The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
An Ordinance

and BennSgrONe IrdcLlOu OOupdHy W
construct, maintain and operate a street
railway in, over and upon the Salem ana
PennsYille Road, and the River ROAD,
in the Township of Upper Penn's Neck,
aud to use electric motors as the propell-
ing power of its cars, and to PROVIDE Ior
the erection of poles and the stringlng OF
wires thereon to supply electricity to the
WHEREAS, The Salem and Pennsgrove
Traction Company, a corporation created
under and existing by virtue of the laws OF
office of the Secretary of State, Of the State
of New Jersey, a description OF the route
of a new line of street railway showing the
termini Of such new line, together with a
map exhibiting the same, and the courses
and distances thereof, including in said de-
scriptiOn and maps the highways and pup
lie places hereinafter named, and having by
its petition applied to the Township Com
mfttee of the Township of Upper Penn 8
Neck for a location of its tracks and per-
mission to construct, maintain and operate
said street railway on the said highway
and public places of the Township OF Up
per PENIS Neck, hereinafter mentioned,
and the said Township Committee having
SSssv Of September, Nineteen hundred and
fifteen, appointed and fixed a time ana
place when and where the petition ana ap-
plication would be considered, and all per-
sons Interested in the said matters heard,
and notice of said meeting and hearing nav
ing been published in the "Penn's Grove
Record" a newspaper printed In Penn 8
GROVE, uGdI ~ anu AAkCuAaLAh6 Al 500
Township of Upper PENIS Neck weekly,
for at least two weeks prior to said meet
ing, said newspaper having been designated
by the said Township Committee to pup
.Iish the same, and having been set up in
five public places in the Township OF Up
per Penn's Neck, to-wit:-
One on Wright's School House;
one ON Wiley's School House;
One at Central School; m
one on the new school at Riverside VII
lage;
designated by said Township Committed as
the places for posting said notices., and
the consents in writing of the owner or
owners of at least one-half in amount IN
lineal feet of property fronting or the high
ways and public places hereinafter named
(which consents are executed and acknoWl-
edged as are deeds entitled TO be of record)
having been duly filed with the Clerk of the
said Township Committee, and the saiq
Township Committee having heard SAID
Salem and Pennsgrove TRACTION company,
and all persons interested in said appl1ca-
ton, or desiring to be heard thereon, and
no reason appearing to the contrary, there
fore,-The Township Committee OF the
Township of Upper PENIS Neck ordalns:-
1. That permission be and is hereby
granted to the Salem and PennsgroYe Trac-
ton Company.
fa) TO construct, maintain and operate
a surface street railway, with the necessary
switches and turnouts, in, upon and along
the surface of the Salem and Pennsville
Road and the River Road, the courses and
Instances " - oAONA aROA NE(
map of the route of said railway, showing
the location of the tracks filed with the
Clerk of the Township Committee of Upper
PENIS Neck.
(bJ To use electricity and electric motors
as the propelling or motive power of its
cars ON said street railway; this grant or
permission includes the right to construct,
erect and maintain such poles, wires, con-
duits and other appliances as shall be ap-
propriate or necessary TO operate such street
railway with electricity and electric motors.
. Cafd ofraaf Yo MO ChQn h0 laid lon o.
itudinally, in, upon and along said high
ways, and the tracks shall be laid in such
places and locations in said highways as
shown upon a map of the route of said
railway showing the location of the track
filed with the Clerk of the Township of Up
per PENIS Neck.
3. The said poles necessary Tor the sup
port of the overhead wires and construc-
ton shall be of wood, or other suitable
material, and shall be erected as shown
upon the map of said railway above men
toned.
4. That the permission and consent for
the use of the roads and highways as
aforesaid is granted upon the following
terms and conditions
Section 1. That the use of the Township
roads and bridges shall be subject to such
reasonable regulation as the said Township
Neck has now or may hereafter, by ordin-
ance, prescribe relative to streets, high
ways or bridges.
Section 2. That the said company shall
lett lay uOhA VI COnotIuNL III A1AC IL
Guiding the necessary tracks, poles, con-
duits and wires in accordance with the plan
of the route Of said railway, showing the
location of the tracks, filed with the Clerk
of the Township of Upper PENIS Neck,
which said plan is hereby approved.
Section 3. That whenever the said COM
pany shall desire any change in said plan,
or shall desire to erect, lay down or con-
struct any track, poles, eonduits or wires,
not shown on said plan, it shall present
a plan or plans showing in detail the
"a "a n ~ ar CIV aE fhn n frnnty
.conduits or wires desired, together with the
location of the track and conduits, the To-
cation, number and size of the poles, and
the location and height of the wires, to the
Township Committee of the Township Of
Upper PENIS Neck for approval or dis
approval. In case the said Township Com
mlttee OF the Township Of Upper PENIS
Neck disapproves any plan or plans as to
the location Of any track, poles, conduits
or wires, they shall designate some other
location the said plan or plans, or a copy
endorsed thereon, shall be fled forthwith
with the Clerk of said Body before any
work therein planned, shall be commenced,
and said plans, when filed, shall be con-
hereunder subject to all conditions, re-
Strictions and regulations contained herein.
Section 4. That all poles erected by said
company shall be neat and symmetrical,
and all wires used in the transmission Of
electric current shall not be less than sew
enteen and one-haf feet above the surface
VI ~ SIOuAus dAo Sdld POlCS dnu InC WlIG6
thereto attached, shall be so located as in
no way to interfere with the safety or con-
v~eniepee of all persons lawfully using said
Township roads, and in the Installing and
maintaining of it's tracks, poles, conduit
and wires the said company shall not open
or cucumber more of any Township road
than will be necessary to enable it to per-
form the work with proper economy and
efficiency, provided hat all poles, conduits
wires and tracks shall be erected as far as
possible, so as not to interfere with the
poles or wires of other corporations or
individuals lawfully maintaining the same
on said road or roads
Section 5. That the erection, laying down
or construction of said tracks, conduits,
poles and wires under the provisions of this
ordinance, shall be subject to the supervis-
ion of the Township Committee Of the
Township of Upper Penn's Neck, and said
company shall replace and properly relay
portion of any Township road, which
have been displaced or damaged by
it in the construction and maintenance Of
its system. Should the said company,
after being given written notice, which no.
tice may be given by the Township Com
mittee Of the Township of Upper Penns-
Neck, and may be sent by mail, addressed
to Salem and Pennsgrove Traction Com
pany, Salem, New Jersey, fail to make the
necessary repairs within five days from the