The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the ATTAIN
tic city Electric Company, it's success
sofs and assigns, to erect Ioles and
string wires thereon. and to lay eondu-
It's ana place wires therein. with all
the necessary fixtures and appliances
Tor IT'S ines, in, upon, over and under
me pubic highways in the City of
PORT hepublic, for the PURPOSE of
transmitting electricity through and
over said wires, to furnish light, heal
and power to individuals, corporations
and municipalities.
Section l. Be it Ordained by the City
Of Port Republic that permission be and
The same is hereby given to the Atlantic
CITY Electric Company, its successors
and essigns,' to erect poles and string
wires thereon. and to lay conduits and
place wires therein, with all the necessa-
ny fixtures and appliances for its lines.
in, upon, over and under the public high
ways in the City of Port Republic. for
the purpose of transmitting electricity
through and over said wires. to furnish
light, heat and power to individuals,
corporations and municipalities, subject
to the following conditions.
Section 2. That the use of said public
highways shall be subject to such rea-
sonable regulations US the City now has
or may hereafter by ordinance prescribe.
relative to opening public highways.
Section 3. That all poles erected by
said Company shall be neat and symme
rical and the length thereof shall not be
less Than 30 feet above the surface of
the used or improved highways, when
the same shall be completed, and shall
be so located as to in no way interfere
with the safety or convenience of per-
sons travelling on or over said highways.
Said Company shall not open or incum-
Der more of said public highways than
shall be necessary to enable il to per-
form said work with roper economy and
efficiency.
Section 4. Said Company shall. il re-
quired. by the City, at its own proper
cost and expense, emoVe or relocate any
of the said poles or conduits, when ii
shall be necessary SO to do by reason of
change, of grade or curse of any pub
lie highway, or the construction and re-
pair thereof
Section s.. Said Company shall main
tain all poles, cables, wires. conduits,
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 of Port Republic, from and
against all actions. claims, suits. and
damages. and all loss and necessary ex-
maintenance of said system, or from
neglect or failure to maintain said sys-
tenn in good and safe order and condi-
ton.
Section 6. Said Company shall file its
bono with the clerk of the City of Port
Republic in the sum of one thousand
($1, 000. 00) dollars, conditioned for the
faithful compliance of all the terms. con-
ditions and regulations in this ordinance
contained, which bond shall be renewed
every ten years during the length of this
-
Section Z. That the consent and prfvi-
leges hereby granted shall continue for a
period of fifty years from the final pas
sage of this ordinance: provided, how
ever, this Ordinance shall be null and
void if this Company shall not be in a
position and willing to furnish light, heat
and power to individuals, corporations,
and this municipality within three months
from the final passage and acceptance of
this ordinance.
Section s.. That this ordinance shall
not become effective until this Company,
under it's seal, and by its proper officers,
signify in writing, the acceptance of the
terms, regulations and restrictions here
in contained. within twenty days after
receiving notice of the passage of this
Ordinance, and within said time, file with
the Clerk of the City of Port Republic, a
bond as provided for in Section 6 of this
Ordinance, and upon filing of said ,ac-
c~eptance and bond, this Ordinance shall
Immediately become effective.
The above ordinance will be taken up
for further consideration at the next
meeting of the Common Council of Port
Republic City, to be held on, saturday
November 10, 1921, at s O'Clock p. Nj:
c. A. JOHNSON, City Clerk.