The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-27
An Ordinance.

To authorize the Central Elevated Transit Com
pany to locate. construct, operate and maintain
streets and avenues In Jersey City
Whereas the directors of of the Central Elevated
N Sf1ns Jersey ssh have iaie Sp a petition for the location q
the elevated tracks OF It's railway In this city IRON
Communipaw on the Hudson River, TO the westerly
side OF West SIDE Avenue AZ tne derini das;S OF a sewe Il
its articles Of incorporation. ana also the wr1t.en zen
properly fronting on the portions Of each street OF
highway through which said railway Is TO be made:
such elevated railroad viii greatly Facilitate public
travel and be of much benefit TO that section OF
therefore,, the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City
do ordain as follows
Section THAT permission is hereby granted to
the Central Elevated Transit Company, TO locate,
construct, maintain and operate an elevated rail
road with two tracks and the necessary switches
and turnouts over and along the following route:-
Commencing at or near Tne Ferry 6onse on the
on the Hudson River; thence over private property
to the easterly end of johnson avenue; thence
across Grand street to The essteriy end Of oswego
street, thence westerly oyer and along oswsgo
across, private, properly crossin .oTneiis9n ave
nue., Clifton place and summit Ia. avenue 20 sne east o.
and along JeFett avenue TO and across West Side
section THAT In constructing said elevated
railroad through said streets and avenues the SUD
porting posts OF the structure shall be built Of iron
or steel. resting upon. foundation piers OF brick,
a line Just inside the curb stone line; that the dis
ance iongitudinally between said posts shall DO
may be found necessary, in the proper construction
Of the road to set then nearer 5osesner; and that
tween the surface of the street and the under side
OF the lowest beam OF giraer o. SAC shoIi ei bs 1na roaG;
braced aud strengthened; that IN tewett avenue
the tracks OF said Company shall be located upon
the superstructure and over the carriage way OF the
section .-rha said Company, ror tue convent
enee Of the people VINO wish to use the said eievated
railroad. shall build along It's line and over the
and avenues intersecting the same, suitable
stations, platforms and stairwsys at suitable a. and
walks next to the curb stone
sa Sss raiIpoa a,Is mat n naid In G9mp pr ynt l eGes Wlts amy
water pipe Or s sewer connection 2 ;ts,nb unless lies y i sS can
restore nos re M tSe s saine. Or N substitute SstiR Oa oshers 'n for
the same, % the ful satisfaction Of the
OF the streets and sidewalks to as good a condition
around the posts and stairways as 1t found them
section THAT whenever in crossing intersect-
ing streets and avenues said Company shall deem
therein the same shall be erected IN such manner
as not to interfere unnecessarily with the ordinary
public travel on such streets.
section 6.-rhat said Company may when ever
Eess' send " o al 5bstTS oas sns to eOf the constru % ess
and operation Of its superstrncture in the streets,
to the adjoining property; that the provisions
hereof shall DO carried out under the supervision OF
the Committee on Streets OF the board OF Alder
Section T.-That the cars ON such elevated rail
road shall be propelled by means OF a wire cable
70 be put and Kept in motion by stationary steam
power, located az such convenient point or points
as may be necessary for the purpose. or by means
OF electric power, but in no case shall steam loco
motives be used.
for carrying one person ON the same, eth er way,
shall not exceed five cents.
work on said railroad within one year from the date
Of the final passage of this ordinance. unless delayed
by legal proceedings :.
Sect1on M.-That said Company shall pay all
taxes, and other municipal charges which may be
lawfully imposed upon it and its properly 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 maintainings said railroad, all
taxes and other municipal charges, the interest on
its bonded debt. and the dividends of six per cent
upon its paid up capital stock, chen 0enl per cent.
Of such excess shall be paid over to the City Treas
urer for the use OF the city.
portion of its superstru ctnre above any of said
streets or avenues west of the National Docks Rail
way Company for the storage of cars when not in
actual use.
Section l2.-That said Company shall not exercise
any of the franchises granted by this ordinance
until 1t shall have fled a bond to the city, with two
or more sufficient s~ureties, in the sum of hfty
thousand dollars TO faithfully comply with all the
provisions of this ordinance. said bond TO pc ap-
provea by the law officers Of the city and this Board.
Passed December IS, 1889.
JOHN Il. SCOTT. CHARLES w. ALIEN.
City Clerk. ffesiuenL
ORESTEs CLEVELAND.
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