The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-25

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
P. Lorillard Company, in construction, main
track.
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City. by
the Beard of Street and Water Commissioners
Of said city, do oraain as foliows:-
Section l. That permission be and is hereby
accorded TO the ?. Lorillard Company 70 lay.
track beginning at a point on the westerly
side of Washington street at its intersection
side the curb line Of said Washington street !:
thence northerly along said Washington street
and inside the curb line as aforesaid to TIE
southeriy side of First street; thence continue
uortherly side and connecting with track
there laid or to be laid and to be used by
said P. Loriflard Company in common with
Butlar Bros. from that point to the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks on or at Second
street.
Section 2. That rails herein authorized to be
laid shall be what is known as the .TrilbyN
rail. and shall be laid at grade OF street and
maintained in such manner as to afford the
least obstruction to vehicles using the same.
The benehciaries shall also protect and main
tain any and all portions of any public sewer
or sewers or any other public properly over
which it may be necessary to place any Of the
tracks or other obstructions herein authorized; ;
and shall keep the entire space between the
curb and nd. the building line on Washington
of First street properly tagged and paved aid
to the satisfaction Of the proper city officials,
laid under and by virtue of authority of this
Board the expense of laying said tracks or
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required municipal obligation shall be borne
in common with other beneficiaries
Section 3. In the using of any tracks on
Washington street between the southerly side
of First street and the tracks of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company Second street.
no cars shall be permitted to stand thereon,
but the said cars shall be moved to their
ultiEpate destination with proper speed and
diligence.
Section 4 The ordinance granting these
privileges shall be Of full force and effect
for a period Of twenty-five (25) years and
thereafter until such time as this Board or
its legally authorized successors shall revoke
or modify the same; an acceptance of any
Of the privileges herein accorded being a
recognition Of the right of the city to so
amend or Sreveke and while the privileges ac-
corded afe for the benefit of the P. Lofiilard
Company the City hereby further reserves
the right at any time during the life of this
ordinance, to grant similar privileges to other
the use in common Of the afore described
tracks or any portion Of them,
All work herein authorized and required to
be performed and maintained under the super
City officers. and the operation of such tracks
to be subject to such reasonable regulations
as the City authorities may desire to establish
Section 5. That all cost and expense incident
to the INTRODUCTION. passage and publication
of this ordinance shall be paid by the appli-
scant fer same; and such amount therefor as
is estimated By the Clerk of this Board to
be necessary shall be deposited with that offi-
Ger on demand.
Passed May Srd 1904.
Approved May 9Th, 1904 ss'0sn''
Mayor
GEO. T. BoUToN.