Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

An ordinance authorizing a contract with
the Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly
Beach Gas Company for the installa-
ton of Gas Lights upon the lines of its
mains.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Council OF
the Borough OF Wildwood as follows:
Section |. That a contract, OF which the
following is a copy, be entered into by the
Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly Beach Gas
Company.
agreement between the Wildwood, An
glesea and Holly Beach Gas Company and
the Borough of Wildwood. This agreement,
made this nineteenth day of March, 1909, be-
tween the Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly
Beach Gas Company, a corporation duly in
corporated under the laws of the State of New
Jersey, OF the first part; and the Borough of
Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, State
of New Jersey, of the second part, witnesseth:
"First. That the said party OF the first part,
It's successors and assigns, agrees with the
said party Of the second part that ft-w at IT'S
own expense install upon the line ofits mains
in said Borough, within three months of the
date of this agreement, twenty COY incandes-
cent gas lamp burners, the lamps to be loca-
ted Mt such points as may be designated by
The lighting committee OF the Borough Coun-
Gil.
"Second. The type of burner to be furnish
ed with the said lam ps to be the incandescent
lamp burner, with mantle at least 81, inches
In length; the lamp post to be either The Phil
adelphia No. l lamp post or one similar In
design. The lights are to average fifty (50)
candle power. The Borough shall have the
right to once a month at any time during
this contract to have the efficiency of the
candle power determined by test, and should
from such test the average be less than fifty
l5) candle power, the Borough shall have
the right to deduct for the current month i've
(5) cents for each average candle power less
than fifty (50) average candle power guaran-
teed for each post Installed; that Is to say,
should the average candle power determined
by test be ~forty-ive 45) and the number of
lights installed be one hundred 400, the Bor-
ough would have the right to deduct from the
current months bill twenty-five dollars (S25).
"Fore each and every lamp not lit during the
entire night from sunset to sunrise there
shall be deducted from the gas company's
bill the sum of ten Q0) cents for each and
every night that 1t is not so lit.
"Third. The burners, mantles, etc., to be
kept in good condition and repair, and the
lights to be kept lit from sunset to sunrise on
each and every night by the gas company.
"Fourth. This contract is for a period of
three years, during which time the Borough
shall have the right to increase the number Of
lights to any number greater than twenty (20).
"Fifth. The minimum number oflights dur.
Ing the term of this contract shall be twenty
(2O).
'iSixth. The Borough is to pay to the gas
company for the said lights thirty dollars
$500 per annum for each and every light in
stalled, payment to be made in twelve ~
separate, equal, monthly installments, the
Borough to make for said lights
during each month for the month immedi-
ately preceding.
"In witness whereof the said party of the
first part has caused its corporate seal to be
hereto affixed, attested by its secretary, and
these presents to be signed by its president;
and the said party OF the second part, by the
ordinance passed at a regular meeting held
on the nineteenth day of March, 1909, has
caused these presents to be executed by the
Mayor and attested by the Borough Clerk,
and the corporate seal to bo hereto affi xed.
wildwood, Anglesea and Holly Beach Gas
Company, by z. A. Norton, president. Attest;
wood, by Latimer r. Baker, Mayor. Attest:
w. U. Hendee, Borough Clerk
Section 2. The gas company shall file an
acceptance in writing of this ordinance with
the Borough Clerk within thirty days after
receiving notice of the passage of this ordi-
nance.
Section 8. The gas company shall pay all
advertising and printing fees incurred by the
Borough in connection with the passage of
this ordinance within thirty days from the
date of the passage of the same.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be known
as Ordinance No. lis and shall take effect
Immediately upon passage and publication
according to law.
Passed Council March 10, 1909.
Approved March 10, 1909.
LATIMER r. BAKER,
Mayor.
Attest-W. C. Hendee, Borough Clerk.