The Penn's Grove record., 1904-10-28
Ordinance No. 10.

IN Ordinance giving consent to and authoriz-
ing and empowering the Penn'S Grove Gas
Company, It's successors and assigns, to lay
pipes, conductors, and cOnduitS through and
under the streets, alleys, highways, squares,
and public grounds in the Borough of Penn's
Grove Salem county New Jersey, for the
operating gas works and supplying the in
habitants thereof with gas for illuminating
and heating purposes.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council OF the Borough of PENIS Grove, Sa-
lem county, New Jersey that consent, permits
sion, and authority be and is hereby given
and granted to the PENIS Grove Gas Com
pany, its successors and assigns to lay not less
than four miles of pipes. conductors and con-
duits for conducting gas through, in, along,
and under any and an the streets, avenues,
highways, lanes, alleys and public grounds in
the Borough OF Penn's Grove Salem county,
New Jersey, and to erect lamp posts, burners
and ref1ectOrs therein and thereon and to do
and perform all things necessary in and about
the laying OF such pipes, conductors or con-
duits and connections Herewith necessary for
Or incident to the construction, operation and
maintenance OF gas works within the corporate
limits OF Penn'S Grove, Salem county New
Jersey, for supplying the inhabitants and u.s.
ers thereof with gas for Illuminating, heating
and power purposes.
Section 2. Be it ordained that the public
travel shall at no time be unnecessarily affect
ed or impeded by the laying of said gas pipes,
conductors and cOnduitS, and making cOnnee-
tions, or in the erection OF said posts, and that
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streets, avenues, lanes, highways, squares and
public grounds shall be at any one time ex-
cavated for the purpose aforesaid. and all
such streets, avenues, lanes, highways, squares
and public grounds shall be put and be left in
aS good condition as they were before such
pipes conductors and cOnduits were laid, and
10 the satisfaction of the Street Committee.
Section 8. Be it ordained, that the said
Penn's Grove Gas Company shall not charge
TO private consumers Of It's gas in the said
Borough OF Pen1'S Grove more than one dollar
and httV cents f&I KIN nor m fhnnC0nd anhfo
feet of gas.
Section i. Be it ordained that the said plant
for tie generation and distribution of gas
must be erected and operated in the Borough
OF Penn'S Grove, and completed within twelve
months from the date when this ordinance
goes into effect, otherwise the rights privileges
and franchise herein granted shall cease and
be void provided, however, that IL the vail
dity and legality of this ordinance be ques-
toned by writ of certiOrari or injunction, or
any proceedings, either at law or in equity,
the time which the said PENIS Grove Gas
Company, its successors and assigns, shall be
delayed by reason OF such proceedings shall
not be reckOned or counted or eOnStituten y
portion OF the line aforesaid in which the said
gas plant shall be completed and in operation.
Section 8. That the said PENIS Grove Gas
Company, before commencing work, shall fur
a bona for the sum of i've thousand dol
lars, $4,000 for the indemnifcatiOn and saving
the said Borough Of Penn'S Grove
from all damages that may arise during the
construction OF the said gas plant, from the
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and system of pipes.
Section 6. That the said grant and authority
as therein contained and regulated shall not
extend beyond ninety nine years from the
date of this ordinance, but shall be renewed
for a like period under such conditions con-
siderati0ns and limitations as shall at such
time Of renewal be considered equitable and
right, considering the then existing eondi-
tiOns and what Is customary under like eireum-
Section 7. In case the Borough Of Penn's
ErnUa WiEhnC tA nnfaF into a auaaron urffl, fka
said Penn'S Grove Gas Company Tor street
the price therefor shall not exceed Nine
teen dollars, (Sl9:O0 per annnm, moonlight
schedule) per public lamp OF not less than four
cubic feet, (seventy-iye candle power.) the
price to include repairs, care, lighting and ex-
tlnguiShfng; and il is hereby expressly pro
vlded that the said Penn'S Grove Gas Com
shall, at the request of said Mayor and
Council, at any time after said Company has
us works in operation, enter into contract
with said Mayor and Council for, and furnish
SO many street lights as said Mayor and COun-
may require. OF the power and at the price
aforesaid, said contract to be renewed from
time to time at the option of the Mayor and
and all street lights to be located by
said Gas Company under the supervision OF
the Mayor and Council or aeommlttee thereof.
IIights a. s ss,eb! HSv si S,t fpe Z 9 tb he Sro5 p@5S' ( ! anA
shall direct, not exceeding fourteen (l4l
feet, and provided, that the Gas Company
shall furnish to the Borough Gas without
charge for lighting purposes for all public
including School Houses.
Section 5. Be 1t further ordained that the
said Penn's Grove Gas Company. its success
Drs or assigns, shall accept or reject, in writ
ng. the provisions Of this ordinance, within
thirty days after the same shall become a law.
Section Q. Be 1t ordained that the said
Penn'S Grove Gas Company shall pay the ex-
lenses of the publication Of this ordinance.
Section 10. Be it ordained that this Ordin-
shall go into effect Immediately.
Section II. Be 1t ordained tina should the
Of Penn's Grove at any time in the
change the grade OF any Of its streets,
he Gas Company will change, at its own cost,
is pipe lines to meet the new grace as estap
jshed.
Introduced August 80, 1894.
Adopted October IL, 1904.
GEORGE Ii. ELKINTON, Mayor.
Attest: JOSIAH II. SMITH,
Borough Clerk.