The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-26
A N ORDINANCE

authorizing the Delaware and Atlantic Tele- :
graph and Telephone Company, Its success
sors and assigns. to construct maintain and
operate, its posts, poles, cables, wires, and
all other necessary overhead apparatus, on
over andalong; and its conduits, ducts mains
pipes, cables wires manholes, distributing
poles, and ali other necessary underground
appliances, on, under and through the
streets, alleys and highways within the
limits of the township of Northampton, In
the county of Burlington and state of New
Jersey, and prescribing the manner of plac-
ing the same, and regulating the use of the
streets, alleys and highways by said Com
Be IT ORDAINED by the Township Commit
tee OF the township of Northampton, in the
county of Burlington:
Section l. That permission be and is hereby
granted to The Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph and Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, to construct, maintain and oper-
ate its posts, poles, cables. wires and all other
and along; and its conduits, ducts, mains,
pipes, cables, wires, manholes, distributing
poles, and all other necessary underground
appliances, on, under and through, the
streets, alleys and highways within the limits
of the township of Northampton aforesaid,
provided however, that nothing herein shall
be construed to permit said Company to con-
struct any underground system on, under or
through Main and Washington streets, be-
tween Water street and Madison avenue,
within the period of five years specified in
the ordinances prohibiting the tearing up or
excavating same, subject to the following
provisions:
Section 2. That all poles erected by said
~
shall not be less than twenty l2Ol feet above
the surface of the ground and shall be so locat-
ed as in no way TO interfere with the safety or
convenience of persons travelling on or over
the said streets, alleys and highways; and in
the work of installing and maintaining Its
underground system, said Company snail not
open or cucumber more of any street, alley
or highway than will be necessary to enable
it to perform same with proper economy and
efficiency: nor shall it permit such opening or
encum brance to remain for a longer period
than shall be necessary to do the work for
Section s. All work done under the provis-
ions of this ordinance in said township shall
Committee thereof, and said Company shall
eplace and properly relay any sidewalk or
| street pavement which may have been DIS
placed or damaged by 1t in the construction
and maintenance of its system in said town
ship.
or in the conduits laid under the provisions of
| this ordinance, shall be reserved for the Ipur-
| pose of carrying wire or wires of any fire
alarm or police Telegram phi system, now in use
or which may hereafter be adopted by the
said township; in no case, however, shall said
Section 5. That the said The Delaware and
| Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Company
shall be permitted to place Its wires on the
| poles of other companies, having the right to
| maintain same within said township, upon
such arrangement as the two companies may
| agree.
| maintain all poles, cables, wires, cOnduits
| ducts, mains, pipes manholes, distributing
| pores, anu al Olncr apparatus STccbtO OF con
| structed under the provisions sof this ordi
nance, in good and safe order and conditions
| and shall at all times fully indemnify, pro
| tect and save harmless the said township from
| and against all actions, claims, suits, damages
and charges and against all loss and neces
sary exdenditufes, arising from the erection
construction and maintenance of its system
in said township; or from its neglect or failure
to maintain the said apparatus in good anC
safe order and condition
Section T. That nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to grant unto the said Tn,
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele
phone Company any exclusive right, or Il
prevent grant of similar privileges to other
companies.
Section s. That The Delaware and Atlanti,
Telegraph and Telephone Company shall
under its seal and by It's proper officers, with
in sixty 1907 days from the passage of this or
| dinance, signify in writing Its acceptance o
all the terms, conditions. regulations and re
str lotions in this ordinance contained in de
fault of which, this ordinance shall become
null and void and of no effect.
Section g. That all advertising or printine
fees incurred by the township OF Northamp
ton, in the county of Burlington in connec
ton with the passage of this ordinance, shall
be paid by The Delaware and Atlantic Tele
| graph and Telephone Company, and this or
dinance shall take effect Immediately.
| Ordained and enacted into an ordinance
this fifteenth day of September, A. D. 1905.
Attest: Chairman
WALTER I. STEWART.
Township Clerk.