The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-13
CHAPTER cxcn

An Act providing fer changing, altering and reloca-
ting the lines boundaries and location of unopen-
cd streets and avenues, and authorizing the ac-
ceptanee of dedioatious of streets and avenues in
certain cases, in towns, bOroughs and townships
having an official map or map or plan establishing
the boundaries OF streets aud avenues
1. Be ii enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
where in any town, borough township of this
state power and authority is vested in the council
township committee to lay out aud open streets or
avenues conformity to any official map thereof,
map plan establishing the boundaries Of streets
and avenues therein, it shall be lawful for the coun
Gil or township committee OF any such town, bor-
ough township. and they are hereby authorized
and EN- powered, by ordinance adopted by the votes
ol TWO. hirus Oh AZ .he hetueis ,heIeoi 10 ameno
any such map plan by changing altering and re-
locating the lines, boundaries OF any unopened
street avenue, section OF street avenue
shown or designated thereon.
q And be it enacted, That no ordinance
shall be passed or adopted unless a petition
for the same signed by the owners of at least
one-half the land fronting on the street or
avenue or section thereof proposed to be
changed or altered, setting forth particular
ly the changes and alterations of lines boun-
daries and location desired to be made be
presented TO the council or township COM
mittee; upon receiving such petition the
council or township committee may upon
consideration thereof dismiss the same or
may order the same to be published for two
weeks successfully at least once in each
week. in two newspapers published in the
county. and circulating In the town, borough
ing the time and place Ito be fixed by the
council or township committee), when and
where the council or township committee will
meet to further consider and hear all objec-
tons that may b made to such petition, and
at the time and place mentioned In such
notice the council or township committee
shall meet and shall hear all persons who
shall desire to be heard in favor of or against
such petition; and at any time thereafter the
said council or township committee may
either dismiss said petition OF pass the orii-
nance prayed for therein; upon the passage
of any such ordinance the changes and alter
atoms in the lines boundaries and location
of any street or avenue, or section of street
or avenue therein made or authorized shall
be delineated ON said official map, map or
plan, and when such street or avenue or sec
thereof shalt be thereafter laid out and open
ed, II shall conform to the changes and alter
ations made in and by such ordinance
8. And be 1t enacted That where in any
such town. borough or township as aforesaid
the owner or owners of any tract or tracts of
land shall have laid out the same into blocks.
streets or avenues which do not conform to
or correspond with the blocks, streets and
avenues laid down on any such official map,
map or plan, and have dedicated or shall
hereafter dedicate such streets and avenues
to public use. Ii shall be lawful for the coun-
Gil or township committee thereof by resolu-
ton adopted by the votes of a majority of all
the members to accept such dedication and
thereafter the streets and avenues SO laid out,
dedicated and accepted. shall be legal streets
and avenues and may be graded. tagged, paved,
severed and otherwise improved or repaired
in the manner prescribed by law for the i'm
proving and repairing of streets and avenues
in such town or townships.
4. And be it enacted That all acts and parts
of acts, general, special, local. public or pri-
vate, inconsistent with the provisions of this
act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
8. And be il enacted That this act shall
take effect immediately,
Approved March y, 1892.