The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-20

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
P. Lorillard Company, in construction main
tenance 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, DC oraan as folows;T
accorded to the P. Lorillard Company TO lay,
maintain and operate single line of railroad
side of Washington street at It's intersection
with Bay street and about eight (S) feet in
side the curb line said Washington street;
thence northerly along said Washington street
and inside the curb line as aforesaid to the
ssoutherly side Of First street thence continu-
ing in proper curve across First street to its
northeriy side and connecting with a track
there laid or to be laid and to be used by
said P. Lorillard Company in common with
Butler Bros. from that point to the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks on or at Second
street.
Section O. That rails herein authorized to be
laid shall be what is known the "Trilby's
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 benefciaries 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 entre space between the
curb and the building line on Washington
street from Bay street to the northerly side
Of First street property tagged and paved and
to the satisfaction OF the proper city officials,
and where connection is made with any tracks
laid under and by virtue Of authority Of this
Board the expense Of laying said tracks or
expense Of initiating and maintaining any other
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
syivania Railroad Company on Second street
no cars shall be permitted to stand thereon,
but the said cars shall be moved to their
ultimate destination with proper speed and
Section /. The ordinance granting these
pEtsi lsses shall Be 6 fs,ll force and effecE
thereafter until such time as this Board or
its legally authorized successors shall revoke
or modify the sanle an acceptance OF any
Of the privileges herein accorded being q
recognition Of the right Of the city to so
corded are for the benefit Of the P. Lorillard
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 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
Of this ordinance shall be paid by the appIi-
cant for same; and such amount therefor as
is estimated by the Clerk Of this Board to
be necessary shall be deposited with that off,
Ger on demand
JOHN c. PAYNE.
President.
NJ NJ. FAGAN.
Mayor
GEO. 7. BoUToN.
Clerk.