The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-29

| distribution, sale and use OF wstef, and the eoncc-
having power and authority % construct. lmpfovs,
repair, manage, maintain and control the pub
lie parks aud places, iand the public
tains OF other structures, or the erection, ~construc-
tlon, improvement, fepait, mainie1anee, control
and management OF ali public buildings, or real
der the eofporste authority OF such city and not
used exclusively for city hall, or public markets.
hospital OF poor and aims and r~eformatofy pnr-
In the corporate name OF such city real and per
sonal property for any and all the public purposes
OF works as Aforesaid; provided. however, that the
school hou ser. police and fire buiidtngs, shall re-
main nnder thr control Of the board or boards now
or heresfter entrusted with the same rnd'r the
laws governing such city; that the Office OF aqne.
duct or water commissioner OF any such city and
the Office or position OF counsel. superintendent
treasurer, secretary. supervisor. civil or mechan-
tcai engineer. inspector or any other ONCE or ON
Ger, clerk, servant or employe whatever OF such
| nqn, duct or water board or connected with any
authority Thereof, and any and every Office or officer,
| clerk. agent or employe whatsoever connected with
or under the employ Of any street department or
| street comm lfsfoner or superinleDdents oflce or
city sdiyeyot or engineer Sihse Q. regaltmeh', OF
| thority whatever then existing In any such city, or
In or under the corporate authorities thereof, nav
ing in whole or in part the government, eon.rS,,
| and highways. sidewalks. crosswsike, sewers,
docks, wh,rves. piers, bridges, public parks, baths,
, .%oestise,, hereby ts%as; a .isSis % .a Pn1, ,Ss ip soTm Of terms rs
OF Office and employment Of all such officials are
hereby terminated, and all authority and power. OF
| each and every the same shall cease and determine
Immediately on the organization Of such board OF
street and water commissioning, a. here'noeiore
| provided: but the said board Of street and water
| commissioners may cont nue. In their employment
| Temporarily: all or any OF the clerks. seryants and
| subordinate cmployes OF tho various departments
Of the city Rove1lments by this act transferred 10
| the control OF said board, and all books, p.pers,
maps, drawings, profles, records, property, effects.
matters and things whatsoever, used BY orihereio
fore in The custody. charge or under control OF
| such municipal board, body, department., office,
| ofioer, clerk or employe, and appcrta aiming to any
| purpose whatever connected with the exercis, OF
the authority, powers and duties by this net con-
| ferred or contemplated TO be conferred upon such
| board Of street and water comris-ioncrs herein
| provided for and authorized in such city, shall at
once be delivered to such board Of street and wafer
| commissioners, or to the person or persons desig-
| mated by such board to receive the same.
s. And be il enacted. That the board OF street and
water commissioners herein, authorized. shah nave
| full power. iu their discretion. to repave and i'm
prove. according 10 specifications adopted by said
| board for material for any such repaying aiid for
the work in each case. any street, aver ne lane,
| such city. or any pa IT thereof. a portion of the ex-
| pense to be assessed In the same manner as now
provided by lazy, on the property benefited IN pro-
| more than one-third of the cost thereof. and in no
case beyond the benefit received; provided the own
ers or their legal representative owning or repre-,
such street, avenue. lane, alley, highway or public
place, or part thereof. shall petition such beard 70
have the same so repayed and improved; and the
said board shall have power to proceed and do
such repaving aud improving withoutsuch petition.
by unanimous vote of the commissioners of such
board, proceeding in AL things as now required by
law for like street improvements in any snch city
except as herein otherwise provided.
4. And be 1t enacted. That the said board OF
street and water commissioners shall have power, in
addition TO all other powers granted by law to such
board, In their discretion, to change the grade and
so establ Ell a new grade in whole or in part for any
etrcet. avenue, lane, alley, highway or public place,
tina. Is to be repaired or repaved as In this act au-
thorized: and the cost Of all such excavating or grad
ing up or down. or flling in, to bring such street,
avenue, lane, alley, highway or public place, or any
part thereof up to the same grade so established.
shall be borne by such city at large; said board shall
have full power to adopt maps, grades and specid-
cations for cnrbs along any such street. avenue.
lane. alley, highway or public place, or part there
of, and for sidewalks. and may supply, set and re-
set such cutbs and supply, grade, and lay and relay
form to the grade or specifications adopted for
curbs or sidewalks in any snch street. avenue, lane.
alley. highway or public place, and to the new
grade established for any such street, avenue, lane,
alley, highway or pnblic place, or .curbs or side
walks, ii any have been so adopted or established
and the co-t of all such improvements for curbs
and sidewalks, and laying, setting and relaying or
~rcseiting, as the case may be, shall be assessed ac-
cordiDg to law upon the property benefited ard
| upon each piece or parcel of land, In proportion to
The benefit received. but If the cost Shall be more
than the benefit received, then the excess OF cost
| over benefit shall be borne by such city at large:
and all assessments for improvements authorized
by this act shall be made, levied and collected in
form, aud manner as other assessments for similar
| improvements are made. levied and collected in any
such city; and wi,h the st same 9;, PENALTIES at 2 r. for m, non p AZ.
city TO sell the property. for such non-paynient, and
| the said board shall have power to require any
property owner Or property owners 70 alter, repair,
| stones, or other material. and to supply and lay or
set new curb or sidewalk. all in accordance with the
specifications adopted for any spch curb or side.
or owners; and If any such property owner or own
| ers shall neglect or refuse to make the repairs re-
sioners, as herein authorized. for four weeks after
| notice shall have been served upon such owner Or
| owners. mailed TO the last known post office ad-
| dress of such owner or owners nr of his or their
known agents in charge of such property. then the
board may make such repairs and assess the ex-
penee thereof upon such property. to be collected
and with the same penalties for non. payment as are
authorized by law for any such city in cases of
street or sewer improvements and assessments
therefor, including the power to sell the property
| for temperament; that in order to provide a princi.
pal fund IN such city to enable said board OF street
and water commissioners TO repair. and reset curb
stone and sidewalks or hagstone In front OF the
| property Of any owner or owners SO refusing after
notice. the sum of ten thousand dollars shall be APP
propriated and set aside within four months from
| the date of the approval of this act. or after this
act becomes applicable, ont of the license fees re-
ceived in such city for permission 10 sell spiritnous
aud malt liquors In such city by the board having
charge and control of the finances in such city; that
| said fund and all moneys collected by said city from
assessments made under this section shall be kept
apart and used from time to time by said board OF
steeet and water commissioners tor the purpose Of
| repairing and ~resetting ctirbstones and sidewalks
and fiagstones in the streets of said city, and tor no
other purpose.
and water commissioners herein provided for shall
have power. in their discretion, TO repaye. repair or
Improve, at public expense. any part OF any street,
that has been paved, to be paid out of The funds
rsised by the issnc of licenses for the sale of spirit;
uons or malt liquors heretofore appropriated under
existing laws for that purpose in such city. on
which may hereafter be appropriated for that pur-
pose in any such city Under the authority conferred
by this act.
the board having charge and control OF the finances
in any city of the frst class to appropriate and set
apart annually; with the consent Of the mayor. ior
the time this act becomes applicable. ont of the i,
cense fees received in such city for licenses 10 sell
paving. repairing and improving of paved streets
and public places in such city. and said moneys
when so appropriated shall be disbnrsed, applied
and expended for such purposes exclusively by said
board Of street and water commissioners. and by
no other board or authority nor for any other pur-
pose whatever.
q. And be It enacted, That whenever In any such
city the board of street and water commissioners
provided for In this act, shall make any contract for
opening, grading, improving, paving or repairing
any etfett- hNcnue. lane. alpc., highway UT pubhe
place, or the construction or repair of any sewer or
drain. or for the construction or laying OF any aque-
duct or water main or pipe, or the construction,
building. or repairing of any reservoir, park, dock.
basin, bulkhead, bridge, pump, pumping appara-
tus. boilers. chimney, building machinery or other
structure. or for the use or occupation Of any street
or sidewalk, or the cleaning of streets, avenues and
highways, sidewalks and public places; or the col
lection and removal Of ashes, otal. garbage and
other refuse matter from dwellings. buildings and
other premises in such city, or the construction or
improvement OF any public work, matter or thing,
or for he purchase of real or personal property
above the sum of five hundred dollars. or for any
other purpose. for the faithful execution and per-
formance of which contract or agreement the con-
tractor shall be required by snch board to give bond
or bonds, such bond or bonds shall first be APP
proved as to suficiency by the board. and as TO
form by the counsel ct such board of street and
water commissioners Of such city rs provided for In
this act, and no contract shall be binding upon such
city, or become effective or operative. until such
bond or bonds are 20 approved by such board and
counsel: the president of such board shall have
power to examine the propo sed bondsmcn under
oath. If he shall so desIre, or shall be so instructed
by such board. but such board shall not be bound
by any statement that msy be made by such pro-
posed bondsmen. but shall have full aud absolute
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