The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-25
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iCPC~lCu3 stuo uuoJ GlLS dCb SAhl1
take effect immediately.
Approved March "a. 1892.
CHAPTER eli.
An Act authorizing towns and town.
ships which are adjacent to a city in
the same county to lay out, open and
construct a road or street connecting
with a road or street in such adjoining
city.
L. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That where any town or town,
ship of this state is or may be situated
adjacent;t to a city in the same county. it
shall be lawful for. and full power and
authority is hereby vested in, the council
or town committee of any such town or
township in the maune hereinafter pro-
vided to lay out. open or construct a road
or street aud Such branches thereof as
may be deemed ad visable, in and through
such town or township, or ON portion
thereof. to and into the territory of such
adjoining city. so as Co make a safe and
convenient connection of such road or
street with q road or street in such All
Joining city; provided, however. that it
shall not be la awful to change or disturb
the grade or alter this lines of any raad
or streetin any sucn adjoining city with
out Che consent of the proper municipal
authorities thereof.
2. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the council or town committee
of any such town or township at any
time, by the votes OF tWo-thirds of the
members thereof, to pass or adopt a reso-
luton setting forth that in their judg-
ment the interests of such town or town
ship require additional or better facilities
for reAching such adjoining city and that
it is advisable to lay out, open and con-
struc9 a road or street to connect with q
road or street in such adjoining city, and
at any time after the passage or adoption
of such resolution the said council or
Town committee may by resolution,
passed or adopted in the usual manner,
appoint three commissioners who shall
be residents and fre%eholders of such town
or township and who shall perform and
discharge the duties set forth and men,
toned III the next succeeding section of
this act: said council or own committee
shall also appoint a competent surveyor
to assist said commissioners; in case of
the death, resignation, neglect or refusal
to serve or removal from the town or
township OF or by any of the commission
ers SO appointed, the vacancy or vacan-
cies so created may be tlled by appoint
menr in like manner by the council or
town committee e; each of said commits
s1oners, before entering upon the dis
charge of the duties imposed upQn him
by this act. shall make and file with the
clerk OF such town or township an oath
or affirmation that he will faithfully and
impartia ~ and to the best of his ability
and understanding psrform the duties
imposed upo him by this act.
3. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty OF said commissioners to cause
surveys to be made, and to determine,
locate and lay out a practicable route for
such road or street, aud such branches
thereof as they may deem advisable to
lay out, and the lines, termini, width and
grades thereof. and shall show the same
upon u map to be made BY them for that
purpose; they shall consider and deter
mine what lands and improvements will
be required to be taken therefore, aud
shall exhibit the same on said map or on
a separate map: they shall estimate,
ascertain and determine the probable
total cost of constructing such rcad or
street and branches thereof, and to that
end shall estimate the probable cos and
damages which the taking Of lands and
improvements therefor will require to
be paid; the probable cost of grading,
tagging, curbing, paving, macadamizing
aud draining the same, aud the probable
cost of bridges, ~trestles and other de-
tails of the improvements; and they
shall also estimate all other costs and
expenses which in their judgment will be
necessarily Incurred in the construction
OF such Q or street and branches there
of; after estimating and determining as
aforesaid the probable total cost of CON
struction, said commissioners shall ascer-
tain and determine what lands in such
town or township will be specially bene-
flied by Gh- construction of such road or
street and branches there of. and shall
make a map showing such lands aud each
separate lot or parcel OF lane which will
be so specially benefited. on which map
each lot or parcel shalt de designated by a
letter or number: they shall then make
IN assessment of the total cost of con-
~struction, estimated as aforesaid, as fol-
lows: they shall assess upon the town
or township at large an amoun
equal TO thirty per centum of such
estimated total cost. and the residue
OF such estimated total cost they shall
assess, as far as practicable. upon the
lots and pa GELS of fand in such town or
township which will be specially bene-
flied In proportion to the benefit whic h
each lot or parcel will receive. aud no lot
or parcel shall be assessed more thar it
will be SO specially benefited. and il the
aggregate amount Of snch probable as
sessable special bebefits shall be less than.
the said residue ofysthe estimated total
cost OF construction, the excess of sucn
cost shall be assessed upon the town, or,
township at large;s they shdll make a.
sshedulasswhfch shall a~ccoipDanY their
said mac, iihHsat whinh they shall set forth
the letter AlRlimber of eactl lot or MARCEL
of land' assessed, the nantes of the
owners thereof so far as the same can
be ascertained by Them, and the amount
OF probable assessment for 11speciaI bene-
fits thereon; the said commissioners shall
make report inwritihg tostbeicouncil or
township comfalttee Oh, theefacts and mat
tiers ~ascertained bytheil, auhsof the de-
examinations, estimates, ADVERTISEMENTS
and assessments made by them, which
report shall be accompanied by the sur
veys, maps, plans ana schedules by them
made. 5
A. And be It enacted, That upon receiv-
Ing such report the town council or COM
Of the town or township, .and shall. by
resolutions appoint the time and place