Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-25
oRDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
SIDEWALKS M CURLING IN
PORT READING.
Be Ii Ordained BY the Township Com
mittee of the Township of Woodbridge IN
the County of MiddleseX.

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I. The Improvement Of Carteret Wood
bridge Road, formerly known as Blazing
star Road, Port Reading. from Carteret
/ Borough Line southwssterly approximate
ly $500 feet to the Public Service Halfway
! tracks commonly known as the Perth
| Amboy Fast Line, by the construction on
both sides Of the road. except as herein
! after mentioned. of a concrete sidewalk
with cross walks. and by grading the SIDE
walk and gutter, and curling or recurring
and guttering or reguttering along said
sidewalk as hereinafter set out, is hereby
authorized as a local impr9vemsnt ana
XIV. Of Chapter 152 Of the Laws OF 1917
as amended,
.. said Improvement shall be known as
the Port Reading Sidewalk.
8. The sidewalk along so much OF the
property between the limits above men
Toned as is Port Reading Railroad prop
erty. being provided for in a separate or
dInance introduced simultaneously with
this ordinance. is omitted from the pro-
visions Of this ordinance.
4. All the work of said Improvement Is
to be done in accordance with the Plan.
Profile. Cross-Section and Details OF
Roosevelt-W oodbridge Road. from Roose-
Welt Borough Line to Public Service Rail
way Tracks. in five sheets. made by Nor
gan F. Larson, Township Engineer, and
the specifications therefor, which plans
and specifications are now on file with the
Township Clerk.
S. The grade OF the curb Is hereby es-
tablished as shown on said plan, being the
same heretofore established by the Coun-
ty, and the sidewalk Is to be graded with
a slope or rise of one quarter inch TO the
foot from the curb line toward the prop
erty line.
s. A combined concrete curb and gut
ter shall be constructed on each side Of
the road, the gutter to extend approx
mately two feet from the curb line to-
ward the center of the street.
z. The sidewalk shall be constructed OF
concrete four feet in width. laid parallel
with the curb and as near as practicable
midway between the curb and the property
line as shown on said plan. and shall
consist of an eight inch cinder sub-bsse,
a four inch base Of concrete. and a one
inch mortar finish. The cross walks shall
be constructed where directed by the
Township Committee, and shall include
such drains. c~ulverts and other works as
may be necessary; the cross walks to be
four feet in width. with a six inch cinder
sub-base and a six inch concrete surface.
8. The Improvement shall also include
such extension into intersecting streets, not
beyond the property side line of Roosevelt
Woodbridge Road, as may be determined
by the Township Committee to be neces-
sary TO protect the Improvement.
3. The work shall be performed by the
Township under contract. and the cost Of
the sidewalk In front Of each parcel OF
property, Including the grading incidental
thereto, is to be assessed upon such parcel
in the manner directed by the statute; and
the cost of the remainder Of the work not
so assessed shall be assessed upon the
lands along said improvement. or in the
vicinity thereof. benefited. or increased in
value thereby. TO the extent Of the bene-
fit. in addition TO any cost for grading and
sidewalk before mentioned.
10 All other matters involved IN the
said Improvement, including such varia-
tons, If any, from the plans and specifi-
cations as may be found necessary in the
progress Of the work, shall be determined
by resolutions Of the Township Committee.
IL. The sum Of S35, 600, or 90 muct
thereof as may be necessary, Il hereby ap-
UToUTtaTal TO meet tho F0a# ~ GarFvFug mn
said Improvement.
u. Temporary notes or bonds are here
by authorized to be issued from time TO
time IN an amount not 70 exceed the sum
above appropriated. pursuant to the pro-
visions Of Section l3 Of Chapter 252 Of the
Laws of 1916 as amended. which notes or
bonds shall bear interest at a rate not 70
exceed six per cent per annum. All other
matters in respect Of said notes or bonds
shall be determined by the Chairman Of
the Township Committee. the Township
hereby authorized to execute and issue said
/ temporary notes or bonds.
10. The average assessed valuation OF
the taxable real property. GnciudinP i'm
provements) Of the Township Of Wood
bridge in the County Of Middlesex. com
puted upon the next preceding three valua-
tions thereof in the manner provided in
Section II Of Chapter 252 OF the Laws ~
1915 as amended, is S9,960.129. The net
debt OF said Township computed In the
manner provided in said Section -. in
Guiding the debt hereby authorized, liz
f655, 954.5o. being less than six and four
tenths per cent. \ supplemental debt
statement showing the same has been
made and filed with tho Township Clerk
as required by said act,
Introduced May z, 1923, and passed first
reading.
Notice Of intention and hearing Nav q.
1923: mailed and advertised May II. 1925:
AHtdavits % mailing service and adver-
tisement filed May Il, 1923;
Passed second and third reading and
adopted May II. 1898.
Advertised as adopted May IS. 1928.
A. KeyeE.
Township Clerk.
L.. NEUBERG.
Chairman OF
-oo5o-o--o-lt Township Committee.