The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-21
CCcxxTL.

An Act concerning cities.
1. BE it enacted by the Senate n
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That in any city of this state
where a railroad company occupies and
pose of local passenger traffic, and a
part of the terms of such use by an
agreement between said city by its au-
the keeping of said. street in repair by
such company, and it is desired that
said street shall be permanently inn
be lawful for the city council of said
city and said railroad company to agree
peRse of making such improvement that
shall be borne by said railroad
q And be it enacted, That upon the
making of such agreement between, and
by any city council and railroad COM
pany as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for
the city council to pass an ordinance pro-
manently improving such street in the
manner agreed upon, and for this pur-
mae necessary changes in the grade said
street; to contract for the making of
said Improvement. and do all and every
act and thing necessary for the prompt
completion of said improvement.
g.. And be it enacted, That it a be
lawful for the city council in every casa
and expense OF any public improvements
made under the authority of this act as
dement's conferred upon the owners Of
lane and real estate benefited thereby,
to be assessed on such land and real
estate in the manner provided in this
act in proportion to the benefit each shall
be deemed to acquire; but said council
may determine IN the ordinances au-
assessments for benefits to the several
owners eff and and real estate peculiarly
| percentage, if amy, of the amount to be
| paid by the railroad company as it's pro-
portion of the cost of such Improvement
| as council may deem equitable and just;
| the balance of cost, damage and expenses
remaining unprovided for to be imposed
upon and borne by the city at large and
such council may, at its option, provide
that the entire expense of any snch ina
paid by the railroad company, shall be
borne by the city at large and shall
nave power to provide thereof by tax
ton.
4. and be it enacted, That it shall be-
lawful for said council to negotiate tenn
exporary loans for a period not to eN-
| coed two years, for so much of the i'm
provement as shall be assessed for bene-
fitsl less the amount, If any, accredited
arly benefited, which loans shall be paid
and retired when the money SO asseS
is collected.
council may issue bonds of said city fGl
such proportion of the cost, expense anS
damage Of such improvements as 1t Is
determined shall be borne by the city
at large. for any period said counccfl
shall determine, mot exceeding seven
years, TO pear interest at u rate not 10
exceed five per centum per annum, paya-
BILE semi-annually.
6. And be it enacted, That when said
city council shall determine as aforesaid
to assess such amount of the cost and
expenses of any such Improvement upon
the owners of property benefited thereby
to the extent that the same shall acquire
special and peculiar benefit, the said
council shall at the completion of said
work or at such time as it shall by reso-
luton determine during the progress
thereof, make application in writing
signed by the presiding officer of such
council, to the board of city assessors,
which application shall specify the street
or part of street along which such as
sessment for benefits is to, be made, in
advantage each owner of such land and
real estate shall be deemed to acquire,
| and directing said board of assessors to
I specify in their assessment such lots or
subdivision of lots. designating the lots
and subdivision of land so benefited by
/ the letters and numbers by which they
are distinguished on the city atles, and
in case they are, net so distinguished on
| saidsratles to designate them by some
other specific and certain method, to-
owner or owners thereof and the amount
assessed on each lot, and 1t shall be the
drty of said board of assessors there
npon to make such assessment, which
sid assessment shall be embraced in the
report of the said board of assessors
witch shall he made TO the city council
Immediately upon the completion OF
such assessment, n council shall ratify
land confirm said assessments or refer
back 10 said board of assessors such as
ton, and so on from time to time until
all such assessments shall be ratified
lIo be C~ontinued.a