The Jersey City news., 1891-06-09

DOCKS OF s1c1 city or any department.
or official thereof. for The purposes OF coz
structious. erections. improvements. re-
pairs, or tho support. msintenance OF ex-
Deuses OF the public works or municipal
departments or affairs of such city by the
provisions Of this act transferred. com
mitted or placed uuder the management.
control or governments of such Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners OF sucn
city herein authorized, snail thereuDou
Immediately become subie ect TO the sole
aud ABSOLUTE control and power and dis
bursement OF such Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners. and shall there
after be expended only by authority of
such board for the purposes for which
such unsxpended balances of appropria-
lions or receipts were assessed, collected
OF received by such city or the municipal
authorities thereof. anu the same shall be
paid out by such city or its municipal au-
thoritics upon the warrants OF such board
OF street and water commissioners Ia the
manner aud form hereinDefoN provided.
el9. And be IL enacted. That such board
OF street aud water commissioners shall
be invested with the same authority and
power to negotiate loans aud borrow
money, and issue the obi cations or notes
Of such street aud wa ter Commissioners
therefor, aud with liks legal liability for
payment on the part Of such city, as is or
may be now authorized By law and
vested in any public aqueduct or water
board or board OF street and water com
missioners Of sucn city; and such board
OF street and water commissioners herein
authorized shall succeed to and exercise
all the legal powers and authority In
monetary matters in this section men,
toned, as are or could then he lawfully
exercised by such public aqueduct OF
water board o.. board of street and water
commissioners Of such city as aforesaid,
and not otherwise
-. And be It enacted, Thas the said
board OF street and water commissioners
shall keep full aud regular books of ac-
count, aud books for recording the whole
OF their official proceedings, and OF the
different departments thereof. and shall
cause 10 be kept full aud accurate records
Of ali Its transactions; such books and rec
ords shall be open to the examination OF
any person, or persons. appointed for
that purpose by the mayor and common
coHucii or governing board or body OF
such city; aud said board of street and
water commissioners shall, at the close of
each fiscal year of such city. prepare and
make a detailed report to the board of
aldermen, common council, or tue gov
erning board or body Of such city, show
ing the condition of all the public works
AMI property OF such city under the gov
ernment, control aud management of
such board, ana all receipts and expendi-
lures on account of the same or in
connection with such board, and gives
such other Information to such board
Of aldermen, common council. board
of finance or governing board or body,
or 10 the mayor OF such city, in relation
TO the municipal affairs under the gov
ernment. control and management OF
such board of street and water conmis-
sioners. as any such municipal corporate
authority shall require.
2l. And be it enacted. That said board
of street and water commissioners snail
have power, with the consent Of ths
mayor. ana not otherwise, in case there
shall be no official newspapers ia such
city required by law to be designated for
the publication Of the minutes and pro-
ceedings of the various boards thereof, TO
designate and determine from time to
time which of the newspapers published
in such city shall be the official paper or
papers of said board, aua in the same
manner 10 NIX the compensation to be
paid by the city for the services rendered
by said paper or papers, aud thereafter
said paper or papers shall publish all the
minutes and proceedings OF such board,
and all the ordinances thereof, and ali
official notices relative to public improve
ments, and all other works and matters
entrusted 10 the control and management
of said board, and all notices relative to
assessments TO be made therefor.
%. And be 1t enacted, That whenever
there shall now or hereafter exist in any
the powers transferred by this act To said
board Of street and water commissioners.
by requiring concurrence of any sepa-
rate board or municipal officer other than
said board of common council, board OF
aldermen, board OF street aud water com
missioners, or street commissioner, that
this act shall not be construed as dispens-
ing with such concurrence, bnt no con-
currence of any board OF common coun-
Gil, board OF aldermen, board of street
and water com missioner5, or stIeet COM
missioner shall be necessary in any case
under this act in reference to any OF the
powers of said boards which are under
this act transferred to said board OF street
and water commissioners; provided, tnat
said board of street and water commits
sioners shall not enter into any contract
or agreement tor new or other supply OF
water for the use OF the Inhabitants OF
such city until the same shall have been
concurred IN by the board having charge
and control OF the finances of such city
and been approved by the mayor thereof.
%. And be 1t enacted, That no more
than one board of street and water COM
missioners shall at any time be estab-
lished In any city of this state.
"a And be IL enacted, That in case, for
any reason, any section or provision OF
this act shall be questioned iu any court,
or shall be held to De unconstitutional or
invalid, the came shall not affect any
other section or provision OF this act
25. Aud be It enacted, That whenever
there shall be instituted or commenced
auy action or proceeding. at law or other
wise, to try or determine or affect the
title TO Office or the powers, privileges or
rights OF any person appointed under the
provisions OF this act, or TO try or deter
mine or otherwise affect the duties,
rights, powers or privileges under this
act of the mayor OF any city of the first
class in this state, or when any
dispute or controversy shall arise
concerning the rights or title Of any
person appointed to an Office under the
provisions or this act, the chief justice OF
the supreme court shall upon application
being made 10 him for that purpose by
any mayor, appoint special term OF said
supreme court to be held within thirty
DAYS of such application for the hearing
and determining of such action or pro
ceeding or dispute or controversy, and
such action or proceeding or dispute or
controversy shall be heard aud deter
mined at such special term; the fact that
any sucn dispute or controversy exists
may be brought TO the attention OF the
chief justice by the petition or complaint
OF any such mayor.
26 And be it enacted. That the chief
Justice OF the supreme court, upon Rppli-
cation being made TO him for the appoint
ment of a special term as aforesaid,
shall fix the time within which the qaes-
rions To be decided shall be prepared for
submission to said special term, and
shall make such orders as may be neces-
sary to bring into court all persons claim
ing auy right title or interest To or in any