Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-04-27
An ORDINANCE.

along, over, across, through and under the
streets, highways and alleys of the City of
Woodbury., for the transmission OF electricity
for telegraph and telephone purposes.
Be it enacted by the Mayor and Council OF the
City of Woodbury..
Section l. That permission be and is hereby
granted to the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Company to establish and oper-
ate q telephone exchange in the City of Wood
bury, to erect poles and place or string wires
thereon to be used in connection with said ex-
change or principal office in, over, across,
alleys of the City OF Woodbury., land to attach
their wires to the poles OF any other Telephone,
Telegraph or Electric Light Company, with
their consent, erected in said Streets highways
or alleys,l with the privilege OF carrying branch
lines to connect the residences and places of
business OF its patrons with the main lines of
said Company for the transmission OF electricity
for telephone or telegraph purposes, and to
maintain and operate the same provided that
charges for local service to its patrons within
the City of Woodbury., shall not exceed Twelve
lSl2.00) dollars pei year.
Section 2. That all poles erected within the
CITY limits by said Company, shall be OF
straight sound chestnut, locust. pine timber,
neatly dressed before being erected, and not less
than forty (40l feet in length eight (S inches III
diameter at the top. and well proportioned; or
OF iron not less than five 90 inches in diameter
at the top or eight (Sl inches at the surface of
the pavement, set twelve (l2) inches back from
the face of the curb and not less than five {5)
feet in the ground In all cases of poles erected
and maintained, they shall be ac least four (41
feet from fire plugs and gas lamps The poles
shall be well and neatly painted of dark olive
green color not less than ten (l0) feet in height
from the surface of the ground, and when locat-
ed, the consent OF the property own shall first
be obtained, before the erection of any poles in
front thereof, and the location of all poles in
the Streets highways and alleys shall always be
subject to the supervision and control of the
Street Committee of said CITY. All pavements
broken for the erection of poles must be repair
ed by said Company Immediately upon COM
pletlon OF the work No telegraph telephone
wires will be permitted to be suspended or
maintained through between electric light
wIres nor electric light wires be permitted to be
suspended or maintained through or between
telephone telegraph wires unless throughly
insulated and secured to proper support on a
pole, and in cases where telegraph and tele-
phone wires cross electric light wires, they
must be suspended and maintained not less than
four ~ feet apart, and in every way to conform
with the rules and regulations OF the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, and no wires will
be strung or permitted that less than twenty
t2O) feet above the pavement and not less than
twenty-five (25) feet at all street and railroad
crossings ana intersections, and the upper space
or top crossarm or extension on the top of
telegraph and telephone poles of said Company
to be reserved for the City's use, as hereinafter
provided, and head guys stay wires must be
attached to the poles when it is necessary for
proper maintenance and safety, and guards
shall be erected and maintained at such places
as shall be directed, and no trees are to be cut
or multllated, without the consent of the
owners thereof
Section 3. That all work herein authorized
shall be done under the direction and to the
satisfaction of the Fire Committee and Street
Committee of ssid City, and the said Company
be at all times subject to all the ordinances of
the City of Woodbury., and before attempting
the location, erection of poles or stringing OF
wires IN, along, over, across, and through the
streets, highways and alleys of said City, the
said Company shall always before doing any
work III erecting and placing additional poles
and wires, make application IN writing accom-
panied by plan showing the location thereof,
the number of wires, the location of the poles
located within the limits of said City and the
method and character OF construction, and will
not proceed with this work until duly authorized
by the Council of the City of Woodbury. who
snail appoint an inspector to supervise the
work at a per diem of Two (2) dollars, and said
Company shall pay the expense thereof and the
said Company shall be at all times subject 10 all
the ordinances of the City of Woodbury. in any
manner relating to telegraph or telephone poles
and wires now in force or which may hereafter
be passed, and said Council OF the City of Wood
bury shall have power TO compel the said Com
pany to remove all poles and wires from said
streets, highways and alleys at any time here
after and require the wires to be laid in under
ground conduits subject to all regulations and
restrictions as the City may impose, and that
the said Company place suitable telephone in-
struments ia the Mayors Office, Residence of
the Mayor, City Water Works. City Water
Works Once, City Council Chamber Fire En-
gine Houses, Residences of the Chief of the
Fire Department, and fifteen (l5) Special Police
respectively as may be designated by the May
or from time to time, and to be used for local
purposes only, in said City, and to connect its
wires herewith so that the City, may freely use
the same for any purposes, over any of the lines
OF said Company at all times, free of expense
to said City, and the said Company shall arrange
that the above mentioned telephones shall be SO
connected in the central office each with the
others that the said telephones can be used
at all times during the night, well as day and
an extension bell be provided: and further, that
upon each and every pole now erected or that
may hereafter be erected the City of Woodbury.
shall have the right of using the top space for
such cross beams or extension arms and string
ing such wires may be deemed necessary by
the Council of the City of Woodbury.: and said
Company shall maintain the fire alarm system
OF said City, and make the proper extension
thereof and said City expressly reserves the right
to use the poles of said Company, and conduits
that may be constructed, and that the City of
Woodbury. shall have the right to use, free of
cost to the City, such poles erected or conduits
constructed, Or that may be erected or construct
ed for wire or wires of any Fire Alarm or Pol
Ice Telegram System now in or which may
hereafter be adopted or used by the said City OF
Woodbury.. and that the said Company shall
ials and keep all OF the said wires for Police and
Fire systems in reDair, free of cost, under the |
direction and to the satisfaction of the Fire |
Committee of the said City OF Woodbury.
section A. That the said Company shall an |
nually on the first day of January pay into the |
City Treasury, through the City Clerk. for the |
use OF the City Of Woodbury.; the sum Of one (sl)
dollar per pole for each and every pole already |
erected within the City limits, or that may here
after be erected or used by said Company: for |
the first (5) years Of the term OF this ordinance;
years they shall pay the sum OF two (S2) dollars |
per pole each and every year thereafter an
nually, from and after the date Of the accept |
ance of this ordinance by said Company on /
account of the telegraph and telephone lines |
already located and that may hereafter be To- |
Gated within the City of Woodbury.. The num-
Der OF poles on which payment shall be made |
shall be estimated and determined by plan |
prepared and furnished by said Company, show
ing the location OF each and every pole, and |
any poles belonging to any other Company on |
which said Company shall have their wires at
tached, within the limits of the City of Wood |
bury on the day above mentioned, and the cor |
rectness of which shall be certified to by the City
Surveyor.
Section 5. That in case of consolidation. mer- |
ger, or sale all privileges herein granted to said |
Company, such privileges theleupon cease and |
that the said Council of the City OF Woodbury. |
shall have power TO compel said Company |
to remove all poles from said streets. high
ways and alleys, and that nothing contained /
herein shall be construed to grant unto the I
DELAWARE AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH |
AND TELEPHONE COMPANY any exclusive |
privilege or right, to prevent the grant of
similar or like privileges to other individuals |
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