The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-21

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PAVE
Fsent ON Arlington, Bay View and Garfield
avenues.
Whereas, The city has laid q macaaamized
pavement on Arlington avenue, from Grand
street on the north to Bay View avenue on
the south; and on Bay View avenue. from
nue. on the east; and On Garfield avenue, from
Bay View avenue on the north to Avenue D.,
IN the CITY or BayonHe, on the south; said
pavement was laid to provide a road for the
use Of pleasure vehicles. bicycles aud such
uses on the part OF the property owners front
ing thereon, as such a roadway should SUPP
ply; said roadway being a part of a system
xef park or Boulevard roadsays. and that said
pavement was not laid until the city had
completed the paving with Belgian and speci-
ncatl0n stone pavement OF Ocean avenue, from
Grand street on the north. southerly to near
2fhe line of the City of Bayonne; the said
Ocean avenue being parallel with said Airing
ton and Garfield avenues; the said stone block
pavement providing a convenient and suitable
highway through the City of Jersey City and
to the City of Bayenne for vehicles devoted
to commercial pursuits; and
Whereas, Since the completion Of said mac
adamized road, vehicles devoted to ccinmer
ciaI pursuits and largely engaged In carting
doned the use of Ocean avenue, and are using
said macadamized roads on Arlington, Bay
View and Garfield avenues, and are destroying
the same to the loss and detriment of the
/ City of Jersey City;
Now, therefore, for the purpose Of protect
ing said raaeadaInized roads and keeping them
4 pftd - liz uses anu QQTl2StS AGE N1AlCt
| they were built, the Mayor and Aldermen Of
| Jersey City by the Board of Street and Water
/ Commissioners for and on behalf of the NUM-
| cipality of said city, do or1ain as follows:-
| Section lit shall not be lawful for any
| person TO drive or cause to be driven or per-
NIT his or her servant to drive upon the mac
| aaarnized roadway on Arlington avenue, from
Grand street on the north to Bay View avenue
| on the south; on Bay View avenue, from
Arlington avenue on the west to Garfield ave
| nue. on the east: on Garfield avenue. from
Bay View avenue on the north to Avenue D.
1 in the City of Bayonne, on the south, any
wagon or other vehicle having upon it a weight
which, together with the weight of the wagon
I or vehicle, shall exceed 1000 pounds. unless
the tires upon such wagon or vehicle shall
| be at least three inches IN width; nor shall
any wagon or vehicle having upon it a weight
or vehicle. shall exceed 5000 pounds be SO
driven up6n said macadamized road afsre de-
| scFibed, unless such tires shall be at least
four inches in width, under a penalty Of not
less than five dollars $500 nor more than
twenty-five dollars C25.eO for each and every
| offense.
Sec. ordinance shall not apply to
vehicles conducting a business located on said
m~acadamized road.
Sec. 3-This ordinance shall NOT apply to
vehicles used for the delivery OF supplies or
removing goods or merchandise along said
macadamized road, provided such vehicle
enters and leaves said macadamized road al
said delivery or removal Of supplies or goods
is to be made.
Sec. 1.-THE provisions of this ordinance shall
not take effect until January !, 1897
Passed November 1s. 1896.
RICHARD BROWN, President,
Approved November IT, 1896.
P. f. wANSER, Mayor.
| Attest: GEO. 7. BOUTON, Clerk.