The Jersey City news., 1904-11-07


passage Of this ordinance, and at the
examinations of said period " tWelis y-ilx't
years. and at the ferminations OF each
succeeding period of twenty-five years,
the said compensation herein or herein
after provided for. shall be subject to re
adjustment and further agreement, and
the compensation to be paid by 81 4
4 North Jersey Street Railway Company
1 to the said city of Jersey City for the
Twenty-Five (25) years chen next ensuing
! shall be fixed and determined by agree
! ment between said parties. their success
i ors and assigns, with the approval of the
Mayor Of the city, and II no satisfactory
agreement shall be reached by said parties
within three months after the expiration
of any period aforesaid. then such COM
pensation shall be ixel and deteimined
by three arbitrators or commissioners,
! who shall be selected as follows One
/ by the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the city of Jersey City, who
shah be the chief executive of SAID
city for the time being, one by the North
| Jersey Street Railway Company, and a
or appointed By the persons So chosen.
it said Board or company shall fail to ap-
point q commissioner or arbitrator within
thirty days after the expirat ton of said
period of three months, or If the two ar
bitrators or commissioners appointed by
said Board or Company shall fail 10
agree upon an umpire within thirty days
from the date of their appointment, APP
plication may be made, in either of those
cases, to any Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Jersey for the appointment
OF commissioner or umpire, as the case
may be- aHd in case of any change In the
judicial system of New Jersey whereby
the Supreme Court shall no longer exist,
such application for the appointment of
a
may be made to any Judge or Justice of
the Court of Last Resort in this State
The decision of said arbiii-ators or coin-
flIlssionerS and umpire, or any two of
them, shall be final and binding upon the
city Of Jersey City and the said North
Jersey Street Railway Company To- the
period of twenty-five (25) years thereaf
ter. The powers and obligations created
and imposed by this section shall be bind
ing upon the successors OF said Board,
city and company
Sixteenth-Said company shall sprin-
kle its tracks hereby authorized IL s,e
laid, and at least four feet (4) outside
theFeof, from the fifteIssh day of Aprli 10
the fifteenth day of October in each year
whenever Rt-cessary PROVIDED that said
city shall supply the water required
Tor that purpose without charge. and II
case said company shall fail to sprinkle
said tracks. and space on each side there
q. az herein provided, the same may be
done by the City, and the expense there
Of shall he paid by the company.
Seyenteeiith-No power shall be used
for the operation of the street railway
Hereby authorized to be laid, except cleo
tricily.
Eighteenth-N freight cars or cars
for the carrying of packages or express
matter shah be operated or run over the
line hereby authorized, without the con-
sent Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey City, with the
approval Of the Mayor.
Nineteenth-This ordinance shall not
be construed to grant, ratify, recognize
or confirm TO or in the said North .Ier-
sey Street Railway Co. the Public Ser
vice Corporation. or any other corpora
ton, any fights or privileges not herein
expressly granted; neither shall ii be
construed TO ratify. recognize OF confirm
any right, privilege or franchise in
either of said companies, their grantors
or lessons. or any other company, to
of them. g be- connected with the route
or tracks herein authorized or III any
wise referred to herein, or to run or
operate cars thereon.
Twentieth-In addition to any pay
ments hel'einbefore required, or any fran
chise tax required by any present or
future law of this State. there shall be
paid to the Cits annually. in she month
of January. the sup OF Ten Dollars for
each ear operated Rbon the tracks here
by authorized. provided that said sum
need not lie paid on account of any car
for which 4 like sum Of money is paid
to the City by virtue of any other or
dinance, contract or statute. In default
Of such payment the City may bring an
action on contract for the recovery there
Of in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton
Twenty-one-Th This ordinance shall be
binding upon North Jersey Street Rail-
way Co. and Public Service Corporation
of New Jersey, aud their successors and
assigns respectively. and shall also be
binding upon the Mayor and Aldermen
of JERSEY City and the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners of said CITY
and their successors.
Twenty-second- Said North Jersey
Street Railway Co. and Public Service
Corporation Of New Jersey. Shall within
thirty days after the adoption of this
ordinance file with the said Board of
Street and Water Commissioners or its
Clerk written acceptances of the pro-
visions. terms and conditions Of this or
dinance. executed in due form unGer
their corporate seals and signed By their
Respective President and Secretaries. and
in casesof failure to do so, all rights and
privileges hereby granted shall cease and
be nj an end.
Twenty third. That all costs and ex-
penses incident to the introduction pas
sage and publication of this ordinance
shall be paid by such corporation or cor
porations applying for said consent right
or privilege. and such amount therefor IS
is estimated by the Clerk of this Board
to be necessary for the several pur-
poses aforesaid, shall be deposited With
that officer on demand.
Passed, August Is. 1904.
JOHN C. PAYNE,
Approved, September 9. 1901.
NJ M. FAGAN.
Mayor.
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.