The Penn's Grove record., 1892-07-01

An Act providing for changing. altering and
relocating the lines boundaries and local
ton of unopened streets and avenues. and
authorizing the acceptance of dedications
OF streets and avenues IN certain cases I'm
towns. boroughs and townships having an
Official map. ormap or plan establishing the
boundaries OF streets aud avenues
1. be 1t enacted by the senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
where In any town. borough or townahip of
this state power and authority is vested In the
council or township committee TO lay out and
open streets or avenues in conformity to any
official map thereof. or map or plan establish
ing the boundaries of streets and avenues
therein. 1t shall be lawful for the council or
township committee of any such town. Dor
ough or to snship. and they are hereby au-
thorized and empowered. by ordinance adopt
ed by the votes of two-thirds of all the men,
bers thereof. to amend any such map or plan
by changing. altering and relocating the lines
boundaries and location of any unopened
street or avenue. or section Of any street or
avenue shown or designated thereon.
2. And be 1t enacted. That no ordinance
shall be passed or adopted unless a petition
for the same signed by the owners of at least
one-balf the land fronting on the street or
avenue or section thereof proposed to be
changed or altered. setting forth particularly
the changes and alterations of lines. bound
aries and location desired to be made be pre-
sentcd to the council or township committee;
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 success
sively. at least once In each week, In two
newspapers published in the county and Cir
c~ulating In The town. borough or township
together with a notice designating the time
and place Ito be fixed by the council or town
ship committeel when and where the council
or township committee will meet to further
consider and hear all objections that may be
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 petiti0n; and at any
time thereafter the said council or township
committee may either dismiss said petition or
pass the ordinance prayed for therein; upon
the passage of any such ordinance the changes
and alterations 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
section thereof shall be thereafter laid out
and opened. it shall conform TO the changes
and alterations made in and by such ordi-
nance.
3. 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 and 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 street and avenues
to public use, 1t shall be lawful for the coun-
Gil or township committee thereof by resolu-
ton adopted by the votes of q majority OF all
the members. to accept such dedication. and
the thereafter the streets and avenues 80 laid
out, dedicated and accepted. shall be legal
streets and avenues. and may be graded.
Tagged. paved. severed and otherwise i'm
proved or repaired In the manner prescribed
by law for the improving and repairing OF
streets or avenues in such town or town
ships.
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.
S. And be in enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Passed March %. 1892.