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

AL ACI W pIOflQG lOT Inc Reconstruction
of main outlet sewers heretofore con-
structed at the joint expense of two
cities.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That whenever in this state any
two cities shall have united under legis-
lative enactment and contributed Jointly
to the expense of constructing a main
outlet sewer for the purpose of carrying
of the sewage o. either or both of said
cities; and where it appears that such
sewer answers the purpose OF draining
one of said cities only aud not the other,
and is detriment to the health of the
city not drained by 1t by rea-
son Of the broken and irrepar-
able condition of such sewer, it shall
and may be lawful for the common coun-
Gil or other legislative body of such city
not drained by said sewer TO apply by Pc
tition to supreme court justice for the
appointment of three commissioners to
remove the section of sewer built and
constructed through such city as afore-
said, ana to build and to continue said
sewer from the point where it DIVORCES
from its line of direction in such CITY
drained by it to enter the city represent
ed by such petitioners and ~ carry and
continue the same along the streets and
avenues and through the city using said
sewer, and not through the lands OF any
other city.
q And be it enacted, That il the said
supreme court justice shall be of the
opinion from the evidence offered, that
the section of sewer constructed through
the lands of said petitioners is not used
for the purpose OF drainage by said CITY,
but on the contrary is detrimental to the
lives and health of the citizens represent
ed by said petitioners by reason
of the broken and irreparable condition
of said sewer aud the fiowage of sewer
age, from the same out and upon the
lands OF said petitioning city, the said
supreme court justice shall order that ten
days written notice of such application be
gwen to the city using said sewer for the
purpose ofsbeing heard i'll answer to said
petition, and ii on the return day of such
notice no satisfactory reason be given to
said justice why the said petition sh0nld
not be granted; and if it appears that the
facts alleged in the said petition conform
to the conditions required by this net,
and are substantially true, the said
supreme court Justice shalt then and
there appoint three commissioners, being
residents and freeholders OF the county
to construct and rebuild said sewer from
the point where it divorces in the city
using and drained by it to enter the city
of said petitioners to and through such
city, using ii to such pointas may be con-
sidered most convenient aud best adapted
to connect said sewer with the other
by it; provided, that the said section SO to
be constructed shall not be built in any
portion of another city, than that using
aud drained by said sewer, nor shall it DC
so built as to throw or emit any of its
contents OH the lands of such other city
not using the said sewer so drained BY it.
8. And be it enacted. That the said COM
missioners, SO appointed, after having
been duly sworn, shall have power to
enter into contracts for the construction
of said sewer section, and may employ
such necessary surveyors and agents as
they may deem proper. and shall make or
cause to be made q map of the proposed
route of the said sewer, and die copy of
the same in tho Office of the clerk of such
city drained by the sain sewer, and shall
cause specifications and descriptions of
the work TO be prepared. and shall adyer-
tise for proposals to perform the said
work, in at least two newspapers printed
In such city. for the period of two weeks,
and that the said commissioners shall
have power to make all necessary CON
tracts with contractors for the doing aud
completing of said work and connecting
the said sewer at such point as they may
determine, upon, and that the said con-
nection sewer shall be constructed of
such material as the said commissioners
may deem best adapted and most durable
for the service to DO performed by the
same.