Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20
An Ordinance

Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph & TeIe-
phone Company, its successors and as
signs, to maintain and operate its pres
ent aerial and underground works, and
to erect, construct, reconstruct, lay and
maintain additional aerial and under
ground works, consisting of poles, cross
arms, cables, wires, conduits. ducts,
mains, pipes, manholes, and all other
necessary fixtures and appliances for its
local and through lines in, upon, along,
over, across and under each and every
OF the public roads, streets, avenues,
alleys and highways of the City of
Beverly, County of Burlington, State of
New Jersey, as may be required, from
time to time, for the conduct of its
placing, erecting, constructing and main
tanning the said aerial and underground
works; to use the property of others
and to permit others to use its property,
upon such arrangements as may be
agreed to; and also regulating the use
of the said public roads, streets, ave-
Lnues, alleys and highways by the said
Company.
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BEVERLY, County of
Burlington, State of New Jersey, do or
dain and enact as follows:
THAT PERMISSION AND CON-
sent BE AND is HEREBY GRANT
ED to The Delaware & Atlantic Tele-
graph & Telephone Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, to maintain and OPP
crate its present aerial and underground
works, and to erect, construct, recon
struct, lay and maintain additional aerial
and underground works, consisting of
poles, crossarms, cables, wires, ~conduits,
ducts, mains, pipes, manhoies, and all
other necessary fixtures and appliances
for its local and through lines in, upon,
along, over, across and under each add
every of the public roads, streets, ave-
nues, alleys and highways of the City
of Beverly. County of Burlington, State
of New Jersey, as may he required, from
time to time, for the conduct of its BUSH
ness; to use the property of others and
to permit others to use its property,
upon such arrangements as may be
agreed to; Provided:
SECTION l.. That the use of the pub
lie roads, streets, avenues, alleys and
highways shall be subject to such law
full general regulations as the said City
now has or hereafter may, by ordinance,
prescribe relative to street or highway
Openings.
Company shall desire to erect, lay down
or construct any additional poles, con-
duits or manholes, it shall present a plan
or plans showing the location, number
and size thereof, to the City Engineer
who is hereby authorized and directed
to pass upon such plan or plans; if such
plan or plans are satisfactory to the
said City Engineer, he shall endorse
his approval thereon. In case the City
Engineer disapproves any plan or plans
as to the location of any poles, conduits
or manholes, he shall, by the use Of
appropriate words or marks, or both,
designate thereon some other location
suitable for the purposes of the said
Company. Plan or plans or copy thereof,
with the City Engineers approval or
Recommendation endorsed thereon, shall
be filed with the City Clerk and be APP
proved by Council, expressed by resolu-
ton, before any work shall be COM
menced. Should the said Council fail to
approve any plan or plans containing
the approval or recommendation of the
City Engineer, it shall specify, by resolu-
ltion, a location or locations suitable for
the purposes of the said Company; pro-
yided, that nothing in this section shall
be construed to require the submission
or approval of plans when the said Com
pany finds it necessary to renew exist
ing poles.
SECTION 3. That all poles hereafter
z-noAaI r., cosI C1~xY eAnn aUkard
not less than twenty (20) feet above
the surface of the ground. and said poles
and all conduits and manholes hereafter
laid down or constructed. shall be To-
Gated as provided in Section 2 of this
ordinance, and so as in no way to inter-
fere with the safety or convenience of
persons travelling on or over the said
roads. streets, alleys and highways; and
in the installation and maintenance of
its underground works. said Company
shall not open or cucumber more of any
road, street, alley or highway than will
be necessary to enable it to perform the
work with proper economy and efhci-
ency; and the said Company shall re-
place and properly relay, with material
similar to that forming part of the
Ioriginal s~urfacing or paving. that por-
ton of any sidewalk or street pavement
which may have been displaced or dam
aged by it in the construction and main
tenance of its system. and for a period
OF two (2) years from the date upon
which an opening OF excavation is re-
surfaced by the said Company, it shall
correct any defects in the paving work
done over such opening or excavation
that are directly attributable to the
presence of the said Company's works,
provided notice in writing is given it by
the City as to the need of such repairs
and the location thereof.
SECTION 4. That the said Company
shall. at its expense and within a rea-
sonabie time after receipt OF written
notice from the City 81 to do, rearrange,
raise or lower such of its conduits as
will prevent a right angle construction
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