The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-28


sion to the Erie Railroad officials next
week foiiows:-
This agreement. made this day
Of A p. eighteen hundred and
Company. hereinafter called the Com
pany, or the first part, and The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City, hereinafter
nesseth:
Whereas, The main line of railroad of
the Company crosses the streets OF Jer-
sey City east of the tunnel on the sur
face thereof; and
Whereas, The business Of said railroad
and the population of said city have 50
sages across said railroad on. the sur
face thereof are deemed by the parties
hereto to have become inadequate for the
changes hereinafter provided for would
property and promote the interests Of
the City, and facilitate the business OF
the Company.
and between the parties hereto, in pur-
sGance of an act entitled An act TO
authorize any city of this State to enter
into contracts with railroad companies
whose roads enter their corporate limits.
whereby said companies may r~elocate
change or elevate their railroads., ano
when necessary for that purpose to va.
cate. change the grade OF or alter the
lines of any streets or highways there
i'm approved March Is, 1874. and by
virtue Of the power and authority there
in contained. and thereby conferred, and
by virtue of all other powers and author
ity possessed by the parties hereto, or
either of them, or hereafter conferred
for the purpose, and in order to obtain
the mutual benefits and advantages ABOVE
recited. That the Company. shall, and
may elevate the tracks of its railroad
in and through Jersey City from a POM
mel to a point at or near the Hudson
River, SO far as may be necessary TO
provide the u~ndergrade crossings here,
matter mentioned for pedestrians and
vehicles of all kinds; and for that, pur-
pose the following changes snail be
made
from the north line of Tenth street to
the north line of the Company,s prop
erty, which is about sixty feet north OF
C( Brunswick street is to be vacated
as a road for vehicles under the tracks
Of ofa the s said tinn Company e as t wiSel no for ef foot
passengers, shall be constructed under
the tracks.
81 Monmouth street shall have a clear,
being carried over on a half through
Is Coles Street shall be crossed by a
IS Jersey avenue shall be depressed
feet and be crossed by a half through
81 gfr af le srIage' and f sasli a The grads F eIea IF ape
proach on north side of the railroad
Shall be feet. and on the south side
feet per hundred.
f) Erie street shall be depressed
| feet and he crossed by a deck girder
bridge and have a clearance of at least
north side of the railroad shall be one
and seven-tenths of a foot, and on the
south side two feet per hundred.
% Grove street shall be depressed
feet and be crossed by a deck grid
err bridge and shall have a clearance OF
proach on north side of the railroad shall
be one and hve-tenths feet per 100
feet. and on the south side by a grade
to the south curb line of Tenth street.
80 Henderson street h be depressed
feet and beNrossed by a deck girder
bridge and have a clearance of at least
feet. The grade of approach on
north side of the railroad shall be one
and four-tenths feet, and on the south
side one and fve-tenths feet per nun
dred. s
~ rroVos' feet ssetse' and be Crossed
by a deck girder bridge and have a
clearance of at least. feet, and the
grade of approach shall pc one 1oot hVe
Go@ All that part of Tenth street lying
easterly of the westerly line of the Com
pany and west of Provost street is to be
di5 Ninth street to be crossed by the
Company's branch line by a bridge with
a clearance Of at least twelve feet.
Q2) Pavonia avenue to be crossed by
a bridge leaving a clearance of at least
thirteen feet.
CD The depression mentioned in each
instance is to be calculated from the
present grade OF the streets and ave-
nues. as such grades now appear on the
grade maps of the City, unless otherwise
QD All streets crossed by said rail
road, or which shall be changed by the
said Company, shall be properly graded
and left in good condition for public use,
n wherever a street or avenue whose
grade shall be changed in pursuance OF
this agreement, is now paved, Ragged
or curbed, the same shall be paved,
tagged or curbed with the same charac-
ter of paving. tagging n curbing now
existing there, after changing the grade
such street or avenue is changed; said
work to be done by the Company. All
streets crossed by elevated bridges shall
be paved with Belgian block, tagged and
curbed across the Company's property.
G5 All bridges to be constructed across
the streets and avenues herein mention
ed, shall be of iron, resting on, stone
abutments. and iron columns. and shall
in all cases span the entire width of each
street or avenue to be crossed, provided
that iron columns may be erected on the
curb lines of any street or avenue, to
support the bridges. All bridges shall
be carefully decked and planked oyer
from falling through into the streets.
d6) All necessary receiving basins and
connections with the. sewer system Of
u liz lily. " I " aA tLA1AL oily = - w ~
avenue in consequence of the making OF
any Of the changes or Improvement
herein mentioned, may and shall be made
4 by the Company.
% In all cases where the change OF
the grade or location of any street OF
avenue h make it necessary to change
the grade or location Of any gas. OF
water pipes or sewers, the same shall
be changed by the, said Company, and
| left in a suitable condition for use.
iI9J The material to be used in con-
structing entertainments in the execution
OF this agreement shall be earth, brick OF
stone, and no garbage or other unhealthy
or offensive substance or material shall
be used.
09) Before beginning the work herein
mentioned accurate drawings showing
the proposed elevation of the said rail-
road and the depression of each stree:
and avenue shall be made in duplicate
and approved and verified by the sig
natures of the chief engineers of the re-
ings shall be held by each of the parties
hereto, and the work shall be don ac-
cording to such drawings.
GO The entire cost of ~elevating the
tracks or railroad of the said party of the
first part, and Of making changes in the
the line of their railroad as herein pro
vided, and the other work herein pro
vided for shall be paid by the said party
of the first part.
.(2D The work required by this con.
tract shall be commenced within twc
months and completed within twenty
months from the date hereof.
A) And it is hereby distinctly ad,
mitted and declared by the parties here
10, that each Of the terms, provision ant
conditions of this contract is a neces
sary and proper part OF the work ans