The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-27
CHAPTER CXXXYI.

A Further Supplement- to an act entitled
IAN act to authorize cities to construct
sewers and drains and to provide fer
the payment OF the cost thereof" APP
proved March eighth, one Thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.
/. Be il enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New jersey,
That where any sewer is constructed
through private lands under the act to
which this Is a supplement or under any
supplement- OF said act, and such sewer is
built in and through a street or streets
laid outR!and shown on maps of the city.
but the same or the portion thereof
through which the sewer Is built on such
private lands have not been laid out, used
or dedicated as a public thoroughfare,
that the commissioners appointed to esti-
mate and assess the benefits shall make
and include in such assessment the bene-
fits conferred by the construction of such
sewer on such private lands, which ASSESS
ment, so far as It relates to such private
lands, shall not. however, be O lien there
on until said street or streets or avenue
through such private lands, or a part of
such street or streets or avenue shall be
opened or dedicated by, or used as pub
lie Jhoroughfare with the consent of, the
owner or owners, or until the owner or
owners of such private land connect the
same, or part thereof. with such sewer,
or until such street or avenue or part
thereof shall be opened by the authori-
ties OF the city according to law, and upon
the happening of any or all of the above
events application may be made by
the board of aldermen or common council
of any city wherein such sewer has been
constructed to the circuit court of the
county of which application the owner
or owners of such land shall have ten
days notice Republication in two news
papers printed and circulating In such
oil Z Oft On
some adjourned day, to the satisfaction
Of said court of any of the aforesaid facts.
the judge of such court shall certify to
the city clerk of such city that the matter
has been heard by him, that he is satisfied
OF the facts and that from and after the
date Of such certificate that the said as
sessments, so far as they relate to the
land then IN question, shall be and remain
lien on the said lands; and the city
clerk shall make aud certify to the officer
charged with the collection of sewer as
sessments u copy OF the said certificate.
and from and thereafter the said asses s.
ments shall be payable, and unless paid
within sixty days therefrom interest as
on the other assessments shall be charged
aud collected Herewith.
2. And be It enacted, That the ASSESS
menus for benefits conferred, assessed
under the act to which this is a supple
ment and all the supplements thereof, ex-
cepL tnht On private lautiS anu particular ty
provided for in the above section, shall DC
a lien on the lands assessed from the time
the report thereof Is confirmed by the
court, and shall be due and payable there
from, and that interest and ht the rate OF
seven per. centrum per annum shall be
charged thereon and collected Herewith
from and after sixty DAYS from the con-
tirmation of the said report.
3. And be it enacted, That in case the
persons owning or representing more
than a majority 81 the lineal frontage
along the fine Of the street or streets or
private lands through which it Is proposed
TO construct sewer object to the con-
struction of the same in the manner pre-
scribed in said act or supplements,
the board Of alderman or common
council of any city may, notwithstand-
ing such objections, proceed and con-
struct the said sewer under the act
to which this is a supplement or any
supplement- thereof, including this, and
assess the benefits conferred as provided
therein; provided, the said board of alder
men or common connoil deem it necessa-
ny so to do and the ordinance providing
for the construction thereof is adopted
by three-fourths vote of said body.
T. And be it enacted, That all acts so
far as they conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved April Z, 1890