Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-18
CHAPTER CIV.

A supplement- to an act entitled IAN act to
provide for drainage and sewage in densely
populated townships in which there is Il
public water supply" approved March fouth
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey That in
any township in this state in which the township
committee is authorized by the act to which
THIS IS a supplement to provide for, obtain and
cause to be constructed system of sewerage
and drainage, it shall be lawful for the town.
ship committee in case they deem such method
of procedure advisable to provide for
obtain and cause to be constructed from time
10 tlme such sewer or sewers, and drain or
drains in said township or any part thereof
as they may designate in the ordinance and
ordinances which the said committee may for
that purpose adopt and pass,
2. And be it enacted, ThSG in case the town.
ship committee shall be of the opinion that the
construction of any sewer or drain will be of
local and peculiar benefit to the property in
the vicinity thereof, they may apply to the
circuit court OF the county in Which said town.
ship is situate, and on application in writing
made by, or on behalf of such township COM
mlttee and after notice of the time and place of
making such application, published at least ten
days previously thereto in some newspaper
circulating in the said county, the circuit court
may appoint three disinterested commissioners
who shall make an estimate assessment of the
benefit that any lands and all real estate in the
vicinity of the line of such sewer Or drain will
receive by the making and construction thereof
If any OF said commissioners die or refuse to
act, the said court shall Immediately make
appointment of q proper person to fill any
vacancy so created the said commissioners
shall be sworn to make a just and impartial
estimate and assessment, and they shall
assess upon the several lots or parcels of land
benefited by such improvement a sum in proper
tion to the benefit received by each of said lots
or parcels of land, and no lot or parcel shall be
assessed more than it is benefited, and they
shall present without delay to the said court
report in writing of such estimate and asses
ment which shall be sufficient if signed by a
majority of said commissioners the circuit
court shall direct notice to be given by advertise
ment is some newspaper circulating in said
county for at least ten days. OF the time and place
at which said court will proceed to consider said
report, and any objection that may be made
thereto, and shall have power to consider said
report and the objections thereto in summary
way, and to revise, and to confirm said report
with or without alteration said report when
confirmed by the court or copy thereof duly
certified by the county clerk, shall be plenary
evidence of said assessment and OF the amount
thereof upon each and every lot and parcel of
land embraced therein, ii the total cost and
expense of such improvement exceed the
aggregate amount of aSsessable benefits then
only so much of said cost and expense as equals
the aggregate amount of such benefits shall be
so assessed, and the remainder of such cost and
expense shall be borne and paid by the township
at large; the court shall settle and determine the
compensation to be paid to the commissioners,
and the cost and expenses of the application
and report which shall be paid by the town.
ship.
8. And it enacted, That the said assessments
for benefits shall be a lien upon the lots and
parcels of land respectively assessed from the
date of the confirmation of the report thereof,
and shall be Immediately due and payable to
the person in said township authorized by law
to collect and receive taxes; said assessments
shall bear interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum, but may be paid without interest at
any time within thirty days from and after the
confirmation of said report.
Passed April 2, 1885.