The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-19

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PAVE
ment on Arlington. Fay View and Garfield
avenues.
Whereas, The city has laid a macadamized
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 20 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
payemen 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 roadways, and that said
pavement was not laid until the city had
completed the paving with Belgian and speci-
fcation stone aveme of Ocean avenue, from
Grand street on the north, southerly 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 earting
to and from the City of Bayonne have aban-
doned the use of Ocean avenue, and are using
said m~acadamized 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 macadamised 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 NUM-
cipality Of said city, do ordain 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
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 ID.
in the City of Bayonne. on the south; any
wagon or other vehicle having upon II a weight
which, together with the weight of the wagon
or vehicle, shall exceed 2,01e pounds. unless
be at least three inches In width; nor shall
any wagon or vehicle having upon it a weight
which, together with the weight of the wagon
or vehicle, shall exceed 5000 pounds be so
driven upon said maeadamized road afore de-
scribed. unless such tires shall be at least
less than five dollars cs5.WD nor more than
twenty-five dollars ts2s.e l for each and every
offense.
See. JThi ordinance shall not apply to
vehicles conducting a business located on said
macadamized road.
Sec. slThis ordinance shall not apply to
vehicles used for the delivery Of supplies or
removing goods or merchandise along said
macadamfzsd road, provided such vehicle
enters and leaves said n1acadarnized road at
said delivery or removal of supplies or goods
is to be made.
sec. EThe provisions OF this ordinance shall
not take effect until January 4. 1891
Passed November ls. 1886.
RICHARD BROWN. President.
Approved November II, 1896.
p. F. wANSER. Mayor.
Attest: GEO. II BOUToN. Clerk.