§ A351-1. Statutory authority.

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:17-10, 48:17-11 and 48:17-12, permit and consent is hereby granted to Bell Atlantic New Jersey, Inc, (the "Company"), its successors and assigns to install, operate, inspect, maintain, repair, replace and remove its communications facilities and other transmission or process equipment, including underground facilities, such as conduits, manholes, cables, wires and all other facilities appurtenant thereto, and aboveground facilities, such as cables, wires, antennas, poles, posts, supports, guys, pedestals, cable termination and distribution cabinets and all other facilities appurtenant thereto, in, through, upon, along, over, under and across all of the various public streets and ways, which include the roads, avenues, rights-of-way, sidewalks, highest bridges, waterways and other public places, and parts thereof, throughout their entire length, and to effect the necessary street openings and lateral connections to curb poles, property lines and other facilities in the City of Long Branch (the "city") for said Company's local and through lines and other communications facilities in connection with the transmission of its business. In the event that any public street or way where the Company has facilities is vacated by the city, the city agrees to reserve unto said Company the rights granted the Company by the present ordinance.