The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26

ARD SIDBNA AXIS
Mr.. Ruempler Puts in d
New Bill to Meet
Governor Griggs
Objections.
PROPERTY OWNERS 10 PAY HALF.
Cost Not to Exceed sl2, 800 a Mile
Circuit Court TO Make
the Assessment.
specid. to the Jersey CITY Meas.

lne OBJECTIONS raised by Governor Griegs
IN MS veto message of the measure
which he vetoed Monday night, and in
cludes the provisions which he said he
would approve. The bill was rapidly adj
vanced to second reading and will prob
ably pass. This is the text of the meas
ure:-
a further supplement- to an act, en-
Chosen Freeholders of any of fhaa sew
erai counties Of this State to lay out,
open, construct, improve and maintain
: Rlsn1tpilc road therein approved April
Be IT enacted BY the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
II shall be lawful for the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of any county Of this
stare wherein a public road has been or
s srai y Pc Tag cut opened, constructed
ABOVE mentioned act, and acts supple
mentary thereto and amendatory there
OF, or any of them, in addition to the
acts. 70 further. improve said public road.
or any, and all branch or connecting road
o. roads, or any, part or section thereof,
able material upon the parts Of said road
ever the said Board of Chosen Freehold
sary to SO improve SAID sidewalks for the
omnoda of public travel.
q Sald 1agging or other suitable mate
coed four-tenths 4-1O Of the total snace
reserved for sidewalks, between the curb
me rhs ana me aid line of the said road or
and the cost of laying such fiageing a.
oIher suitable material shall not exceed
an average sum of twelve thousand five
nnnared dollars Gl2,50O per mile, meas
ured on the centre line of said road or
roads, for each and every mile Of s,,cb
foaa wnicn snail be so improved by lay
lmg aggin on both sidewalks thereof.
OF a mile so improved.
., All work herein. authorized shall be
performed and carried out as provided
as practicable, including methods and
ofhcers already provided for supervision
y Inc work the proceedings neces-
gelner with, the awarding and making of
CONTRACTS therefor, upon Advertisements
r % nlds duly made; in all other things
carry out and meet the purpose and oh,
Jects, of this act, the same shall conform
70 the provisions of the said original
except, in so far as changes. alterations
in or deviation therefrom NAV be render.
ed necessary BY this act.
holders shall have completed the i'm
proyement of any part or section of said
road by laying said tagging or other
s9dewa AIS thereon they shall certify the
nent to the Circuit Court Of he Comfy
wherein said road is located; said rours
snail snereupon appoint three disinter-
esteu Ireeholders, resident in said coun-
ty, as commissioners, to assess the cast
ard expenses of such improvement as
n~ereinarter directed upon the property
sioners 50 appointed shall. before enter
hlg upon the duties of their office, take
e connfy eaa and I. file. II the efaee os the
charge the duties devolving upon them
as such commissioners; in case of Heath
r~esignaton disability or refusal to serve
snald De filled by said Circuit Court.
D.. The said commissioners, upon their
appolntmen and qualification, Shall cause
ton In three daily a puublisbea
IN said county, and by printed notices
posted in FIVE Of the most public places
along the line of said Improvement. Of
the time and place, when and where
they VII meet to proceed to examine
sne matters referred to them Under this
acf, thev shall nave power to adjourn
rem time 20 time and from place to
p pn nsrs they shall Civ full opportunity to
sessment to be IMPOSED therefor. and to
present their objections. % the assess
mf oI to pc made by the said commits
port of said objections.
D, The said commissioners. at the time
asu pace So appointed, shall proceed to
and expenses of said Improvement: thew
snail then make a Just and equitable as
sessment thereof upon all of the lands.
benefited by SUCH Improvement, In pro,
portion to the special benefits actually
received by said lands, but in no case
snalI t ne assessment upon any lands ex-
such Improvement to the lands so AS
sessed or exceed one-half the costs and
expenses Of making such improvement in
expenses of such Improvement in excess
OF rne amount OF said special benefits.
s sba De paid by the county, at large. and
for the next, tax levy of the county
ment
7. When the commissioners shall have
completed their assessment they shall re-
port the same to said Circuit Court. with
q mar the location and bound
amount assessed against each lot by the
number designated OF said map, and fhf
names OF the owners thereof set opposite
theret9s 50 TAR as the same may be known
.. Said commissioners shall make a re-
port Of their proceedings and assessment
from the date Of their appointment Or
within such further time as the said
Court may by order grant; upon the
commissioners. or any Two Of them. said
Court shall cause notice to be given in
the same manner as prescribed by Sec
ton FIVE of this act. of the time and place
of h~earingfapy objections that may be
made to such report and assessment; and
after hearing any matter that may be
alleged against the anne the. said Court
shall either confirm the said report n
commissioners, to be appointed by the
said Court. to reconsider the subject mat
ter thereof. and the said commissioners
70 whom the said report shall be re-
ferred shall return the same report, cor
rected and revised, or a new report, to
be by them made in the premises to the
said Court. within such time as the said
Court shall by order direct, and the
iirmed or again referred by said Court
in manner, aforesaid as right and justice
shall require, and SO from time to time
until q report shall be made or returned
in the premises, which the Court shall
confirm; and such report when 50 con
firnled shall be filed in the Office of the
County Clerk of said county, and shall
at all reasonable times be subject to ex-
animation and inspection of all parties
interested.
9. The County Clerk shall. upon the
filing of said report and map. cause a
copy thereof to be made and filed in the
+E4- $50 TE