The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-17

AN ORDINANCE FOR TITE RELIEF. OF
Butler Bros, in the erection and nainten-
ance o. plattornlS Watn roof e9veIs. c.... -.
the Board Of Street and Water Comnissi9negs,
for and on behalf OF the municipality Of said
city, ordain follows
Section 1. That Butler Bros. be and ars
hereby permitted to erect and maintain ship
ping platforms With roof covers. on structure
heretofore buiIt and at present occupied by
them as folloW5.-On the south side of Bay
street extending from Washington street to
Warren street; on the west side OF Washington
street, from the corner of Bay and Washington
streets and extending south along Washington
from point about fifty-five C55) feet from the
corner Of Warren and Morgan streets and run
Ming east along Morgan street TWO hundred
forfy-ive C245) feet the detail of which is more
particularly shown in plans on file in the Office
of the Clerk of this Board.
Section q The platforms herein authorized
and permitted shall not exceed four 81 feet In
height from the level Of street, and the roofs
thereof may be of sufficient height 70 permis
of easy headroom, and both platforms and
roofs shall be substantially and securely at
tached to the side walls OF building.
Section 8. The platforms herein authorized
shall be so built to leave sidewalk four
(D feet wide in the clear from edge Of curb to
edge of platforms which said sidewalk Is to
be paved in a manner suitable for pedestrians
and maintained for all time at the expense on
said Butler Bros for public use as q side
walk, and during the life Of this ordinance.
when it becomes necessary at any time to load
may adopt and utilize skids from the p1at-
forms to a car or cars or wagons PROVIDED
such SkidS are removed immediately amen
loading or unloading. and provided further that
anticipating such use the said Butler Bros
will cause to be constructed on either end OF
the platforms herein permitted. sucn easy steps
that pedestrians, during the aforesaid process
of loading or unlsading. utilize the plat
forms for sidewalk purposes.
Section 4. Every care must be take1r BY the
said Butler Bros. to Keep at all times a frea
and clear passage for pedestrians so that the
platforms herein authorized shall not become
a nuisance to the travelling public; the right
being reserved by the Board TO 50 regulate
and maintain the use thereof that the rights
of the public will be conserved.
All work herein authorized to be done under
the supervision and to the satisfaction Of the
Committee Streets and Sewers OF this
Board
Section s. The ordinance granting these priv
iIeges shall be of full force and effect for a
period of twenty-five go years, and thereafter
until such time as this Board. or its legally
authorized successors. shall revoke or modi y
the same; an acceptance of any OF the priv
ileges herein accorded being recognition OK
the right of the city to so amend revoke
Section 6. That all cost and expense incident
TO the introductidR. passage and publication OF
this ordinance shall be paid BY the applicant
for same; and such amount therefor as Is essi-
mated BY the Clerk of this Board to be neces-
sary shall be deposited with that officer on
Passed October 10th. 1904
ROBERT C. SMITH,
Approved, October 10th, 1904.
- MARK n. FAGAN,
Attesf GEO. 7. BouToN.