The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-02
OF NEW JERSEY

CHAPTER ccxxxiv.


mullrel0nerS snlll Dp0in three dis
Greet persons. residents and freehoidcri
Of she town. 70 be commissioners of a.
sessmenf, d who shall hold their Cfhce.
for three years, the said commissioned.
shall make ali assessments for improve
ments Of every kind under this net; pro.
vldcd, that If any Of such commissioner
o. assessment shall he interested Ia the
matter Il any such assessments. the board
OF commissioner hall appoint some dis.
erect and impartial freebooter or free.
holders, resident in said town. to act IN
regard 10 such assessments IN lieu Of sucn
commissions or commissioners Of as
sessment Interested therein as aforesaid;
and every report Of assessments made by
commissioners Of assessments shall be
accompanied by the oath or affirmation Of
each commissioner making the same that
he IS not interested, directly or indirectly.
in the natter Of the as sesment. and that
he has performed his duties in relation
thereto honestly, faithfully and Impair
partially 70 The best Of bis ability. sEill
and understanding, which oath or afirma-
ton the clerk OF said town is hereby
authorized TO administer. and the first
commissioners appointed under this act
shall determine among themselves by lot
which Of them shall serve for one, two
and three years rest e~ctiyely. and there
after annually one commissioner shall be
appointed to serve for the full term of
three years.
Il. And be it enacted, That the board
OF commissioners shall have power and
they are hereby authorized by ordinance
10 lay out, Omen, straignten. widen and
extend any street. avenue or highway or
any part or section thereof, and to make
and appropriate for such purpose any
necessary lands aud real estate upon max
ing compensation to the owners thereof
as hereinafter provided; to provide for
grading and altering tue grade of streets
80 ~ - = L. H.
macGGamizing. guttering, curbing. bridg-
ing, plaukinG. Rraveling, paving and re-
pairing the same: 10 make ahd adopt a
general plan Of sewerage and drainage
Tor such Town or any section thereof, con
formally to which all sewers. drains, re-
ceiving basins and ell other appurten-
ances or public drainage shall be made;
TO provide for the building aud construct
ing Of public sewers and drains. and or
taking land and real estate for building
the anne.
Is. And be 1t enacted, That streets shall
be laid out, opened, Strengthened, extend
| ed, wfdenea or otherwise changed as to
their boundaries. ia the following
ner. and not otherwise: a petition in
writing, signed by ten or more freehold
srs, residents 10 the town, and owning
land IN the vicinity of the improvement
desired. shall be presented to the board of
commissioners, setting forth accurately
VIC Improvement AE1AACAr 4AA AAN HEA+~
TONERS shall deposit with the treasurer
such sum OF money as the board shall
direct, being sGflicsent to cover the ex-
pense incurred ia case such Improvement
shall not be ordered. X the board shall
favor the petition, the same shall be re-
Re red to the commissioner Of a assessment.
n a surveyor not interested in such
Improvement, who shall thereupon make
a map CT such Improvement, showing the
real estate TO be aiken therefor. IN the
judgment OF said commissioner of as
sessment will be specially benefited there
by designating each lot ana parcel on said
map by a number. aid commissioners OF
practicable. the name OF the owners Of
such zeal estate to be taken aud property
TO be benefited, and the interest OF each OF
the owners Of real estate to be taken, aud
when such names or estates are not
known they shall 50 report: they shall
also appraise the value of the interest of
each known owner of real estate TO be
taken. and the damage to be done to such
owner by taking the same; and
where the esta es in any plot
Of land are unknown, they shall
appraise the value Of, or the damage
lone 20 the fee simple: said COM
m~issioners of assessment snail also esti-
mate all other expenses likely in taeir
jndEment, to attend to completion Of the
Improvement; said commissioners of
assessment shall also estimate the amount
likely to be realized from the sale of any
buildings, or parts OF buildings, required
10 be taken on account OF such improve
ment, aud shall so determine The prob
able net cost Of m9king the Improvement;
this probable net cost they shall then
assess upon the iaud 10 he specially bene-
flied In proportion 10 the benefit to be
received; lheIeupon they shall, under
their hands, make a report of the
faofu uHcargufunI ard If tho y
uraisements estimates, determinations
aud assessments made by them
concerning such improvement, and
shall file such report and their map with
The clerk OF the town within thirty days
after The reIerece 10 them, or within
such further lime as the board Of COM
missioners shall grant; thereupon the
said clerk shall cause a notice Of the fling
of the said map and report 10 be printed
in the Official newspaper Of the town, or,
II there lie non in q newspaper pub
.ished in the County aad circulating in
the town, for The period OF two weeks,
which notice shall contain a general de-
cription of the improvement intended, of
tile land to be taken, and OF tie a M TO
be assessed therefor, and shall state the
time and place when aud where the board
Of commissioner viii meet to hear and
consider any objections to said report or
% the Improvement, which may be pre-
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within said period. cause notices TO the
same effect 10 be posted at points not over
three hundred feet apart, the whole line
Of said improvement, the time appointed
for hearing such objections being not less
than ten DAYS after the expiration of said
period of two veeks, and shall also, WITHIN
the said period, serve a copy ofsuen notice
upon resident owners OF real estate affect
ed thereby; but the omission OF the clerk
to serve such notice shall not invalidate
any of such proceedings; and ali objections
at such time and place presented IA writ
ing the said board of commissioner shall
consider and ~adjudicate upon, and The
awards of assessments made III such re.
port may be corrected accordingly, a copy
Of which corrections, signed by the chair
man of the board of commissioners, shall
be filed with the said clerk within
twenty days after the expiration OF said
period of two weeks; II such board Of
commissioners shall then determine to
make such improvement, notwithstand-
ing any objections TO the same, the said
board shall coDiIm such awards, with
The corrections, If any, and pass an ordin-
ance oruering said Improvement to be
made aud completed in such manner as
the board of commissioners may direct
under the supervision of said commits
sioners OF assessment. provided the said
board OF commissioners shall not proceed
TO make such improvement If the owners
of the property subject to more than one
half OF the assessment for the improve
menL shall rsmonstrate against the same
being made; the hoard Of commissioners
shall also pBsS a resolution directing the