The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13

the person or persons appointed to fill
such vacancies shall be entitled to the
like compensation and be subject to the
same responsibilities and penalties as IL
elected at the annual election as afore-
said.
13. Aud be it enacted, That the borough
clerk, judge and inspectors of election,
collector, assessor. chosen freeholder, sur
.veyors of the highways, commissioners
tof appeal and pound keeper, shall re-
/ spectiyely possess the powers and per-
form the duties of like officers in any
township of this State, so far as shall be
consistent with the provisions OF this
act; and in addition The said bor-
ough clerk shall attend all meet
fngs of the council of said borough,
keep accurate minutes of their proceed
ings, and record the same in q book to be
provided for that purpose, and IN like
manner record all ordinances passed by
the council, and shall do and perform all
such other duties as the said council may,
from time to time, prescribe; and the
power and duties of the treasurer OF said
borough shall be the same as collectors of
townships of this state, and such other
powers and duties as are provided for in
this act, or shall be enjoined by the ordl-
nances of said council.
IA. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the collector, who shall be
borough treasurer, o receive, collect and
pay out ell moneys due or belonging to
said borough, whether for taxes, assess
lnents, arrears of taxes or otherwise, and
safely keep and disburse the same under
the direction of the council, and shall pay
out the same only upon the warrant OF
said council, signed by the mayor and
countersigned by the clerk, and no war
rant on the borough treasurer shall De
authorized except in pursuance or an
order of said council passed at stated
meeting and entered on their minutes;
and such warrant shall be made ana num-
bered payable to the order OF the person
or persons to receive the same, and shah
specify for what purpose the amount
therein mentioned is directed TO be paid;
the said treasurer shall keep n record or
the proceedings affecting the revenue Of
said borough, and shall make out annual
ly on the first Tuesday in March, or often
er should tas council require, and publish
in q newspaper printed in the county in
which said borough is situate, ii any there
be, a detailed and true statement of all
moneys into the treasury and of all
moneys disbursed therefrom from the
commencement of his official year to the
date aforesaid, and file copy with the
borough clerk.
10 And be it enacted That the said
council shall have power TO pass, enforce,
alter and repeal ordinances TO take effect
within said borough for the following
purposes, viz, to lay out open, widen,
vacate, alter, grade fill up, straighten,
extend, clean, repair, refill, establish, al
ter and regulate the grade and grading of
all streets. avenues and roads, sides and
crossWalkS, to ascertain and establish the
grade and boundaries of all streets, pub
lie alleys, roads and sidewalks in said
borough, and to autheD ticate any and all
of said improvements by maps or other
wise; provided, That the grade being thus
established shall not be altered except by
consent of the owners of rwo-5hirds of the
frontage affected by such alteration; for
the regulating, paving, graveling, cleans
ing and keeping III repair the streets and
roads, highways, alleys land crosswalks
in such borough; for regulating the
planting and protection of shade trees;
for preventing or removing all obstruc-
tions, eneroachments, cumbrances and
nu1sances, or any of them, from the
streets, roads, highways, sidewalks,
alleys, enclosures and lots in such
borough, for ascertaining and establish
ing the boundaries of all streets, alleys
and sidewalks in such borough; for caus-
ing the territory embraced within the
boundaries of such borough to be &c
curately surveyed and mapped for roads,
streets and avenues. for grading paving,
gravellng and laying sidewalks in such
borough, for preventing and removing
all Instructions, impediments or nui-
sances on any street or street crossing
caused by any railroad company or its
agents; for preventing persons from rid
ing and driving or passing over or upon
the sidewalks, except when necessary to
cross the same with horses, wagons, carts
or carriages of any description; for light
ing the streets and alleys in SAID borough;
for preventing or regulating the running
at large of horses, cattle, goats, geese,
dogs aud swine; for preventing the i'm
moderate riding or driving through or
in and street or alley of such
any riots. routs, disturbances, breaches
of the peace or disorderly assemblages
in any street, alley, house or place in such
borough; for the erection OF fountains
and statues. and for sinking and regulat-
ing pumps, wells and cisterns in the
streets, parks, squares or enclosures of
such borough; for the extinguishing of
and truck companies; for regulating the
keeping of gunpowder and other combus-
tlble or dangerous material; for the
cleansing of chiinneys ana regulating the
same; for appointing policemen, regular
or special, watchmeu and other subordi-
nate officers, and prescribing their powers,
duties and compensation; for establishing
and regulating one or more public
pounds; for restraining Migrants. mendi-
cantS and street beggars; for erecting
repairing and regulating Il borough hall,
borough jail and such other public build
liSS Us may DO necessarily lOf PRESERVING
peace and good order; for preventing and
suppresslng all gaming and disorderly
houses; for regulating or preventing the
carrying on OF any trade. business or
manufacture likely to promote or cause
fire, or to endanger the health or well
being of the inhabitants of such bor-
ough; for the sewerage or drainage of
such borough; for laying down iron, lead
glass, wood or other pipes for the
conveyance of water or gas in the
streets, highways, alleys and side
walks of said borough, and
for regulating the same; to provide
for the erection ana maintaining OF gas
and water-works in such borough; for
the suppression OF vice and immortality; for
the licensing of and regulating butchers,
hawkers aud hueksters, peddlers and
pitt hucksters; for licensing and reguiat-
ing or prohibiting restaurants, bowling
alleys, billiard saloons. oyster houses and
cellars, and the said council shall or may
enact or pass such aud SO many other
ordinances or bylaws for the peace, good
government, order well-being and con-
venience of such borough as they may
deem necessary. proper and expedient,
not repuguant to this act or the constitu-
ton OF this State or Of the United States
16. And be it enacted, that every ordi-
nance and every resolution Of the council
affecting the interect of the borough
shall Def0re 1t takes effect, be presented
duly certified TO the Mayor, and the re-
port of the clerk Shall be conclusive
evidence that the said ordinance or resolu-
ton has been so presented to the Mayor;
il ne approves it he shall sign