The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, THURSDAY, srpTEMBERz 6. 1894

THE JE
sey, That section one of the above men
toned act be and is hereby amended to
be and to read as follows:
/. Be it enacted blythe Senate and Gen
erai Assembly Of the State, of New Jer-
sey, That fn addition to the bonds author
lied to be issued by the above entitled act
as amended, there may be and hereby is
authorized to be issued for the purposes
of affording, providing and constructing q
suitable kitchen and engine house OF
building to contain necessary steam OF
other power, machinery and things re-
Quisite and necessary to ana Tor the
proper operation, use and accommodation
of the main building, authorized n pro-
vided for in the act to which this is a
supplement, and to further provide for
the making, erection and construction of
such other adjoining or connecting out
deemed TO be necessary, with such steam
and other pipe, sewer and other similar
houses or buildings as may be found or
connections and communication as may
be essential and proper therefor, by the
board of chosen freeholders authorized to
provide for the erection of such main
building, bonds of the character, denom-
nation, tenor and. effect of those hereto
fore authorized In and by such amended
act, to which this is a supplement-, except
that 1t shall be unnecessary to state on
the face of the bonds the purpose for
which the same are issued beyond men,
. y Oh III Y VI IilllO lhCl ~ " Oil
amount of sum not exceeding fifty thou
sane dollars such bonds to be made, issued
and sold as directed in such act, except
as may herein be directed to the con-
trary, and the moneys arising therefrom
are to be used for the purposes above
mentioned; provided, nevertheless, that
any part, surplus or balance of such
moneys that may not be needed for the
purposes above mentioned may and are
hereby authorized to be used for and to-
ward completion of the main building
1 ahnNn4 -rafnf1.od IN and HCI1nh wines
parts or portions thereof as may now be
incomplete or unfinished, or. which it
may be deemed necessary to add to, en-
large or extend. rs
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
AXE effect immediately.
Approved May q, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCXXIV.
An act concerning the power of boards
of education to borrow money, issue
bonds or incur Indebtedness for the
purchase of lands or the erection of
school buildings.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
sey, That it shall not be lawful for any
board of education in any city of this
state to borrow money, issue bonds or
incur indbtedpess In exces of five thou
sand dollars for the purpose OF. purchas-
| ing lands or erecting any school building
without the concurrence and approval
first obtained of the common council,
board of alderman or other governing
body of said city, privided however,
that the provisions Z. this act shall not
apply to n school district wherein
moneys for school purpose are raised
at an annual meeting of the voters there.
of. And provided further that this act
shall not apply to or affect any board of
education the boundary lines of whose
school district extend beyond the bound-
airy lines of the town or city in which
the school houses are located, into. any
adjoining township outside of the limits
2. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts, general or special, SO far
as they are inconsistent with this act.
be and the same are hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect I'M
Passed May %, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCXXV.
An Act to enable cities of this state to
improve any street or streets, or por-
ton thereof, and to provide payment
for the costs and expenses of such i'm
provement.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen>
| eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
and Is hereby, authorized to pave with
Belgian block payment, or any other
durable material, any street or streets. or
portion thereof, and to provide for the
| payment of the costs and expenses of
such improvement in manner herein
| after prescribed.
.. Ana pc 1t neacted, That whenever
there shall be presented to the common
| council or other legislative body of any
city a petition signed by the owners OF
at least three-hfths Of the lands and
| real estate fronting or bordering. on any
street or streets or portion thereof IN
said city not being less than two hundred
| yards i'll length, praying the common
| council or other legislative body to cause
| such street or streets or portion. thereof
to be improved under this. act, the com.
mon councillor other legislative body OF
| said city may. by ordinance, passed in
accordance with existing charter pro-
| visions, designate the street or streets, or
| portion thereof, TO be paved. the extent
of the same and the material to be used,
! which ordinance lshall be published as
| prescribed by any existing law; such or
d;nance shall then be referred to the
commissioners of assessment, OF other
| proper officers of said city qualified
| by law to make assessments, who shall
| examine into the whole matter impair
TALLY, and to the best Of their SIKH;
cause a survey and preliminary map
to be made of said improvement, distin-
gushing each lot or parcel of land and
| real estate benefited by said improvement
by number on said map, and they shall
estimate the costs and expenses of such
Improvement according to the best 9
| such proportion of such costs and ex-
penses as will be equal to the amount of
benefits actually acquired by said lands
| and real estate from such Improvement
proportional equitably to the benefits
| of said tracts or lots shall be deemed to
| acquire, and report the names OF the
owners OF SAID IdiuS anu icai Ooeo.S,
| as far as practicable. with the amounts
| assessed to each, and shall file said re-
port and map with the clerk of said city
within forty days after such reference OF
| aid ordinance; the clerk shall give
notice of any such report and map
| within ten days after same shall be
| filed with him, in two official newspapers
| circulating in said city, and by five
| notices put up on the line of said I'M
| nriyement; and the common council or
other legislative body of said city Snai
| proceed forthwith to carry out said I'M
| proyement, and may refer back said re.
| port or map to said commissioners OF
officers, for alterations or corrections IN
| matters of form and substance when
thew deem the same necessary.
And be it enacted, That snch proportion
| of ali such costs and expenses of such inn
| nroyement as will be. equal to the amount
| of benefits actually acquired by sala
lands andsreal estate from such improve
ment proportioned equitably to the bene-
| fit of each of sneh tracts or lots shall be
deemadsto acquire, rshal be assessed by
commissioners or other legally quail
fedofficers, upon and pafd by said LANDS
| and real estate and the said commission
ers or otherolegally qualified officers shall
determine and report in writing to the
| said common council or other legislative
| bodywhat proportion jof such costs and
expenses shall be assessed upon each
separate lot or parcel of land, and shall
accompany aid report with a final map
containing and delineatinngeach lot as
| sessed and the name of the owner or
| owners thereof, if practicable, which re-
| port and map shall be filed in the of
flee of the city clerk, whereupon said
shall cause to be inserted In two news
| papers circulating in said city, for at
least two weekssuccessively, once a