Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-27
CHAPTER LxYx1v.

prove any one principal avenue, street or thor
oughfare and to provide payment for the costs
and expenses Of such improvement.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That any city
Of the third class within this state be and is hereby
authorized to pave with belgian block pavement or
any other durable material any one principal ave
nue., street or thoroughfare leading through and
out OF said city, and to provide for the payment Of
manner following:
a. The board Of councilmen or other legislative
body OF said city may, by ordinance passed in ac-
cordance with existing charter provisions, and
without any previous application by property own
ers designate the avenue street or thoroughfare
be paved, the extent of the same, and the material
to be used, which ordinance shall be published as
described BY any existing law said ordinance shall
then be referred to the commissioners Of ASSESS
menfs or other proper officers of said city qualified
Dy law to make assessments, who shall examine
into the whole matter impaTtialy, and to the best
OF their skill, Judgment and ability, and who shall
cause survey and preliminary map to be made
OF said improvement, distinguishing each lot or
parcel Of land and real estate benefited by said
Improvement, by number on said map, and they
shall estimate the costs and expenses Of such i'm
provement according to the best of their iudg-
ment and they shall assess such proportions OF such
costs and expenses as viii be equal to the amount
OF benefits actually acquired by said lands and real
estate from such improvement, proportioned equi-
tably to the benefit each of said tracts lots shall
be deemed to acquire, and report the names OF the
owners OF said lands and real estate as far as prac-
ucaole, with the amounts assessed to each, and
shall file said report and map with the clerk of said
city within forty days after such reference of said
ordnance the clerk shall give notice of any such
report and map wthinten days after the same shall
be fled with him in the official newspapers circu-
latlng in said city, and by five notices put up on the
line Of said Improvement;
D. The board of c0uncilmen or other Legislative
body OF said city shall proceed forthwith to carry
out said improvement, and may refer back said re-
port and map to said commissioners of assessments
or other legally qualified officers for alterations or
corrections in matters of fem and substance when
they deem the same necessary;
c. That snch portion Of all such costs and ex-
penses Of said improvement as will be equal to the
amount OF benefits actually acquired by said lands
and real estate mnsuch improvement propor-
toned equitaby to the benefit each of such tracts
or lots shall be deemed to acquire shall be assessed
by the commissioners of assessments other legal
ly qualified officers, upon and paid by such lands
and real estate and the said commissioners other
legally qualified officers shall determine and report
in writing to the said board of councilmen or other
legislative body, what proportion Of such costs and
expenses shall be assessed upon each separate lot
parcel Of land, and shall accompany said report
with final map containing and delineating each lot
assessed and the name OF the owner or owners
be fled in the Office Of the city clerk, whereupon
said clerk shall cause to be inserted in two news
papers circulating in said city, for least ten days
notice Of filing said report and the city clerk shall
mall written or printed notice to each OF the
known owners OF land to be assessed therefor, and
he shall also put up five notices the line OF said
improvement in said city, that the board of coun-
cilmen or other legislative body of said city or
committee thereof, viii meet at time and place to
be designated in said notice, to be at least ten DAYS
from the date Of fling Of said report to consider
said assessment and to receive and nsider all oh
jecons thereto which may be presented IN writing,
and the said board Of councimen or other legsla-
tive body shall have power to return said map and
report for correction in matters of form and sub
stance before confirming the same aud when SO re-
turned for correction the sai6 commissioners Of
sessments or other legally qualified officers shall
have power to correct the same, and they shall ree
it with the city clerk within ten days after it shall
have been referred back to them, and if the said
board of councilmen other legislative body shall,
by resolution, confirm said assessment it shall con-
stitute first lien the property assessed for the
amount OF such assessment payable as in manner
prescribed by the provisions Of any existing law;
that in all particulars not herein provided for said
improvements shall be made under and IN accord
ance with the existing laws respecting improve
ments governing the respective cities which shall
adopt the provisions OF this act so far as the same
not in conflict herewith; and the said board of
counciimen or other legislative body shall have
power to issne bonds having ten years to run from
the date of the Issuing of the bearing interest
at not more than six (6) per centum per annum in
anticipation of the payment of the assessments re-
ferred to IN this section, and when such assess
ments are paid they shall be credited to the street
improvement account in any city where such an ac-
count exists or other proper account, and where
such accounts do not exist then, and in that case
such assessments when SO paid shall be held invOl
able for the payment OF the bonds mentioned in
this section.
q And be it enacted, That the balance of such
costs and expenses of such improvement if any re-
naming unassessed, shall be debt upon and paid
by the city in following: The board Of coun-
cmen or other legislative body Of said city may issue
bends OF the said city to the amount of the balance
of the costs and expenses of said Improvement
which bonds shall be made payable at periods OF
time not exceeding thirty years from the date Of is
suing the same, and shall draw snch rate of interest
not exceeding six per centum per annum and be is-
sued in such sums as the board of councilmen Oh
other legislative body of any such city, shall by
dlnance or resolution determine which bonds shall
be Of the denomination Of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall
executed under the corporate seal of said city, and
the signature OF the mayor or other proper financial
officer officers Of said city the bonds issued by vr
tue OF this section OF this act shall be called road
struction bonds and shall have coupons attached foi
every half years interest until dle, may be reg
istered at the option of the holder, which coupons
If attached, shall be signed by the said mayor Oh
other proper financial officer or officers Of said city
and numbered to correspond with the bond to which
they shall be respectively attached and all the bonds
issued under this section Of this act shall be mum.
bered and register of such numbers, the date Of
Issuing and the time OF payment shall be made by the
said mayoror other proper financial officer or Officers
of said city in book be provided for that purpose
which bonds shall pc received BY the city authorities
for their face vaue and accrued interest in payment
Of any assessment imposed for the same improve.
ment; provided, that in order to redeem the bonds
issued underline provisions OF this section Of this
act at maturity it shall be the duty of the board oi
councilmen or other legislative body of said city to
establish sinking fund which shall be created by
special tax OF not less than one and one-half III
per centum per annnm, on the Issue Of bonds
herein provided for in this section to bo raised il
the annual tax levy.
s. And be It enacted, That the interest on the
bonds hereby authorized to be issued under section
two (2) of this act shall be raised by special tax
annually levied and collected other city taxes are
now or may be hereafter levied and collected, and
the whole Of each years interest shall be SO raised
levied, collected and paid within each year. and the
board OF councimen or other legislative body OF
said city, may dispose of said bonds at either public
or private sale the best price that esn be obtained
for the same, but not at a less price than par
vanesand al moneys derived from the sale OF said
bonds shall be inviolaby applied and used for pur-
poses connected with said Improvement
e. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall be pub.
lie act and shall take effect immediately
Approved March l6, 1882.