The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-08-29

CHAPTER AlN.
An Act authorizing cities to purchase land and to
erect buildings thereon for fire department .pur-
poses. and to provide for the payment thereof
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
by of the State of New jersey That shall be law
full for the proper authority or authorities in cities OF
this state to purchase plot OF ground ana cause 70
the fire department of such cities, at cost not to
exceed seven thousand dollars.
2. And be it enacted, That all work and labor done
and materials furnished for the erection of said
building shall be done and finished by contract
the two Official newspapers having the largest cir
culaton to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders
for the same.
any such city having the management and control
of the finances of such city are hereby authorized
and empowered to issue bonds, either registered or
COUPON to an amount not exceeding seven thousand
dollars, to raise money to pay for the purchase OF
such plot and the erection and construction OF said
years from the date thereof and shall bear interest
not exceeding five per centum per annum, to be sold
at not less than par and that there shall be suf
ficent sum appropriated and put in the tax levy Of
such city each year to pay the interest on such
bonds, and also there shall in each year be appro-
prated and put in the tax levy of such city, the fur
ther of one thousand dollars towards the pay
ment of said bonds to be properly invested and de-
posted in the sinking fund of such city to meet the
| payment of said bonds when they shall become due
l. And be it enacted That this act shall take eff
feet Immediately
Approved February %, 1852
CHAPTER XIV.
Supplement to an act entitled An act to estab-
lish in this state boards of health and bureau of
vital statistics and to define Their respective M I've pow
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, of the State of New jersey That local boards OF
health in densely populated townships, in which
there is public watersupply, SHALL in addition to
the powers enumerated in the act to which this is
Supplement- have power to pass, alter amend or
dinances and make rules regulations within their
respective jurisdictions:
H. iI,a control
plumbing ventilation and drainage of all buildings
public and private and the connection thereof with
outside sewers cespools other recepacles ana to
require plans for the with necessary drawings
or descriptions to be submitted tosad Doards 1or IN
specon and approval ana to require an masees
to register their and addresses at the office OF
said board: -
g. And be it enacted, That any such board OF
health may, by resolution delegate any portion s OF
cer thereof to be exercised only when the board is
not in session. and any notice by any member OF the
board or by any officer thereof shall be notice Dy
the board and the person served Herewith shall be
W s. And be II enacted That this act shall take eff
Approved February 25 1889.
CHAPTER XVI.
An Act to dedicate certain lands OF the state OF New
Jersey in the township of Ewing, in the county OF
Mercer, for public road; rh,,o rood 1ate,v
laid out in said township of Ewing should be
Strengthened; and Whereas such road If straight.
| ened would be advantageous to the property OF
the state of New Jersey Tor the use OF
| the New Jersey lunatic asylum, at Trenton; ana
whereas it is necessary in order TO make SAID road
straight that portoe of the lands of the state OF
New Jersey should be used for the purpose OF a
public road; therefore,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-,
bly, of the State of Jersey That the tract OF land
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt; Begin
ming at stone corner to Egbert b. Lane ana near
the new asylum, and running thence (one) soutn,
forty-one degrees and ftythree minutes east nlne-
teen chains and fifty links, to lands OF Horace A.
Buttolph thence (tw0) by said lands nortn IoTty
degrees east ffty-one feet; thence three) north,
forty-one degrees and fty-three minutes west nine
teen chains and sixty links to lands OF Egbert B.
Lane; and thence four along his land south, TWEEN
tvsix degrees west ytwo feet, to the place OF be-
ginning be and the is hereby dedicated 70 the
use of the public for the purpose OF public road 70
be used as part of the public road running from the
Ferry road to the city Of Trenton.
q And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take enect
Approved February Is, 1889.
CHAPTER XVII.
Supplement to act entitled : An act aeciarng
| shall be presumed passed the seventh day OF
| March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
| seven hundred and ninety y-seven.
/ 1, Be 1t enacted by the Senate ana Generai AS
sebly of the State OF New jersey That IN case any
person who ifliying at the death OF any decedent
| would take as heir-atlaw or devisee OF sucn de.
deden any lands and real estate within TINS STATE
shall or may, at the date of the death OF sucn de
| cedent be presumed TO be dead pursuant 70 tne