Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-09-14

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IAN Ordinance granting consent and permission
to the Camden, Gloucester and Woodbury.
Railway Company for location OF route and
to build, construct and operate street railway
on certain streets In the Township of Wash
ington. in the County OF Gloucester and State
WHEREAS, the Camden, Gloucester and Wood
bury Railway Company, q corporation and body
polite duly Incorporated under the act Of the
Legislature Of the State OF New Jersey. en1itled
AN Act to authorize the formation OF traction
companies for the construction and operation OF
street railways and to regulate the same 3 alr
proved March l4ths 1888 made due application
to the Township Committee of the Township Of
Washington. for permission to build construct
operate and maintain street railway on cer-
tain streets and Highways in the Township OF
Washington III the County OF Gloucester con-
Meeting with other railway lines; which petition
was n due form of law. and accompanied by
maps and descriptions OF the route OF the said
railway, showing also proposed location OF the
rails and tracks, and the location of the poles in
accordance with the route of the said railway
duly hied with the Secretary of State, at Tren-
ton, and said Committee having designated the
time and place when and where it would con-
slider such application and petition. and hear all
persons interested for and against the same and
having designated AS required by law, the places
and time where notices thereof should be pub
lished and posted and due proof being made be
fore the Committee OF such notices being pub
lished and posted and such proof having also
been made that consent Of the owners In writ
ing, OF more than one half OF the amount In
tlttet8l ISet Oh properly lfO0Eing all the
streets and highways through which it is desired
to construct said railway, which contents have
been executed and acknowledged as are deeds
entitled to be recorded, and had been and now
are hed with the Township Clerk OF the Town
ship of Washington, the Clerk of this Commit
tee; all OF which matters and things have been
duly and regularly proved by testimony before
this Committee, at hearing upon such matters
and the hearing having been regularly fixed for
this time and all persons for and against the
same having been heard. and the matters con-
sidered, and the Committee being OF the opin-
ion that the prayer OF said petition should be
granted, therefore:
Committee of the Township OF Washington. in
the County of Gloucester and State OF New Jar
sey, that consent and permission is hereby
grantad to the Camden, Gloucester and Wood
bury Railway Company, for the location OF its
new route or line of railway known as its
"Blackwood Extension, in accordance with
map and description thereof filed in the Office OF
the Secretary of State at Trenton.
Section 2. And be it ordained that consent
and permission is hereby granted to the Cam
den, Gloucester and Woodbury. Railway Com
pany to build, construct, maintain and operate
q double track street railway in the Township
of Washington, County of Gloucester and State
right of way from the division line between the
Township OF Deptford and the Township of
Washington to and then through the streets,
highways and public places in the said Township
OF Washington hereafter named, the description
OF said railway hereinafter contained including
the whole of the same in the Township OF WASH
ington, as we'll that over and upon its own
right OF way as that in the streets. highways
and public places of the Township of Washing
ton. The guage of each track being five feet
and the courses and distances OF said railway
are shown by centre line midway between the
tracks 1.-THE courses being DETECTED from the
true meridianl and is described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the middle OF Bull
Run, where the centre line of said Railw
crosses the same and at Sta 93 plus so as Der sur
yey; thence ~ on curve TO the right with a
radius Of 1880 feet two hundred and twenty
four and seventy eight hundreths (224.7 feet to
Sta e6 plus OATS; thence III along the middle OF
said road South is degrees minutes East two
hundred and eighty-seven and seventy eight
hundreths OSLO feet to Sta IS plus $3.50;
thence (3) on curve TO the left with radius Of
$3.50 feet, two hundred and eighty-nine and
seventeen hundredths (2S9 III IT. to Sta lOl plus
SKIS; thence (9South 70 degrees 81 minutes East
twenty-seven and fourty-four hundreths (2744)
feet to Sta l02 plus 09.l7; thence ~ on curve to
the right with radius OF 90 feet nearly over
the middle OF the public road in front Of the
grist mill, one hundred and thirty four (l34O0l
feet to Sta l03 plus 43 IL thence 6) South 40 de-
grees minutes East twenty seven and ten hum
dredths (s7.iol feet to the middle OF the food
gate bridge at Blackwood Lake or Mill pond,
and the line between the Counties of Gloucester
and Camden.
The said tracks are to be laid at the grade as
established on said streets, roads and highways,
and to have crossoyer or crossovers, which
said track. with the curry es, connections and
crossover or crossovers and the location OF the
tracks and poles are particularly located and
described on map annexed to the said petition
and which is hereby referred to and made a
part of this ordinance.
Section 8. And be it ordained that the motive
power to be used on said railway shall be horse
power and electricity; that the trolley line poles
shall be round wooden poles, neatly trimmed
and pointed at the top, with span wire construc-
tion and the span wire shall be at least eighteen
feet above the surface of the street, and said
poles are truly located at the points designated
on the map attached to said petition and here
in referred to- The rail to be used in the said
streets and highways, shall be either the stand
ard Tee or girder rail. The said Railway
Company shall replace the present roadbed and
shall grade said streets, roads or highways to
conform to the original grade before excava-
tons were made and such additional grade as
may be necessary where tracks are located in
the middle OF the road, shall be done sufficient
to permit Of vehicular traffic.
Section And be it ordained that the said
railway shall be equipped with cars of mod
ern pattern, and each car shall be equipped with
properly constructed headlights tenders or
guards. and heaters during the winter months,
and that each car when run separately, and
each combination OF cars when trailers are used,
shall have thereon an agent, in addition to the
person in charge of the motor power, to assist
in the control and care OF the car and passen-
gers.
Section s. And be it ordained that the said
Camden, Gloucester and Woodbury. Railway
Company shall provide necessary barbados red
lanterns and other safety appliances, that may
be necessary, to warn persons of danger while it
shall be engaged in the construction or repair Of
its railway cor other work required to be per-
Iorineu III carrying oub the provisions OF TINS
ordinance, and shall be liable for all damages
shat may occzr as the result of negligent con-
struction and operation OF the said railway or
other work, and shall save the Township Of
Washington harmless from all damages or de-
mand that may arise therefrom
Section s. And be it ordained that the Cam
den. Gloucester and Woodbury. Railway Com
pany shall pay for the expence of the publica-
tion OF this ordinance and that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately.
Passed at an adjourned meeting OF the Town
ship Committee of the Township Of Washing
ton, County OF Gloucester and State OF New
Jersey. August 10, 1905.
B. FL. TURNER,
Attest: @. j. DAVENPORT Chairman.