The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-02
Ordinance No. 20.

An ordinance to provide for a contract with
the Penn'S Grove Water Supply Company
for the purpose of furnishing fire MIGRANTS.
Whereas, the Borough of PENIS Grove.
New Jersey is without any means for the ex-
tinguishment of fires and for the protection
of property in the Borough from destruction
Whereas, the PENIS Grove Water Supply
Company has offered to furnish the Borough
with fire h%ydrants 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 enc0ur-
age the building of the water works to supply
our inhabitants as we'll with water,
Section /. Be it 0rdained 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 fifty three (53)
fire hydrants at the rate, of nineteen 90 dol
lars per annum per hydrant and such addi-
tional hydrants as the Borough may from time
to time require.
Section 2. Be it ordained that this contract
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 continue
in force for a period of ten years.
Section 8. Be it ordained that should the
Borough exercise its right to purchase the wat
er works, then, on the Completion of such pur-
eratiVe.
Section 4. b it ordained that the Mayor
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execute a contract with the PENIS Grove
Water Supply Company in the following form
This contract and agreement, made and en-
Between 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, for itself, its successors and
assigns, cOnvenant, promise and agree to and
with thQ RnrnI1Uh Of Paun5c GrOUa that IL tho
party of the first part, will at its own proper
cost and expense, furnish and maintain fifty
three (53) fire MIGRANTS, and such additional
hydrants as the Mayor and Council may from
time to time determine thatthe Borough needs,
for a period OF ten years, for the purpose of
supplying water for the extinguishment 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,
and such additional hydrants as the Borough
may from time to time require, and to pay, or
Nineteen 80 dollars per year per hydrant
for the Fifty three hydrants, and Nineteen
Q9) dollars per year for each additional hy-
drant the said payment to be made quarter
ly, on the twenty-ifth 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
for a period of ten years. But should the Bor-
ough of PENIS Grove exercise it's 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 Penn's Grove Water Supply Company
promises and agrees to and with the Borough
OF PENIS Grove to furnish to the Borough of
PENIS Grove and to the inhabitants thereof
good, wholesome drinking water.
In WITNESS WHEREOF the party of the first
part has caused this agreement to be signed
by its President, sealed with its corporate seal
ana attested by its Secretary, and the said
Borough of PENIS Grove has caused this
agreement to be signed by its Mayor, sealed
with its corporate seal and attested by its
clerk.
Introduced Oct Is, 1904.
Passed Nov. s, 1904.
Delivered to the Mayor, Tuesday, Nov. s, 1904
The Mayor did not sign the ordinance nor re-
turn it with his objections within five days
after its receipt by him, it, therefore, pursuant
to the provisions of an Act relating to Bor-
oughs" (Revision of 1880 shall take effect in
like mannera as if he had signed it.
JOSIAH H. SMITH,
Borough Clerk.
Published Nov. 25, and Dec. 2. 1904.