The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-07-08
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
OPENINGS IN THE PUBLIC
STREETS

The Board of Commissioners of the
City of Lambertville do ordain:
Section 1. That from and after
the passage of this ordinance it shall
be unlawful for any person to make
any opening through or under the
surface of any public street for any
purpose whatsoever without first OBJ
tanning permit.
Section ?. That application for
the said permit shall be made in
writing to the City Commissioner in
charge of the street department and
shall be forwarded to and filed with
the City Clerk.
Section 3. That the said applica-
ton, accompanied by plot, diagram or
drawing, shall set forth in detail the
exact loation, nature and extent of
the opening to be- made together with
statement of the purpose or pur-
poses thereof.
Section 1. That the said permit
if granted, shall be signed and issued
by the said clerk, but no permit shall
be issued unless the same has first
been counter-signed by the said COM
missioner.
Section ). That before the said
clerk shall issue any permit the APP
plicant shall deposit with the said
clerk sum of money in such amount
as shall seem to the said commission
err to be sufficient to replace the road
bed in the same or as good condition
as before the intended opening is
made
Section 6. That all money so de
posted with the said clerk shall be
deposited in turn by him in a respon-
sible banking institution in the City
of Lambertville to the account of a
fund created for the purposes and
uses of this ordinance to be known
and designated as the "Street Open
ings Fund"
Section I. That no money shall be
drawn from the said fund except
upon the written order of the said
commissioner directing the said clerk
to do so, and all drafts on the said
fund shall be counter-signed by the
said commissioner.
Section s. That the said commiss-
ioner shall make an inspection of each
and every street that has been opened
before he makes any order upon the
said clerk to draw any money from
the said fund, and if he finds THAI
the road-bed of the street has beer
replaced in the same or as good con
Eition as before the opening was
made, he shall make an order upon
the said clerk to return to the pro-
per party or parties all money depos-
ted on account of the said opening to-
gether with the accumulations there
on, if any; in the event however that
he finds that the road-bed has not
been replaced in the same or as good
condition as before the opening was
made, he shall report the same in
person or in writing to the Board of
| Commissioners at the meeting of the
said board next succeeding the inspec-
ton, and upon authority from that
body duly had, he shall proceed to
place and put the said street in the
same or as good condition as before
the said opening was made, and after
ascertaining the costs thereof, he
shall thereupon direct the said clerk
by written order to pay over from the
said fund to the account of the fund
set apart for the street department
for the current year a sum equal to
the said costs, and to pay over the
balance, if any, to the proper party
of parties.
Section Q. That in lieu of a money
deposit the applicant may give good
and sufficient bond or bonds, with or
without sureties, to the City of Lam
bertville in the same amount as to
the principal sum and in double the
amount as to the penal sum, condi-
toned upon replacing the street to be
opened in the same or as good condi-
ton as before the said opening is
made.
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