The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-20
An Ordinance.

To authorize the Central Elevated Transit Com.
an Eievated RAILROAD Through and over certain
| streets and avenues in Jersey City.
Transit Company. q body corporate Of the state Of
New Jersey. have filed u petition for the location Of
the ferry Of the Central Raiiroad u New Jersey nc
Communipaw on the Hudson River. 70 the westerly
avenue, c~omformabiy 70 the route designated in
Consents Of The oWners Of 1t least one-haR Of he
property fronting on the portions Of each street or
And whereas the construction and operation Of
such elevared railroad Will greatly facilitate pnplic
Therefore. the Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey city
Section L-That permission Is hereby granted to
eae GeacTa m nisHaisa and hdae operS S1'a ID eiey va q sGe rail,
road with two tracks and the necessary switches
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westerly over and along Johnston avenue to and
street. thence westerly oyer and along Oswego
s.ress 70 eri iae we prepsr eng cr raeasUsi G soenes wssta ays.
nue., Clifton place and summit avenue TO the east
and along Jswett avenue to and across West Side
avenue; together with she right to cross all inter-
railroad through said streets ana avenues Tue SUP
or steel, resting upon foundation piers OF brick,
concress or stone as, eng deg loeatsd As far As nossIble on
| ance longitudinafiy between said posts shall be
,nay if he ff oand ii neees assy i 10 thes p 70 psrs eons Mn Se,io N
| OF the road, to set them nearer together; ana that
tween tie surface Of me street and the undes side
Of tho lowest beam or girGer of said elevated road,
braced and strengIhenea; that in. Jewett avenue
the tracks Of said eompsny shall be located upon
the superstructure and over the carriage way OF the
avenue,
epcs Of the people yNio Wish to Use the said elevated
railroad. shall build along its line and over the
s snd avenues ena iutefsectina he ahesss same. os su stneeSs
stations piattorms ana Stairway, az snitable and
walks next to the curb stone. I19 ~
aection 4,77That said Company in constructing
not be well avoided. in which case it shall
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around the posts ana stairways as it found them
Section 5wlhat whenever in crossing intersect-
ing streets and avenues said Company shall deem
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as not to Interfere unnecessarily with the ordinary
section 6.-That said Company may whenever
necessary in carrying ogl the constrnction Of its
and operation Of its superstructire in, the streets,
to the adjoining properly chat the provisions
hereof shall Ue carried out under the supervision OF
the Committee on streets OF the Board OF Alder
sectien 5.-That the cars on such elevated rail.
to be put and Kept IN motion by stationary steam
power. located A. such conyepient point Or points
OF electiic power, but in no case shalt steam loco
4 motives be used.
Section S.-That the fare on said elevated railroad
for narrying onespsrson ON ths same, either way,
| SeoIiOn A.-That said Company shall commence
work on said railroad within one year from the dave
OF the final passage Of this ordinance. unless delayed
by legal proceedings. f attU4Es- NNsa
Section 10. said Company shall pay all
taxes and other nllnicipaI charges which may be
lawfully imposed upon 1t and Its propsrrv In Jersey
City. and whenever the gross earnings OF said rall
road in any year shall exceed the sum OF the actual
cost Of operating and manufacturing said railroad, ali
taxes and other nun fcipal, charges, the interest ON
its bonded debt, and the dividends Of six per cent
upon Its paid up capital stock, thsh (tanl per ceut
OF such excess shall lie paid over to the City Treas
urer for the use of the city.
Section IL said Company shall not use any
portion of its superstruc ture above any Of said
s~rreets,or avenues west OF the National Docks Rail
way company for the storag OF cars when not in
Secuon j2.-That said Company shall not exercise
any az the franchises granted by this ordinance
until 1t shall have hled a bond to the city. with rwl
or more Sufficient ~slireties.. In the shin. OF Fifty
Thousand dollars to faithfully comply with all tbs
provisions OF this ordinance. said bond to he az
prorsp by the law officers Of the city and this Board
Passed December -. 1885,
JOIN 4, SCOTT, CHARLES w. ALLEN.
City Clerk. I go President.
Approved January 10, 1870
ORESTES CLEVELAND.
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