The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-27
cry AnYnnrIsEMENTs.

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the vacation
Of a street forty-hve feet wide formerly
MYRTLE AVENUE,
dhe nam having heen recently changed 10
Bovine street,, located about two hundred f2.@l
feet west OF Speedway avenue, aud RUNNING
parallel thereto from South Orange avenue
southeriy a distance Of about 80 teet.
Be II ordained by the BOARD of street and
Water Commissioners of the city of Newark,
Section /. . That. a street f~orty-nve feet wide
MYRTLE AVENUE,
lthe name having been recently. changed 40
Devine street,, located about two hundred tzool
feet west of speedway avenue, aho rumu,me
parallel thereto from South Orange avenue
southerly a distance of SO feet excepuns i bGs
such vacation that part of said street wnien
would he included within the lines OF DeVine
street formerly known as Myrtle Avenue, IL
said DeVine street were extended noftnerlI 10
South Orange avenue upon a straight Contlhu-
alton Of tho present street as IT exists between
Fourteenth avenue and Fifteenth avenue, as
shown on Nap No. iOo9 V ON file in the office
of the Chief Engineer.
Section 2. The Committee on Department -ol
Streets and Highways arr hereby authorlZe9
and directed. to treat, OH behalf OF the isoa.n
of Street and Water commissioners WIN me
owner or owners Of any lands which may pc
damaged by tho vacating of the above men
toned streets or public highways. and to report
amount OF damages agreed upon, Tor fauneh-
tion by the board. In case no agreement ~
relation thereto can be made, or IN case Tue
same is not ratified by the, Board OF Stfe ha
and Water Commissioners. the counsel OF me
hoard is hereby directed on behalf OF the
Mayor and Common Council OF the CITY Oh
Newark, and of this board. to mako appilca,
ton to. the Board OF Commissioners appointed
10 make all assessments of damages ana oene-
ITS for local improvements made and TO pc
made i'm tho city of Newark, pursuant to the
provisions of an act entitled A act concern
ing assessments for local improvements IN inc
cities Of the first class. providing for inc ap-
pointment of boards of commissioners
10 mako all such assessments, de-
sionefs ana fixing their compensations, .
approved March "a. 1892, to make an estimate
and assessment of the damages sustaiaeu ~
ment OF the benefits received by the owner or
owners Of all the lands and real estate IN sad
city peculiarly benefited thereby. in proportlon
as nearly as may be to the advantage each
shall he deemed to acquire. and IN case the
cost. damages and expenses of said Improve
ments shall exceed the amount Of said benefits.
such costs shall be assessed upon and paid by
section = That Immediately upon the COM
pletion of such public work or Improvement.
the Clerk OF the board, in conjunction with the
Engineer and General Superintendent OF Works
of the board, shall carefully prepare and fur-
nish all necessary statements. maps. speciflca-
lions and other data pertaining to such public
work or Improvement. and the President Of the
board shall thereupon, on behalf or the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners OF the CITY
of Newark. certify the same to the Common
Council of the city of Newark, in order that
said Common Council may thereafter proceed
to make and collect the proper assessment for
the cost and expense of such public work or
improvement as may now or hereafter be re-
quired by law.
section A. Said public work or Improvement
shall be made and completed under the super
vision or inspection OF the Engineer or Acting
Engineer and the General superintendent Of
Works of the BOARD, according to the pro
visions of the city charter and the laws OF
the state, and the ordinance of the city and
bylaws. rules and regulations Of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners Of the city of
Newark. applicable thereto.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately.
FRANK j. BOOK.
President of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
WIN. E.. GREATEFEAD.
Clerk Of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners. mar2I-5t