The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-20
AN ORDINANCE 7 PROJECT PAVE,

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PAVE
ment on Arlington. Bay View and Garfield
avenues.
Whereas, The city has laid a maeadamized
pavement on Arlington avenue. from Grand
street on the north to Bay View avenue on
the south: and on Bay View avenue. from
Arlington avenue on the west 10 Garfield ave-
nue. on the east; and on Garfield avenue, from
Bay View avenue on the north to Avenue d.
in the City Of Bayonne. on the south; said
pavement was laid to provide a road for the
use Of pleasure vehicles, bicycles and such
uses on the part OF the property owners 'front.'
ing thereon, as such a roadway should sup
ply: said roadway being a part of a system
Of park or Boulevard dwa and that said
pavement was not laid until the city had
completed the paving with Belgian and speci-
ication stone pavement Of Ocean avenue, from
Grand street on the north, southeriy to near
the 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 Bayonne for vehicles devoted
to commercial pursuits; and
Whereas, Since the completion of said mac
adamized road, vehicles devoted to CONNER
cial pursuits and largely engaged in carting
to and from the City of Bayonne have aban-
doned the use of Ocean avenue, and are using
said m-acadamizad 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 macadanized roads and keeping them
available for the uses and purposes for which
they were built, the Mayor and Aldermen of
Jersey City, by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners for and on behalf of the muni-
cipaiity Of said city, do ordain as follows:-
Section lit shall not be lawful for any
person to drive or cause 20 be driven or per-
NIT his or her servant to drive upon the mac
adamized 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.,
in the City of Bayonre, on the south; any
wagon or other vehicle having upon it g weight
which, together with the weight Of the wagon
or vehicle, shall exceed 1000 pounds, unless
be at least three inches In width: nor shall
any wagon or vehicle having upon 1t a weight
which, together with the weight of the wagon
or vehicle. shall exceed 5000 pounds be 50
driven upon said macadamized road afore de-
scribed, unless such tires shall be at least
four inches in width, under a penalty OF not
| less than FIVE dollars ($5. 08) nor more than
twenty-five dollars ts25.00 for each and every
offense.
Sec. 2-This ordinance shall not apply to
vehicles conducting a business located on said
macadamized road.
Sec. S-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 at
the nearest cross street TO the point where
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 16. 1896.
RICHARD BROWN, President.
Approved November II, 1896.
P. r.. wANsER, Mayor.
Attest. GEO II. HOJITON. Clerk.