, 1906-05-09
Ordinance No. 81

An ordinance regulating the construction and
maintenance of Gas and Water Pipes,
Telegraph, Telephone and Electric Light
ing conduits, and other underground
structures with the necessary manholes,
and making connections Herewith,
within the limits ofthe Borough of Holly
Beach, in the County of Cape May and
State of New Jersey.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Holly Beach, in the County of Cape May and
State of New Jersey, do ordain and enact as
follows:
Section l. That no corporation, firm or in
dividual shall make any opening or excava-
ton in any street, alley or public highway
within the limits of the Borough of Holly
Beach, unless not until IT or they shall have
first submitted to the Street or Highway Com
mittee, IA detailed map or plan, drawn to scale,
showing the sect on of the street, alley or pub
lie highway in which such pipes, conduits or
other underground structures and manholes
are to be laid or constructed, and tiIe said
Street or Highway Committee shall indicate
thereon the location of the apparatus to be
erected or constructed and approve said plan.
Corporations, firms or individuals shall, with
in thirty 900 days after the completion of any
work, file with the said Street or Highway
Committee a plan showing the work as com
pleted.
Section 2. That the work of laying or con-
structing pipes, conduits and other under
ground structures in any street, alley or pub
lie highway within the limits of the Borough
of Holly Beach, shall be done under the direc-
UlOn OF supervision OF Ine street or Highway
Committee, and such corporations, firm or
individual shall, after the completion of any
work, or repairs thereto, properly relay and
resuT{ace any street, alley or public highway
which may have been displaced or damaged.
Section 3. That no corporation, firm or in
dividual shall for the purpose of constructing
its pipes, conduits or other structures, open
or cucumber more of any street, alley or pub
lie highway within the limits of the Borough
of Holly Beach than will be necessary to ena-
BILE the performance with proper economy
and efficiency of the work for which such
openings shall have been made; and shall put
up and maintain about such openings or en-
cumbrances barriers and lights to prevent
the happening of accidents.
Section 4. That in case any corporation,
firm or individual maintaining and operating
pipes, conduits or other structures, in, under,
through or along any street, alley or public
high way of the Borough of Holly Beach, shall
at any time be notified by the Street or High
way mmitt or other proper authority of
the Borough, TO repair any defect in any street,
alley or public highway, caused by the con-
struction and maintenance of any such pipes,
conduits or other structures, and shall neglect
to make such repairs within ten 10 days after
being notified in writing SO to do, the said
Street or Highway shall cause
such repairs to be made, the expense incident
thereto to be collected from the corporation,
firm or Individual owning and maintaining
the apparatus responsible for such defect.
Ordained and enacted into an ordinance
this 9th day Of April, A. ~, 1906.
474H f.. e. SMITH, Mayor.
Attest-H. s. Hewitt, Borough Clerk.