The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06

county, authorized and empowered to
make assessment of taxes upon real es-
tate therein, shall be made or affected
by, through or by any means of any
board of commissioners, tax Or assess
lnent board or other authority or body
whatever, authorized by any law of this
state to make any increase or dininu-
ton of such real estate value, for the
purpose of effecting an equalization of
values or valuation of such real estate
between the several assessment districts,
cities, towns or townships of such conn
ty, no notice thereof shall be necessary
or requisite to be sent to any taxpayers
of such district, but the action so au-
thorized and hereby authorized for such
purpose, shall be regarded as final and
conclusive without such notice; in all
cases, however, where any such increase
or exchange shall be made respecting
the value of any particular piece or por-
ton of real estate within any such as.
sessment or taxing district, notice shall
be given to any and all taxpayers af-
fected, and they shall be heard, by way
of appeal, or otherwise, in relation there
to, as the law in such case may direct.
5. And be it enacted, That this act
shall be deemed a public act, and shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved May Y, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCXI.
A Supplement to an act entitled An
act for the establishment and governs
ment of a naval militia of New Jer-
sey," which act was approved May
eighth, one thousand eight hundred n
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, h the title of said act be ana
the same is hereby amended to, read
can. act for the establishment and gov
eminent of a naval reserve of New Jer-
sey." and whenever the words naval
are hereby amended to read naval re-
serve"
2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved May %, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCXII.
An Act to authorize the construction
and maintenance of bridges and the
approaches thereto over n~avigable
waters which mark the dividing line
between counties in this state.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That where navigable waters
mark the dividing line between two coun-
ties of this state. and the respective
boards of chosen freeholders of such
counties have resolved, or may here.
after resolve, that a bridge or bridges
points, or between any points, is a pub:
lie necessity, it shall n may be lawful
for such boards jointly to construct ana
maintain such bridge or bridges for uses
exclusively public, and the expense there
of shaH be borne by the said counties
equally; provided, however, that before
any Sucn D11QSe Slal De -UullI, Or COI-
tract made, or moneys expended in re-
spect thereto. the action of such. boards
of chosen freeholders shall have been
approved by a majority of the legal
voters of their respective counties, the
approval or d~isapproval of sucn voters
to be expressed at the first general fail
held next after the passage o..
such resolution by such boards of
chosen freeholders, or either of them,
and to be indicated by those who favor
the building of such bridge by, adding, to
H. &szlr-& H. -@.l tSf0g 1Ril frnE he
tween county and county" as
the case may be; Inc by those opposed
to the building of such bridge by the
words against bridge between
further, that notice that 81 election for
the above purpose will be held shall
have been given by the clerks Of the re-
spective boards of chosen freeholders of
said counties in the newspapers in
said counties authorized to publish the
laws for the preceding year, for at least
four weeks Immediately preceding the
time of holding such election.
2. And be it enacted. That whenever
pier or wharf lines shall be or have
been established by any act of the legis-
lature, or by any person or persons,
commissioner or. commissioners, or per-
son or corporations, authorized by an act
of the legislature to nix n e~staolsn
such lines, then in every case the struc-
ture to be erected by said boards OF
chosen f~reeholders shall extend from
such pier line to pier line and SO MUCH
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construction of proper foundations or
abutments; and if in any case it h
be found necessary in building such
bridge to place the abutments on either
side of such highway upon a public high
way it shall be lawful so to do.
8. And be it enacted, That in case such
bridge, when constructed, will interfere
with the navigation of such waters, then
the same, when constructed, shall be pro-
vided yb a suitable draw to be deter
mined by the said board of chosen free
hn1darS anN law n1h1i0H or SDaciaI m the
contrary Notwithstanding and to be
placed as nearly as practicable at right
angles with the channel of such waters,
and of sufficient width to allow vessels
used thereon to pass through the same
freely, and the expense of operating
such draw and caring fer such bridge
shall be borne by such counties. equally.
4. And be it enacted, That boards of
chosen freeholdegs of said counties, or the
joint committees having charge of said
bridge, may make such regulations not in
consistent with the provisions of this act, as
they shall deem necessary for the protection
of said bridge and the accommodation of
passengers crossing the same, and may place
the said bridge in the special care or charge
of such suitable persons as they map appoint
for that purpose, and may thereupon apply
to the governor of this state to commission
such person or persons to act as policemen
in respect to said bridge, and the %enforcs-
ment of the provisions of this act, and of
such regulations as shall be made as afore-
said.
b. And be it enacted, That if in any case
it shall be found necessary to construct APP
proaches to such bridge in order to connect
the same with the public roads or streets at
either end thereof, or to make such roads or
streets conform to the grade of the bridge
so constructed, then in every such case it
shall be the duty of the common council,
board of aldermen, township committee, or
other governing body of the town, township
or municipality through which such APP
proach or approaches shall lie, to construct
and maintain the same at the expense of the
county in which such approach shall be con-
structed and maintained.
6. And be it enacted, That for the pur-
pose of furnishing the moneys necessary for
building, rebuilding, repairing and main
tanning any such bridge, and for making and
maintaining such approach or approaches
and acquiring lands therefor, it shall and
be lawful for said boards of chosen
ffeehotders to use any moneys of their re-
spective counties not otherwise appropriated,
and to raise money from time TO time by
taxation, and for the purpose Of building
and rebuilding such bridge the counties to
be connected by such bridge or bridges may
issue, in addition to the bonds heretofore
issued for such purposes by such county or
counties, or either of them, the bonds of
their reSDectiye counties for any sum not eX- |