The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-06-05

ORDINANCE No. u.

construct. lay and maintain all necessary
manholes and other fixtures and appliances
for its lines in, upon, along. over and under
each and every of the public roads, streets,
alleys and highways of the City of Ahse IN,
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 Atlaatic
Telegraph and Telephone Company on the
31st day of March, Ammo Domini, Nineteen
Hundred aud Fifteen (l915l. filed with and
presented to the Common Council of the City
Of Absecen. a petition praying that consent
Of said Common Council Of the City of Aose-
con be granted TO erect, construct, lay md
maintain all necessary poles. wires, cables.
cross arms, conduits, manholes and other tx
lures and appliances for its lines in. iron,
along. over and under each and every OF the
public roads. streets, alleys and highways of
the City of Absecen. for the conduct e its
business, in accordance with the statute in
such case made and provided, for the term
Of fifty (5o) years: and
WHEREAS, the said Common Council lid.
by resolution, designate the 2Sth day of April,
Ammo Domini, Nineteen Hundred and FIJI cen
Ial5l. 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 publca-
ton in the "Pleasantville Press. a new "a
per printed in the Borough of P1easantville
in the County of Atlantic, and circulated in
1.-THE City of Absecon, once a week for Al last
two weeks, and by hosting said notice in five
ID Of the most public places in the said
before the meeting al which said application
was considered and
WHEREAS. at the time and place spec ed
for hearing of said application, the same was
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 Jer Y:
THAT PERMISSION BE ANT IS HERE
BY GRANTED to The Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company. its &C
cessors and assigns. to erect. construct, lay
and maintain all necessary poles. wires. ca
bles, cross arms. conduits, manholeS, nd
other fixtures and appliances for its telegraph
and telephone lines, in. upon. along. over and
under each and every of the public roads,
streets, alleys and highways 81 the Cit q
Absecon. County of Atlantic and State ~ New
Jersey, for the conduct Of is business 80
ject to the following conditions
Section I. That the Use Of the public
roads. streets. alleys and hishNavS shall -
subject to such reasonable regulations - tAs
said City now has or hereafter nay ~ s1Si-
nance prescribe relative 10 St7sez ~ AzSAEzy
openings.
Section ?. That whenever .As 1a Cen
pany shall desire % erect ny zsEl - eea-
struct any poles, conduits - l..
shall present a plan o. plans SAcs12z tAs
location. number and sizs Es-sos = s1s
Street COMMITTEES Of said CIV w1A : here
by authorized and empowered 81 ard On Be
half Of the Common Council . - sad ctty,
to approve or disappr5Vs a = Gc1-a1- In
case the said Street Committee 65sarprovss
any plan or plans as % ts Ezzuo1 . any
poles, conduits or manholes. ! shzl designate
some other location suitable far 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 8. 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 cucumber 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 4. 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-
s%truction 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 its 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 pIa-
ces where there is any danger of any person
suffering injury by reason of said work of
construction.
Section 6. That the said Company shall
maintain all poles, cables, wires, conduits,
ducts, mains, pipes, manholes. and all other
apparatus erected or constructed under the
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 I;
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.
Section 8. That the said Company shall,
at its 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
Sdlu ClIy.
Section 9. 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 800 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 not
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 %restric-
tions herein contained, within thirty (30)
days after receiving notice of its passage.
Section ~. That all legal advertising or
printing fees incurred by the said City of
Absecon, in the County of Atlantic and State
of New Jersey, in connection with the publ
cation of this ordinance, and the notice here
in referred to, shall be paid by the said
Company.
ORDAINED AND ENACTED INTO AN
ORDINANCE, this 26th day of May, A. D.,
1915. .
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