The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-24
CHAPTER CLXVI.

ChAI Ni4AN /.
An act concerning street improvements In
cities.
Whereas, The assessment laws now in forca
relating to street improvements are com.
pick in detail, slow in operation, and are
burdened with costs OF advertising. engf-
neering fees, legal services, inspection fees
and assessing fees, rendering the cost of
any street improvement assessed against
specihc property an uncertain sum: and
whereas, properly owners frequently petit
tion the governing bodies in cities for per-
mission to grade curb, pave and sewer
streets, the total expense to be borne by
such property owners; and whereas, with
out affecting the assessment laws now in
force in cities of this state and TO enable
property owners who, at their own expense
are DESTROYS to obtain and pay for street i'm
provements and enable the governing bod
les OF cities to direct and control such i'm
provements, now. therefore,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State Of New Jersey, That
in cities of this state the property owners or
their representatives owning or representing
all the property fronting on any street or
part of a street I'm any city OF this state NAV
petition the governing board or body having
control OF streets, lanes, alleys and public
places for the grading, curbing, paving and
places, or any part thereof, in any city stat
ing In such petition that the petitioners rep
resent the whole lineal frontage where the
Improvement IS asked for, and also stating
the character of the Improvement desired
ana that the petitioners will pay the total
contract cost OF such improvements. includ-
ing inspection fees, whereupon such govern.
ing board or body. II 1t grants such petition
shall prepare specifications for the work TO be
done TO complete such Improvement which
specifications shall name a price to be paid
for inspection fees, the amount of which fees
is to be set out in the specifications, where
upon such governing board or body shall ad-
vertise tor bids or proposals in accordance
with such specifications, which advertise
ment shall be inserted in the official newsna-
per or newspapers OF the city, and shall be ad-
vertised for space of not less than six DAYS
ana such advertisement shall call for sealed
BIDS or proposals and state the time and
place OF receiving such bids or proposals at
which time and place they shall be publicly
opened and laid over for one week, at the ex-
plratlon OF which time the contract shall be
awarded to the lowest bidder and an inspect
or appointed, who shall receive the common
ton fixed in the specifications unless in
the meantime, the aforesaid petitioning prop
erty-owners representing a majority of the
lineal feet OF property on the line OF the I'M
provement file with the clerk OF such board
or body the amount of money already incur
red or spent for advertising for PROPOSALS or
blds, together with petition in writing, re-
questing such board or body not TO award
such contract. but requesting re-advertise-
ment, whereupon such board or body shall
readvertise for bids or proposals.
? And be 1t enacted That the only cost Of
any Improvement as aforesaid which can be
assessed upon the property shall be the actual
amount am unit pad 70 me contractor Tor the mater
ials furnished, work done ana inspection fees;
the cost OF advertising. legal, engineering and
assessment fees shall be paid by the city by
general tax, ana that the law officer or officers
engineer or engineering bureau the board or
body assessing property for annual taxes now
receiving an annual salary in any city shall
perform the legal engineering and assessment
work hereinbefore and hereafter provided in
this act without any additional compensa-
ton.
3. And be it enacted, That upon the eonnIe
ton of the work done by contract as herein
provided, the engineer or engineering bureau
OF the city shall file statement showing the
exact amount ordered paid to the contractor
tor materials furnished, work done and in
specton fees with the board or body I'm any
AnIhnTJxad IN mn yn f1,a
ments for taxes. which board shall proceed to
apportion such total cost upon the total
amount OF lneal feet fronting upon the int
proVement, so that the whole lineal feet is
charged with the total cost ana each lineal
foot Is charged with an amount equal TO every
other lineal foot which appnrtionment shafl
have the force ana effect OF an assessment and
be binding and chargaDle as q first ana para
mount lien upon the property affected, and
such board or body shall divide the total
amount so apporuoned to each propertv
owner fronting upon the Improvement into
nVe equal parts, whereupon such board shall
cOnnfm such assessment and appOrtionment
naming the date when the same was made
ana ME the same, as a records of lien against
the property so apportiOned ana assessed
with the official receiving annual taxes
A. Ana be IL enacted, That after the making
OF the assessment and apportionment as here.
In PROVIDED, the property owners, SUCCESSORS
heirs or assigns, shall have hve years from
the date when the annual tax is PAYABLE next
after the making of the aforesaid assessment
and superintendent In which TO pay for such
improvement; the amount assessed or appor-
toned against each piece of property shall
bear interest at the rate of seven per eentum
per annum from the date OF confirmation ana
that the payments shall be made in five an
nual installments; the first installment is to
be payable when the annual tax Is payabIe
next after the making OF the afore said assess.
ment and hpportionment and each INSTALL
nent thereafter shall be payable on and after
the date OF payment OF annual taxes OF each
year In any city wherein the installment is
payable, and the property owner shall at any
time after the aforesaid continuation have the
right to pay the whole amount nssessed and
apporttoned against such property owners
properly, with interest as aforesaid from the
GATE of confirmation to the date OF payment:
all payments herein provided Tor shall be paid
to the official authorized TO receive the paw
ment of annual taxes
s. And be 1T enacted, That the official re.
ceiVinB annual taxes shall not be permftted
to receive or receipt for annual taxes against
any property on which an assessment and
have been made as herein pro.
vided, unless at The same time pavment IS
made for the annual tnstallment ana interest
rs herein provided
6. And be 1t enacted That all property
against which each installment is apportoned
as aforesaid shall be subject to the laws now
in force for the collection OF assessments ana
taxes ana all such assessments, apportion.
ment and instalments shall be enforced and
in the manner now or hereafter pro /
vided by law Tor the collection OF tax, $ and /
assessments in such city, and II shall be law |
full for the common council or other covering |
body of such city TO provide by ordinance on 1
resolution for sucn enforcement ana colleo- /
ton in accordance with the provisions OF this I
act and the laws of this state.
7 And be IL enacted That to provide the /
money for the materials furnished, work done l
and inspection fees contracted for by virtue /
ot the provisions OF this act, any city order /
Ing such improvement shall be authorized to /
issue to the contractor Improvement certii- /
Gates, TO bear interest at rate not exceeding /
i've per centum per annuln, payable at the |
option of the city and within six years from
late
s. And be 1t enacted, That the fiscal officers |
II any city wherein any Improvement Is /
made as herein provided shall keep IN their
written and published accounts separate ao
'ount OF the improvement certificates issued /
lnder the provisions of this act, which nc !
,onnts shall be styled "sixyear improve