The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-13
CHAPTER XIII.

"A supplement- 10 an act entitled A act
to authorize the board of chosen free
holders Of n OF the several counties Of
this state to lay out, open, construct.
improve and maintain a public road
therein, approved April seventh, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of New Jer-
sey, in lieu of, and in substitution
for, the one set of, or the three commits
sioners provided for in the sixth section
OF the act to which this is a supplement,
there shall be appointed in the in
said section provided. such number, sets
or divisions OF commissioners, to consist
Of three members in each set or division,
and not exceeding six sets or divisions In
all, as the Justice Of the supreme court in
said section mentioned, In his discretion,
shall deem 1t expedient to appoint. for
the performance OF the duties and SER
vices therein mentioned; and in the order
making the appointment Of each of said
sets or divisions OF such commits
s~ioners, the said supreme court JUS
tice shall designate and specify the
territory or portion of the o
aforesaid, or any other or connecting road
or roads provided for in any act supple
mentary to said original act, in and over
which they. that Is to say, each set or d.
vision OF such commissioners, may oper-
ate and exercise jurisdiction; and to this
end said justice is hereby authorized. in
his discretion, to divide the whole terri
tory or length OF said road, as well as the
other or connecting roads aforesaid, from
one end to the other, into sue number of
sections or divisions not exceeding six In
all, as he may deem proper; and SAID
commissioners aud each set or divisions
thereof, within their several Jurisdictions
as herein provided for, shall. upon quail
flying and taking the requisite oath, have,
possess and may exercise like power and
perform like duty contlded to and vested
In the three commissioners mentioned in
the act to which this is supplementary;
and the notices and proofs in said sixth
section mentioned and required, and the
proceedings and steps directed therein to
be taken for the appointment OF said
three commissioners originally specified,
and all other provisions OF the act relat-
ing to such commissioners, shall apply 70,
nave force and shall be followed, as near
at least as may be, to the other aud addi-
tional commissioners made necessary and
required by this act; any vacancy occur
ring therein by death, resignation or
otherwise. may be filled by said supreme
court justice, by his appointing To fill the
vacancy, without any other proceedings
or preliminaries than mere eyidenca salts
factory to him Of the death or vacancy a
suitable person qualified as directed in
the original act; any resignation ma be
made effective By the commissioner ten
deriDg the saTne in writing. addressed to
said justice OF the supreme court and Ill
ing it in the Office of the clerk thereof.
2. And be 1t enacted, That where the
said road or any other or connecting road,
as above provided, or any line thereof
shall take in whole, or shall bisect any
building, the said commissioners may
determine, as TO them shall seem most
Just, to take tue whole of said build
ing or so much thereof as stands upon the
lands required for the road, or to require
| the owner or owners thereof to move il
back from and outside of the line of SAID
road, in case the owner or owners have
land enough left for that purpose, and
the appraisement of said commissioners,
having due regard to all attendant ex-
pense, shall be made accordingly; said
commissioners shall also, in all eases. in
| addition to the directions given to them
in the original act, estimate n con-
slider the mount likely TO be realized
OF bindings to be taken or disposed of
for or on accoun of said roads or any of
them.
8. And be It enacted, That if the said
board of chosen freeholders. in the laying
out, location and construction of said o
shall be confronted with a situation of
affairs which to them shall seem to render
it imperatively necessary, expedient and
for the best interests of the county. hat a
portion or portions, section or sections Of
said roads,, not exceeding one thousand
feet in length at any one point or place,
shall be adopted and fixed IN advance of
the fixing of the whole Dad or Whole line,
course and location of said road, as pro-
vided in the original act. aud they shall so
declare by resolution, they shall imme-
diately cause or procure a proper survey
aud map OF said portion or portions, sec
tion or sections TO be made, under the
direction OF the chief engineer of said
road, aud t~hereupon snail nie or cause TO
be filed said survey ana map in the Office
of the clerk of said board; and said board
shall cause public notice TO be given for
| one week, in at least one newspaper cir
cuiating ia said county, of the fling Of
said survey and map for public inspec-
ton. inviting such objections thereto aud
to the adoption in advance as aforesaid.
of the said portion or portions IS nav be
deemed proper to be offered by any per
sou or party claiming to be interested
I therein, all which said objections shall
be made ia writing. signed by the persons
or party making the same. and shall be
filed with the clerk of said board; at the
| expiration of the week last mentioned. or
as soon thereafter as the board shall
assemble, it shall take up aud con-
slider the said objections, il n shall
have been presented. and upon the on
sideration thereof, il said board shall be
Of opinion hat said portion or portions in
said survey and map shown or otherwise
designated should be adhered 10 and fixed
in adyanc Us aforesaid. as a part OF said