The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-27

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
p Lorillard Company. In construction, main
tenance and operation OF railroad spur OF single
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. by.
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
OF said city, do ordain as follows
Section l. That permission be and is hereby
accorded to the 7. Lorillard Company to lay;
side, Of Washington street at Its intersectionl
with Bay street and about eight (S9 feet in
side the curb line of said Washington street;
thence northerly along said Washington street.
and inside the curb line as aforesaid to the,
southeriy side of First street; thence continu-
ing in a proper curve across First street to itsi
norsherly side ana connecting with at track s,is
said P. Lorillard Company in common with
Butler Bros. from that point to the Penn
street.
Section 2. That rails herein authorized to be
laid shall be what is known as the "Trilby
rail- and shall be laid at grade OF street and
maintained in such manner to afford the
least obstruction to vehicles using the same.
The benehciares shall also protect and main
tain any and all portions of any public sewer
| or sewers or any 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 space between the
street from Bay street to the northerly side
of First street properly 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
1 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 g. In the using of any tracks on
Washington street between the southeriy side
of First street and the tracks of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company Second street.
no ears shall be permitted to stand thereon
but the said cars 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 a period of twenty-five (25) years and
thereafter until such time as this Board or
It's legally authorized successors shall revoke
or modify the same; an acceptance of any
recognition of the right Of the city to 50
amend or revoke. and while the privileges ac-
corded for the benefit of the P. Loriliard
tsGompzny, the City hereby further reserves
| the right at any time during the 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 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-
cant for same: and such amount therefof as
| is estimated by the Clerk of this Board to
be necessary shall be deposited with that offi-
Ger on demand.
Pass-d May srd. 1904.
JOHN c. PAYNE.
Approved May 9Th. 1904 esA''
NJ. M. FAGAN
GEO T. BoUToN.
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