Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-24
CHAPTER CLxxxvL.

An act to amend an act entitled San act to pro-
vide for the appointment of commissioners to de-
termine upon plans for the storage Of any Of the
waters of this state for the purpose OF furnishing
to cities and towns joint water supplyn APP
proved March thirty first, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-Iwo.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That in addi-
ton to the powers conferred on the commissioners
appointed under the act to which this is amend
ment, said commissioners shall also have the
power to make forthwith such investigations and
surveys, and do such other work as may be neces-
sary TO enable them to determine upon the best
practical plan or plans for supplying the cities and
towns or other municipalities in this state, either
jointly or separately, with pure and wholesome
water, and the bost methods of storing and dis
ributing any OF the waters of this state for the
purpose aforesaid, and to ascertain and determine
The source or sources of supply, from storage res
eryors or otherwise, Of the waters to be used for
such purpose, having respect to the future growth
Of the population and the industrial and CONNER
cal interests Of the state, and all parts thereof,
and to the public health; and said commissioners
may proceed to make such investigations and sur
yeys, and do such work as aforesaid, without wait
ing for application to be made to them by any
board OF aldermen OF any governing body Of any
,sty or town of this state; and said commissioners
shall make their reports from time to time to the
legislature Of this state, and said commissioners
fhall have the power to expend such sums Of
money as shall be authorized and audited by the
governor and comptroller Of this state for the pur-
pose aforesaid; provided, however, that said ex-'
penditure shall not exceed the Of five thousand
dollars within the next year which
sum ie hereby appropriated out Of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be
Subject to the draft Of said commissioners, and
shall be paid upon the warrant of the comptroller,
upon satisfactory vouchers being produced Of such
expenditures made or incurred.
z. And be it enacted, That each Of said commits
sioners shall receive five dollars for every day
ally employed by him in the duties OF his said
appointment, and his actual travelling expenses
when absent from his residence, but the hydraulic
engineer who shall be member OF said commission,
under the second section Of the act to which this is
IN amendment, shall be entitled TO receive such ad
ditiona compensation as shall be agreed upon by
said commissioners. and concurred in by the
governor and comptroller of the state; and tbs
compensation for the time and expenses OF said
commissioners and engineer shall be allowed and
paid as part of the expenditures of said commits
sion, in manner as provided in the first section of
this act.
3. And be it enacted. That said commissioners,
whenever they deem snch actions necessary to pre-
serve the rights OF the state from infringement,
may commence proceedings In the name of the
state of New Jersey to restrain any other state OF
any person or any municipal or other corporation
from diminishing the flow, at the point where II
enters this state, of any stream of patable water
by conducting away from sHch stream, or from
sources laying within its watershed and within the
boundaries OF another state, any portion Of the
waters naturally tributary 10 such stream, or from
causing any injury to the waters flowing in such
stream, or which are tributary thereto SO as TO
render such stream and waters, at the point where
they enter this state, unfit for supply Of cities and
towns for domestic use; and the attorney
general Is hereby required to commence and prose-
cute sucn actions 1s may be instituted or directed
by said commissioners as aforesaid ; and his ex-
penses and disbursements. and the expenses and
disbursements Of such assistants as NAV be an
pointed by the governor, and their reasonable
charges and counsel fees shall be taxed by the chief
justice and paid ont of the state treasury on pre-
sanitation Of the bill so taxed
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall "a IL
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1855.