The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24

any other material by the Mayor and
by the lawfully constituted authori-
ties having supervision of said Ave-
nue., the said Company shall pay to
| men, each year hereafter as long as
the. said railway is maintained on the
said Avenue under the terms of this
yearly cost of maintaining the por-
1 ton OF said avenue agreed to be
maintained by said Company. from the
| time the said Avenue is first macada-
mixed by said Company to the time
4 OF such change.
SECTION s. The double track of
| said Company shall take UP no more
than fifteen feet measured from the
outside rails, and the said Company
| shall within one year after the COM
mencement of the construction of its
rfstown, at its own expense cause to
be macadamized such portion of
speedwell Avenue as Is located be-
outer rail of its track where said
road Is not now macadamized the
whole width between gutter and gut
| ter, and the curb line where no gut
| ter is now constructed or to the gut
! ter where there is at present a cob
Bile. gutter in such manner and of
such quality as hereinbefore provided
for the portions of said Avenue be-
tween the twenty -four inches beyond
/ the outer rail of said track, to be
| constructed on the same grade as the
present grade of said Avenue and in
| the best workmanlike manner The
said work to be done under the SUI
pervision Of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town of Morristown
4 or of the legally constituted authori-
| ties having supervision OF said Ave-
4 nue., but the said Morris County Trac-
| ton Company is not to keep the same
in repair except between the rails and
| tracks and for two feet on either side
| of the outer rail
| to this section, shall be not less than
four inches in thickness and shall be
constructed of the best materials, of
SECTION s. During the time While
the said tracks and superstructure of
said railway are being laid and built
ing macadamized, the said Company
shall keep each night lighted lanterns,
clean and In good condition, or other
suitable lights at distance not
along every part of the. work, where
the surface of the road is disturbed;
and at every point where there shall
| be distractions the avenue must be
| thoroughly protected in such manner
! as to prevent accidents as the, work
| progresses. The Company shall save
| the Town of Morristown harmless
against all costs, loss or damages
which may occur In or by reason of
the construction of the railway and
said work of laying said railway and
o. matchmaking said. avenue shall be
done as expeditiously as possible.
practicable to the travelling public.
SECTION z. The Town Of Norris
town shall at all times have the right,
when making repairs or improvements
mains, or the constructions Or recon
er 'T purUose, to op Ss Il Necessary, That
| portion of said avenue occupied by
the track or tracks of said Company,
but causing the Company no unneces-
| said Company shall make no obstruc-
1 lions while such repairs or improves
m me are are II progress sxad and nd II the
the expense thereof shall be borne BY
the Company Rrovidtssd d, h sSgf hs that
strued to apply to- any other corpora
\ tion having the right of eminent do
main upon the road or highways Of
Is SECTION 5. The poles to be used
shall be iron and painted, of not less
than twenty feet in height, above the
| ground and shall be as few in NUM-
| Der as possible consistent with con-
\ venience and safety and shall be re-
placed by new poles whenever the
Town of Morristown shall find the
safety of the public so requires; said
poles are to be kept painted and Of
such color as the Mayor and Board OF
| Aldermen may designate.
SECTION 8. 4 The trolley wires to
be stretched over the Company
pole shall be so strung as to leave a
clear space between said roadbed or
sidewalk and the lowest point of said
a Mldss where Re n0' pF efs necessary SS
there shall be a guard wire of not
less than No. 4 guage steel satisfac-
inches above each trolley wire or feed
wire. or some other safe and proper
protection.
be liable for any and ali damages
done to individuals or private proper
ty, by reason Of any faulty or defec-
tive construction or maintenance %
! other apparatus, and should any dam,
age be recovered against the Town
of Morristown by reason OF any
maintainence as aforesaid, or by rea-
son of any default, such sum shall be
recovered by the Mayor and Board Of
4 from the said Company as debts 81
like character are now recoverable By
SECTION ii. In removing snow OF
I ice from the track or tracks of th'
thrown thrown in heaps along the side Of thu
| ciously and evenly distributed SO al
!. not to obstruct travel. and whenever
the quantity OF snow thus thrown GU
by the Company from Its track Of
cracks is 50 great as IN the opinioI
charge of the streets in the Town o
Morristown, to obstruct travel,
shall be the Auty OF the Company d
! notice IN writing, forthwith to remov,
J the same as speedily as the same car
be reasonably accomplished and s.-s.iI
default Of doing 50 such work ma.
be done by the Town Of MorristoWl
/ and the expense thereof COLLECTED
from the Compnnva fskN 8e44 & tgf
! SECTION 10. The cars shall b
i lighted by electricity and properil
. heated in winter and cold weather
they shall be provided with prope
. tenders, brakes, gongs and headlight
to be approved BY the Mayor ans
} Board Of Aldermen Of the Town 0
u y SECTION Is. said Company shall
/ not operate its cars along said Ave
nue. at greater rate Of speed thai
twelve miles an hour and shall main
tain gates on the side Of the plat
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