The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-12-23
AN ORDINANCE

TO authorize the New Jersey and Pennsylva-
mia Traction Company to construct main
tain and operate a street railway, in, over
and upon a portion of Lambert street, in
the city of Lambertville, and to use electric
motors as the propelling power Of its cars;
and to provide for the erection of poles and
the stringing of wires thereon to supply ell
ectricity to the motors.
The inhabitants of theiCity Of Lambertville
~ THAI, permission be and is hereby grant
ed to the New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA Irac,
ton Company {a) To construct maintain and
operate a surface street railway in, upon and
along the surface of Lambert Street, in the
said City of Lambertville, the. centre line of
which, with the courses and distances thereon
is as follows
Beginning at point in Bridge Street, dis
tant seventeen and one-half Q71al feet South
erly, from the Northerly side of the Street,
and Easterly twenty-three and one half (2319)
feet from the East side of Lambert Street;
said, point being in the centre OF the present
Traction Company; thence curving to the
right, in a Westerly direction. with radius
of forty (40) feet, into Lambert Street, thence
by atangent, sixteen and sixty-eight one-hun-
dredths Q6.6S) feet, thence by a curve to- the
left, with radius of one hundred 900 feet,
twenty-five and eighty-two huudredths t25.S2)
Lambert Street, distant centre line of track
seven and seyen-tenths 7.1 feet from the
East side Of the street, a distance, OF fifty,
three and eighteen one hundredths (53lsl
feet; thence by reverse curve, a distance of
thirty-six 1857 feet, bringing the centre line Of
the track within four and seven.tenths 80
Northerly along Lambert street, distance Of
twenty-six t26) feet; making total length Of
two hundred and thirty-one (23) feet.
(b) To use, electricity and electric. motors
as the prtopellling and motive power OF its cars
mission includes the right to construct, erect
and MAINTAIN such poles, wires, couduits and
other appliances as shall be appropriate or
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electricity and electric motors.
~ Said street railway shall be laid longi-
tudlnally in, upon and along. said street, and
the track shall be laid in such place and loca-
the route OF said railway showing the location
OF the track, filed with the Clerk of the City
OF Lam1ertvllle, which map accompanied the
application for this ordinance.
50 The said poles necessary for the support
OF the overhead wires and construction shall
be Of wood and shall be erected at such places
ana locations as shown upon the said map Of
the route OF the said railway above mention-
(4 That said company shall lay its track to
conform to the grade of said street, and shall
macadamlZe between the rails of said track,
ana for distance OF two feet outside of each
TO as good a condition after the laying Of said
track as it was before said track was laid
ahat upon failure OF said Company to put
ana Two feet on the outside OF them in good
condition, the city may upon ten days notice
t ao tne work necessary and charge the same
to said company and collect the same accord
ing to law.
l5) That the track to be laid shall not be
WIDER than five feet two and one-quarter in
ches l5ft. "a ins) gauge, and the rails shall
pc glrder rails, weighing not less than eighty
pounds to the yard.
.l6l The franchise hereby granted shall ex-
pre- twenty-five years from the date of the
passage of this ordinance.
20 Permission is hereby granted to oper-
transporting passengers and freight.
~ That the work of constructing said
track must be commenced within ninety days