The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-01
CHAPTER CCXXXIX.
An act in reference to cities Of the fourt
claae

An act in reference to cities Of the fourth
class.
l. Be il enacted by the Senate and Gen
eru Assembly of the State OF New JERSEY.
That in all cities in this state OF the fourth
class that Il shall be lawful for the CITY
council, or board Of aldermen, OF other
governing BODY having cbarge and main
tenance OF streets in such cities. to pro
vide by ordinance for the paving. trunk
ing or otherwise improving any of its
streets.
2 Aud be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for such governing body To assess
and collect from prcDerty owners a pro-
portionate part of the cost of paving
streets fronting their property. not 10 ex-
coed one-half of such expense, when two
thirds OF the property OF m street or
block shall have been represented in petit
ton 10 council asking for such improve
ment, and said council or govern
ing body may apply to the circuit
judge for the county in which Such
city is situated for the appointment
Of three commissioners TO determine aud
assess the benefits upon the real estate
peculiarly benefited by such improve
hent, and said Judge Is hereby empower
ed TO appoint such commissioners under
such rules ashe shall prescribe imam order
to be by him made, said commissioners
shall be sworn and shall determine and
report under an order of said Judge the
benefits assessed upon each parcel or lot
of real estate peculiarly benefited by such
imp rovement, and the amout SO fixed and
assessed by them against ~ lot or par
Gel SO benefited shall be and rem ain a
lien thereon until paid to the extent OF
the proDortionate amount thereof. which,
according to the ordinance providing for
said Improvement, is to be borne and
paid by the owners of the real estate
peculiarly benefited by said Improvement
xVhau said nrnnnrfIou IL maid thar tfan
shall be cancelled.
3. And be it enacted, That It shall be
lawful for council for the purpose Of
securing proper drainage to cause TO be
MAIDS such changes In existing street
grades as may be found necess Try, and to
compel property owners to conform to
such grades. ana all grade lines shall be
given by a city surveyor and known as a
permanent grade, and when SO b.
lished and paved no property owner,snall
be liable for further expense that may be
caused by any change of srade.
4 And be II enacted, Tint it shall be
lawful for such governing body for the
purpose Of detraying expenses incurred
In such street improvements, to Issue
bonds payable In not less than one or
more than twenty years. in any sum or
sums not exceeding two hundred tn ou-
sand dollars.
s. And be it enacted. That it shall be
iaNlul lOf suCu governing Ubtg 70 cause
to be levied annually a special tax not to
exceed ten cents per hundred OF assessed
valuation, which amount SO received shall
constitute a sinking fund 10 be used only
for the purchase or payment Of said
bonds.
6. And De it enacted, That no provision
of Limitation or Indebtedness containe /
in the charter of any city shall in any
way interfere with any Of the provisions
of This act.
:. And be It enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved April 16. 1891.