The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-06-12
LEGAL
NO. IL.

ORDINANCE NO. IL.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing The ia
ware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Company, its successors and assigns, to Greet
construct, lay and maintain all necessary
poles, wires. cables, cross arms, conduits
manholes and other fixtures and appliances
for its lines in, upon, along, over and u"dei
each and every of the public roads, streets
alleys and highways of the City of Absee9n
in the County of Atlantic and State of New
Jersey. for the conduct of its business. and
prescribing the manner of placing the same
and regulating the use of the public streets
alleys and highways by said Company.
WHEREAS, The Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company ON the
31st day of March, Ammo pomini, Nineteen
Hundred and Fifteen (191b), filed with and
presented to the Common Council of the city
of Absecon. a petition praying that consent
of said Common Council Of the City of Abse,
con be granted to erect. construct, lay nd
maintain all necessary poles, wires, cables,
cross arms. %eonduits, mauholes and other fix
lures and appliances for its lines In, uron,
along. over and under each and every OF the
public roads. streets. alleys and highways of
the City of Absecon. for the conduct of its
business, in accordance with the statute in
such case made and provided, for the term
of fifty t5ol years; and
WHEREAS, the said Common Council I'D,
by resolution, designate the 2Sth day of April,
Ammo Domini. Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen
Cta15), at s o'clock p. NJ, at the City Hall
in said City, as the time and place for the
consideration of the application. aforesaid /;
and
WHEREAS. notice of the time and place
fixed as aforesaid has been given by puhllea-
ton in the "Pleasantvllle Press. a new=aa-
per printed in the Borough Of Pleasantville.
in the County of Atlantic, and circulated In
the City of Abseeon. once a week for at last
two weeks. and by hosting said notice in five
60 of the most public places in the said
before the meeting at which said application
was considered and
WHEREAS. at the time and place specified
for hoo pinp nf Safl unn1iRntihn fhA sauna ufae
heard and fully considered by said Common
Council.
NOW THEREFORE,. be it ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Absecon. in
the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey:
THAT PERMISSION BE AND is HERE
BY GRANTED to The Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company. its SC
eessors and assigns, to erect, construct. 10y
and maintain all necessary poles, wires, ca-
bles, cross arms, conduits, manholes, Sld
other fixtures and appliances for it's telegraph
and telephone lines, in, upon. along, over and
under each and every of the public roads,
streets, alleys and highways of the Cit Of
Absecon. County of Atlantic and State of New
Jersey, for the conduct of its business, sub
ject to the following conditions:
Section 1. That the use of the public
roads, streets, alleys and highways shall be
subject to such reasonable regulations as the
said City now has or hereafter may by ordi-
nance prescribe relative to street or highway
openings.
Section 2. That whenever the said Com
pany shall desire to erect, lay Town or con-
struct any poles, conduits or manholes, it
shall present a plan or plans showing the
location, number and size thereof to the
Street Committee of said City. which is here
by authorized and empowered for and on be-
half Of the Common Council of the said City,
to approve or disapprove as to location. In
case the said Street Committee disapproves
any plan or plans as to the location of any
poles, conduits or manholes, it shall designate
some other location suitable for the purposes
of said Company; which plan or plans or
copy thereof, with approval endorsed thereon
shall be filed forthwith with the Clerk of said
City, before any work shall be commenced.
Section 3. That all poles hereafter erect
ed by said Company shall be neat and SYM
metrical, and the length thereof shall not be
less than twenty (20) feet above the surface
of the ground, and shall be so located as in
no way to interfere with the safety or con-
venience of persons travelling on or over the
said streets, alleys and highways and in the
installation and maintenance of its under
ground system, said Company shall not open
or encumbe more of any street, alley or
highway than will be necessary to enable it
to perform the work with proper economy and
efficiency, nor shall it permit such openings
to remain for a longer period than fifteen
(15) days.
Section A. That the construction of con-
duits under the provisions of this ordinance
shall be subject to the supervision of the
Street Committee, and said Company shall
replace and properly relay with material
similar to that forming part of the original
surface or paving, that portion of any side
walk or street pavement which may have
been displaced or damaged by it in the con-
struction and maintenance of its system in
said City, and keep that portion so replaced
or relaid, in repair, for the term of one year
from the date of completion of such work.
Section 5. That the said Company shall,
at all times while the work of constructing
and installing It's underground system is in
progress, take proper precautions to safe
guard the travelling public from injury by
placing sufficient and proper lights. danger
signals or other safety appliances at all pla-
ces where there is any danger of any person
suffering injury by reason Of said work Of
Section 6. That the said Company shall
maintain all poles, cables, wires, conduits,
ducts, mains, pipes, manholes, and all other
provisions of this ordinance in good and safe
order and condition and shall at all times
fully indemnify, protect and save harmless
the said City from and against all actions,
claims, suits, damages and charges, and
against all loss and necessary expenditures
arising from the erection, construction and
maintenance of its system or from its neg
lect or failure to maintain the said apparatus
in good and safe order and condition.
Section Z. That space on the poles erect
ed or in the conduits constructed under the
provisions of this ordinance shall be reserv-
ed, free of charge, for the purpose of carrying
wires of any Fire Alarm or Police Telegraph
system owned and maintained by said City
provided the said wires are placed and main
tanned in such a manner as may be prescribed
by the said Company, and in no case used to
carry high tension currents.
O. ndL LIZ ooid company hoi
at it's sole expense, change, move or relocate
such of its conduits or manholes constructed
under the provisions Of this ordinance, as
interfere with the construction of any public
service system owned and operated by the
said City.
Section 8. That nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to grant unto the said
Company any exclusive right, or to prevent
a grant of similar privileges to other COM
panies.
Section 10. That the consent and privi-
leges hereby granted shall continue for a
term of fifty (50) years from the time this
ordinance is approved by the Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners of New Jersey, in
accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided.
Section II. That this ordinance shall moi
become effective unless the said Company
shall, under its seal and by its proper officers
signify in writing its acceptance of all the
terms, conditions, regulations and %restrie-
lions herein contained. within thirty 300
days after receiving notice of its passage.
Section II. That all legal advertising OF
printing fees incurred by the said City oil
Absecon, in the County of Atlantic and State
of New Jersey, in connection with the publ
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