borough Clerk are hereby authorized to
execute a contract with the PENIS Grove
Water Supply Company in the following form:
tered into this day of 1904,
W the Penn's Grove Water Supply
Company party Of the first part, and the Bor-
ough OF Penn'S Grove, Salem County, New
Jersey, party of the second part:
Witnesseth, that the said party of the first
part hereto, for the consideration hereafter
mentioned, does, foritself. its successors and
assigns, covenant, promise and agree to and
with the Borough of Penn's Grove, that it, the
party OF the first part, win at its own. proper
cost and expense, furnish and maintain fifty
three (53) fire hydrants, and such additional
hydrants as the Mayor and Council may from
time to time determine that the Borough needs,
for a period Of ten years, for the purpose of
supplying water for the xextinguishment of
fires. flushing the streets and such other pur-
poses as the Borough may require.
In consideration whereof, the said Borough
OF Penn's Grove promises and agrees to and
with the party of the first part, its successors
and assigns, to take fifty three fire hydrants,
may from time to time require, and to pay, or
cause to be paid to it or them, the sum of
Nineteen (l9) dollars per year per hydrant
for the Fifty-three MIGRANTS, and Nineteen
90 dollars per year for each additional n.y.
drant the said payment to be made quarter
ly, on the twenty-hfth day of the months of
March, June, September. and December.
1t is understood and agreed that this con-
tract shall go into effect upon the completion
of the construction of the works, which COM
pletion for the purposes of this contract shall
be the day on which the PENIS Grove Water
Supply Company turns the water into its
mains, and shall continue in force thereafter
FOL a period of ten years. But should the Bor-
0ugh of Penn'S Grove exercise its right to pur-
chase the works. then, on the completion of
such purchase, this contract shall cease and
be imperative.
In consideration of the granting of this con-
tract the PENIS Grove Water Supply Company
of PeDn's Grove to furnish TO the Borough Of
Penn's Grove andsiO the Inhabitants thereof
good, wholesome drinking water.