Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-27
Ordinance No. I2S


An ordinance authorizing the wildwood
and Delaware Bay short Line Railroad Com
pany, proposed, its successors or assigns, to
lay tracks for and operate a steam and cleo
trio railway on certain streets or parts OF
streets in the Borough of Wildwood.
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
to the centre line Of the street lying between
Holly Park and the Grass Plot, rs shown on
the Oflicial 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 TINT
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 ouncil
OF the Borough of Wildwood for Il location of
its 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 gifts tracks or rails and poles there
on and the said Council of the Borough OF
Wildwood having by resolution passed the
18th day of A prtl, 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
wood for at least fourteen days prior to said
meeting, said newspapers having been desig-
mated by said tSancil to publish the same;
and having set up in five public places in The
Borough OF Wildwood, towit: Post office,
ofIic e Five Mile Beach journal, borough hall,
II0hn HrlThI hnl1inu RAlnh tfnrlIfa pinnF
store, full and due proofof 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 ali persons Interested In
the said application desiring to be heard
thereon ana no reason appearing to the con-
trafy, therefore
Be II ordained by the Council of the Bor-
ough of Wildwood.
Section l.. 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 a gage not to exceed
five feet on Oak, Philadelphia and Wildwood
avenues and five feet, six inches on Park ave-
nue. with such turnouts, crossovers and leads
as may be found necessary to the successfuF
operation of It's cars and trains. The motive
power is electric alone on Park avenue track
and electric and steam on the Oak, Philadef-
phia and Wildwood avenues, the routes here
inabove referred to.
Section .. That the poles, il 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 3. Should the said company use
"T'' rails they shall be banked 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
m~acadamized, the planking shall be laid solid
between the rails and of n 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 I'M
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 n portion of the streets occupied by the
said company for a width OF i've feet on either
side of the centre line of said tracks shall be
done by the said company at its expense I'M
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 procurHble, 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. An guard and tr~olleyHxires must
be at least sixteen feet above tha MszlsaRl
ieispS6 SIC fen Sad slestr q nng211t @E9its
Said wires shall be joined together
lated. All span wires shall be gaISs1
steel at least inch in diameter. Rails s
be properly bonded in such manner as I'd
no damage to any existing mains or slI
now laid In the borough. All work to be
in n proper, thorough and workman
manner.
Section 6. That for a strip five feet in
on each side of the middle line between
tracks OF said railway said company
keep the street in repair under the dired
of Council and no obstruction save that
essary for the proper operation OF its d
shall be permitted on the tracks OF the cd
pany. That all cars or trains shall stop
fire engines, trucks or other fire apparatus
pass and the com pany shall provide nece4
sary appliances for jumping the hose @acrosa
the track or stop the running OF its cars when4
ii is found necessary for hose or other fire
apparatus to cross the track.
Section 4. 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 s. 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.
Section 9. That should the Council direct
the ~sprinkling OF any OF the streets on which
said road is operated, said company shall
sprinkle the portions of said street or streets
occupied by it at its own expense.
Section 10. That said company shall oper-
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trains each way per day and If the said COM
pany shall fail to regularly operate its trains
for a space of thirty days after it has COM
menced the regular operation of its trains
then Council reserves the right to order such
operation of trains or the removal gifts 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 II. The said company shall provide
all necessary guards, barbados, lanterns and
other safety appliances under the direction of
Council that may he thought necessary to
warn persons OF danger in the building or re-
pair of its road, or operation of its trains and
shall be liable for all damages that may be
incurred as a result of the construction or
maintenance OF the said road, except such as
are caused by contributary negligence, and it
shall save the borough harmless in the prem
Uses.
Section IL. That this ordinance shall oper-
ate and be in force for "a period of fifty years
provided the said road is constructed within
"A 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