The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-25
CHAPTER Bw

An Ast to authorize the construction of drasnsand
sewers upon aud across private property upon
suitable compensation to the owner or owners
thereof in incorporated towns in this state.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State OF New Jersey. That where,
in the act of Incorporation or any supplement-
Thereto of any incorporated. town or any munich
Psllity governed by commissions in this state, no
express provision is made for the construction of
sewers. drains eulverts and other works, for the
proper drainage of any part of such town upon or
across private property, and mode Of procedure
To- effect the Condemnation of lands for such pur-
pose and to provide suitable compensation to the
ownes@ thereof has been laid. down, the board OF
commissioners or othen governing body of such
incorporated town are. hereby invested with fnib
POWERS to construct sesh sewers, drains pumps,
docks dams, tide-banks and such other works IS
they shall deem necessary, either upon or across
any road or street in such town and also upon OF
across any private lands. in such town. with rail-
powers OF condemnation of lanes for that puE-
pose in which latter case they shall award the
owner or owners of such lands inst COMPENSATION
therefor, and shall add the alncnnt Of such COM
pensation to the cost Of constructing such works:
board of commissioners or othar governing body
shall notify the 0mner on owners of the lands
sought TO be taken for the purpose aforesaid to
appear before them. to the end that such. owner
or owners may have full opportunity to be heard
upon the question of the vAlne Of such land. the
award OF compensation shall he final, unless such
board OF commissioners OF other governing body
shall reconsider the same and make new award,
OF such owner or owners shall appeal within the
time provided in the act Incorporating such town.
or some supplement thereto, and saeh award
shall bear interest at the rate Of six per centum
per annum from the date of making the same
until paid
3 And be It enacted, That the expense of such
works shall be assessed upon land specially bene,
hted by such improvement in proportion 10 the
benefit resolved thereby, as nearly as such board
of commissioners or other governing body can as
certain the same and the balance Of such expense,
if any there be- shall be provided for and paid out
Of the town treasury as hereinafter provided be-
fore such assessment Of benefits shall be made
said board OF commissioners or other governing
body shall give notice for two weeks SUCCESSFULLY
in newspaper published in such town, that they
will meet at certain time and place mentioned
in such nofiee to hear the views Of all persons
interested N the matters referred to In such
notice, at which time and place such board of
commissioners or other governing body shall meet
and give full and reasonable opportunity to all
persons interested to express their views and may
adjourn nom time 70 time, and shall theraupon
proceed to make just and equitable assessment
of the costs and expenses of such works, includ-
inc DAMAGES for -otlsaz nertx taken,