The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-02
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~nicipalfty or the ompany or companies
may, by mandatory injunction, issuing out
or the Court of Chancery, or other appro-
pirate process, be compelled to perform
and carry out the said order
When the board shall order the doing
OF any work the cost thereof shall be ap-
shall make all necessary changes of
water pipes, sewers and ~conduits, and
shall also be charged witt the cost of the
change of grades of streets and the re.
storation and repaving of the surface of
such streets and the relocation of streets
M the laying out and opening of new
opened streets lie outside of the lines of
he right of way of the railroad company
or companies, but the actual work upon
municipality or by the railroad company.
as the board may direct and
w The the city ,awfs shall o,s.m be for charged aa1l
p~ensation and damages, If any, TO prop
erty other than the property of the rail-
road company or companies, by reason
OF the changes OF grades n location of
streets and the laying out of new streets
and the acquiring of property therefor
outside of the property of the railroad
expense not so charged upon the muniei-
pality shall be borne by the railroad COM
pany or companies owning or operating
portion as the board may fx. The board
shall have general supervision over all
such s,, work. The goyeFni9g body. Of any
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such contract with any railroad ompany
as. in the Judgment of such governing
body, may be best adapted. to secure the
the public. Said contract shall not be
valid and binding upon the municipality
or railroada company until the Board Of
alterations set forth in the agreement as
necessary for the convenience and Sc
curity of the public.
NO street railway shall hereafter be
constructed in, over. or upon any public
street, highway or other public place. In
any municipality of the State. without
the consent and approval Of the Board
OF Railroad Commissioners, in addition to
the consent now required to be. given b.
the governing body of such munic:paIity:
and It sham be the duty of said board
proposed location of the tracks. switches.
t~urnouts, poles, wires, fixtures and struc-
lures OF such street railway, and of the
methods of construction and oneration
thereof.
When any street railway company shall
desire to construct or extend its road be-
tween any two municipalities, or through
any rural or suburban district, and pro-
poses to construct said railway on any
public highway, it shall be the duty Of
the board, before giving its consent
termine whether public convenience and
necessity require said road to be built
on said highway, and ascertain whether
1T IS not feasible for said company to To-
cate its railway over private property, in
whole or in part, instead of upon the
public highway; and if the board shall
be of the opinion that such location is
feasible and proper, it shall require said
company to change so much of its route
on the. public highway as the board
shall deem proper. and build said road
upon property to be acquired by said
company for such purpose; and in case
said mpan shall not change said route,
the said board shall refuse its consent
and approval of said construction.
Street railway companies operating
cars propelled by any motive power other
than horsepower Shall equip their cars,
when in use. with such tenders and
wheel guards as may be required by the
Board of Railroad Commissioners. and
shall also hea their cars when In use
by them for the transportation of pas
sengers by such means and to such ex-
tent as said board shall determine.