, 1904-02-10
Ordinance No. 70.

An ordinance authorizing and empowering
the Coast Gas Company 10 lay pipes
through and under the streets, alleys,
highways, squares and public grounds in
the Borough of Wildwood, for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining and opera
ting gas works and supplying the inhab-
itants thereof with gas.
Section |. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of Wildwood that permission and
authority be and is hereby granted and given
TO the I oast Gas Company to lay gas pipes
and conductors for conducting gas through,
in, along and under any and all the streets,
avenues, highways. lanes and alleys in the
Borough of Wildwood and public grounds
hereof, and 10 erect lamp posts, burners and
refiectors therein and thereon and to do and
perform all things necessary in and about the
laying of such pipes and conductors and con-
ncctions Herewith necessary for or incident
to the construction, operation and mainte-
nance of gas works within the corporate
limits of Wildwood, for supplying the inhab-
itlnts and users thereof with gas.
Section . BE 1t ordained that the public
ira vel shall AT no time be unnecessarily affec-
ted or impeded by the laying of said gas pipes
and conductors and making connections, or
in the erection of said posts, and that not
more than one Thousand feet of said streets,
avenues, lanes, highways, squares and public
grounds shall be at any one time eXcavated
for the purposes aforesaid, and all such
streets, avenues, lanes, highways, squares
and public grounds shall be put and left in as
good condition as they were before such pipes
or conductors were laid.
Section 3. BE il ordained that no street,
avenue, lane, alley, highway, square, or pub
lie ground shall be opened by said Coast Gas
Company for the purpose of laying gas pipes
and conductors until a bond n the sum of
one thousand dollars shall have first been
executed by said Coast Gas Company with
surety, TO be approved by Common Council,
conditioned that the said streets, avenues,
highways, lanes, alleys, squares and public
grounds shall be put / a the same condition as
they were before the same were opened.
Saatinn 4 Re If nTl9InnH that tha soil ann1-
pany shall not charge to private consumers
of its gas in the SAID borough of Wildwood
more than one dollar and nfts cents (Sl.50)
per one thousand 1000 cubic feet, and shall
not charge f. + use of meters; and shall fur
nish service pipe to building, and to furnish
gas free of charge TO Borough Hall for Bor-
ougn purposes.
Sect on .. BE it ordained that the work of
construction of SAID gas works or plant shall
be commenced within sixty days from the
passage of this ordnance and the same be
com pleted in six IL months from the date
thereof; provided, however, that If the legal
I1y or validity of thIS ordinance De questioned
by writ OF cerllorari or Injunction or any
proceedings, either at law or in equity, he
Time when the said Coast Gas Company
shall be delayed by reason of such proceed
ings shall MOI be reckoned or CONSTITUTE any
portion of the time aforesaid IN winch said
gas plan snail he omp eted md in opert-
ton. If SAID gas works or pIaut is construc-
ted In Wildwood, TO be located west of Park
avenue.
section 6. BE it further ordained that the
sald l oast Gas pau ShaG upon the pas
sage and acceptance of tntS ord nauce by said
com pa MAKE, execute and delIN Yer 10 said
WILDWOOD Borough II pond in tine sum of i've
thousand do ar lO00i win surely to be
approved by Common Council, conditioned
that said company shdt commence the work
of constructing saul gas WORKS or plant
within sixty days from the passage of his
ordnance ana finish same in SIX IL months
from the date thereof
Section Z. BE it further ordained that the
said Coast Gas COMPANY shall accept or re-
a III . t4- m E1a Of hJG ord