The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01
CHAPTER cLxxxII.
An Act providing for sewerage in and from GER
tain towns in this state.

An Act providing for sewerage in and from GER
tain towns in this state.
J. Bert enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That when
ever any town in this state is or may be located
that one or more large unimproved and interview
ing tract or tracts of land lie between said town
and tide-water, and by reason thereof no main
outlet sewer or sewers can be constructed from
said town or through said tract or tracts of
land without either the consent of said land
owner or owners and the municipal authorities
Of any) intervening between said town and tide
water, first legally acquiring at large expense,
the lands and outlets necessary for said sewer or
sewers and said owner owners of said inter-
vening tract or tracts may hereafter determine in
the improvement of their said lands to construct
and build, at his or their own expense, one or
more main or outlet sewer or sewers, and of such
size dimensions and kinds as such land owner or
owners may deem SUFFICIENT for the propeudrafn.
age and sewerage of his or their said land or
lands in. through and from the same to said tide
water or to some other sewer or sewers running 10
said tide-water he or they furnishing or securing
the necessary lands and outlets for the same and
procuring such municipal or other consent there
to. as may be necessary, and in that event, y
might be 70 the greef advantage and Deneht OIL
any such town, or one or more portion or poru0ns
thereof that the said proposed sewer or sewers be
built and constructed In such manner and style,
and of such increased extent size and dimensions
with the necessary latersls and Appurtenances, as
to afford and provide one or more main outlet
sewer or sewers and the necessary drainage ana
sewerage not only for said land or lands OF such
owner or owners, but for 30 much OF the drainage
area of said town as can or may be drained by or
into the same; 1t shall be lawful in any such case,
and all the necessary power and authority is here
by granted, for the town council or governing
body of any such town In this state II deemed for
the best Interest of said town, or any portion
thereof TO make and enter into contract or
agreement in the name of said town for the build
ing and construction of the same, as hereinafter
provided.
3. And be It enacted, That upon the determines
ION In any such case of any such land owner or
3Wners to build and construct one or more main
sewer or sewers I'M through ana nom said inter-
vening tract or tracts of land to tde-water, or TO
some other outlet sewer sewers leading TO tide
water as aforesaid, the said land owner or owners
may cause to be prepared plan and map, show
ing the position siza and extent of the main out
let sewer or sewers intended to be built and con-
structed by said Land owner or owners, and the
cation and extent Of the lands In said town from
which with proper connections water and other
drainsges can or may drain int said sewer or
sewers, and submit the same to the town cOuncA
or other governing body Of said town for its con-
alteration, and said town council or Other govern
Ing body shall forthwith file the same in the clerks
ONCE of said town, there TO remain at least ninety
s. And be it enacted, That said town council or
other governing body Of said town may then cause
70 be prepared plan and maps, showing to what
should be extended in and through said town and
what laterals and necessary appurtenances should
be made in connection Herewith, and what the
Al n size, dimensions and details of the same
should be in order to afford the necessary drain
age and sewerage for so much OF the drainage
area Of said town as may be drained by or into
the same, and submit the same to said land owner
or owners for his or their consideration and said
town authorities and said land owner or owners
shall then have the right and authority to jointly
consider the whole matter. and change and revise
said plans and maps and finally fix upon such
joint plan and maps for the said improvement or
Improvements as they may mutually determine
upon all of which said plans and maps shall
thereupon be nled in the clerks Office of said
town, there to remain at least sixty days.
4 And be it enacted, That thereupon and in
the lands in said town lying within the drainage
area of said proposed sewer or sewers and neces-
sary aterals, and the said land owner or owners
probable cost OF said Improvement or improve
inents, ard tho proportion of the said probable
coss which shonid and will be payable by the said
town and tho SAID lauls ownas