Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-20
Ordinance No. ,

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Whereas, Evans G. Slaughter and Warren
ID. Ham, In behalf of the Wildwood and Del
aware Bay Short Line Railroad Company,
proposed its successors or assigns, have filed
with the Borough Clerk of the Borough of
Wildwood a description of the route of an ex-
tension, or new line OF electric and steam
railroad showing the terminus of such new
line or extension as follows:
Beginning In the center line of Oak avenue
at the northwesterly borough line, thence
running along said center line of Oak avenue
10 the centre line of the street lying between
Holly Park and the Grass Plot, as shown on
the Official Plot OF the borough; thence north
eastwardly along centre line of said street to
wildwood avenue; thence along the centre
line of Wildwood avenue to the northwesterly
borough line; and along the centre line of
Park avenue from the northeasterly to the
southwesterly borough line, provided hat
where sewer or other pipes may be laid in the
centre of said streets Council may direct the
placing OF the tracks TO another portion OF
said streets, and have applied to the Council
OF the Borough of Wildwood for a location of
It's tracks and permission to construct, MAIN
tain and operate such railway on the streets,
avenues and public places OF the Borough of
Wildwood as above mentioned; and for the
location ofits tracks or rails and poles there
on; and the said Council of the Borough of
wildwood having by resolution passed the.
18th day of April, A. ID. 1910, appointed and
set the time and place when and where the
petition would be considered and all persons
Interested in the said matter heard and notice
of said meeting and hearing having been pub
lishcd In the Five Mile Beach Journal and the
Five Mile Beach sun, two newspapers prin-
ted or circulating in said Borough of Wild
HOOQ v lit itftHt iOuTtt6u QANH DTlDI 10 Salu
meeting, said newspapers having been desig-
mated by said Council to publish the same;
and having set np in FIVE public places in the
Borough OF Wildwood, towit: Post office,
office Five Mile Beach journal, borough hall,
John Bright building, Ralph Carll's cigar
store, full and due proctor the publishing and
posting of the aforesaid was at the time and
place appointed made to the satisfaction of
said Council and the said Council having
heard the said Wildwood and Delaware Bay
Short Line Railroad Company, through its
representatives, and all persons interested in
The said application desiring to be heard
thereon and no reason appearing to the con-
trary, therefore
Be it ordained by the Council of the Bor-
Section i. That, subject as hereinafter pro-
vided, the tracks of the Wildwood and Della
ware Bay Short Line Railroad Company are
hereby located and the said company is here
by authorized and empowered and given per-
mission to construct, maintain and operate a
single track railway of gage not to exceed
five feet on Oak, Philadelphia and Wildwood
avenues and five feet, six inches on Park ave-
nue. with such turnouts, crossoversa and leads
as may be found necessary to the successful
operation of Its cars and trains. The motive
power is electric alone on Park avenue track
and electric and steam on the Oak, Philadel-
phia and Wildwood avenues, the routes here
inabove referred to.
Section 2. That the poles, If any to be used
in the operation of said railway, are to be To-
Gated not less than eight inches back of the
curb lines and at intervals on either side OF
the said streets OF not less than one hundred
feet.
Section 8. Should the said company use
Il rHlls bney snail De ID a1heu along the en-
tire length on each side thereof at least eight
inches in width so placed AS to enable vehi-
Giles to cross the tracks without danger or
unusual jar. AT crossings of streets which
have been opened or which may hereafter be
opened and prior to their being graveled or
macadamIzed, the planking shall be laid solid
between the rails and of "a width of not less
than sixteen feet. All rails shall be laid at
established grades and shall be re-laid from
time to time TO conform to street grades un-
der the direction of Council and at the ex-
pense of the said company, its successors or
assigns. All excavations, paving and grad
ing on a portion of the streets occupied by the
said ompany for a width of five feet on either
side of the centre line of said tracks shall be
done by the said com pany at its expense UNI
der the direction and control of Council OF the
Borough or its duly authorized committee.
Section 4. All ties used shall be completely
covered and all poles shall be of the best and
straightest procurable, free from bark and
smoothly finished and not less than six In
ches in diameter and shall If wooden, be kept
well painted.
Section 5. All guard and trolley wires must
be at least sixteen feet above the street level
Hfrn sS-tonsrracteea-A s act to 4iH4ezfeFe- 4Fis =
telephone and electric light wires now in use.
Said wires shall be Joined together and insu-
lated. All span wires shall be galvanized
steel at least = inch ia diameter. Rails shall
be properly bonded In such manner as to do
no damage to any existing. mains or sluices
now laid In the borough. All work to be done
in a proper, thorough and workmanlike
manner.
Section 6. That Tor a strip five feet in width
on each side of the middle line between the
tracks OF said railway said company shall
keep the street in repair under the direction
of Council and no obstruction save that nee
essary for the proper operation of its cars
shall be permitted on the tracks of the COM
pany. That all cars or trains shall stop for
hre engines, trucks or other fire apparatus to
pass and the company shall provide neces-
sary appliances for jumping the hose across
the track or stop the running OF It's ears when
IL is found necessary for hose or other fire
apparatus to cross the track.
Section Z. Said company shall cut or dis
connect its wires to allow the moving OF
buildings upon receipt of at least twenty-four
hours notice from the Council or its proper
committee, The expense OF said cutting or
removal to be paid to the company by the
party making application therefor, and the
crossing OF the company's tracks to be made
at such time as not to interfere with its traffic,
if possible.
Section 8. Cars used by said company shall
be of approved pattern and shall not be oper-
ated at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per
hour.
the s%prinkling OF any OF the streets on which
said road is operated, said company shall
sprinkle the portions of said street or streets
occupied by 1t at its own ex pense.
Section 10. That said company shall oper-
ate its cars daily, running not less than two
trains each way per day and If the said COM
pany shall fail to regularly operate its trains
Tor a space of thirty days after 1t has com-
meneed the regular operation of its trains
then Council reserves the right to order such
operation of trains or the removal of its tracks
from the streets of the borough and cancel
this right of franchise.
Section IL. Said company Is not to charge
in excess of five cents for any one fare within
the limits OF the Borough OF Wildwood.
Section ~. The said company shall provide
all necessary guards, barricades, lanterns and
other safety appliances under the direction of
Council that may be thought necessary to
warn persons OF danger in the building or re-
pair of It's road, or operation of its trains and
shall be liable for all damages that may be
incurred as ii result of the construction or
maintenance OF the said road, except such as
are caused by eontributary negligence, and it
shall save the borough harmless in the prem
Uses.
Section Is. That this ordinance shall oper-
ate and be in force for a period of fifty years
provided the said road is constructed within
q period of two years from the date of its final
passage. That should it not be so constructed,
barring labor strikes or litigation, Council re-
serves the right to cancel and annul the priv
ileges and franchises herein granted.
Section IA This franchise to be for the BEN
eft of the said proposed railroad company, its
successors or assigns and this ordinance shall
be known as Ordinance No. l25 and shall take