Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-05-12
CHAPTER cox.

An act for the improvement of the sanitary
condition of counties in this state.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever petition, stating that any particular
place or district described by metes and bounds
in any county in this state is in condition det-
rimental to the public health, and signed by at
least ono hundred freehOlders residents of such
county in this state fthe aggregate assessed
value of whose real estate in said county shall
be certified by the assessors or other officers
whose duty it is to assess such property for tax
alton to be more than one million dollars, such
assessed valuation not to include any property
decribed in the aforesaid petition, shall be pre-
sented to the Justice of the supreme court of
judicature of this state, holding the circuit
court in such county, such justice may appoint
competent civil engineer to make plans and
specifications for the building of a sewer or
sewers, the erection and construction of pumps,
dikss dams, tide-banks and such other works
and such filling and excavating as may be ne
cessary to secure sufficient and proper drainage
of such particular place or district required to be
drained.
Q. And be it enacted That upon receiving the
report of such civil engineer, such justice of
the supreme court, holding the circuit as afore-
said, shall certify what compensation, in his
Judgment, such engineer is entitled to for his
services, which amount shall be paid by the
board of chosen freeholders of the county in
8. And be it enacted, That upon receiving
such report the said justice of the supreme
court holding such circuit shalt appoint three
frceholdcrs of the county in which such place
or district is required to be drained and
filed in, who shall. in connection with the civil
engineer appointed as aforesaid, constitute
commission under whose supervision and direc-
ton the plans Of drainage and filling shall be
carried out.
l. And DO it. enacted, That the commissions
ers appointed by the~justice of the supreme
court etoresaid shall not be entitled to receive
any compensation for their services, and that
said civil engineer shall receive such compensa-
ton as the said board of chosen freeholders
shall deem proper.
s. And be it enacted, That within fifteen
days from the presentation of report to
them, said board OF frceholders shall advertise
for proposals for doing and constructing such
works in accordance with said report, plans
and specifications, which shall be placed on
file for public inspection in the Office of said
board, and shall award the contract or con-
tracts to the lowest bidder or bidders therefor,
in the same manner as they advertise for pro-
posals and award contracts for ether -sr1blic im~
proyements in said county.
6. And be it enacted That such BOARD of
freehOlderS shall have power to issue certli-
Gates of Indebtedness or improvement certifi-
Gates to the contractors for said works, or to
issue registered or coupon bonds of said
county, for the purpose of providing funds to
pay for said improvement, said bonds being
payable in not less than twenty nor more than
forty years, and bearing interest at the rate of
six per centum per annum.
Z. And be it enacted, That bonds issued un
der the lastpreceding section shall not be sold at
less than their par value.
8. And be it enacted, That the costs and ex-
penses of such filling and excavating, and the
! construction of such sewer or sewers, pumps,
ka nd 1rl rypr &
as may be deemed necessary for the public
| health, shall be assessed upon the estate espe-
cially benefited thereby, in proportion to the
| benefit received.
9. And be it enacted, That when the afore-
said improvement shall have been completed,
| the commissioners having charge of the
same shall report that fact to the Justice of the
supreme court aforesaid, who shall appoint and
| fix the compensation of three discreet free
| holders of said county, whose lands are not
| liable to assessment for special benefits by
reason of said improvement. to act as COM
/ missioners of assessment for said improve
| ment.
| TO- And be it enacted, That said commits
| sioners OF assessment shall distribute the
| amount of the expense of said improvement for
which lands specially benefited shall, in their
| judgment, be liable, and when said assessment
! shall be completed it shall bo filed with the
| clerk of said board of chosen freeholders, who
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newspapers printed and published in said coun-
| ty, of the fact that said report has been filed,
and that said commissioners will meet at the
Office or meeting room of said board of chosen
/ freeholders certain day, at least thirty days
subsequent to the filing of said report, to hear
| remonstrances against the same
IL. And be it enacted, That the said co 1lmis-
sioners of assessment shall meetat the time and
| place designated, to hear remonstrances against
! their report and shall revise the same as shall
/ seem to them proper in view of such remon-
strances, after which they shall file their report
| with the clerk of said board ofchosen freehold
ers; and the assessment shall constitute liens
upon the lands SO assessed for special benefits.
12 And be it enacted, That if the owner or
! owners of said lands so assessed for special
4 benefits, shall neglect or refuse to pay said as
sessment with interest, for the period of one
| year, the board of chosen freeholders in such
| county are hereby authorized and empowered
to sell said lands for the least number of years
that any person will take the same and pay the
| assessment, with costs and interest thereon;
aud the manner, time, place and notice to resi-
dent and nonresident owners Of such lands to
i be sold, shall be fixed and designated by the
Justice Of the supreme court holding the circuit
court in the county where such lands are
situate. e &
4 13 And be it enacted, That upon receiving
the amount of said assessment br sale as afore-
said, the board of chosen freeholders shall give
1 to the purchaser certificate of sale Of the
land for the term for which tlie sstne shall be
sold, and thereupon said purchaser shall be en-