The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27

or body shall be fled, and upon the fling
fforming al similar Il duty in such city shall
cause to be placed in the daily ofnclai
newspapers of said city for five ,conse-
cutive insertions, and in any weekly off,
cial newspapers of said city for five con-
secutives insertions an advertisement So
hciting proposals for the doing OF the
work and for the furnishing OF the ma
terials necessary for to complete the I'M
provement, and when such proposals
shall be presented said board or pooy
may, at the time of such presentation,
or at amp time thereafter, not exceed
ing six months, at some public meeling
Of said board either reject any OF al OK
contract therefor in such manner as IS
now prescribed by law in any said city
for the making of improvements where
| the cost threof either in whole or in part
is payable by assessments for speciai
benefits on property benefited therepy;
~visional and shall impose no duty or la
bility upon such city, unless 1t shall pc
finally made by such board or boards, as
hereinafter provided.
8. And b. it enacted, That when a con-
tract han be awarded professionally az
herein provided, such board or body snah
cause to be prepared by, the commission
ers of assessments or the officer or oflI-
Ger or officers now performing a similar
duty in such. city, a preliminary sketch
or map based upon said award Of sucn
| estimated as aforesaid. which shall now
show the proboble total cost Of sucn
contemplated improvements, mo the
| probable amount to be assessed upon
the property specially benefited thereby;
and upon the fling of such preliminary
s sar e the the o , sigp,,o or S 9f4sef rs aoT p cifv
shall ~therenpon cause to be published IN
the official newspapers of such city a mo-
tice to parties interested in said proposed
Improvement of the time and place for
hearing parties in 0bJectpn tneretos sara
shall notice shall be nserted in the ofn-
cial daily NEWSPAPERS Of such city for 9
| period of five. days. and in any weekly
| official newspaper for enc insertion, all
prior to the time named in said notice
for such hearing: and at such time ana
| place said board or body shall proceed
TO hear and adjudicate upon any obJec-
tons which may represented and no IN
the provisions. Of this act. if objections
thereto In writing are presented tesala
board or body representing properties
liable to more tina one4half of the prob
| able assessment for said improvernentssson
the basis of the preliminary sketch; IN
or If, in the opinion of said board or
| body, a sufficient reason hasIsbeen pre-
sented for not stopping said improvement
an award of such provisional contract
shall then be finally made provided,
however that in case a contract Is now
required to be ceneurred in by the beard
or body now having a concerning power
in the aware of contracts relating to as
sesable improvements. such concurrence
shall not be dispensed with.
4. And be it enacted, THhat, it shall
sIIeh work and materials by Temporary
bonds or Improvement certificates, which
PONDS in oF eelpa tba -roSe npe Tor the
aymen of which and the date, OF the
contract IN pursuance of which they are
so issued, by virtue of the provisions OF
this act; and it shall be the duty OF the
proper officer or officers of such city %
keep a record of all bonds or certifcates
SO issued, which said bonds or cert.
| 6cates shall be payable at the option of
the city, and within SIX years iron tne
date thereof. and shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding five per eentum
per annum, payable S~emi-annuaIIy from
the first day of January or July next
succeeding the day of issue that the said
honds or eertifcates shall, as far as prac-
table. be issued in sums and for mounts
of one hundred dollars and mult.ples
shall not be subject to defense y the
city causing the same to be issueU, eA.
cept such defense as might be interposea
to the payment of bonds issued n sucn
city for like improvements, and such
bonds or certificates shall not pc Sup5ect
to taxation IN the hands of the holder;
and in case the amount assessed Ter
special benefits on the property spec
| ially benefited does not equal the whole
cost of the improvement, ana any p9rl. u
CURED to be borne by the city at large;
said city shall provide for the payment
Shsedol nv law SPe n such city for payssspts
where any part of the cost OF an I'M
provement, proposed to be pain oy 8
L SGSSTlGQLH QDO RlODCItJ oPC(-@A- C
fitted is placed upon the city at large
And he il enacted. That upon com
pletion of the work done by contract as
herein provided, the said board or poay
having control Of streets ana
the commissioners of assessments or the
officer or officers now levylng assess,
ments upon property especlalIy psnemiea
the entire cost of said Improvement, and
such commissioners OF assessment OF OH.
Ger or o%ficerss shall proceed 70 MAKE
map showing the benefit to each. lot OF
parcel of land which is specially benefit
r nrov oy lefso and said assessment. when
so made. shal be filed with the. clerk
of the sair board or dody making the I'M
property liable to assessment for said i'm
provernant, which said notices shall
n nf% o5ie &c tjme ana gph fadnf Sc ber p% ahs hsaI'i Il
such n and for such length Of time
as heretofore provided fer in this act
man or sketch. and at the time and place
so fixed in said notice, said board or
body shall then proceed to hear apd adj
be presented in writing against the COM
frr1ation of final assessment and said
board or body shall have the authority
TO confirm the same as a whole or. refer
the same back to the said commissioners
of assessments, officer or, officers making
| the same for further conS1Rerat16n, anu
the procseaings thereon shall be com
Quoted in the same manner as the max
ing of the a~riginal assessment and the
tfa resolution of confirmation: q "a
copy of said final assessment man, on
which shall be stated the date Of con
frmation, shall be. then fled with the
officer or officers upon whom devolyes
the duty of collection Of 5assesmentsinany
suchcity. as C5ssz rs 5fcsrgsf
6. And be it enacted, That after the
confirmation of the said assessment as
herein provided, the property owner or
owners shall lave five years. from the
date when the annual TAX is payable
next after the making of the aforesaid
assessment in which TO pay for the said
against each piece of property shall bear
interest at the rate of six per acentum
per annum from sthe1 date OF connrma-
ton; and such payment may be made
Immediately after confirmation or in five
equal annual inStallments as fellows:
the first inStallment is to be due pay
able when the annual tax Is payable
assessment aid confirmation, and ech in
stallment thereafter shall be due ana
payable on and after the date of pay
ment of annual taxes OF each year in sai4
city, together with interest computed
at the rate aforesaid upon the unpaid
balance of such assessment; and the
property owner or owners shall at any
time after the aforesaid continuation
have the right TO pay the said assessment
or any amount remaining unpaid there
on with interest as aforesaid. from the
date of confirmation to date of payment:
all payments herein provided for shall
be paid to the official or officials author