Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
THE COOPER
STREET ASSESSMENT
The Objections Of Property Owners
Thereto.

Thereto.
The taxpayers and owners Of real estate
bordering and fronting on Cooper street,
in said city, do hereby object to the con-
firmation of the report of the commission
ers heretofore fled in this matter for the
following reasons:
/. There was no authority in law for the
appointment of commissioners to assess
benefits to defray any part of the cost Of
the improvement Of said street.
2. There is no authority by law for the
imposition of any charge or assessment
against any OF the lands and real estate
bordering on said street, or the owners
thereof, ia order to defray any porti n Of
the cost Of said improvement.
3. Under the terms Of the ordinances
passed by the City Of Woodbury., for the
improvement of said street and the
negotiation Of bonds for the purpose Of
raising money to pay for said improve
ment, there can be no legal assessment
imposed upon any Of the lands fronting
or bordering on said street or any part
thereof.
4. Under the terms Of said ordinances
all Of the cost incident to said improve
rnent was assumed by said City of Wood
bury and must be paid out Of the general
taxes assessed and collected, in accordance
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5. Under the terms of said ordinaces
there is no authority in law for the imposi-
tion Of any charge or assessment upon
lands bordering said street, for the purpose
OF erecting sinking fund to pay any Of
the bonds sold or negotiated under the
terms thereof.
6 G. Walter shiyers, one Of said COM
missioners, at the time Of his appointment
and when he signed said report, was inter
ested as an owner Of lands fronting and
bordering on said street. and was therefore,
BY law, disqualified from being appointed
as a commits ioner or acting as such.
7. The said commissioners by their said
report did not impose the assessment in
proportion to the amount of benefits
actually aecruing to the various parcels of
lands and real estate bordering upon said
Cooper street, by reason Of such improve
ment.
s. The said commissioners did not attach
to and file with their said report, survey
and map showing the lots or parcels Of
land and real estate peculiarly benefited
by such improvement, as required By the
terms Of said act.
9. The properties fronting and bordering
on said street, and owners thereof, were
assessed beyond benefits actually derived
from such improvement.
10. At the time Of the passage OF the
ordinances for the improvement of said
street aud for the negotiation Of bonds 50
pay for the same, it was the intention Of
the City and members Of Council that the
entire cost Of such Improvement shold be
borne by the City at large and collected by
general taxation. and no part of the cost
was to be imposed upon the property
bordering on said street, or the owners
thereof.
II. The commissioners did not assess the
benefits in accordance with the value Of
the lands fronting or bordering on said
street.
12. The methods adopted by said COM
missioners IN assessing said benefit was
improper, illegal and unreasonable, and not
in accordance with said act.
IS. That the said proceedings and report
Of said commissioners and the assessment
made thereby, are for various other reasons
and in divers other respects improper, I'M
reasonable, irregular and illegal
The subscribers pray that confirmation
Of said commissioners report be withheld
and the proceedings be se5 aside and de-
clared to be illegal and improper.
Dated Woodbury., May 24th, 1895.