The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-29

ana Inc duty OF Keeping tne sdtne ~
city, Shall devolve upon the board OF
chosen freeholders and the county sup,
other powers and duties respecting. such
roads, except within the limits of any
city. shall be imposed upon and vested
to the exclusion of all townships, bor-
U or other municipal officers excep-
s slnS sh, ayye 9@bii aee sitter ,,ctt the mfr fiTs t. r fpia
act in any county, it shall be the duty
OF the board of freeholders thereof to
S%Rgol Shall ho oHfdldhlis s o aaperg gor three re- years.
and until his successor is appointed,
shall give bond to the board of chosen
dollars, conditioned for the faithful per-
fortnance Of Ills duties of his Office with
sueh surities as the board may approve,
1owance as the board may fix; the board
OF chosen freeholders shall provide all
moneys necessary to keep nj a proper
under this act, except withoin the limits
OF any city, and may. If there be no
used for such repairs. borrow therefor
on temporary loans until the next an
nuai taxes shall have been assessed, coll
shall be the duty Of the supervisor to
report to the board of chosen freehold-
ers or 70 the road committee thereof,
proper to be made to such county roads.
and, under the direction and control of
odio uodTu OF cHOSen~ IreenOl0efS or It's
. q committee. to expend the moneys
raised for such repairs in such manner
anc upon such portions Of the
IN the best possible state Of rep AIR no part
OF said moneys shall bepaid into hte hands
shall be paid by the county collector on the
orders of the board of chosen freehoiders,
granted only on the presentation Of bills verb
the case of other claims against the county;
II the board of chosen freehoiders shall neg
lect or reIuSe TO make aDDrODriatiOnS sfffi--
cfent to keep any such road as aforesaid in
good repair. any citizen Of the county may
mancanlas TO compel said board to make an
such application is made, the court, upon a
rule TO show cause or otherwise, in such man
tain and determine whether such b road ds's as
aTeresald rs IN a proper state of repair, and
torney Of the applicant a reasonable counsel
Zee to be paid by the county; in case the
on hand sufficient moneys out Of which to
MAKE the appropriation commanded to be
aforesaid, they, shall borrow such sum or
sums as may be necessary therefor on tenn
shall require the amount so borrowed to be
ralsed by taxation with the next assessment
authorities Of any city within which any por-
ason 81 roaa may be constructed under the
thereof within such city in repair forever af-
ter such construction, and such city shall
| shall have imposed upon it the same duties
as were imposed upon and vested in it with
respect to such portion of such road before
its Improvement under the provisions OF this
And be it enacted. That whenever there
shall be presented to the board of chosen
freeholders of any county a petition
thirds. either in lineal feet or in area, of
the lands and real estate fronting or
bordering on any public road or section
Of road lnsuch county. taking in said
OBSTINATE of area all the lands of every
| such owner which are assessed for taxes
in said ountv and which lie together in
any farm tract or lot of which a part has
q frontage on said road or seetionof road
praying the hoard to cause such road or
n setting forth that they are willing
that the peculiar benefits conferred on
the lands fronting or bordering on said
road or section shall be assessed thereon
IN proportion to the benefits conferred to
an amount not exceeding ten per eentum
of the entire cost of the Improvement. it
shaii he the duty of the board to cause
| such Improvement to be made: provided.
thta the road or section desired to be i'm
proved shall be at least one mile in
| length or,tif it be less than one mile in
length shall be an extension or connec-
zion Mh some other permanently i'm
vided. ths-t the estimated cast Of all i'm
provements made under this act. to-
gether with the estimated cost of repairs
OF roads already constructed in any eoun-
~ in any one year, shall not exceed one
fourth of one per centun of the ratables
OF such county for the last preceding
year, and. provided. wfsTthef, that
where more roads are applied for than
tonean be constructed under this act in
any one year. the said boards Of chosen
Lrsenoiqers shall have power and author
iJy 10 SELECT from the roads peEitioned for
the ones first to be CONSTRUCTED, having
regard 10 the most important roads and
the distribution of the benefits of this act
70 all parts of their counties; it shall not
be esi ne e ny for g. the beard in any such
non TO cause such Improvement to be
made. but they shall forthwith cause to
nc raeeuyysseyrssirfw shrd vbgk shrhrd
necessary surveys of such road or sec
/ ton to be made and specifications to be
prepared for a m-acadamized road. or a
| telforq or other stone road, or a road con-
structed OF gravel, oyster shells or other
good material. in such manner hat the
will, with reason able repairs thereto. lat
and Convenient for traiveI; the proceed
h~ereinbefore required in such cases where
such intention has been declared; if the
the board or BY the He State te e agpIossa ~
Of public roads, or if all the bids for tx
work shall be rejected, it shall be ira
cations to be prepared, or re-adyertH (,
ments for bids to be made, as OTTER
may be necessary and until a cont
| shall be awarded, to the end that the
provement prayed for may be complet "a
with reasonable speed ;provided9 howeveS9
| where. the lowest bid submitted shows
that the Improvement prayed for cannot
be made within the limit of expenditure
in this section above mentioned; in every
case where a contract shall be awarded
after the presentation of such petition as
aforesaid, the board of chosen freehold
ers, instead of certifying to the county
board of assessors two-thirds of the esti-
mated cost of the work as prescribed by
the fifth section of this act. shall unless
they determine to issue bonds in the man
ner prescribed by the fifth section of this
| act which they are hereby authorized to
do certify two-thirds of said estimated
cost less one-tenth of said estimated cost
which sum the county board of assessors
shall include in their assessments Of
county taxes.
9. And be it enacted, That when the inn
provement prayed for as aforesaid shall
have been completed and the statement
Of the cost thereof as prescribed by the
third section of this act. said board shall
apply to the circuit court of the county
for the appointment of commissioners to
stimate and assess the peculiar benefits
confirred by such Improvement upon the
lands and real estate fronting or border
ing on the road or section thereof inn
proved, of the time and place of which
application notice shall be. given by ten
| printed and circulated in the county, or
by two weeks publication i two weekly
newspapers printed and circulated there
in, at which time and place or ait such
other time and place as the court h
| designate, said court shall without I'M
necessary delay, appoint three commits
sioners who shall be disinterested free
holders and residents of the county in
which the application is made, to esti-