The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-17
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY
BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER LXxV.

township mi or other governing b)dy, TO
| lay pipes through any priv ate lands or III any Drt-
sate lands shall he required for r eeting reservoirs
desire y : See 20 saks and use Inc water OF aay spring or
springs stream or streams OF. water. o. water
owner Or owners thereof as to the amount of com
pensation 10 DO paid for the laying OF SAID p pes
water rights is the ease NAV bc. by reason OF the
unwillingness OF said owners Of any OF them. to
coun iii, township committee o. otner COVE ming
body may deem reasonable. or by reason OF Ghe
of them, 1t shall be the duty of the justice Of the
s eopre n and Sdd for tie County wherein Sid town or
TOWNSHIP is situated. upon application to him py
other { s7erning body. in the corporate name OF
such tuNn or township, an after ten DAYS prevl-
persons Interested. il known and in this state, or
If unknown or OUT of the state after publication
there II for any time. not less than TWO weeks IN q
newspaper published. in such iown or township;
to appoint th,ee disinterested appraiserS, rem n,
ate. to determine the compensation to be paid or
t pric ea q 1n &c Of pai an Tor Dip said inf Iaadds or Y water rissts IS
The case NAV be; and it shaii be the duty OF salu
NATION faithfully and Impartial t. discharge
the trusts herein rep0sed in them, and artef nav
aays after their appointment. to deliver to said
common council. township committee or other
governing hody. a written appralsement uuder tne
hands and 8 ,aIs of them or a majority II them OF
the award they have made, containing q dni reS ps es
aforesa d. which appraisement the said comm n
council, township committee or other governln.
body shall cause Co be recorded in the registry of
deeds for the said county; ana upon pagmen Mt or
mittee or other 20 serning body. TO such owner
or owners as aforesaid, or some one OF them. OF
then the said common council, township com
mittee or other governing body OF said town os
take posse IS on of the said land or water rig hts
as $ the E case may 1ay be, : f faw the pu sbsiI be- al desmedI
| seized in fee simple of the lands or wa or rights
| required for the erection Of the said reservoirs or,
| other works a aforesaid. and the water supply as
aforesaid; and In case any owner or owners or
s soon Janus me sa'tis. d i out Of the state. then AID in
that case it shall be sufficient for said common
body. to lay the amount which may have been
appraised al AFORESAID INTO court 1a to the ,o eit tx
use of the party or parties entitled TO the same; the
costs oI al which proc seding g snail LUBE be taxed sSd na ~
BY tie comnon council, t1wnsnlp G fnan abfe
or g oi ang s go e y lac Seas That hi Sai IN case case II Common
| council, township ommitt or other governing
owners Of t6ass3id land or water rignts, shall be
dissatisfied with the award OF the appraisers
named in the preceding section, and shall apply 70
a justice of the supreme court OF this STATE, hold
Ing the circuit court in and Tor the county wherein
| after fling of the SAID award; the court shall have
power. upon gooo cause shown 70 SCI : 2 same me
| the trial of the said controversy, TO be iormed Pc
tween ,yeep the ne s : Sia gar Of sh en premises osee to be- h mad. and
the said issue to be tried at the next circuit Court
TO 70 6e II nf fba sam M MAJ manner az a other issues in the said
court are tried; and it shah be the duty OF the SAID
rriT66ts Or damages sustained, and if they shall ind
a greater sum IMAM the said appraisers shall have
then judgment therefor, with costs, shall be en-
tered against said town Or p tpwns SIP and i,Iiy ex sssq1 On
| applied for by the said owner or owners, aud shall
nsa she to ssms COMMITTEES seHe or olher goserning
| bod Of said town or township shall have offer d
| or the said appraisers awarded. then the said costs
to be paid by said applicant or applicants. and
| either Quoted out Of the said sum found by the
court shall direct; hut such application shall not
| prevent the common council. township committee
| or other goveri ing body of such town or township
from taking or laying pipes through SAID iands
upon the award OF the appraisers, the vai 4n or
damages being first pad. or upon . refusal to re.
ceive the same upon a tender thereof, the owner or
the same being first paid into said court to the clerk
thereof; 4aaa rn.t v,... j s,., 10.
| come necessary to make any repairs or alterations
in ang pipes whichmay have been laid throng1 any
| thereof. It shall be lawful for the said common
council. township or other governing
| body with their workmen and agents and vita
necessary vehicles tools and implement to a enter
and alterations. doing no unnecessary damage;
tanned shall De so constr aed as to protect the said
| common council, township committee or othee
asny action that may be brought against them in
dividually by the owner or owners Of said lands
for any dam age which may have wilfully or I'M
s. And be- It enacted. That when sail works shall
have been sufficiently eonoleted the said common
council, township or other governing
body shall have authority TO furnish water to indi-
viduals and to establish such general rates Il price
and time of payment thereof as they may deem
proper, ana to paessrine suen me ihs use of w saa
as may, in their opinion. be necessary 70 prevent
a6ass; IL the ets seia s cSwmHn H Soay shall have power,
ami 1t shall be their duty, to stop on tne water
which shall have neglected to pay such price at the
time specified for. the payment thereof or
t tnal Of any Of said rules, iegqlations
conditions or restrictions. and Whenever
o her tgoverning body shan bavA aused tee water
to te stop, ed on rom IN, = sbd r y m al esr fmf s sbth sam os
to be restored until the az pnedns fsr slca ressorar
alton shall hay re- PAID en a., ar ar f easagesd q in wa stap Tsns
off the water; or In case SAD water shall nave
r,sias s aSor' sad L then they shall not permit the
same to lie restored until the expense OH stopping
S Sor inc snes S' restoratiion, and such applicant snail have
given Satisfactory security or assurance tnat such
. And be Il enacted, That the rents for the use |
Of The water which s said d town , or towns f1nn may }pg
time they become tue, and shall be and remain,
aptl paid 2 , se c ns on q ths pe rsma sappl to En aed s aas
common council. township CO. mittee Or other
g gorats name Of such town or township, to bring
any suit or suits against any person or persons !
said Wafer rents. with interest and costs. in any of
the courts OF this state and It shall be the duty OF
ea her aovep1ing body Of said town or township to
enforce the eollecti IN in all cases where the water
i IA And be il enacted, That the said common
council township com uiittee or other governing |
hody OF such town or township shall have power
the works Aforesaid aad In the collection of the
said water rents upon suoh terms as they may
deem reasonable.
said common council, township com or
other governing body, to erect MIGRANTS in the
public streets OF said town or township, through
which pines for the supply of water shah have
been laid In such number and locations as tho COM
mon. council, township COMMITTEES or other govern
ing body Of said town or township. may from time
to time direct, aud supply the same with water
from the aforesaid works.
II And be 1t enacted. THAT is any person or per-
SONS shall wilifully do. or cause to be done, any
act whattoaver whereby the said works or any
pipes, conduit. canal, plug, hydrant, cock tank
cistei n, reservoir, or any other thing appertaining
to the SAME, shall be stopped, obstructed or IN
fu ed, or who shall tap or make connection with
any water pipe or main. for the purp Sc of obtain
taininx q supply therefrom, without the knowledge
mittee or other governing body of such town or
township, the person or persons so Offending shall
upon conviction thereof before q justice of the
pace, forfeit and pay che sum OF fifty dollars, with
cost to be recovered by and IL the name Of the
treasurer OF said town or township, In an action OF
rrespass in any court in this state having cogni1-
amer of the same. which sum shall be paid into the
treasury of snid town or township.
To be Continued.