Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-09
RESOLUTION
CONCERNING ROAD AND STREET
OPENINGS

Adopted by the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Bergen, at a
Regular Meeting held on the second day
of July, 1919.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of the County OF
Bergen:
FIRST: 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, corporation or municipality
to make any excavation in, or tear up
the surface of any road or street in the
County of Bergen (for the maintenance
of which the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers is responsibility for any purpose what
soever, without a written permit first
had and obtained from the Supervisor of
Roads, as hereinafter provided.
SECOND: Application must be made
in writing by the person, firm, corpora
ton or municipality for a permit for an
excavation on any county road, the main
tenance of which is chargeable to the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Bergen
County, for any purpose whatsoever Said
application is to state the purpose of
such excavation, namely, sewer, water,
gas, telephone or for any other purpose
not specified herein.
THIRD: No permit will be granted
under this Resolution in excess of fifteen
15) square yards, by the Supervisor of
Roads. Deposits must be made accord
ing to the following schedule:
FOURTH:
Schedule for Road Opening Permits.
A-Openings on any permanent or
semi-permanently paved road or street
........ FIFTY DOLLARS. 49,. $50 90.
Bon any road street paved with
Bituminous Macadam Penetration Meth
ODD. THIRTY DOLLARS. 49,. $50 90
Con any road or street paved with
Water Bound Macadam with or without
Bituminous Dressing -. TWENTY-FIVE
LA
FIFTH: 1t shall be the duty of the
Permittee to properly guard the exca.
walton by the erection of suitable bar
riers by day and lights by night and
said Permittee shall be liable for any
neglect to safeguard the travelling public.
If the excavation extends the full width
of the road only one-half of it shall be
made at one time, and shall be back
filled before the other half is excavated,
so as not to interfere with traffic. The
excavation and back filling of same shall
be made within the time specified in the
permit.
SIXTH: The Road Department of
the County will restore the pavement
so excavated and the money deposited
for said permit shall be used in defray-
ing the expense of making such proper
restoration.
SEVENTH: The Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Bergen may ac-
cept, in lieu of the deposit required here
under for any such permit, a contract
from the person, firm, corporation or
municipality making application for a
permit, in which case all the foregoing
restrictions are binding and the said
restoration shall be made by the County
Road Department; the cost of which shall
be certified to them by the Supervisor
of Roads and such certificate of cost
shall be final and conclusive and pay
able upon presentation.
EIGHTH: BE 1T FURTHER RE-
SOLVED by the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Bergen, that it
shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation or municipality to store any
material upon the right of way of any
road or street in the County of Bergen,
for the maintenance of which the Board
of FreeholderS is responsible, for any
purpose whatsoever, without written
permit first had and obtained as herein
before provided. Charge for such permit
shall be Ten Dollars $4,000 for the first
five 60 days and One Dollar ($1.00) per
day for each and every day thereafter.
NINTH: 1t shall be the duty of the
Permittee to properly guard the material
so stored by erecting suitable barriers
warning signs and lanterns and said
Permittee shall be liable for any neglect
to safeguard the travelling public. There
shall at all times be carriage way of al
least eighteen Q8) feet between the ma
terial stored.
TENTH: AND BE 1T FURTHER RE
SOLVED, by the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Bergen, that
the Supervisor of Roads be charged with
the enforcement of all the provisions oil
this Resolution, which shall take effect
Immediately.
JOSEPH KINSLEY, Jr,
Director.
Attest:
JAS. M. HARDNESS, Clerk.