Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-11
CHAPTER cxxixIy.

An Act authorizing the township committees in
any township IN this state. not containing an in
corporated city or borough wholly or in part
within its limits, to pave or macadamize any
street or streets, road roads, or part or parts
thereof, within said township, in pursuance Of
resolution or resolutions Of town meeting order-
ing the same, and likewise empowering them to
assess the expenses Of such paving or macadam-
izng, or proportion thereof, upon the owner or
owners of the premises adjacent to said street or
streets, road or roads, or part or parts thereof ~
accordance with the benefits conferred upon said
premises respectively; and also, making the
amount which shall be assessed against the owner
or owners Of each of said premises, respectively,
lien upon the same
/. Belt enacted BY the Senate and General As
semby of the State of New Jersey; That whenever
fifteen more freehoders, residents Of any towns
ship in this state shall give notice in writing, signed
by them, and published In at least one newspaper
published in said township, for two weeks before
the holding of any annual or special town meeting
to be held in said township. at least once in each
week lthe date Of which meeting shall be named In
said notice., that they intend to have resolution
or resolutions offered at such annual or special
town meeting. providing for the paving or macada-
mzing OF the streets or roads OF said township, or
some part or parts there Of; and whenever such
annual or any special town meeting of any town
ship in this state SHALL after the publication OF said
notice in manner aforesaid by a two-thirds vote OF
the citizens of said township present at said meet
ing pass resolution or resolutions ordering the paw
ing macadamizing of any street, Streets road or
roads or part or parts thereof within the bounds ol
said township such street streets, road or roads,
or part parts thereof, to be clearly designated
and limited by such resolution resolutions) and
shall specifically appropriate money for that pur-
pose, the township committee of such township
shall be authorized, and it shall be their duty TO
proceed as follows, viz: the said township cemmt-
Tee, Immediately after the passing Of such resolu-
ton and resolutions, shall make or cause TO
be made a survey and map or maps of the
street streets, road roads, or part or
parts thereof 70 Pc 50 paved saa or snl ma
tion or resolutions which map or maps shall show
the frontage Of each Of the premises adjoining said
street or streets road or roads, or part or parts
thereof, and likewise the position OF the outside
line of the curbing laid along the same to be laid
In accordance with the terms OF this act; the town.
ship committee shall pay for said survey and map
or maps out Of the money specifically appropriated
for paving as aforesaid.
q And be it enacted, That said township COM
mttee arter the passing Of said resolution
lutions and the making of said survey and map or
maps, shall be authorized and empowered to fix the
grade of said street Streets road roads, part
or parts thereof from curb to curb; and also, to fix
the position OF the curbng along and crossings over
the same.
8. And be it enacted, That said committee shall
be authorized and empowered 10 decide, in all in
stances, what kind and duality of pavement or
macadamized roadbed shall be laid in pursuance OF
the resolution or resolutions adopted by the town
meeting aforesaid, unless said town meeting in said
resolution or resolutions shall itself cecde upon the
kind and quality of said pavement OF macadamized
toad-bed; provided, always that the township COM
mittee, either in following the directions OF the
town meeting otherwise, shall In no instance ex-
bend an amount for the materials and labor Of lay
ing said pavement or road-bed in excess OF the
amount specifically appropriated FOR fnat purpose as
aforesaid
1. And be it enacted, That the said township
committee shall in all instances be authorized and
empowered to Fix upon the kind, quality and dimen-
eons of the curbing to be laid along said street or
streets, road roads, part or parts thereof. and
to decide whether any or all curDing winch may al
ready be laid shall remain; unless the SAID town
meeting. In said resolution or resolutions shall IT.
self decide upon the kind, quality and dimensions
Of said curbng, decide to retain any or all OF the
curbing which may be already laid
s. And be it enacted, That the said township COM
mittee shall have power to cause the said street or
streets, road or roads, or part or parts thereof to
| be paved or mAcadamized In accordance with the
| provisions of this act, and to make all contracts
which shall seem advisable to them to that end ;
and, further, that all contracts made by them for
said purpose, In accordance with the provisions OF
this act and none Others shall be binding upon the
townships Of which the members OF said committee
are officers notwithstanding anything to tne con-
/ frary, expressed or implied, which may be en-
bodied in said resolution or resolutions, or any
/ other act of said township.
| & And be 1t enacted, That the said township COM
mitfee shall decide what share shares Of the ex-
4 pense Of paving Or macadamizing said street or
streets, road or roads, or part or parts thereof,
i shall be borne by the owner OF the property ad-
acsnt to said street q 50 ssrset s r. 5qad % q o
said property, th0re be more than one and they
shall assess said share upon said owner, If there bc
bnt one, in accordance with the benefit accrung to
j bis property BY reason Of said paving macadam.
zing or they shall assess said shares upon each 81
said owners, there be more than one, IN accord
auce with the benefit conferred upon the respective
property Of each Of said owners BY reason OF said
\ paving or macndamizing; they shall give two
weeks notice in at east one newspaper published IA
| said township, at least once IN each week, or the
1 time Of making said assessment A. said time they
4 may hear whatever any person interested may have
to say in regard 10 the amonnt of any assessment
from fia5n fa q tie untn their work s6all b. com