Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-19
FIXES RULES FOR
FILING PETITIONS
Utility Commission Names Re-
quirements Relating to Re-
movaI of Grade Crossings.
LFrom : stan correspondent.l


. TRENTON, N. j., March 1.-the
Z Board of Public Utility Commission
& ers has compiled a set of rules re-
. lating to petitions filed by munici-
! palities for the removal of grade
! crossings. The following require
: ments must be observed:
The petition shall in separate para
!. graphs.
! l. Set forth the action of the board
or body having charge of the finances
of the municipality in pursuance of
+ which the petition is filed.
>. Locate the crossing or crossings
= with respect to which relief is sought
by naming or otherwise designating
the highway or highways affected.
8. State generally that such cross
! ing is dangerous to public safety, or
that public travel on such highway is
. impeded thereby.
T. State the form of protection, if
Z any, afforded at such crossing at the
time of the fling of the petition.
= .. Set forth the facts upon which
: relief under the statute is sought, by
definite statements as to existing OBJ
structions to a clear view of trains
approaching such crossing, the vol
ume and frequency of travel by ped
'estrians or vehicles over such cross
ing; the number, and frequency OF
trains over such crossing; the dis
tance between such crossing and the
nearest passenger station; the dis
lance between such crossing and the
nearest overhead or underground
crossing. if any, withp the limits Of
the petitioning municipality; the
grade of the highway approaching
such crossing; the extent to winch
public travel is impeded. and other
relevant conditions.
s. State the name of the company
or companies operating the railroad
over such public highway.
I. State whether or not any street
railway uses such crossing. and If
so. state the name of the company
operating such street railway.
6. State what. if any, property or
construction of any telegraph, tele-
phone, gas, electric, lighting, power
water, oil, pipe line or other public
utility is located upon, over across or
under such crossing, and within the
area that may possibly be affected by
any order that may be made in grant
ing the relief sought, and give the
name of the company or corporation,
copartnership or individual owning
such property or construction.
9. State what, if any, municipal
= water or sewer pipes, or other munic-
ipal pipes, conduits or subways are
located within the limits of such
crossing and within the area that
may possibly be affected by any order
that may be made in granting the re-
lief sought.
.(b) The request for relief in the petit
ton should be general in terms;
should be framed to accord with sec
ton l of the statute, and should not
limit the request of the municipality
TO any specified plan or method of
altering the crossing to which the
petition relates, but may suggest such
method.
(c)The petition shall have attached
thereto a map, plan or drawing of the
area that may possibly be affected by
any order that may be made granting
the relief sought, upon which shall be
located the railroad, the crossing or
crossings to which the petition re-
lates, and also all other crossings
within such area; the municipal water
or sewer pipes, or other municipal
pipes, conduits or subways, the street
railways, and any property or con-
struction of any telegraph, telephone,
gas, electric, lighting, power. water,
oil, pipe line or other public utility To-
Gated within the limits of such cross
ing and within such area.
Id There shall be filed with the
original petition as many copies there
of and of the maps, plans and draw
E, ings attached thereto as there are
parties in interest (other than the
municipality to the proceeding in
! itiated by such petition.