several dams spanning the Passaic river at Little Fall, at Paterson, and at or near the city of Passaic, known as the Dundee dam. ted to allow free 2. And be it enacted, That the said fishways shall be so To be construcconstructed as to allow of the free and unobstructed pas- passage of fish, sage of fish and eels, and the whole cost thereof shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed April 16, 1884. &c. CHAPTER CXXXII. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and regulate the same," approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. ment of line repay moneys deposited with him. 1. BE IT ENACTED, by the Senate and General Assembly Upon abandonof the State of New Jersey, That whenever any railroad treasurer of state corporation, heretofore or hereafter organized under and to refund or pursuant to the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, and of the acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, may deem it expedient to abandon a part of their proposed line by reason of having made a connection with another railroad or consolidated with the same, and shall file or cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state in writing and under its corporate seal, and attested by the president and secretary of said corporation, a formal notice of abandonment by said corporation of any part or portion of the route of the proposed railroad of said corporation, theretofore filed in said office of the secretary of state as required by law, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the state of New Jersey, upon being notified by said corporation that such part or portion of the route of its said railroad had been build or con line abandoned without filing a so formally abandoned, to repay to the said corporation out of the moneys by the said corporation theretofore deposited with the said treasurer as required by law, a sum equal to the sum of two thousand dollars for every mile, and a proportionate sum for any distance less than Companies not to a mile, of its route so abandoned as aforesaid. And said struct road over corporation shall not thereafter extend, build or construct its said railroad over and upon the part or portion of the route so abandoned, without first filing a new survey and description of the said abandoned portion of its route in the office of the secretary of state and paying to the treasurer of this state a sum of money equal to two thousand dollars for every mile and a proportionate amount for any distance less than a mile, of the route so re-filed, said sums to be repaid to said corporation as now provided by law. new survey, &c. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed April 16, 1884. Bonds may be issued for expenses of laying pipes, erecting hydrants, &c. CHAPTER CXXXIII. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorize municipal coporations to contract for a supply of water for public uses," approved March fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in addition to the powers given to any city or town council, or township committee or other governing body of any municipal corporation in this state, by whatever name such governing body may be called, in the act to which this is a supplement, said city, town or township to be supplied with water as in said act provided, may issue bonds to pay for the expenses of laying pipes, erecting hydrants and all other expenses in issued and inter cidental to the introduction and use of water in said city, town or township or other municipal corporation in such sums as the common council or township committee respectively shall find necessary, not exceeding in the whole the sum of one-twentieth of the total assessed value of the real estate in such city, town or township, as such rate shall appear by the assessment for the year preceding the issue of such bonds; said bonds to bear interest at a Bonds how rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and be made est collected. payable at such period of time as the city, or town council, or township committee or municipal body may determine, but not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof, which said bonds may be sold for the best price that can be obtained for the same, but in no case at less than the par value thereof; said bonds shall be issued under the corporate seal of such municipal body and signed by the president or other head officer, and the treasurer of such city, town or township or other municipal corporation, which bonds when so issued shall be a lien upon the real and personal estate within the limits of the authority of said city, town or township or municipal corporation, the interest on said bonds shall be assessed, levied and collected upon the real and personal estate within such municipal corporation in the same way and in the same manner as other taxes are raised or levied in such city, town or township. 2. And be it enacted, That said city, town or township supply of water may supply the water to the inhabitants thereof upon such terms and at such rates as may be agreed upon by the governing body of such municipal corporation, and under such rates and regulations as such governing body may determine, and the money received from the sale of water shall be known as water rents, and after deducting therefrom such sums as may be necessary to defray the defraying expenexpenses of repairs, maintenance of such pipes and toward a sinking hydrants and extension of pipes and all other necessary expenses, shall be applied toward the creation of a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds as they shall from time to time become due and payable. 3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of said who to constisinking fund shall be composed of the head officer of said municipal corporation, the city or township treasurer and two commissioners, to be appointed by the common coun how regulated. Water rents after ses to be applied fund. tute sinking fund commissioners. Authorized to cil or township committee of such city, town or township, and shall have the sole control and custody of such sink invest moneys of ing fund; the commissioners of the sinking fund aforethe sinking fund. said, are hereby authorized to invest the money belonging to such sinking fund in bonds of the United States, and in the obligations of indebtedness authorized to be issued by such city, town or township under this act, and said commissioners shall, from time to time, as to them shall seem best, when they shall have funds, purchase the bonds to be issued under this act, and when so purchased, said bonds or obligations shall not be re-issued, but be immediately cancelled; provided, however, that said commissioners of said sinking fund shall not pay a greater sum than the par value, for said bonds or obligations, and said sinking fund commissioners, respectively, shall keep accurate accounts of said fund, in distinct and separate books of account, and shall annually make a full and detailed report of the condition and state of such fund to the city or town council or township committee of such city, town or township. Proviso. Pipes may be laid in streets of Proviso. 4. And be it enacted, That said city, town or township adjacent towns, may lay its pipe or pipes in and through any public street or streets in any adjacent town or township, in order to carry out this ac; provided, that the ordinary use of roads, streets and highways shall not be unreasonably interrupted during the laying of such mains and pipes, and that such roads, streets and highways shall be left in as good condition as when such work was begun. contract for Authorities may 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any city, supply of water. town or township of this state or the corporate authorities thereof, to make and execute a contract or contracts with the municipal authorities of any city of this state or with any aqueduct or water company having water works, for the supply and distribution of water for public and private use in any city, town or township of this state, which at the time of such contract shall not be supplied with water as aforesaid, by any municipal or private corporation. Repealer. 6. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, public, general, special, local or private, inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed, taken and construed to be a general CHAPTER CXXXIV. An Act respecting the office of commissioner of railroad taxation. WHEREAS, The office of commissioner of railroad taxa- Preamble. AND WHEREAS, Certain duties were imposed upon the said |