The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-13

AN ORDINANCE FOR TIE RELIEF OF
P. Lorillard Company, I'M construction, 1naiq-
tenanee and operation Of railroad spur ot single
track.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
of said city, do ordain fcllOws:--
Section /. That permission. be apd Is hereby
accorded to the P. Lorxllard Ceaipany to lay.
maintain and operate avsingle line OF railroad
track beginning at a point on the westerly
side OF Washington street at its Intersection
with Bay street and about eight tsy fest IN
side the curb line of ssaid Washington street;
thence northeriy along said WasftnEtpn street
and inside the curb hfie as aforesaid 70 the
southerly side of First street; themes continp-
ing in a proper curve across First street to its
northerly side and connecting with track
there laid to be laid and to be used by
said p Lortiard Company in common with
Butler Bros. from that point to the Penn
sy1vania Railroad tracks on or at Second
section q That rails hegein authorized to be
laid shall be what Is known as the Trilby .
rail. and shall be laid at ssrade Of street and
least obstructien to yebicIes using sthe same.
The benefciaries shall also protect and main
or sewers or any other peblic property over
which II may be necessary totplece any. Of the
tracks or other opstructions herein az aoriz zed /;
and shall keep the entire space betT cen the
curb and the building line on Washington
street from Bay street to the ncrtheriy side
Of First street properly Tagged and paved and
to the satisfaction of the pfeper city OFFICIALS,
and where connection is made withrafly 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.
Sectinn 3. In the using Of any tracks on
washington street between the sou heriy side
Of First street and the tracks of the Penn
sylvafiia Railroad Company on Second street,
no cars shall be permitted to stand thereon,
but the said cars4 shall be moved to their
ultimate destination with proper speed and
diligence.
section L. The ordinance granting these
privileges shall be OF full force and effect
for period Of twenty-five t2s 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 50
amend or revoke. and while the privileges &C
corded are for the benefit of the p Lofillard
Company, the City hereby feather reserves
the right at any time dnsfng tire life of this
ordinance, to grant similar privileges to other
applicants and in 50 doing permit and require
the use in common Of the afore described
tracks or any portion Of thezn
All work herein authorized and required to
be performed and main >fned under the super
vision and to the satfHactson of the prpner
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-
Is estimated by the Clerk Of this Beard 70
be necessary shall be deposited with that offi-
Ger on demand.
Passed May srd. 1904
JOHN C. PAYNE.
Approved May sth, 1904.
GEO T. BouroN.