Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-23
An ORDINANCE.

and Power Company, to construct,
establish and maintain conduits
and to erect and maintain
posts or poles in the City
of Perth Amboy, in the Coun-
ty of MiddleseX and State
of New Jersey, and to string, o n
struct and maintain cables, wires
and manholes for electrical conduc-
tors in the streets and avenues in
said city, and designating the
streets or highways in which said
conduits and poles or posts
may be placed and prescrib-
ing the manner of placing, erect
ing, laying or constructing the
same.
Sec. /. That permission be and
the same is hereby granted to the
Citizens Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company, it's successors and
assigns to place posts or poles to
sustain the necessary wires and fix
lures, to construct and maintain
for the uses and purposes of their
business, a system of subways, and
underground conduits, laterals, SER
vice conduits, service boxes and man
holes together with the necessary dis
tributing poles in over, upon and
beneath the surface of all
streets and portions of the
streets hereinafter designated, and
to place, maintain and operate
thereon n therein wircs, cab
l., nn1 nthnp Alnatyinp1 non
ductors necessary or apprOp-
riate for such purposes: to con
struct, maintain and operate FOL
such purposes, a system of electrical
conductors for distribution from the
electrical conductors to be placed III
subways OF underground conduit
aforesaid.
Soc. 9. That the following named
streets, avenues and highways for
the fun length OF the same as they
now exist are hereby designated
for the construction of the under
ground conduits of said company and
upon which the said company MAY
erect and maintain its poles or posts
and string the necessary wires and
place the necessary fixtures there
on for the purposes aforesaid to
wit, Hall avenue, Washington street,
Fayettee street, New Brunswick
avenue, State street, High street
Smith street, Jefferson street, Market
street, Center street, Commerce
street, Water street.
See. 8. That from the date
of commencing to furnish light
heat and power under this
ordinance, said Citizens Electric
Light, Heat and Power Company
shall furnish electrical energy suit
able for lighting the public build.
ings of the city of Perth Amboj
or any department thereof within
reach of the lines of said company
at a rate not to exceed W. and {
half cents per kilowatt-hour.
Sec. a. That said Citizens Electric
fore opening any street for the doing
of any part of the work hereby au
thorized, or before the placinl
and erection of any post or pole
shall file in the office o
Street Commissioner a map or plaI
showing the proposed location
of the posts or poles ant
the location and dimensions o
the subways, underground con
duits and manholes proposed
to be constructed in any street
avenue or public place, whicl
map or plan shall be approved b!
the Street Committee of said Council
before any work shall be done by sale
company; said subways or under
ground conduits shall be made o.
J. cement-lined iron pipes or vitriflet
clay or tile, except laterals and ser
/ vice connections which may be ere
5 osoted wooden logs and shall be laid
not less than two CD feet beneath
the surface of the streets, and not
less than II Cd foot outside of the
curb line except where necessary tc
avoid Instructions, and shall conform
to the existing public laws of the
State of New Jersey covering the
laying of subways for the transmits
sion of electricity for light, heat OF
power. The manholes shall be con
Istructed beneath the surface of said
street at such points along the line
of the subways or underground con
I duits as may be necessary or con.
venient for placing, reaching ant
operating the electrical conductor
which the said Company may from
time to time place in subways or un
derground condvits, and shall be 81
, constructed as not to interfere will
the passage of the public over ant
along the said streets; and the sale
company shall restore such street o.
avenue which may be disturbed il
! the construction and maintenance o.
, the subways, conduits, laterals OF
manholes to the condition in which
it was at the commencement of the
work thereon, and free from any cost
or expense whatever to the City OF
Perth Amboy. In back filling the
trenches the earth shall be put in
layers of not more than six co inch
es at a time; it shall be thoroughly
rammed and compacted before an.