The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-05-17

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
P. Lorllard 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 as foilows:-
Section /. 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
side the curb line of said Washington street;
thence northerly along said Washington street
and inside the curb line as aforesaid to the
southerly side of First street: thence continu-
ing in a proper across First street to its
northerly side and connecting with track
said p. Lorillard Company in common VITA
Butler Bros. from that point to the Peai.
sylvania Railroad tracks OF at Seco
Section O. That rails herein authorized to
laid shall be what is known as the sTrile
rail. and shall be laid at grade of street
maintained in such manner as to AFFORD LIE
least obstruction to vehicles using the same.
The benefciares shall also pfotect 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 tae
tracks or otner distractions herein authorized
and shall keep the entire space between the
curb and the building line on Washington
Of First street properly tagged and paved and
TO the satisfaction of the proper city officials,
ladd under and by virtue OF authority Of this
Board the expense of laying said tracks or
expense OF initiating and main ntatning any other
required municipal obligation shall be borne
in common with other beneficiaries
Section 3. In the using of any tracks en-
Washington street between the southerly side
of First street and the tracks of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company 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 e. The ordinance granting these
privileges shall be of full force and effect
for a period Of twenty-five (20 years and
thereafter until such time as this Board or
its legally authorized successors shall revoke
or modify the same; an acceptance Of any
recognition Of the right Of the city to so
amend or revoke. and while the privileges ac-
corded are for the benefit of the P. Loriliard
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 afcre 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 s. That all cost and expense incident
of this ordinance shall be paid by the appli-
cant for same; and such amount therefor as
is estimated by the Clerk of this Board to
be necessary shall be deposited with that offi-
Ger on demand
Passed May Srd 1904:
President
Mayor
A5sfss aEo. T. BouToN.
Clerk