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

township committee may supply the wa
ter SO obained to the inhabitants of the
he said township upon such terms, rents,
determined upon by the said township
committee, and that the money so re-
ceived from the sale of water shall be
applied towards tn payment of The con-
vided by section one hereof, and that
the balance hereof shall be applied by
the township committee to defray the
necessary expenses, repairs maintenance
and the extension of such pipes and hy-
drants; provided, however, tina the mon
ey so received from the sale of water
tension of pipes and hydrants now made
or which may hereafter be made n
for which bonds of the Inhabitants of
said ownship are now issued by virtue of
bonds shall be hereafter issued under
terms of this act after the deduction
of its proportion of he money Q be ap-
piled to he payment of water In accor-
dance with the contract or agreement
entered into as provided by section one
hereof. shall be applied towards the Gre
principal and inerest of said bonds.
8. And be it enacted, That the owner
and occupier of any house, tenement,
building or lot shall each be liable for
fixed by the said township committee,
for the use of the water by such owner
or such oceulp:er, and such rent 50 fixed
ment, ~builuding or lot until the same
shall be PAID and satisfied; that the
said township committee shall have au-
thority to require payment in advance
for the use or rent of water furnished
by the said township in or Upon any
building, place or premises, and in case
water rents shall not be made when
the same shall become due, the water
shall be shut off from said building,
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supplied until SUCH arrears with inter,
est thereon shall be fully paid; and
It shall and may be lawful for the
once a week for four weeks, BY ad-
vertisement N a newspaper published
in said township, requiring the owner
or buildings or lots, to "a such water
rents remaining due or unpaid there
on, and If the same are not paid, such
houses, tenements or buildings and lots
tax collector in the manner now pro-
vided for the sale of real property for
unpaid taxes for the amount of the rent
of such advertisement and all other in
cidenta1 expenses, and if, n~otwithstand-
ing such notice. the owner or occupan
terests and expenses, then it shall be
lawful for the said township committee
to direct the said tax collector to sell
in the manner provided by law for the
in SAID township.
cafionsu from any ac of itba II nhe W h appff
the said township for water have been
made to the township committee from any
with water. which, when taken at the
rate established by the township COM
mittee as provided by section two hereof,
tenth Of the estimated cost Of extend
ing the main from the most available
section Of the former main to the place
shall be lawful for the township commit
tee to- cause the said main to be extend
ed and all necessary MIGRANTS to be con-
committee is hereby authorized and en-
powered, If there are not sufficient funds
at it's disposal to make aid extension,
ship by the issuance of promissory notes
or bonds of the Inhabitants of such town
ship, signed by the chairman of such
the township under the seal of the town.
ship, which bonds shall pledge the whole
property of the township for the pay
rents derived from the sale of water on
such extension. according to section two
of this act. which bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not greater than
five per centum per nnu and the in
terest may be made payable semi-an-
nually and the bonds to be either regis
mittee shall direct; said notes or bonds
may be made payable at such time as
said township committee may direct. but
no bonds shall be issued for a longer per-
iod n ten years from the date there
of, nor shall the same be negotiated at
less h par: provided. however, that
no bonds shall be issued under this act
whereby the bonded Indebtedness of said
township shall thereby be caused to ex-
twenty, per centuin of the average
assessed valuation of the real property
in said township for the three years i'm
mediately preceding the said proposed
issue.
5. And be it enaced, That any con-
tract for he supply of water or any is
sue of notes or bonds heretofore made
and which, except for the date of the
same, would otherwise fall within the
terms and conditions of this act, are
hereby declared good and valid and are
hereby given he same effect as if made
after the passage of this act.
g.. And be i enaced, That the provisions
of his act shall remain imperative in
any such ownship until assented to by
a majority of the legal votes cast for or
against such measure at any regular
township election 0 be herafter held in
such township, of which election on such
proposed measure he clerk of the town
ship shall cause notice to be published
in the manner now required by him for
ard he ballots provided at such election
of regular township elections,
for such purpose shall contain the
in favor of this act, then 1t shall go
into effect Immediately.
Z. And be it enacted. That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March y, 1895.