The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-08-07

AN ORDINANCE granting to the Standard
Bitulithic Company the right to. lay, ope-
rate and maintain a narrow gauge track
or tramway on English Creek Avenue, from
West Jersey Avenue to Washington Ave
nue., both inclusive. in the Township of
Egg Harbor. and the right to lay, operate
and maintain a railroad siding at Mckee
City, in said township, being an extension
of the present railroad siding, upon West
Jersey Avenue a distance not to exceed
one thousand feet.
Section /. Be it Ordained by the Town
ship of the Township of Egg Har-
Dor, New Jersey, THAT the right be and Is
hereby granted to the Standard Bitulithic
Company, its successors and assigns, to lay.
operate and maintain a narrow gauge track
or Runway, not exceeding three feet gauge
on English Creek Avenue, from West Jersey
Avenue to Washington Avenue, in the Town
ship of Egg Harbor, County of Atlantic and
State of New Jersey, and to operate cars on
said narrow gauge track or tramway when
laid by means of a locomotive or other pow
er. for the purpose of transporting gravel
through said Township, in and about the
construction of the road leading from Mays
Landing to Pleasantville, and also to lay.
onerate and maintain not more than two
! turnouts on said Avenue within the Town
ship limits, as it shall think proper.
Section 2. Be it further Ordained that
the right be and is hereby granted to said
Standard Bitulithic Company to lay, operate
and maintain a railroad siding in continue
City in said Township, which extension shall
be laid on West Jersey Avenue for a distance
not to exceed one thousand feet, and to ope-
rate cars on said railroad siding for such
lawful purposes as it may deem necessary.
Section 3. Be it further Ordained that
the rights and privileges herein granted are
to be exercised upon the following express
(a) That the period of time for which
said rights and privileges are hereby granted
is for the period of one year from the time
of the taking effect of this ordinance.
(b) That said track or tramway and said
railroad siding shall be constructed by said
Standard Bitulithic Company at the grade OF
said English Creek Avenue and said West
Jersey Avenue as the same shall be furnish
ed to it by the Township Engineer, and that
it shall construct and at all times maintain
good and sufficient crossings at all ~intersec-
tions of the various streets in said track or
tramway. and said siding said crossings
between the rails of said tracks and ten
inches on either side thereof to be construct
ed and built of good and sound plank, laid
in such manner that the surface Of said
plank shall be on a level with the surface
of the highway.
Co That it shall not operate said loco
motive or cars upon said track or tramway
or said railroad siding when constructed be-
tween the hours of seven P. NJ. and six A.
NJ. upon weekdays nor at any time upon
Sundays.
cd That the said Standard Bitulithic
Company, shall, at its own cost and expense,
keep and maintain the said English Greek
Avenue and said West Jersey Avenue. over
which said track and railroad siding shall
be laid, in good repair and condition to the
Ill u L aho at IL - aa1 RAN3f
ed and furnished by the Township Engineer
during the period for which the rights and
privileges herein mentioned are granted and
shall, upon the expiration of the period Tor
which said rights and privileges are granted
by this ordinance. or the sooner termination
of the use of said track or tramway or rail-
road siding, remove said tracks and siding
and all things connected Herewith and place
said English Creek Avenue and said West
Jersey Avenue in good condition and repair
to the full width and at the grade as pre-
Scrlbed and furnished Dy said TOWNSHIP
Engineer.
(e) That the tracks or tramway and rail-
road siding laid upon said English Greek
Avenue and said West Jersey Avenue shall
be laid in such manner as not to interfere
with public travel.
Section 4. Be it further Ordained that
before commencing the work of laying said
track or tramway or said railroad siding and
within thirty days from the passage hereof,
said Standard Bitulithic Company shall &C
cept this ordinance in writing and shall file
with the Township Clerk a bond in the sum
Of two thousand dollars with sufficient surety
to be approved by the Township Committee,
conditioned that said Standard Bitulithic
Company shall and will, in all respects, COM
ply with all and every of the terms and pro-
visions of this ordinance.
Section 5. Be it further Ordained that
this ordinance shall not take effect until
said Standard Bitulithic Company shall have
paid to the Township Committee of the
Township. of Egg Harbor the cost of printing
and advertising hereof and all other costs
and expenses incident to the passage of this
ordinance incurred by said Township COM
mittee.
Section 6. Be it further Ordained that as
a condition precedent to the granting Of the
rights and privileges herein contained, the
said Standard Bitulithic Company shall pay
to the Township Committee all costs and
expenses to be incurred by it in any way in
connection with the rights and privileges
herein granted.
Notice is hereby given that the Township
Commitee of the Township of Egg Harbor,
New Jersey, will consider the final passage
of the above Ordinance at its meeting to be
held in Bargaintown Hall. Bargaintown. \.
j.. on Monday morning. September s. 1920.
By order OF the Township Committee of
the Township Of Egg Harbor.
CHAS. L. SMITH,
Township Clerk.