The Penn's Grove record., 1904-08-19
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Ordinance No. II.

An ordinance giving consent to and authOriZ-
ing ana empowering the PENIS Grove Gas
company, its successors and assigns, to Law
pipes, conductors, and cOnduits through and
un9er Ghe streets, alleys, highways, squares,
ana pubic 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
na9iLants thereof with gas for Illuminating
ana 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
imam -FOUR miles OF pipes, conductors and con
dultS 1or conducting gas through, in, along,
ana 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 refiectorS therein and thereon and to do
and perform all things necessary in and about
the laying OF such. pipes, conductors or con-
Outs and connections Herewith necessary for
OF incident to the construction, operation and
maintenance of gas works within the corporate
4mlts OF Penn's, Grove, Salem county New
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-
tlonS, or III 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 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 Penn's Grove more than one dollar
andffty cents ($l.5O per one thousand cubic
feet OF gas.
Section 4. Bel ordained that the said plant
for the 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 if 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 inn 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 constitute any
portion OF 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, l$50Ol for the naturalization and saving
harmless the said Borough Of Penn's Grove
from all damages that may arise during the
construction of the said gas plant, from the
construction and installation of said plant
and system of pipes.
oCCblOu VI 1udI IL Sdlu y iii ill duIuOIllH
as therein contained and regulated shall not
extend beyond ninety-nine years from the
date of this ordinance, but shall be renewed
for a like period under such conditions con-
siderations and limitations as shall at such
time of renewal be considered equitable and
right, considering the then existing cOndi-
lions and what is customary under like circum-
stances.
Section Z. In case the Borough of PENIS
Grove wishes to enter into a contract with the
| said PENIS Grove Gas Company for street
| liOhtS the nrioA therefor shall nOf lXpaa6 Nine
teen dollars, ($l9.00) per annum, (moOnlight
| schedule) per public lamp of not less than four
cubic feet, .(seventy-tive candle power,) the
price to include repairs, care, lighting and ex-
tinguiShing and it is hereby expressly pro-
vided that the said PENIS Grove Gas Com
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-
Gil 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
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 IA
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.
Section 8. Be it further ordained that the
said Penn'S Grove GaSCOmpany, its success
ors or assigns, shall accept or reject, in writ.
ing, the provisions of this ordinance, within
sixty days after the same shall become a law
Section 9. Be it ordained that the sait
PENIS Grove Gas Company shall pay the ex
penses of the publication of this ordinance.
Section 10. Be it ordained that this Ordin
ance shall go into effect on the first day o.
September A. d. one thousand nine hundred
and fonr.
Section IL. Be it ordained that should the
Borough of PENIS Grove at any time in thu
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 2, 1904.
Passed August 16, 1904.
JOSIAH H. SMITH,
Borough Clerk.
Approved Aug. Is, 1904.
GEORGE II. ELKINTON, Mayor.
Published Aug 10, n 26, 1904.