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

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, do ordain follows:-
Section l. That permission be and is hereby
accorded to the P. Lorillard- Company to lay
maintain and operate single line of railroad
track beginning at a point on the westerly
side of Washington street at its intersection
with Bay street and about eight (S) feet in
side the curb line of said Washington street; i;
thence northerly along said Washington street
and inside the curb line as aforesaid to the
ing in a proper curve across First street to Ms
northerly 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
sy1vania Railroad tracks on or at Second
street.
Section g. That rails herein authorized to be
laid shall be what is known as the "Triby
rail. and shall be laid at grade of street and
maintained in such to affcrd the
least obstruction to vehicles using the same.
The benefciares 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 distractions herein authorized; /;
and shall keep the entire space between the
curb and the building line Washington
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
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
sylyania 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
diligence.
Section A. The ordinance granting these
privileges Shall be of full force and effect
for a period Of twenty-five (25) years and
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
corded are for the benefit of the P. Loriilard
Company, 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 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 racks
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 to
be necessary shall be deposited with that Off
Ger on demand.
Passed May Srd. 1904
JOHN c. PAYNE.
Approved May 9Th, 1904 s''ss
80. Mayor.
GEo. T. BoUToN.