Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-29
DEL. 4 ATL. Telephone 5
. PROPOSITION IO COUNCIL

| PkUYU0lllUN III UUUNOlL.
| Tie following communication from the
above named corporation was presented to
Council last week, but its reading was OBJ
jected to. For public information we give
it space below.
n MARCH goth, 1906.
To the Mayor and Council Of The CITY Of
| Woodbrs.
| Gentlemen: Now that by reason Of the
decision recently rendered in the matter OF
the certiorai sued out by this company, by
which the Supreme Court set aside the
telephone ordinance of 1905, the contrac-
| tual relations existing between this COM
pany and the city, are based upon prior
ordinar ces, particularly the general ordi-
nance OF 1902, this company hereby re-
quests the City Council to take up and
consider the application for approval OF the
erection Of certain poles and wires men
tioned in Communication dated February
| Is, 1905, and shown on plan accompany
ing the same, which application we are
advised has never been acted upon.
The circumstances surrounding the
erection of the poles mentioned in said
communication were disclosed to Council
| in a statement submitted sometime IN
September, nineteen hundred and five,
which statement shows conclusiveiy that
| the placing of the poles IN the street oc-
curred by reason of an misunderstanding,
and that as soon as it was brought to the
attention of the company, it applied to
have the location confirmed, under the
terms of said general ordinance
There are about forty-tiye subscrl-
bers receiving telephone service by reason
of the seyenty-six poles in question, and 1t
would be matter of very great lncon-
| yenience to them to have the service dis
continued, which would necessarily result
| from the removal of the poles.
( Under the terms Of the general ordinance
OF 1902, the city may at any time, upon
due notice, compel this company to put
underground any and all wires, 10 use by
them, except such wires as may be neces-
sary TO eounect with subscribers or other
stations.
BY yirtne OF The said general ordinance
this company has the right to construct and
maintain, under the streets, condnits, with
necessary manholes and other appliances
for the purpose of placing the wires, cables
and appurteDances therein, and to connecb
the same with necessary overhead wires to
subscribers stations and other necessary
| points, upon making application therefor,
/ and submitting to City Council plan
! showing the location and character OF the
proposed work; said work however not to
be done until the plan is approved by
Council.
Recently it has become the general policy
of this company to remove all OF its over
head appliances and place the same under
ground wherever it is possible to do so. and
| in the pursuits OF this general policy this
company has constructed coaduits in RlYer-
ton, Moorestown, Haddonfeld, Haddon
Height and Wenonah, and to some extent
| in Camden, and has obtained permission in
other localities in which the work Of con-
struction will be commenced as soon as the
weather permits.
| 1t is therefore the purpose and object, if
such a plan meets with the approval Of
CITY Council, to remove all of its poles and
wires, which now exist in the streets of
| Woodbury., and place the same under
ground.
Accompanying this communication is a
plan, NAKED a, showing streets upon which
! ib will be necessary to construct conduits,
| in order TO effectuate such purpose, and the
character Of the work which will result IN
the removal of all the poles with the excep-
tion Of few, which must be retained for
distribution purposes. This company will
stipulate by bond, or in any other way
which may be required by Council, to re-
place the surface of any street over she
! trenches in which the conduit is laid, so
| that after the work is finished it will be in
as good, il not better, condition than be-
| fore, and it will also indemnify the city and
property owners against all loss or damage
! by reason of such construction The cost
| of the underground system which is pro-
/ posed to be constructed will be between
! twenty and twenty-five thousand dollars,
depending upon such increased number Of
| subscribers, which may necessitate the con-
struction Of large number Of ducts. The
| company will also reserve certain wires in
the conduits for police and fire alarm pur-
poses to be maintained BY the company,
| in accordance with the arrangements now
existing.
Il would seem shat the purpose Of this
| company to remove all dangerous and un-
slightly poles and wires will be of infinite
1 benefit and advantage to the city and its
inhabitants
! This company has in use about two hum
dred and seventy-ive phones, and are now
ready to increase this number ninety by
Inew subscribers, who are anxious to obtain
telephone service. Then follows ninety
names cf applicants for new phones.
4 II the members of Council, upon oonsid-
| Grafton. deem it not advantageous to the
city or its inhabitsnts to have the wires OF