The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-30
A N ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE to change and establish the
grade of the public road, street or highway
known as High or Main street, north of the
southerly curb line Of Water street extended
eastwardly across said public road, street or
highway, including the sidewalks on both
sides of said public road, street or highway,
for distance of three thousand one hundred
and sfXty-eight feet nOrthwardly on said
public road, street or highway, so as to con-
form in grade to that tablished for the road
ways constructed thereon, under the provis-
ions of San Act to provide for the permanent
Improvement of public roads in this State"
approved April first, one thousand nine hum
dred and three, and the several acts supple
mentary and amendatory thereto.
WHEREAS, the public road, street or high
way known as High or Main street, north of
the southerly curb line of Water street extend
ed eastwardly across said public road, street
or highway, has been improved under the
provisions of an Act ofthe Legislature of New
Jersey, entitled San Act to provide for the
permanent Improvement of public roads in
this State approved April first, one thou
sand nine hundred and three, and the several
acts supplementary and amendatory thereto;
and
WHEREAS, in the course of improving such
public road, street or highway the grade of
the roadbed has been changed, so that it does
not conform to the grade of the remaining
portion of the road, including the Sidewalks
THEREFORE, in order that the remafning
| portion of such public road, street or highway
known as High or Main street, north of the
southerly curb line of Water street extended
| eastwardly across said public road, street or
highway, Including the sidewalks, on both
sides of said public road, street or highway,
| for a distance of three thousand one hun
dred and sixty-eight feet northwardly on said
public road, street or highway, shall be grad
ed and formed SO as to conform in grade to
that established for the roadways constructed
under the provisions of"An Act TO provide for
the permanent Improvement of public roads
in this State" approved April first, one thou
sand nine hundred and three and the several
acts supplementary and amendatory thereto:
| BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Commit
tee of the Township of Northampton, in the
County of Burlington:
/. grade center
bed of the said public road, street or highway,
known as High or Main street. north of the
southerly curb line of Water street extended
| eastwardly across said public road. street or
highway, for distance of three thousand one
hundred and siXty-eight feet northwardly on
said public road, street or highway, be and
the same is hereby changed and established
| as the official grade thereof as follows:
BEGINNING at point in the center line of
said public road, street or highway known as
High or Main street where such center line
interSects the southerly curb line of Water
street extended eastwardly to said center
line, which point is two and five hundredths
feet (2.OoD below bench mark hereby estab-
l1shed on the north side of the top step lead
ing into Morris III. Keeler's office and thence
northwardly along the center line of said
High or Main street sixty-eight feet 1881 with
an elevation of twenty-five hundredths feet
| (.25O; thence continuing northwardly along
said center line one hundred feet 1000 with
an elevation of sfxty-hundredths of a foot
| (.60O; thence continuing northwardly along
said center line five hundred feet 5000 with
an elevation of four feet ~; thence continu-
hundred feet (20O) with an elevation of two
and twenty -hundredths feet q 20); thence con-
t1nu1ng northwardly along said center line
five hundred feet 5000 with an elevation of
six and one-half feet (6.5); thence continuing
northwardly along said center line two hun
dred feet (200O with an elevation of two and
eighty-hundredths feet (2S0); thence continu-
ing nOrthwardly along said centre line one
hundred feet QOOl with an elevation of sew
enty-hundredths feet (.70); thence continuing
northwardly along said center line four hum
dred feet (4OVl with an elevation of one and
sfxty-hundredths feet Q.60O; thence continu-
ing northwardly along said renter line three
hundred feet 1907 with an elevation of two
and seventv-hundredths feet (270O; thence
continuing northwardly along said center
line two hundred feet (200O with an elevation
of two and sixty-hundredths feet q 60') thence
continuing northwardly along said center
line four hundred feet (400D with an elevation
OF seven feet IN; thence continuing north
wardly along said centre line two hundred
feet l2OOl with an elevation of four and thirty
hundredths feet "A 30) as shown by map or
profile of said public road, street or highway
hereto annexed, prepared by John w. Harris,
this ordinance.
?. The grade of the sidewalks on both sides
of said public road, street or highway, known
as High or Main street, north OF the southerly
curb line of Water street extended eastward
ly across said public road street or highway,
both sides of said public road, street or high
way for a distance of three thousand one hun
dred and sixty-eight feet northwardIy on said
public road, street or highway, be and the
same is hereby changed and established as
the official grade thereof, to be three inches
(3'O below the said center line grade estab-
l1shed in the first section hereof excepting
such portion thereof extending from the be-
ginning point aforesaid northwardly sixty
eight feet (6SO which shall be on a gradient
from the said center line to the sidewalk
grade hereby established; and all such side
walks shall be constructed. curbed and paved
at the grade hereby established for the same.
3. This ordinance shall take effect immed-
lately upon its proper publication.
Passed May 10, 1905
JOSEPH E. ELBERTSON,
WALTER T. STEWART, Chairman
Township Clerk.