The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY

LBY AuTHoRrTYI

I
An Act to authorize the construction and
maintenance OF bridges and the approaches
thereto over navigabe waters which mark
the dividing line between the counties in
this state
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey; That
where naYigable waters mark the dividing
line between two counties of this state, and
the respective boards of chosen freehOlders OF
such counties have resolved, or may hereafter
| resolve, that a bridge or bridges across such
waters at any point or points. or between any
points, is public necessity, it shall and may
be lawful tor such boards jointly to construct
and maintain such bridge or bridges for uses
exclusively public, and the expense thereof
shall be borne by the counties equally pro-
vided, however, that before any such bridge
shall be built or contract made. o. moneys
expended IN respect thereto, the action of
such boards of chosen freeholders shall have
been approved by a majority of the legal yot-
eTs of theiI respective counties, the approval
or disapproval of such voters TO be expressed
at the first general tall election held next af-
ter the passage OF such resolution by such
boards OF chosen treeholders or either OF
them and to be Indicated by those who favor
the building of such bridge by adding TO their
ticket the words "for bridge between
county and county," as the case may
he. and by those opposed to the building of
such bridge by the words against bridge
between county ana
county, provided further that notice
that an election for the above purpose
VIII be held shall have been given by the
clerks of the respective boards of chosen
freeholders OF said counties in the newspap-
ers in said counties authorized to publish the
laws for the preceding year, for at least four
weeks Immediately preceding the time OF
3 And be II enacted, Tha whenever pier or
wharf lines shall be or have been established
by any act of the Legislature, or by any person
or persons, commissioner or commissioners,
or person or corporations authorized by an
act OF the Legislature to fix and establish such
lines. then In every case the structure to be
erected by said boards OF chosen freeholders
shall extend from such pier line TO pier line,
and so much further only as may be necessary
tI,.a frfp n la M
abutments; and II In any case 1t shall be
found necessary IN building such bridge to
place the abutments on either side OF such
highway It shall be lawful so 10 do
i And be II enacted That in case such
Bird 20. when constructed VIII Interfere with
the navigation of such waters, then the same,
when constructed, shall be provided with
suitable draw to be determined by the said
board OF chosen treeholders, any law, public
or Especial, TO the contrary Notwithstanding,
and 30 be placed rs nearly as practicable at
Tiebt ANGLES with the channel OF such waters
and OF sufficient width 10 allow vessels used
thereon to pass through the same freely, and
the expense of operating such draw and car
ing for such bridge shall be borne by such
1. And be il enacted. That boards OF chosen
freeholders of said counties, or the joint com
mittees having charge OF said bridge, may
make such regulations not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act. ne they shall deem
neeGseary for the protection of said bridge
nj $500 accommodation of passengers cross
~ kseme, and may place the said bridge
sNecial care or charge of such suitable
and may thereupon apply to the governor of
this state to commission such person or per
sons to act as policemen in respect to said
bridge, and the enforce ment of the provisions
of this act and of such regulations rs shall be
made AS aforesaid.
3. And bA1t enacted That If In any case IL
shall be A8&pd necessary to construct mp
proachessA&b ch bridge In order to connect
the sam &N<kAH the public roads or streets at
either enA2fhereof, or to make such roads
streets conform to the grade of the bridge so
constructed, then in every such case II shall
be the duty of the common council, board OF
aldermen, township committee, or other gov
erning body of the town, township or munic-
ipality through which such approaches shall
lie to construct and maintain the same ut the
expense OF the county In which such ap-
prOach shall be constructed and maintained.
G. And he Il enacted, That for the purpose
OF furnishing the moneys necessary for build
ing, rebuilding, repairing and maintaining
any such bridge, and for making and MAIN
tanning such approach or approaches and nc
quiring land therefor, It shall and may be
lawful for said boards OF chosen freehold
ers 70 use my moneys OF their respective
counties not otherwise appropriated, and to
raise money from time to time by taxation,
and for the purpose Of building and rebuild
ing such bridge the counties to be connected
by such bridge or bridges may Issue, In addi-