The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-25
ESTABLISHED 1879.

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posals to purchase land and to erect thereon city
hall, jail, hospital, public lighting other munc-
ipal building or buildings; or to purchase land
for public park purposes or for the purchase OF
any sewer water or gas or other lighting system
existing, or that may hereafter exist within the
| city limits; and if at such election majority OF
the voters shall vote in favor thereof, the city
council shall be empowered to make such pur-
chase and if need be issue bonds OF the city In
payment thereof, as may be provided by ordinance.
81. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power by ordinance to regulate the use of
the streets of the city by electric or other street
railway companies; to require such companies to
lay and contne their track according to such
grades OF the street as may from time to time be
established by the council to keep that portion
OF the street lying between the rails paved and in
good repair also to keep the street to the extent Of
eighteen inches beyond the rails in good repair
and on level with the rails to keep their tracks
free from snow and ice and compel the removal of
the same from the streets; and to provide a PEN
atty not exceeding fifty dollars for every violation
of snch ordinance.
50. And be it enacted, That in case the bounda-
ry line between any city formed under this act and
any other municipality shall be one Of the ex-
treme lines of street or road, such street road
being wholly within such city, it shall be lawful
for the council of such city to pass ordinances reg
ulating the of such street or road by the own
ers or occupants of property in such other mu-
nicipality adjoining such street or road, and to
provide penalties for the violation of such ordi-
nance not exceeding ten dollars fine; and it shall
be lawful for any constable or policeman of such
city to execute any process issued by the recorder
for the violation of any such ordinance within the
territorial limits of such other adjoining munich
pality
50. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power by ordinance to provide for, establish,
regulate and control day and night police and to
regulate and define the manner OF their appoint
ment and removal, their duties and compensation
provided, that such police force Excluding off,
cers) shall not exceed more than one policeman to
every i've hundred inhaSitantsi and provided,
further, that no policeman or police officer shall
be removed except for neglect of duty misbehav-
ior ncompetency or inability to serve
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have full power TO enact and pass such and so
many other ordinances or bylaws for the peace,
good government, order, welfare and convenience
OF the city as they may deem necessary, proper
and expedient, not repngnant to this act or to the
constitution of this state of the United States
and to fix penalty for the violation thereof not
exceeding line of fifty dollars or imprisonment
in the city or county jail not exceeding ten days.
30. And be it enacted, That the council shall
providing for raising by taxation moneys for the
following purposes:
l. For lighting the streets of the city;
IL. For the support Of the police department;
III. For the maintenance Of the fire depart
ment;
". For regulating, cleaning and keeping in re-
pair streets, highways and sidewalks;
V. For additions or repairs to public buildings
VI. For the relief of the poor and sick;
VII; For water for the extiDguishment Of fres5
VIII. For the payment Of interest upon the debt
of the city and such part of the principal shall
from time to time become due and payable;
TX For any sinking fund required or deemed
x For the general and incidental expenses OF
the city, including the printing and publication OF
matters required by law to be published;
XII. For the support of public schools;
XII. For the protection and maintenance Of the
XIII. For the support of an emergency hospital
for contagious diseases;
XIV. For drainage and the repair Of public
drainage systems, also for sewerage purposes In
cities owning and operating public sewerage sys-
TENS;
XIV To provide funds to meet any note bond or
other obligation of the city maturing in any year
and not otherwise provided for by law OF the Ordi
nances OF the city;
XVI. For regulating maintaining and protect
ton shall be made or ordered for any other pur-
pose, except by majority Of the voters Of the
city voting at an annual city election.
56. And be it enacted That the council shall
have power to provide by contract for the lighting
of the streets, avenues and public places Of the
city, in such places as they in their Judgment may
deem necessary.
81. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power to provide for supply Of pure and
wholesome water to the inhabitants; and for 4
tinguishing fires, by contract either with private
corporations or with adjoining municipalities own
ing controlling water works and the council
shall have power to fix and determine the terms
and conditions upon which private companies may
lay their mains or pipes in the streets of the
city.
S. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power to borrow money temporarily In the
name of the city in anticipation of appropriated
such anticipated revenues.
50. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power at any time to direct special election
to fill any vacancy that may occur in their own
body.
60. And be it enacted, That the city council
shall appoint three discreet persons residents and
freehoiders of the city. to be commissioners OF as
sessment, and who shall hold their Offices for three
years; the said commissioners shall make all as
sessments for improvements of every kind under
this act provided, that if any of the said com
missoners shall be interested in the matter Of any
such assessments, the council shall appoint some
discreet and impartial freebooter or freeholders,
resident in said city, to act in regard to such as
sessment in lieu of the commissioner or commits
soners interested, therein as aforesaid and every
report of assessments made by commissioners Of
assessment shall be accompanied by the oath or
affirmation of each commissioner making the
same that he Is not interested, directly or indirect
w. in the matter of the assessment and tn he has
performed his duties in relation thereto honestly,
faithfully and mpartialy to the best Of his ability
skill and understanding, which oath or affirmation
the clerk of said city is hereby authorized to ad-
minister and the first commissioners appointed
under this act shall determine among themselves
by lot which of them shall serve for one, two and
three years respectively, and thereafter annually
one commissioner shall be appointed to serve for
81. And be- it enacted, That the council shall
have power and they are hereby authorized by
ordinance
any street, avenue highway, or any part or sec
ton thereof and to take and appropriate for such
purpose any necessary lands and real estate upon
hereinafter provided
To provide for grading and altering the grade
of streets and avenues in the city, ana ailing'
planking, gravelling, paving and repairing tne
same;
and drainage for the city or any section thereof,
conformably to which all public and private
sewers, drains, receiving basins and all other ap-
purtenances of sewerage and drainage shall be
made;
To provide for the construction, maintenance
and extension of a proper sewerage system for the
city, by contract eTner wth RrTSt9 Sd
ating a sewerage system; and the council snail
have power to fix and determine the terms and
conditions upon which private sewerage companies
may lay their mains and pipes in the streets Of the
city.
81. And be it enacted, That in any city incor-
porated under this act having sewerage system
which is owned and operated by the city in its
corporate capacity, the city council shall have
power by ordinance to levy annually special tax
for sewerage purposes and to apptoprttsate sne
tension and repair of the public sewerage system
to provide for taking land and real estate for
building the same and for acquiring an outlet for
sewers over and through lands adjoining munich
palites provided, that the consent Of such ad-
Joining municipality and Of such other munich
pality lif any as may in any manner be affected
BY such outlet shall be to that end first obtained
provided, however, that no ordinance Tor any OF
such purposes shall be passed except in the man
ner herein stated and unless it shall receive the
votes of two-thirds Of the members OF the city
council.
g. And be it enacted, That streets or sections Of
streets shall be laid out opened Strengthened ex-
tended, widened or otherwise changed as to their
boundaries in the following manner and not 9th
erwise petition, in writing, signed by the own
ers of sixth of the property fronting on the I'M
proyement desired shall be presented to the coun-
cil setting forth accurately the Improvement de-
sired If the council shall favor the petition the
same shall be referred to the commissioners Of as
sessment and city surveyor not interested in such
Improvement. who shall thereupon make map OF
such improvement showing the real estate TO be
taken therefor, and all the property Whlch IN tne
Judgment of said commissioners viii be specially
benefited thereby, designating each lot and par
Gel on said map by letter or number sala Com
bic, the name of the owners Of said real estate 70
be taken and property to be benefited and the IN
terest of each of the owners Of real estate 70 De
taken, and when such names or estates are not
known they shall so report; they shall also ap-
praise the value of the interest Of each known
owner of real estate to be taken, and the damage
to be done to such owner by taking the samei ana
where the estates in any plot of land are unknown
they shall appraise the value OF or the damage
done to the fee simple said commissioners snail also
estimate all other expenses likely, in their judg-
ment, to attend the completion OF the improve
ment; said commissioners shall also estimate tne
amount likely to be realized from the sale Of any
buildings or parts of buildings, required TO- be
taken on account of said improvement, and shall
so determine the probable net cost Of making the
then assess upon the lands to be specially bene-
lifted in proportion to the benefits TO be received
thereupon they snail uhueI InelE he"usy Ian .
report of the facts ascertained and OF the ap-
prasements, estimates, determinations and assess
ments made by them concerning said improve
ment, and shall file such report and their map
with the clerk of the city; thereupon the salu
clerk shall cause a notice Of the filing Of said map
and report to be printed in one or more newspa-
pers of the city, or, il there be none, ID newsps-
per published In the county and circulating IN the
city, for a period of two weeks, which notice SHAH
contain a general description of the improvement
Intended, Of the land to be taken and of the land
to be assessed therefor, and shall state the time
and place when and where the council VIII IN ct TO
hear and consider any objections to said report or
| TO the Improvement, which may be presented in
writing; said clerk shall also. within said Period,
cause notices to the same effect to be posted as
points not over three hundred feet apart along the
whole line of said improvement; the time appoint
ed for hearing such object Ons being not less than
ten days after the expiration of said period OF two