The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-12

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
Butler Bros. in construction maintenance
and operation of railroad spur Of single track.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
Of said city, do ordain follows:
Section l. That permission be and Is hereby
accorded to Butler Bros. to lay, maintain and
operate a single line of railroad track be-
ginning at a point on the westerly side of
Washington street about one hundred CoO1 feet
south OF Bay street; thence running norfherly
and along said westerly side of Washington
curb line thereof to Second street, making con-
nection with the tracks OF the Pennsylvania
line of single railroad track beginning at a
point on the southerly side of Bay street
opposite the property Of. the said Butler Bros,
thence running easterly and about four "a
feet outside of the curb line of said Bay
street about three hundred 5000 feet more or
less along said southerly side thereof, to con-
meet with the track in Washington street
heretofore described.
Section 2, That rails herein authorized to
be laid shall be what is known as the HTril-
by rail- and shall be laid at grade of street
and maintained in such manner as to afford
the least obstruction to vehicles crossing the
same. The beneficiaries shall also protsct and
maintain any and all portions OF any public
sewer or sewers or other public property over
which it may be necessary to place any of the
tracks or other obstructions herein authorized
and shall keep the entire street from a point
to the curb line next adjoining their inner rail
properly paved and to the satisfaction of the
proper CITY officials.
Section g. In the using of the track on
Washington street afore described, no cars
shall be permitted to stand thereon between
Second street and the Southerly side of Bay
street, but the said cars shall be moved to
their ultimate destination with proper speed
and diligence.
Section l. The ordinance granting these prfyi-
eges shall be of full force and effect for a
period Of twenty-five (25) years. and there
after 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 re-
woke and while the privileges accorded are
for the benefit of the said Butler Bros. the
City hereby further reserves the right to at
any time. during the life of this ordinance
grant similar privileges to other applicants
and in SO doing permit and require 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
vision and to the satisfaction of the proper
City officers. and the operation of such tracks
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-
can't for same: and such amount therefor as
Is estimated by the Clerk of ehis Board to
be necessary shall be deposited with that offi-
Ger on demand.
JOHN c. PAYNE,
Approved May ssh. 1904 s7'esA'
N. NJ FAGAN.
As'fss aE6 Il Bourox.
Clerk.