Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-01
Ordinance No. 20

An ordinance granting to the Holly Beach,
Wildwood and North Wildwood Water
Company consent and permission to lay
water mains, pipes and conduits under,
beneath and through all or any of the
streets, avenues, alleys and public places
now or hereafter laid out in said Borough
ofHolly Beach City.
Whereas, this Borough has heretofore gran
ted unto Charles A. Norton, John Reese,
George Smith, Frederick Meyer, Henry H.
0ttens, Harry II. Hoffman and Carl Erick-
son, its permission and consent to fncorpor-
ate themselves into a water ompan under
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey, enti-
tied "An act for the supplying of cities, towns
and villages in this state with WATER which
act was approved April q, 1876, and the sew
eral acts ~amendatory thereof and supplement
tai thereto, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating water works in
this Borough; and
Whereas, the above named persons have,
pursuant to the above mentioned consent,
Incorporated themselves into a water COM
pany under the provisions OF said act and
under the name and style of Holly Beach,
Wildwood and North Wildwood Water Com
pany.
BE 1t ordained and enacted by the Mayor
and Council of the Borough OF Holly Beach
City.
Section l. That the consent and permission
of the Borough of Holly Beach City is hereby
given unto the said Holly Beach,, Wildwood
and North Wildwood Water Company, its
successors and assigns, and the said company,
It's SUCCESSORS anu assigns Is hereby permitted
at any time within fifty years from the date
OF the passage hereof, to lay its water mains,
pipes and conduits under, beneath and
through all or any OF the streets, avenues,
alleys and public places now or hereafter laid
within said Borough excepting lengthwise
under Pacific avenue) for the purpose OF sup
plying this Borough and the inhabitants
thereof with water, upon the following pro-
visions and conditions, towit:
(al That whenever and wherever the wafer
pipes or mains of said company shall be laid
in any street, avenue, or public place in said
Borough, said company will furnish and
equip at its own cost and expense whenever
and wherever designated by said Borough,
fire plugs or fire hydrants and supply the
same with water for fire purposes at a cost to
said Borough for said water not to exceed the
sum of twenty-five dollars per plug per year
(b) Tnat said company shall and will sup
ply any dwelling house, building or struc-
ture with water subject to the rules and reg
ulattOns of said company at a cost to the con-
sumner not to exceed the sum OF twenty-five
cents per one thousand gallons; provided,
however, that in no case shall the minimum
charge for water furnished by said company,
as aforesaid, be less than eight dollars per
year to any consumer.
(c) That said company may, whenever 1t
deems it advisable, compel any or all consul
mers OF It's water to have placed upon their
premises a water meter or water meters TO
determine the actual amount of water used
by such consumer; provided, however,, that
such water meter or water meters shall be
installed at the cost and expense of said COM
pany and such consumer shall not be charge
able witt any fee or rental therefor.
Section 2. That this ordinance n the con-
sent and permission hereby given shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed December 20, 1908.
F. e. SMITH, Mayor.
Attest-H. s. Hewitt, Borough Clerk.