Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-05-05
ORDINANCE No. 143

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locate, construct, maintain and operate a
spur track and siding of its railroad by
steam or other power on or across Oak,
Cedar, Lincoln, Garfield, Spicer. Spencer,
Young Roberts, Baker, Montgomery ave-
nues' and Dock street Cor alley), or parts
OF same in the City of wildwood, New
Jersey, and providing the terms and condi-
tons Tor granting said permission and the
payment of all costs in connection with the
passage Of said Ordinance.
WHEREAS, the Wildwood and Della
ware Bay Short Linz Railroad Company,
its successors or assigns, has filed with the
CITY Clerk of the City of Wildwood a de-
scrlptlon of the route of a spur track and
siding OF the railroad now operated in said
city by said Railroad Company, said
branch or spur track and siding to be
operated by steam or other power for the
transportation of freight, express matter
and passengers showing the termini of
such spur or branch, together with siding,
and the said proposed spur or branch and
siding runs from the main stem of said
railroad on Oak avenue to the Fish Wharf
owned by said company located on Ottens
Harbor, and more than two-thirds of the
distance upon lands owned by said Rail-
road Company and on land upon which il
has a right of way by giant from the
owners, together with a siding, the route
to be followed with the same together with
the siding, as shown on a ma filed with
said petition and on file with the City
Clerk of the City of Wildwood. Dock
street Cor alley) is not encroached upon
except to cross same at or near the west
side of Susquehanna avenue.
And has applied to the Commissioners
or the City of ildw for a location of
its tracks and permission to construct,
maintain and operate such spur track and
siding on and across the streets, avenues
and Dock street Cor alley) in said CITY of
Wildwood, as shown on the map aforesaid,
and Tor the location of its tracks on and
across same.
And said Commissioner of the City of
Wildwood, having by resolution passed
April II, 1922, appointed and set the time
and place when and where the said petit
ton would be considered and all persons
interested in the matter heard. to wit
On Tuesday, the I'd day of May, 1922, at
2 o'clock p. NJ. in the Commissioners
Chamber of the City Hall, corner of Mont
gomery and Pacific avenues, in the City of
New Jersey and notice of said
meeting and hearing having been pub
lished in the Sun-Tribune, a newspaper
published and circulating in said City of
Wildwood, for at least two weeks prior to
said meeting, said newspaper having been
designated by said Commissioners to pub
lish same and having set up in five public
places in said City of Wildwood, on Satur-
day, the 18th day of April, A. d. 1922, to
wit One at the Fish Wharf on Ottens
Harbor one at Sherlock's Restaurant on
Ottens Harbor one at the real estate Of
flee of Henry H. Ottens, at Ottens Harbor !;
one at STEMS barber shop on Pacific ave-
nue.; and one on the Bulletin Board at
City Hall, corner of Montgomery and Pa
cific avenues. And due proof of the pub
liSnlhS dHu pOSllHS OI Sdlu HOllCeS as
aforesaid was, at the time and place APP
pointed, made to the satisfaction of the
said Commissioners, and the said Commits
sioners having heard the grantee and all
persons interested in said application de-
string to be heard thereon
THEREFORE,, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY
OF WILDWOOD:
Section l.. That the Wildwood and
Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad Com
pany, a corporation of the State of New
Jersey, be and is hereby authorized to
construct a spur track and siding and the
route to be followed by the same, together
with the siding, is shown on a map filed
with said petition, and is as follows, to
wit: Leaving the main line track about
two hundred and ifty-fve feet, more or
less, northwest of Hudson avenue, thence
by a sixteen degrees fifty minutes curve
to the left four hundred and seventy-eight
feet, more or less, crossing Cedar avenue,
continuing thence from the P. T., crossing
Lincoln, Garfield and Spicer avenues
across lands of the railroad company to
Susquehanna avenue a distance of seven
hundred and fifty feet, more or less,
thence continuing in the same straight line
= in Susquehanna avenue a distance OF two
: hundred and four feet, more or less, TO the
=. P. &. of a nine degrees tW~enty-four min
; utes curve to the left a distance of sixty
three feet, more or less, to the P. 7. in the
center line of Susquehanna avenue, thence
continuing in the center line of Susque-
hanna avenue, crossing Spencer avenue a
distance of two hundred and forty feet.
more or less, to the P. c. of a ten degrees
fourteen minutes curve to the left, cross
ing Young avenue to railroad property a
distance of one hundred and ninety-two
feet, more or less, to the P. T., thence con-
tinuing on a tangent a distance OF two
; hundred and twenty-five feet, more or less,
7 to the p. c. of a ten degrees twenty-four
minutes curve to the left in the center
line of Roberts avenue a distance of
~eighty-1ve feet, more or less, southeast
of Susquehanna avenue, thence along this
! anTUn IN the - Ohf a dICfanRn nf one nm
dred and ninety-eight feet, more or less,
to the P. T., thence on a tangent crossing
Baker avenue a distance of one hundred
and eighty feet, more or less, to the p. c.
of a twenty degrees curve to the right a
distance of four hundred and fifty feet,
more or less, to the p. T., crossing Mont
gomery avenue, Susquehanna avenue and
Dock street Cor alley), the above men
toned line being on property of the rail-
road company the above T. T. being fiji
teen feet south of Dock street Cor alley) a
distance of one hundred and eighteen feet,
more or less, northwest of SuSquehanna
avenue, being on property of the railroad
company, thence along private right OF
way and property of the railroad company
to the Fish Wharf, including a siding on
property of the railroad company crossing
Spicer, Spencer and Young venues. Cross
ing the several streets, avenues and alleys,
that lie between Oak avenue and the alley
known as Dock street, which lies between
Montgomery avenue and OttenS Harbor, in
Guiding the south side of Oak avenue. SAID
Dock street Cor alley) is not encroached
upon except to cross same at or near the
west side of Susquehanna avenue as shown
by the aforesaid map. The spur, includ-
ing the siding, will cross the following
streets or avenues The south side OF OAK
avenue, Cedar, Lincoln, Garfield, Spicer,
Spencer, Young, Roberts, Baker, Montgom-
cry, and Susquehanna avenues and Dock
street Cor alley) and will use Susque-
hanna avenue between Spicer and Young
avenues.
Sec. 2. That the tracks herein author
lied shall be laid and maintained at the
entire cost and expense of the said Wild
wood and Delaware Bay Short Lin Rail-
road Company, and at the established
grades of the city. that where paving or
sidewalks are laid or shall hereafter be
laid on Oak, Cedar. Lincoln, Garfield,
Spicer, Spencer. Young, Roberts, Baker,
Montgomery and Susquehanna avenues,
and Dock street Cor alley), the said Wild
wood and Delaware Bay Short Line Rail
road Company, its successors and assigns,
shall keep such paving and sidewalks, to-
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