The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, SATURDAY, APRIL q, 1888.

2. And be it enacted, That the board of public
works @ Of any any sg = herein authorized nnan or snall nave naye
repair Improve and yacate she streets and aiieys
ike Mss1l manner as the same now are Iaid out. openei.
graded. paved, repaved, improved aad vacated n
sewer constructions. CONNECTIONS, alterations. rS-
pairs and improvements in like manner as the
paired aud in proy we'd in any such city by existing
laws. and 90 construct, repair, maintain,
fon coDtro snu the eps public wafer supply aud the
distribution: sale and use OF the water and Of me
IN like manner as the same nov are eonstructed'
and said board shall nave the power to make, alter
aud amend rules, regulations and ordinances 10
cumbrances in and upon tae streets and ~dewalks;
60 enforce the removal or S. ow and ice from tue
occupants OF the premises fronting thereon. to
regulate and prevent the throwing aad depositing
other material in the streets; 10 regulate and pre-
vent the erection and construction OF any ssooP'
s~trnction or projection in; over and upon
any street or avenue, and to remove the
or occupant Of the premises; to provide
for ana regulate g,,tfe street sea q s1d 9 s%a1R n, to re e g0Isy e anS
prevent the tearing up OF streets for tho purpose
house CONNECTIONS herewith, and the laying OF
conduits for electric wires; to regulate the speed
ing to the use Of streets; ana sad board shall and
may enforce obedience TO al, sucn ordinances re-
impositiion OF fines not eXceedisg afsy dollars or
by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. or
both; any ordinance of the city now in force relat-
ing to any of the above enumerated objecr snail
continue In force and operation until repealed or
modifet by said board.
Q. And be 1t enacted. That section seven of the
act to which this is a supplement be and the same
Is hereby amended S, as TO read as follows:
:. And be IL enacted, That 1t shall be the duty OF
the common council, board of alder men or other
finances Of she cities subject TO the pro DIVISIONS Of
tax of two AID one eighth mills on each dollar on
all the taxable property In such city. such tax to
be levied and collected as and with the general
taxes OF the city. and TO be known as
the fund for the board of public works, and
shall be used by said board of public works
for the purpose OF repairing, cleaning and
improving streets. the repairing and cleaning of
sewers, the repairing and building Of receiving
basins, for srains asd sewers for sanitary pur-
poses; and all repairing and cleaning OF such other
property entrusted to the care and custody of said
board under this act and the supplements thereto;
and said frnd shall be in lieu of all other appro-
priaHous for the purposes aforesaid. to be maoe by
such body or board. except that In case. the public
water supply for the city is leased Or obtained
from a privete corporadon, then q sum equal to the
amount paid for such supply for the last fiscal
year shall also be inserted in the annual tax ordi-
nance, and shall with the said fund be placed to the
credit of said board of public works, and expended
by them as provided in this act
8. And be 1t enacted, That all acts and parts OF
acts Inconsistent herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed. and that this act shall take effect
Approved February %. 1898.