The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-16
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
(BY AUTHORITY.)
(Continued.)
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An act to enable towns, villages and
municipalities governed by boards OF
missions to construct sewers through
Underwater creeks or water courses
within their corporate limits.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate Nand
General Assembly Of the State of New
Jersey, That in amy own or village. or in
any sa mundie5pality gove 1nnrdv BY a p canl
mission in this state wherein any tide
water creek or water course now exists
it shall and may be lawful for the gov
erning body of any such municipality
having the charge and control Ct sewers
c aensn through such tideSWater creek
receive the sewage from the sewers and
drains enptying into such creek or water
course, and from suhc point in such
boundary thereof to such point in said
creek or water course, or to such outlet
Of the Same s5. as s shan beg beaete rTnaafsn upon on
upon any of the tlde-Waters or other
waters bounding upon such town, or
village, or upon such municipality gov
erned by commissioners or Improvement
commission into which the sewers there
of now enter; and further, to aus sncn
filled up, and such governing body are
hereby invested with fully power to 10
cate ar. and co tesrgbar su G1tb sew an m ne maaarr
drains, pumps, docks, dams, Underwater
banks and such other works as they
across any private lands or other. place.
with full powers OF ondemnauon OF
any lands taken for the purposes arore-
said.
3. And be 1t enacted. That the costs,
damage and expenses of such improve
ment. including the cost OF real eslate'
required therefor as hereinafter provided.
shall be assessed upon all property bene-
fitted thereby in like manner as the costs
damage mad expenses OF consiructloh
municipality are o may De assessed,
provided. whenever the benefits OF such
improvement are extendea 60 sou e AZ Dr. ecs
or connections. there shall. in like man
ner. be assessed upon Such properly q
axnanses Of such Improvement, which
assessment may be made in connection
with an assessment for such Lateral sew
ers. oras am independent assessment.
& And be it enacted. That the costs,
damages and expenses of constructing
sIch Improvement. including the cost OF
the amount assessed for special. and di-
rect benefits. shall be paid by tine mum
icipaHty constructing any sucn sewer.
and such municipality may issue its
bonds to the amount not exceeding in
fhe aggregate the total cost of said sew
er, and of the lands acquired therefor.
sI,eh municipality for the payment of
| the costs, damages and expenses OF other
| sewers constructed by any such muni-
I. And be it enacted. That when any
| such Improvement shall he located upon
| any lands other than public highways or
! streets, and such land or any easement,
| right or estate therein, shall be neces-
| sary for the sonstruction of said sewer
and appurtenances, then it shall pc Jaw
| ful for any such municipality as afore-
said to acquire the said land by pur-l
| chase. or by condemnation; and IN case
| condemnation proceedings are necessary,
| they shall award the owner or owners
| Of such land just compensation therefor
| and for the damages sustained by safe
| land owner, over and above any special
| benefits derived from said sewer. and
shall add the amount of such compensa-
| ton to the cost of building or .construct-
| ing such sewer and works; before fix
ing the compensation in any case. such
governing body shall notify the owner, or
| owners Of the land sought to be X
| for the purpose aforesaid, to the end
! that such owner or owners may have full
| opportunity to be heard upon the ques-
| ton Of the value of such land; the award
Of compensation shall be final, unless
| such governing body reconsider the same
| and make a new award, or unless said
owner or owners within twenty days
| after notice Of the amount fixed as COM
pensation for said land shall, On two
ply to the circuit court OF the county
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