The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16
CHAPTER xxxv.
An Act concerning the making and collecting Of
assessments for benefits conferred by the con.

An Act concerning the making and collecting OF
assessments for benefits conferred by the con
struction of sewers and drains.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State of New Jersey, That whers
in any city, other municipality sewers or drain,
have been or may be constructed, forming part OF
general system Of sewerage or drainage fer such
city, or other municipality or part parts there
OF 1t shall and may be lawful in assessing the bene-
hts conferred by the construction of any main,
trunk, OF intercepting sewer or drain, forming a
part OF such system, to assess such benefits not
only upon the lands and real estate fronting or
abutt1ng on the line thereof but also upon ali the
lands and real estate situate in and throughout the
entire sewerage or drainage area or district in
such city, or other municipality, and through
which sewers or drains the whole or part of the
sewerage or drainage of such area or district
directly or indirectly. finds or will find an outlet.
| 2 Ana be It enacted, That the assessment upon
al lands and real estate which at any time of
making such assessment front or abut on, or are
situate in the vicinity of the line of such main
trunk, or intercepting sewer or drain, any other
sewer or drain already constructed and connected
directly or indirectly Herewith whereby direct
tapping or drainage benefit is may be secured
shall be conectible at once, and that where such
dement, Is prospective only depending upon the
construction OF any other and connecting sewer or
drain not yet built, such assessment shall be COL
Iectlole ana bear interest only from the time when
the assessment to be made for benefits conferred
upon such lands and real estate, by the construc-
ton Of such other sewer drain along the line of
which such lands and real estate front or abut or
are in the vicinity Of shall be confirmed and col
lectible. N -
8. And be it enacted, That in ascertaipipe and
estimating the proportion of the cost of such
main, trunk, or intercepting sewer or DRAIN which
may be assessed upon lands and real estate not
fronting or abutting upon the line, in the Ycin-
ity thereof, and haging no immediate tapping or
drainage benefit, the benefit conferred upon the
on, or in the vicinity thereof and having an In
mediate tapping or drainage benefit shall be A=st
ascertsined, and after deducting the amount
thereof from the entire cost, the balance or SO
much thereof as may be applied shall be assessed
upon such other lands and real estate not having
an immediate tapping drainage benefit, but
or
age area district the extent that the same is
benefited by the construction of said main. trunk,
or intercepting sewer or drain, and to be benefit
ted thereby when the sewer drain in front of, or
in the vicinity of such property, shall be con-
structeq and connected Herewith, and in whirh
the SAID property may secure direct tapping or
drainage benefit.
A. And be it enacted. That in all cases of sewer
or drain assessments made for benefits conferred
by the construction of any lateral or connecting
sewer or drain, forming part of the general
system aforesaid, and upon the lands and real
estate fronting or abutng on or in the vicinity of
the line of such lateral or connecting sewer OF
drain no assessment was made for benefits confer
red by the construction of any main, trunk or |
intercepting sewer or drain, and through which |
such lateral or connecting sewer drain has or
will have an outlet for its sewerage drainage, it
shall and may be lawful to include in such assess
ment not only the cost part of the cost of such
lateral or connecting sewer or drain, but much
sewer or sewers, drain or drains, with which the
same is connected and through which it finds an |
outlet, as the said lands and real estate shall be
main, trunk. or interceptng sewers or drains, or
any part thereof.
g. And be it enacted, That in all cases the bene-
htassessment SO made shall be limited to and shall
not exceed the peculiar and special benefit which !
each lot or parcel of land assessed has received,
or will receive, when lateral connections made
as aforesaid, and be made as near may be in |
proportion to the benefits each shall be deemed to
acquire 4I
G. And be it enacted, That If in any, case differ
ent portions sections of any trunk line sewer or
drain are or may be constructed under different
acts, requiring different disposition of the |
moneys collected from benefit assessments, that in
every such case separate assessment shall be |
made for each portion section, in order that a |
lawful application may be made of the moneys |
derived from such assessment when received.
Z. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty |
of the corporation attorney counsel of such |
city or other municipality, to assist the board, |
commission or other body charged with the max
ing such assessments, by advice, preparation of
reports and otherwise in the discharge of their |
duties, when requested, and the city surveyor or |
engineering department of the city shall make all
necessary surveys and maps required.
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take ef
feet Immediately. -t-t
Approved February 10, 1895.