The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08

thereto honestly, faithfully and Inn
and understanding. which oath or af-
f1rmation the clerk of said city is hereby
authorized to administer; and the first
shall determine among themselves by
| lot which of them shall serve for fone,
two and three years respectively ana
shall be appointed to serve for the full
term of three years.
81: And be it enacted. That the council
authorized by ordinance
To lay out, s~traighten, widen and
extend any street. avenue or highWa OF
and appropriate for sucr purpose any
| necessary lands and real estate upon
making compensation to the owners
To provide for grading and altering the
| grade of streets and avenues in the city,
and filling, macadamizing. guttering'
paving and repairing the same.
To make and adopt a general plan OF
sewerage and drainage for the city or
which all public and private sewers.
drains. receiving. basins and al otner
appurtenances Of sewerage and drain
To provide for hte construction. main
tenance and extension Of a proper sew
erage system for the city, by CONTRACT,
adjoining municipalities owning, and
operating a sewerage system; and the
council shall AVE power to NIX ana De
termin ethe terms and conditions upon
which private sewerage companies may
lay their mains and pipes in the streets
of the city. a.
Incorporated under this act having q
sewerage system which is owned ana
operated by the city in its corporate ca
P pa ! dysi the city 70 c9 lenS a ANAL na a special
tax for sewerage purposes and to appro-
pirate the none derived therefrom ZOE
the public sewerage system; to proyiIde
for taking land and real estate Tor pulio.
ing the same and for acquiring ana oulist
Joining municipalities; provided. that the
consent of such adjoining municipalities
and of such other municipality " any
such outlet shall be to the end first OBJ
tanned; provided. however. that no or,
dinance for any of such purposes. snail
stated and unless it shall receive the
votes of two-thirds of hte members OF
the city council.
sections Of streets hall be laid out,
opened, Strengthened, extended, widen
ed or otherwise changed as to tneaT
not otherwise: a petition, in writing
signed by the owners of one-sixth OF
the property fronting on the improve.
council, setting forth accurately the I'M
proyement desired; if the council shall
favor the petition the same shall pc re-
fered to the comdsioners of assessment n
a CITY surveyor not interested in such
Improvement, who shall thereupon make
a mar of such Improvement showing
all property which in judgment of said
commissioners will be specially benefited
thereby, designating each lot and parcel
on said map by a letter or number; Sald
comisioners shall also ascertain, so FAR as
practicable the name of the owners OF
said real estate, to be taken and property
Of the owners of real estate to be
taken, and when such names or
estates are not known they shall
g the rep TalGe they ofy s she i a1s9 apfa' of
each known owner of real estate to be
taken, and the damage to be done 70
such owner by taking the same; ana
a Maer1 nRnow sa'At they shall appraise the
value of or the damage done to the zee
innate all Their expense likely. IN their
Judgment, to attend the completion OF
the improvement; said com is ta rs snail al
allied from the sale of any buildings, or
parts of buildings, required to be axe I n
SO determine the probable net cost Of
making the Improvement; this probable
net cist they shall then assess upon the
portion to the benedts to be received;
thereupon they shall, under their hanos;
make a report of the facts ascertained
MI OIL III dUD1
examinations and assessments made by
them concerning said improvement, ana
shall file such report INC rne1r T 4hpp
said clerk shall cause a notice. or the
filing of said map and a reort. to pc
printed in me or m more rem US ? : pnays o1 rnr
published in the county, and circulatlng
in the city, for q eriod OF two weeks,
cription OF the Improvement Intended; OF
the land to be taken, and of the land 70
be assessed therefr. and shall safe the
ell will meet to e and consider any
objections to said report, or to the I'M
p p1y3,,nne s,a,g yhl sisrk may sba IF p pIso' Mith In
said period, cause notices to the same ei,
feet to be posed at points not yer ha,a th 1iee
h HUNDRED sais mero agnre fi0f TIE t Time wa apein ted
for hearing such objections being not less
thar ten days after the expiration, OF
al also saw within the said period, serve =
copy of sub ntice upon, residentoWner OF
real estae affected threby; but the omis;
not invalidate any f said proceedings; and
all objections at such time and place, pre-
scented in writing, the council Shall CONSIDER
and adjudicate upon, and the AWARDS or as
sessments made in said report may be cor
rected accordingly; a copy of which correc-
lions, signed by the chairman OF the council
shall be filed with the said clerk within TWEEN
ty DAYS after the expiration of said period OF
two weeks; If the said council shall then de-
termine to make said Improvement, natWltn-
standing any objections to the same, the SAID
council shall confirm said awards, with the
corrections, if any, and pass an ordinance
ordering said Improvement to be made and
completed In UGH manner as said council
may direct, under the supervision OF SAID
commissioners of assessments; provided, the
said council shall not proceed to make any
such improvement if the owners of the prop
erty subject to more than one-haf of the
assessment for the Improvement shall renom-
strate against the same being made; the said
council shall also pass a resolution directing
the several sums awarded to be paid to the
persons to whom the awards are made for
real estate taken and damages sustained in
making said Improvement, and uqon the pas
real estate 10 be taken shall be vested in the
city; provided, that where the commissioners
shall have reported the name or estates of
the owners of any plot as unknown, the said
resolution shall direct the sum of the award
on account or such plot to be paid to the
owners thereof. when and as their interest
may appear, and any such power or person
interested in said land may, by bill in chan
Gerry, according to the pract ce of that court,
have the sa d sum d str buted or in whole or
in part paid over to him, as law and justice
in part paid over to him, as law and Justice
may require; after the completion of said
Improvement the said commissioners shall
cost thereof, and shall assess, as here
matter provided, such actual net cost
upon the lands especially benefited in
proportion to the benefit received.
GA. And be 1t enacted, That whenever,
by the report and may Of the said conn
appear hat an award has been made TO
any person for property taken or dam
ages sustained, and that such person Is
also assessed for benefits received on