Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-04-26
CHAPTER Lxxx.

A Supplement to an act entitled sAn act for the
formation OF borough governments.R y approved
April third, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That the
mayor and council shall have general supervision,
management and control Of the streets, avenues,
roads, public places and sidewalks within the 6or-
ough and shall have power and authority to accept,
If public convenience requires it, any unaccepted
street, road or avenue as q public highway, after
the same shall have first been opened, worked and
graded in conformity to the grade established
thereon by the mayor and council, which street,
road or avenue SO accepted shall thereafter be =
public charge and be kept in repair by the said
mayor and council.
hereafter be assessed. levied and collected upon
and from the real and personal property within the
borough limits for roads, or for the improvement
or repair of roads, by the officers OF the township
in which the borough is situate shall not be used or
applied to roads outside of borough limits, but
that the shall be held by the collector of the
township subject to the order of the mayor and
council OF the borough, and shall be used by the
said mayor and council for the working, repair and
improvement Of the streets. roads, avenues, public
squares and street crossings within the borough
limits.
5. And he II enacted, That the mayor and
council shall have power and authority TO provide
by ordinance for the grading, construction, repair
ing and keeping in repair Of all sidewalks upon
both accepted streets, roads, avenues or public
places in the borough at the expense OF the owner
or owners OF the lands in front OF which the same
shall be graded, constructed or repaired provided,
that all such ordinances shall provide for allowing
the said owner or owners at least twenty days
time after such ordinance takes effect within which
to grade, construct or repair any such sidewalk in
front of his, her or their premises in conformity
with the provisions thereof.
4. And be it enacted, That in case the aforesaid
owner or owners shall fail to grade, construct or
repair such sidewalk according TO the requirements
of said ordinance, then the mayor and council
shall cause the work 10 be done and the moneys so
expended with the costs, interest and expense
thereof shall be by said mayor and council assessed
upon the lot or lots of land in front Of which said
sidewalk shall have been SO graded constructed or
repaired by resolution setting forth the name of
owner description OF lot owned and amount as
sessed thereon and entered at length on their min
utes and copy thereof certified by the mayor and
borough clerk shall, within ten days thereafter, be
delivered to the collector Of taxes for the said bor
oueh, who shall at once enter the same in a book
provided for that purpose, to be called "Sidewalk
Assessments" and such assessment shall become
and remain lien on such lot or lots until paid,
If not paid within six months from passage OF
aforesaid assessment resolution. the mayor and
council shall proceed to collect tho same by en-
forcing such lien in the same manner and to like
effect as prescribed In a certain act entitled "A
further act concerning taxes making the same a
first lien on real estate and to authorize sales for
the payment of the same.n approved March four
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine.
s. And be 1t enacted, That all acts or parts Of
acts inconsistent with the provisions OF tins act be
ard the same are hereby repealed.
g. And be il enacted, That this act shall take
eject Immediately.
Approved March Is. lsSS