Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-08
Ordinance No. 10

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 gram
ted unto Charles A. Norton, John Reese.
George Smith, Frederick Meyer, Henry H.
Ottens, Harry IL. Hoffman and Carl Erick-
son, its permission and consent to incorpor-
ate themselves into a water company under
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey, enti-
tied A 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, Tor the purpose of constructing,
maintaininga 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 Wafer Com
Be it 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.
its successors and assigns is hereby permitted
at any Time W1Jnln nfty 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, towtt:
() That whenever and wherever the water
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 ex penSe 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 sum
ply any dwelling house, building or struc-
ture with water subject to the rules and reg
ulations of said ompany at a cost to the con-
sumner not to exceed the sum of twentv.fva
however, that in no case shall the minimum
charge for water furnished by said COMPANY
as aforesaid, be less than eight dollars ner
year to any consumer.
(c) That said company may, whenever IT,
deems 1t advisable, compel any or all consu-
mers of its water to have placed upon their
premises a water meter or water meters 10
determine the actual amount of water used
by such consumer; provided, however, that
such water meter or water meters Shall he
installed l. at the cost and expense of said com.
pany and such consumer shall not be CHARGE
able with any fee or rental therefor.
Section 2. That this ordinance and the ron.
sent and permission hereby given shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed December 20, 1905.
F. e. SMITH, Mavor.
Attest-H. 8. Hewitt, Borough Clerk.