48:3-12.Ā  Petition;Ā  contents
No such consent shall be granted by a municipality until a petition shall have been filed with the clerk thereof by the person desiring the same.

The petition shall specify the period for which the consent is asked, and the uses in detail for which the street is desired, and whether above, below orĀ  on the surface thereof.Ā  In the case of street railway or traction companies,Ā  the petition shall further specify the character of the road proposed to beĀ  constructed, operated and maintained, the motive power to be used thereon andĀ  the streets through which the same shall extend.
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