, 1905-06-28
Ordinance No. 80

An ordinance authorizing and empowering
the Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly
Beach Gas Company to lay pipes through
and under the streets, alleys, highways,
squares and public grounds in the Bor-
ough of Wildwood, for the purpose OF
supplying the inhabitants thereof with
gas.
BE it ordained by the Borough Council OF
the Borough of Wildwood.
Section /. That permission and authority
be and is hereby granted and given 10 the
Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly Beach Gas
Company to lay gas pipes and conductors for
conducting gas through, in, along and under
any and all the streets, avenues, highways,
lanes and alleys and public grounds ia the
Borough of Wildwood, and to erect lamp
posts, with burners, and refiectOrs therein.
and thereon, and to do and perform all things
necessary in and about the laying OF such
pipes and conductors and connections there
with necessary for supplying the inhabitants
and users thereof with gas.
Section >. That the public travel shall at
no time be unnecessarily affected or i'm peded
by the laying of said gas pipes and condnc-
tors and making connections, or in the cree
ton of said posts, and that no more than five
hundred 900 feet of said streets, avenues,
lanes, highways. squares and public grounds
shall be at any one time eXcaYated Tor the
purpose aforesaid, and all such streets, ave-
nues, lanes, highways, squares and public
grounds shall be put and left in as good on
dition as they were before such pipes or con
ductors were laid.
L llih III At III Aii1 HfoabE1 VI iAiH il
dinance the Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly
Beach Gas Company agrees to furnish gus for
lighting purposes without cost for the Dor
ough hall and public schools in the Borough
of Wildwood.
section ) Thai no streets, avenues, lanes,
alley, highway. square or public ground shall
be opened by said Wildwood, Anglesea and
Holly Beach Nas company for the purpose OF
laying gas pipes and conductors until II bond
in the sum OF five hundred dollars shall first
Ina e been executed by said gas company
with surely To be approved by Borough Goun-
ell, conditioned that the said streets, avenues,
highways, lanes, alleys, squares and public
grounds snail be put in as good condition ms
nearly as possible as they were before they
were opened; and that said work shall be
lone in accordance with the provisions of
Ordinance No. 43 ofthe Borough of Wildwood.
Provided, however, nothing contained herein
shall be considered 10 prevent the gas COM
pany from completing the laying OF its mains
up until July 18th, 1905: and nothing con-
tanned shall be considered to prevent the said
gas company from time to time laying such
gas pipes, mains, conductors, condutts, etc,
for the purpose of making extensions, inn
provements to its gas mains and system of
pipes.
Section /. That the said company shall not
charge to private consumers Of its ga in the
said Borough of Wildwood more than one
dollar and fifty cents per 1000 cubic feet.
Section .. That the said gas company shall
have its gas plant erected ready for the sup
ply of gas by the fifteenth day of July, 1905
provided, however, that if the legality or va
liditY of this ordinance be questioned, by writ
of certiOrari or Injunction, or any other pro-
ceedings. either at law or equity the time for
which The said gas company shall be DELAYED
by reason of such proceedings shall not be
reckoned or constitute any portion of the
time aforesaid in which said gas plant shall
be completed and in operation
Section 6. That before this ordinance shall
take effect the said gas company shall file an
in writing of the provisions OF
this ordinance within thirty days after its
passage.
Section I. That the said gas company 81 all
pay into,the borough treasury a sun Of mon
ey equal to the costs and expenses ofthe pub
LEGATION of tins ordinance.
Section s. And be il further ordained that
in case of the said Wildwood, Anglesea and
Holly Beach Gas Company shall fail to erect
said gas plant and install its pipes in the Bor-
ough of Wildwood by July 18th, 1905, this or
dinance shall be null and void.
Section 0. And be il further ordained that
this ordinance shall take effect Immediately.
Passed Council June Ii, 1905.
Approved June Il, 1905.
LAT1MER h. BAKER,
Mayor.
Attest-Jed Dubois, Borough Clerk.