The Penn's Grove record., 1904-11-04
Ordinance No IR-

An Ordinance giving consent to and authoriz-
ing and empowering the PENIS Grove Gas
Company, its 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
purpose of constructing, maintaining and
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 10 the Penn'S 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 all 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
dults and connections Herewith necessary for
or incident TO the construction, operation and
maintenance of gas works within the corporate
limits OF PENIS Grove. Salem county New
Jersey. for supplying the inhabitants and us
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 cOnnec
tons, or in the erection of said posts, and that
not more than one thousand feet of said
SII66LS, avenues, lanes, highways. squares ana
public grounds shall be at any one time ex-
cavated Tor 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
to the satisfaction of the Street Committee.
Section 3. Be it ordained. that the said
Penn'S Grove Gas Company shall not charge
to private consumers of its gas in the said
Borough of PENIS Grove more than one dollar
and h1ty cents Isl so per one thousand cubic
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 lights privileges
and franchise herein granted shall cease and
be void provided, however, that if the vail
dity and legality OF this ordinance be queS-
toned by writ Of certiOrari or Injunction, or
amy proceedings, either at law or in equity,
the time which the said Penn's Grove Gas
Company, its successors and assigns, shall be
delayed by reason of such proceedings shall
not be reckoned or counted or constitute II y
portion oil the time aforesaid in which the said
gas plant shall be completed and in operation.
Section 5. That the said Penn's Grove Gas
Company, before commencing work, shall fur
nish a bond for the sum of five thousand dol
lars, (S0OOU) for the mdemniticatiOn and saving
harmless the said Borough OF Penn's Grove
from all damages thai may arise during the
construction OF the said gas plant, from the
construction. and Installation Of said plant
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-
sideratiOns and limitations as shall at such
time OF renewal be considered equitable and
right, considering the then existing condi-
tons and what is customary under like circum-
stances.
Grove wishes to enter into a contract with the
said Penn's Grove Gas Company for street
lights, the price therefor shall not exceed Nine
teen dollars, $4,000 per annum, (moonlight
schedule) per public lamp of not less than four
cubic feet, (Seventy-fYe candle power.) the
price to include repairs, care, lighting and ex-
tingulShlng; ana " IS hereby expressly pro
vlded that the said PENIS Grove Gas Conn
pany shall, at the request of said Mayor and
Council, at any time after said Company has
Its works in operation, enter into contract
with said Mayor and Council for, and furnish
SO many street lights as said Mayor and Coun-
ell may require. of the power and at the price
time to time at the option of the Mayor and
Council, and all street lights to be located by
said Gas Company under the supervision of
the Mayor and Council or a committee thereof,
and all lamp posts to be of neat pattern and
lights at such height from the ground as Coun-
ell shall direct, not exceeding fourteen (l4)
feet, and provided, that the Gas Company
shall furnish to the Borough Gas without
charge for lighting purposes for all public
buildings, including School Houses.
Sectlon 3. be 1t further ordained that the
SAID Penn's Grove Gas Company, its success
0rS or assigns, shall accept or reject, in writ
ing, the provisions of this ordinance, within
thirty days after the same shall become a law.
Section 9. Be IT ordained that the said
Penn's Grove Gas Company shall pay the ex-
penses of the publication of this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Be it ordained that this ordin-
apce shall go into effect Immediately.
Section II. Be it ordained that Should the
Borough Of Penn'S Grove at any time in the
future change the grade of any of its streets,
the Gas Company will change, at its own cost,
its pipe lines to meet the new grade as estab-
lished.
introduced August 80, 1904.
Adopted October II, 1904.
GEORGE H.. ELKINTON, Mayor.
Attest: JOSIAH ii. SMITH.
Borough Clerk.
Published Oct. Is. Nov. 4 1904.