Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-31


of the City of Perth Amboy or said
Street Commissioner to do such
work in accordance with the provis-
ions of this ordinance; the earth re-
moved in making any excavation
shall be restored and the pavement
taken up relaid by said company
in a workmanlikc manner and In
such manner as to prevent any furth-
or sinking Of the pavement. No
street, avenue or public place
shall be encountered for a
longer period than shall be neccs-
sary. At all times during the pros
e~cution of such work In any street,
avenue or highway, a proper pass
ageway for vehicles shall be kept
open and free at the intersection of
streets. The cost of restoring the
earth or otherwise and repairs there
to, caused by the opening of any
such street or avenue, shall be paid
by the said Company. The ex-
pense to which the Council
of said city shall be put
from the neglect of the said company
or its employees in the doing of any
work, of the digging of trenches
or holes, or tho restoring of the
earth, or OF any excavation, OF of the
relaying Or replacing of any pave
ment, in any understandable man
nor shall be paid by said comp
any upon tho presentation of bills
therefor, certified by the said Street
Committee In case the work
or any part thereof shall not be done
in the Il required by
this ordinance, the said Coun-
ell may, without waving any of
its rights hereunder, cause the said
work to be performed or ma
terial to be supplied and the
said company agrees upon pres
cutation of bills therefor certified by
the said Street Committee to at once
pay the same including the
cost of labor and material;
provided, however,, that before
any work shall be done or ma
terials supplied by the Council or
by the Street Commissioner of Perth
Amboy, for the cost of which Citi-
zens Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company, under this section shall be
liable, the said Commissioner shall
give notice in writing to Citizens Ell
octric Light, Heat and Power Com
pany of the work required to be done
and the material required to be sup
piled, and the Company shall have
ten (10) days within which to begin
the work and supply the materials
by such notice required to be done
or provided, and shall have u reason
able time thereafter within which
to complete the said work.
Sec. 5. The said company, before
beginning to ~excavatc for laying con
duits, shall file with the City Clerk of
said City, its bond of a Surety Com
pany authorized to do business in
State of New Jersey, in the
sum of two thousand five humid
red dollars for the term of five
years, which bond shall be
approved by the Council, conditioned
that the said company shall lay the
conduits and maintain the trenches
in the public streets as required by
this ordinance.
Sec. G. And be it further ordain-
cd that said company shall pay to
the Collector of Revenue of said
City of Perth Amboy all advertising
and printing fees incurred by said
city by reason of passage and adop-
ton of this ordinance.
Coz y AYI 1n a f,btJou 1rJ,s,,
cd that this ordinance shall take eff
feet after the same has been proper
ly advertised, and shall continue in
force for the term of twen1y-one CID
years from the date of the ac-
ceptance thereof as hereinafter pro-
vided and thereafter shall be renew
ed for periods of twenty one years
upon such terms as to yearly pay
ments to the City of Perth Amboy
based upon the gross receipts Of
said company as shall then be agreed
upon, and in the event of the said
company and the city not being able
to agree upon said terms before six
months prior to the expiration of
any such terms, the said terms
of payment shall be fixed by
three arbitrators one to be chosen
by the city, one by the company and
the third by the two first named
which arbitrator shall be SO
selected before five months prior
to the expiration of any such
terms and when so select
cd shall ascertain and fix such
compensation within thirty days
from the time of their selection,
which, when 81 fixed, shall be bind
ing upon both the City and said
company, provided however, that if
at any time during said term or
terms the said City of Perth Amboy
shall be in a position to and shall be
DESTROYS of purchasing the works Of
said company, that the said company
will sell and convey the same to the
said City of Perth Amboy, for such
prices and upon such terms rs the
said company and city may be able
to agree upon, and in the event of tho
said company and said city not be-
ing DhIn tn npTpp nnnu tho nnrpbaen