The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-20
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
INTRODUCED MAY Z, 1894.
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by MIX. LAB&tiSNlE.
Referred TO Committee on MtlItlpdl
Corporations: ia
An Act to amend an act entitled An act
IN relation % The power and authority
OF a%qlteduct boards or other water boardS
having the control Of the water supply
in the cities OF this state, giving such
boards power to contract for and con-
struct works, to purchase or condemn
lands. waters and rights, and to use
for. such purposes certain funds in
their possession passed April four
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey. That section second of said act
which reads
p. And be it enacted. That where any
such board has heretofore lawfully con
tracted for the erection and construc.
ton of water works for fhe supply OF
snch city. such board shall have power,
if il is deemed necessart. TO purchase.
or in ease of inability 10 agfee With any.
ard rights as may he required, ard the
fnethod of procedure. if condemnation
proceedings are taken. shah he the same
provided for by the act approved April
twenty-hist. one thousand eight hundred.
and ~seventv-SiS. entitled. An act 10 en-
able cities to supply the Inhabitants there
OF with pure and wholesome water pro-
Vided. However, that such board shall
rot be authorized to contract for or
pledge the creGft of any such city for
any sum in excess of the amount hereby
vi lCt III iIG14 W ~ III ~
for the providing Of such water supply,
and provided further, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to pre-
Vent any municipality from acquiring. by.
purchase or condemnation, lands, waters,
personal property, rights or privileges
necessary or proper for supplying such
municipality with water from any source
whatever, the same as if this act had
Tot been passed" be and the same is
hereby amended 50 as to read as fol
lows:
} And 10 II .enactaAs That whore any
sucIls board has. or shall hereafter have.
lawfully contracted for the erection and
construction of water works for the sup
ply of such city, such board shall have
power, if it is deemed necessary, to pur-
chase, or, in case of inability to agree
with amy owner, to condemn such lands,
waters and rights as may be required,
and the methods of procedure, if condem-
nation proceedings are taken, shall be
the same provided for by the act an
proved April .t~wenty-first, one thousand
San act to enable cities to supply the in
habitants thereof with pure and whole
some water" provided however, that
esnSrzef FOR or pledge tne credit of any
sff4 civ for aar sum in excess OF yne
s-sa1at. hefeng Or heretofore author
Tea 70 % sSpenoec for ths .proyia5eg or
asca MET srTnnfyi aisG provided fnrrhar,
lnat nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to prevent any NUM-
eipality from acquiring, by purchase or
property, rights or privileges necessary
or proper for supplying such municipality
With water. from any source whatever
the same as if this act had not been
b And be il enacted. That this act shah
take effect Immediately.
The law. as it stands now and as II IS
embodied in the above draft. was passed
10 enable the Fast Jersey Company to