The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-06-02
ORDINANCE NO. 1872.

AN ORDINANCE granting to Elton Risley
the right to lay a Narrow Gauge Track or
Tramway on Delilah Road in the City of
Pleasantville and to operate said Road with
a Locomotive Engine for the purpose of
carrying Gravel TO construct the New Bou-
leyard from Absecon to Atlantic City.
Section 1. Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Pleasantville that the
right be and is hereby granted to Elton Ris-
ley to lay and maintain a narrow gauge
track or tramway, not exceeding three feet
gauge on Delilah Road in the City of Pleas
antville commencing upon said Road where
the same enters the city limits of the City of
Pleasantville upon the Northwesterly side
thereof and continuing upon said Road in a
Southeasterly direction to the dividing line
between the City of Pleasantville and Egg
Harbor Township and upon the Southeastern
side of said City and to operate cars on said
narrow gauge track or tramway when laid by
means of a locomotive engine for the purpose
of transporting gravel through the City of
Pleasantville for the construction of the Bou-
levard from Absecon to Atlantic City, and
also to lay, maintain and operate not more
than two turnouts on said Road within the
City limits as he shall think proper.
Section 2. Be it further Ordained that the
right granted by Section one of this ordinance
is granted upon the following express con-
ditions, to wit
(a) That said Elton Risley shall not con-
struct said narrow gauge track or tramway
along said Road as in this ordinance autho-
rized until he shall have acquired the con-
sent and permission of the majority of the
owners AUDITING thereupon by agreement or
condemnation proceedings.
(b) That the period of time for which
said right is hereby granted is for the period
of six months from the time of the taking
effect of this ordinance.
(c) That said track or tramway shall be
constructed by said Risley at the grade of
said Delilah Road as the same shall be fur
nished to him by the City Engineer of the
City of Pleasantville and that he shall con-
struct and at all times maintain good and
sufficient crossings at all intersections of the
various streets in said track or tramway,
said crossings between the rails of said
tracks and ten inches on either side thereof
to be constructed and built of good sound
plank laid in such manner that the. surface
OF said plank shall be on a level with the
top of the Road.
Cd That he shall not operate said loco
motive or cars upon said Road when con-
strueted between the hours of Seven P. NJ.
and Six A. NJ. upon the week days nor at any
time upon Sundays.
(e) That said Risley shall. at his own
cost and expense keep said Delilah Road over
which said tracks shall be laid in good repair
and condition to the full width thereof and
at the grade prescribed and furnished by the
City Engineer of the City of Pleasantville
during the period for which the right men,
toned in Section l is granted and shall, upon
the expiration of the period for which said
right is granted by this ordinance or the
sooner termination of the use of said track
or tramway remove said tracks and all things
connected Herewith and place said Delilab
Road in good condition and repair to the full
width and at the grade as prescribed and
furnished by the City Engineer of the City
of Pleasantville.
C) The speed of the cars of said Risley
as operated on said Road shall not exceed
twelve miles per hour within the corporate
limits of the City.
GO That the tracks or tramway upon
the said Delilah Road and upon the meadow
enthusiastically of the limits of the said
City shall be laid in such manner as not to
interfere with public travel and that in con-
structing said tracks over the stream of wa
ter known as Adams Ditch, said Risley shall
provide a space under the bridge at the point
of crossing from the high water mark of said
ditch to the bottom of the bridge of the same
size as that provided by the present wooden
bridge over said Adams Ditch, being the
first wooden bridge upon the continuation Of
said Dellah Road, clear for the passage Of
boats at all times and shall not permit or do
anything which may interfere with the navi-
cation of said ditch at any point thereof for
the full width of ten feet and shall remove
any piling or distractions therein which may
obstruct the navigation thereof for said width
of ten feet and shall keep said ditch of suffi-
cient depth for said width Of ten feet to per-
NIT the free passage of such boats as are
presently used thereupon.
Section 8. Be it further Resolved that
before commencing the work of laying said
track or tramway and within thirty days
from the passage hereof, said Risley shall
accept this ordinance in writing and shall
file with the City Clerk a bond in the sum
OF Two Thousand Dollars (S2000) with suffi-
Gent surety to be approved by the Common
Council, conditioned that said Risley will in
all respects and particulars comply with the
terms and provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Be it further Ordained that
this ordinance shall not take effect until said
Risley shall have paid to the City of Pleas
antville the cost of printing and advertising
thereof.
Passed at a regular meeting of Common
Council held this 21st day of May. 1917.
ALBERT E. JAMES,
President of Common Council.
Attest
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS. City Clerk.
Approved this 22nd day of May, 1917.
THOMAS F. CRAWFORD,