The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER cccxXV.

CHAPTER ccCxXV.
An Act to enable cities of this state to improve any
street or streets or portion thereof, and to pro-
| vide payment for the costs and expenses of such
improvement.
| l. BE il enacted by the Senate and General AS
semby of the State OF New Jersey, That any city
thin this state be and is hereby authorized to
pave with Belgian block pavement, any other
durable material, any street or streets, portion
thereof aud to provide for the payment of the costs
and expenses OF such improvement in manner here
matter prescribed.
O. And be IL enacted That whenever there shall be
presented to the common council OF other legisla-
tive body of any city petition signed by the own
ers of least thrce-flhs of the lands and real estate
portion thereof in said city not being less than two
hundred yards In length praying the common
council other legislative body to cause such
or streets portion thereof to be improved under
this act, the common council or other legislative
body of said city may, by ordinance passed In ac-
cordance with existing charter provisions desig-
paved the extent of the same and the ma
terial to be used, which ordinance shall be
published prescribed by any existing law;
such ordinance shall then be referred to
the commissioners of assessment or other
proper officers of said city qualified by law
to make assessments, who shall examine
into the whole matter impartially, and to the
best of their skill judgment and ability, and
who shall cause a survey and preliminary map
to be made of said improvements. distinguish
ing each lot or parcel of land and real estate
said map, and they shall estimate the costs
and expenses of such improvement according
TO the best of their Judgment, and they shall
assess such proportion of such costs and ex-
penses as will be equal to the amount of bene-
fits actually required by said lands and real
estate from such improvement, proportioned
equitably to the benefit of said tracts or lots
shall be deemed to acquire, and report the
names of the owners of said lands and real es-
tate as far as practicable, with the amount
assessed to each, and shall file said report and
map with the clerk of said city within forty
days after such reference of said ordinance
the clerk shall give notice of any such report
and map within ten days after the 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 Improvement; and the
common council or other legislative body of
said city shall proceed forthwith TO carry out
said improvement, and may refer back said re-
port and map TO said commissioners of asscrss-
ments, or other legally-qualified officers, for
alterations corrections In matters of form
and substance when they deem the same neces-
Sary.
g. And be it enacted, That such proportion
of all such costs and expenses of such i'm
provemeut as will be equal to the amounts
of benefits actually acquired by said lands
aud real estate from such improvement pro-
portioned equitabiy to the benefit of each
such tracts or lots shall be deemed TO acquire,
shall be assessed by the commissioners of as.
sessments or other legally qualified officers
upon and paid by said lands and real estate,
and the said commissioners or other legally
qualified officers shall determ inc and report
| In writing to the said common council or
other legislative body what proportion of
such costs and expenses shall be assessed up,
on each separate lot or parcel of land and
shall accompany said report with a final
map containing and delineating each lot as
sessed and the name of the owner or owners
| thereof, IL practicable, which report and map
shall be filed In the Office of the city clerk.
whereupon said clerk shall cause TO be In
serted In two newspapers circulating In said
| city, for at least two weeks successfully, once
a week, notice of fling sale report, and the
city clerk shall mail a written or printed no
tice to each of the known owners of land to
be assessed therefor and he shall also put up
| Ave notices on the line of said Improvement
| in said city. that the common council or
other legislative body of said city, or a
committee thereof, will meet at a time and
place to be designated In said notice.
to be at least ten days from the date
of fling of said report, to consider
said assessment, and to receive and con-
slider all objections thereto which may be
presented In writing; and the said common
council or other Legislative body shall have
rection in matters of form and substance be-
| fore confirming the same. and they shall re-
| file II with the city clerk within ten days af-
them; and il the said common council or
other legislative body shall, by resolution,
confirm said assessment, but no such report
or assessment shall be confirmed until the
said Improvement has been completed TO the
satisfaction of the SAID common council or
other legislative body. and shall have by
| resolution approved the same, the said COM
mon council or other legislative body. and
shall have by resolution approved the same.
| the said common council or other legislative
of such report and the accompanying map to
be forthwith delivered to the officer of such
city charged with the duty of collecting
taxes who shall record the same in book to
be provided for that purpose at the expense
of such city and which shall be open TO pub
/ lie inspection at all proper times; and such
assessment shall from the time OF fiing such
and real estate therein mentioned paramount
to any mortgage or other inoumbrance pre-
vionsly existing and not withstanding any
premises by the owner thereof.
4. And be II enacted, That the said officer
having In charge the collection Of taxes ca
port and map. shall immediately give notice
thereof by mail to each person against whom
there shall be any such assessment, II his adj
dress can be ascertained, and by publishing
the same In two newspapers circulating In
said city and publishing in the county
wherein said city shall be situated for two
weeks successfully, once week. which
notice shall require payment OF the amounts
assessed by the owners of said land respec-
lively, to be made to said collecting officer.
the date of the first publication of the said
notice. and the remaining one half thereof
within ninety days after the date OF said
first publication.
B. And be it enacted, That If any such as
sessment shall not be paid within said term
of ninety days from the said date OF first
publication, the said collecting officer shall
proceed to collect the same, together with
interest ON said assessment at the rate of SIX
per centum per annum from and after
ninety days from the said date of first pub
| licatiOn and the expenses of sale, by selling
the said lands affected thereby for the like
term, upon the like advertisement and with
the like effect as In case of sales for taxes ir
said city.
g. And be IL enacted That the said common
council or other legislative body shall thavs
power to issue bonds bearing interest ut moi
more than six per centum per annum IL
anticipation OF the payment of the assess
ments, and when such assessments are pait
they shall be credited to the street Improve
ment account In any city where such nj
account exists. or other proper account ant
In that case such assessment. when so paid
shall be held inviolabie for the payment OF
the bonds mentioned in this section.
/ Z. Aud be it. enacted, That the balance of suci
costs and expenses OF such improvement II any re
naming unassessed, shall be debt upon and pait
by the city in manner following. the common
council OF other legislative body Of said city MAJ
issue bonds OF the said city TO the amount Of The
balance of the costs ind expenses Of said improve
menf, which bonds shall be made payable at period
OF time not exceeding thirty years from the date
issuing the same and shall draw such rate Of inter
est. not exceeding SIX per centum per annum, ant
TO be issued In such sums as the common council o.
other legislative body Of any such city shall by
dinance or resolution determine, which bonds shal
be OF the denomination Of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars. and shall
be executed under the corporate seal Of said citl
and the signature Of the mayor other prope
financial officer officers Of said city the bond
nv yfrf1 Of Ia