The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-12-30
ORDINANCE NO. 1873.

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the acquisition
of lands, situate in the City of Pleasant
vile, New Jersey, hereinafter particularly
described for the purpose Of widening
Bayview Avenue.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the City of Pleasantville, New
Jersey.
Sec. L. Those two parcels of land situate
in City of Pleasantville, bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
(a) Beginning on the Southeast side of
the Shore Road where the Northeast line of
Bayview Avenue intersects the same and ex-
tending Cd enthusiastically along the
Southeast side of the Shore Road, 1887 #. +;
(2) enthusiastically parallel with the estab-
lished line of Bayview Avenue 203 it. more
or less CD enthusiastically 1921 #. "a
Northwestwardly along fence line Of Alice
S. Weller 203 it. more or less to the South
east line of the Shore Road and place of be-
ginning.
OBJ Beginning on the Northwest side of
the Shore Road where the Northeast line of
Bayview Avenue intersects the same: "a
Northeasterly along said line of Shore Road,
24.32 #. (2) enthusiastically parallel with
the established line of Bayyiew Avenue, ITO
TT. more or less (3) Southwestwardly 1928
feet to a stone corner of William H. Mathis
property (4) enthusiastically along said
Mathis fence line ITO feet more or less to
the Northwest line of the Shore Road and
place of beginning; be acquired by the City
of Pleasantville for the purpose of widening
Bayyiew Avenue.
Sec. 2. That the City Engineer and City
Solicitor be, and they are, hereby directed
and to treat with the owners of
the lands and premises above described and
if possible agree with the owners thereof
upon a price or prices to be paid for the
same, such prices however to be submitted
to City Council for approval and if agree
ment cannot be reached with the owners of
said lands or any of them as to the prices
and terms of purchase, or If because of legal
incapacity title cannot be acquired to any
portion of said lands, then in such case the
City Solicitor be and he is hereby instructed
to petition one of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court of this state for the appoint
ment of three commiss toner's to estimate and
assess the damages occasioned by the taking
of such lands and premises for the purposes
required by law to secure the acquisition of
such lands.
Sec. 8. The purchase money for the ac-
curing of such lands shall be raised in the
first instance by the issuance and sale of
temporary certificates of said city.
Sec. 4. So much of the cost, damages and
expense of the said improvements as repre-
sents the special and peculiar benefits con-
ferred upon the owners of land and real es-
tate benefited by such improvements shall
be assessed thereon in manner provided by
law in proportion to the benefit each shall be
deemed to acquire and the City Solicitor, as
soon as practicable after the completion OF
said improvements, shall take such steps as
are necessary and required by law to secure
the assessment and collection of the same.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall TAX effect
Immediately.
Passed at a regular meeting of Common
Council held this goth day OF December,
1916.
Approved this goth day of December, 1916.
CHARLES J. ADAMS,
Attest: Mayor.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS, City Clerk.