The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-22

A Further Supplement to an act entitled A act
concerning roads" Revision, approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four.
/. BE il enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey. That the town
ship committee OF each township shall have the
full supervision, management and control OF the
making and repairing of all roads in said township,
and may make and repair the same by hire or by
contract, and for that purpose may annually appoint
a competent person or persons to superintend the
making and repairing of all roads and, cutting and
removal of all briars and weeds, and shall hold
his position at the pleasure of the township COM
mittee.
2. And be it enacted, That the township commit
tee Of each township may procure machinery, I'M
Elements, stone, gravel and other material, and hire
laborers and teams necessary and proper for max
ing and repairing all roads aforesaid, and to make
and repair the same, and may have the power to
purchase gravel pits and stone quarries and take
title to the same in the name of the township.
s. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be
lawful for the said township committee, at any
time after the road tax in any year shall be ordered
to be assessed and before the same is collected, to
pledge the credit of the township for a loan OF loans
of any sum of money not exceeding four-fifths of
so much of such tax as shall be assessed. to be by
them expended in paying the expense of such max
ing and repairing OF The roads of said township for
the current year, and the road tax for that year,
when collected, snail first De applied to repay such
loan. and so much thereof as shall not be needed
for such payment shall be used by said township
committee in paying the expenses of making and
repairing the roads us Aforesaid.
4. And be it enacted, That hereafter all taxes as
tttfCul OT nihhiD8 anu repairing luiuHs HHuA u Z
paid in money and collected by the collector of said
township at the same time and in the same manner
as other taxes are collected in said township for
other township and county purposes, and the taxes
SO collected to be Immediately paid over TO the town
ship treasurer, who shall disburse the same on
warrants drawn by the township committee.
8. And be it enacted, That 1t shall he the duty of
the township committee of each township TO cstis
mate the amount of money they deem advisable TO
expend for making and repairing the pubic roads
for their respective townships for the ensuing year,
and to publish the same at the same time and in
like manner as the financial statement of the town
ship is now required to be published.
o. And be 1t enacted, That it shall not be lawful
for any township to raise by tax, for road purposes,
in any year, a greater amount than is estimated and
Published by the township committee in the annual
statement of that year, except as hereinafter pro-
vided for.
{. And be it enacted, That whenever the inhabi-
tnts of any township owning lands along any Sec
ton of road therein, or other persons, shall contrib
ute u certain amount OF money for the improve
ment of said road, they shall make such PROPOSE
ton to the town m in writing, who shall
publish the same in their next annual statement,
and the said committee shall submit such PROPOSE
tion to the legal voters of such township. aud the
said voters shall VOC upon the SAINT, and If q major
ity of the voters shall vote an equal or less amount,
then such an amount so voted shall be levied and
assessed in addition to the annual road tax and in
the same manner as other township taxes arc as
sessed and collected: but if the properly owners
along any section in any township shall contribute
the whole amount necessary in making or repairing
said road, then they shall have the control OF the
expenditure of the same, with the approval of the
township committee; provided, that the entire
amount assessed under this bill shall not exceed in
any one year one-half of one per centum of the as
sessed valuation of the property of the township for
the preceding year as shown by the duplicate OF as
sessment for the township.
s. And be it enacted, That it shall he lawful for
any person or persons owning lands adjoining a
public road or highway in any township, to CON
struct sidewalks on said highway along the line of
said land.
o. And be it enacted, That when a sidewalk shall
have been constructed as aforesaid, every person
who shall ride or drive a horse, team or other yehi-
Gle thereon, except for the purpose of crossing
the same when necessary 50 to do. shall forfeit and
pay the sum OF five dollars to the uso of said town
ship, to be sued for and recovered by any person
who shall sue for the same.
10. And be 1t enacted, That all general acts in
consistent with this act are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect Immediately provided,
that nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal
or in any wise affect the act constituting Essex
public road board. approved March thirty-lrst one
Thousand eight hundred and siNty-nine, or any sup
PIGMENT thereto. or any act amendatOry thereof or
relating or applicable thereto. or any act in relation
TO turnpike roads, or any act which has been or
may be passed TO enable boards OF chosen freehold
ers to acquire, improve or maintain public roads.
Approved March IL, 1891.