The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-16
An Ordinance.

To authorize the Central Elevated Transit Com
pany. to locate, construct operate and maintain
an Elevated Railroad through and over certain
streets and avenues in jersey City.
Whereas the directors OF OF inc central Elevated
New Jersey, nave flied . petition for the location of
the ferry Of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey al
Conimunipaw on the Hudson River, TO the westerly
side of WesI Side avenue AZ the terminus OF Jewett
It's articles Of Incorporation. and also tne written
property fronting on the portions Of each street or
highway through which said railwayt Is TO be made
such elevated railroad az ,,a,nh VIII l. greatly faSiiitase public
this city and TO the city at large;
Therefore. the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City
do ordain as fOllows:-
Section l.-That permission is hereby granted to
the Central Elevated Transit Company, To locate,
construct maintain and operate al eievatea raj,
and turnouts over and along the following route:-
Commencing at or near tie ferry House on the
on the HUDSON River; thence over private Property
10 the easterly end OF johnson avenue; thence
westerly over ana along johnston avenue to and
across Grand street to the easterly end IT Oswego
street, thence westerly over aud along osweso
street to the westerly end thereof. thence westerly
across private property, crossing Lofneilson ave
nue., Clifton place and summit avenue 70 the east
and along JeweuS avenue 60 and across West side
avenue; together with the right TO cross all inter
mediate streets AID ayenneS-
Section e.-rhat in constructing said elevated
railroad through said streets and avenues the sup
porting posts o. the structure shall be built of iron
or steel, resting upon foundation piers OF brick,
a line just inside the euro Stone line; that the dis,
ance iongitudinaliy between said posts shall be
may be found necessary. in the proper construction
OF the road. to set them nearer together; ana that
tween the surface Of the street and the under side
of the lowest beam or eiraer OF s8fd eievated road.
braced and strengthened; that In Jewett avenue
the tracks of said Company snail be iocatea upon
the superstrueturo and over the carriage way OF the
section S.-That said Company, for the convent
eIlsse Of the peoptp who visa To use the said elevated
railroad. shall build along its line and over The
and avenues intersecting the same, suitable
stations, platIoi1ns and staifways az suitable and
walks next 20 the eurp stone.
sa see ra;,ro a.Ii INA, sal said tn G9nsp = snt ~ cea st z,
water pipe or sewer e4neetiSa; unless u can
restore the same. or substitute others tor
the same. TO The fun satisfaction Of the
Of The streets ami idewalks 10 as good a c%onstitIoa
aroun d the posts ana stairways as 1t foahd them
section A-That Whenever in crossing intersect.
ing streets and avenues said Compalay shall deem
therein the same shall be erected an sach MANNER
as not 10 Interfere unnecessarily with the ordinary
public afavel ON such streets.
Section 6.-Tilat said Company may when ever
road, remove ali 6bstraetions 20 the construction
and operation OF It's superstruettre in the streets,
to the adjoining property; that the Provision
hereof shall be carried out under the supervision OF
the Committee on Streets uf the hoard of Alder
section g,That the cars on such elevated ran
TO be put aud Kept in motion by stationary steam
power, located a. such convenient point or points
of electric power, but In no case shall steam loco
section S. -fhat the fare on ssid elevated railroad
for carrying one nerson on the same, either way,
secGson a-That said Company shall commences
work on said railroad w1thin one year from the date
o. the iinsl passsse 81 ehis ordinance, unless delayed
seeGs u ihat sssa COMPANY shah pay al