Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-01-19

ton and vicinity 10 FemOfS OpsFuctiuHs III ths
Deaware which petitions were read and com
mitted.
Mr. DAY reported the bill relative to the tenn
porary confinement of prisoners in Bergen, with
am endments, which we're agreed to, the bill gone
through by section and ordered third reading.
Mr. Stryker presented bill to authorize Peres
Bonny to erect mill dam across the Raritan, and
one to enable Jacob Vandoren also 10 erect a dam
1 across the Raritan-Referred to the committee on
the petition for repeal of the act authorizing dam
at or near N. b. Landing.
Mr. Ayres reported bill, authorizing the
| Governor to incorporate company to erect a
| bridge across the sound at the Blazing Star-or-
dered second reading.
| Mr.. Board, from committee on the bill from
Council, altering the time Of the Meeting of the
board of freehoIders of Bergen, reported against
said alteration; whereupon the bill was disagreed
/ to by the house.
| The bill for the reIiefof Ann Rogers, passed the
house unanimously, did also the bill authorizing
| draw-bridge over Menantico Greek, in the coun-
ty of Cumberland and were both sent to Council
| for concurrence.
| Adjourned to =. NJ.
| Three o'clock the house met--Petitions pre-.
| seHted-From the Georgetown and Franklin
Turnpike Company, for Legislative aid from
Margaret Everitt of Hunterdon, for divorce
from her husband, Abel Eyerilt from Joseph w.
| Reckless, of New-Egypt, relative to improving
the navigation of Crosswicks Creek from num-
Der of inhabitants of the state in favour Of addi-
tiona compensation to jurors which petitions
were severally read and committed.
On application, MIR. Amin was excused from
serving on the committee to whom was referred
the petition for the repeal of the act authorizing
Aaron Hassert and others to erect a dam across
the Raritan, and Mr.. Willis was appointed in his
place.
| The bill to repeal part of the act supplementary
to the Bordentown and South-Amboy turnpike
act, was read second time, and postponed to this
| day two weeks.
| The bill from Council as amended, relative to
the temporary confinement of prisoners in the
county of Bergen, passed unanimously, and was
sent to Council for concurrence.
| The Speaker laid before the house commun-
cation from the Governor, covering communica-
| tons from n. Hampshire, Connecticut, New York,
| Ohio, Vermont, Georgia. Indiana and Mississippi,
relative to proposed amendments to the constitu-
| ton of the United States; which was read and
the document ordered to lie on the table.
| Adjourned to ten O'Clock tomorrow.
Thursday, January A.
| Petitions presented.-From inhabitants of Hun
terdon for alteration in the law relative to Fshe-
| res in the Delaware from inhabitants of Salem,
| in favour of bridge at Camden ; also from Mon
mouth, Gloucester, Cumberland, and Burlington
to the same effect, with documents accompanying.
| Read and referred
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incorporate the Columbia and Walpack turnpike
company by Mr.. Day, supplement- TO the act
incorporating the Georgetown aud Franklin turn
pike company by Mr.. j, Parker, bill for the
sale of the State Lands III the townrof Paterson
| by Mr.. Kinney, for altering the stated times of
holding the courts of Chancery and for other pur-
poses; by Mr.. Teasdale, to incorporate the New
ton turnpike company, in the county Of Sussex.
| Mr.. Day, from the committee to whom re-
ferred the bill further supplementary to the Bor-
dentown and South Amboy turnpike act, reported
| the same with amendment; whereupon Mr.. Parker
presented petition from Middlesex, relative to
the principles of said bill when the amendments
we're agreed to, the bill gone through BY section,
and ordered to be engrossed.
| The bill from Council supplementary to the act
| relative to the improvement of meadows on Kings
lands creek, in Bergen, was taken up and passed
| to third reading and subsequently passed the
| house before it adjourned.
The bill relative to the sureties of Job Kits, an
absconding constable of Salem county, was taken
| up and recommitted with Instructions to report a
| general bill on the subject.
The bill relative to the clearing of Pepocotton
creek, in Sussex, was taken up and re-committed.
1 Adjourned to 8 o'clock.
| Three o'clock the house met'---Mr. Howell pre-
| sented memorialfrom the inhabitants of Camden,
deprecating the buildng of a bridge across the
Delaware at that place.
Mr. Griffith presented petition from Jaques
| WI
his attorney Richard 5. Coke, praying Legislative
| aid with respect to merchandise wrecked on the
| coast of this state-Referred to Messrs. Evans,
| Sibey and Teasdale.
Mr. Kinney reported bill to enable VIM. s.
Pennington to carry into effect certain trust com
mitted to him by the heirs of John Budd, late oil
the county of Morris-ordered second reading on
the Goth inst.
Mr.. M'Neey from the committee to whom was
referred the memorial of John Stevens and others
| owners of the Steamboat Philadelphis, with re
spect to obstruction to navigation in the Delaware
commonly called the bar, and clearing the same
Ireported in favour of said memorialists, and the
bill they had offered to the consideration OF thu
house, entitled An act for the removal OF CERTAIN
Instructions to the navigation Of the river Deia
ware, which was ordered second reading.
Mr.. Griffith, from the committee to whom wa
referred bills to enable Perry Bonney, &c to cree
mill dams across the Raritan, and the petitions a
gainst the same, reported that they had heard thu
parties for and against said bills, and were of opin
) ion that the Legislature ought not to pass tn
same; which report was agreed to by the house
: Mr. Lake reported the bill relative to the i'm
provement of the salt meadows on Lakes creel
r in Eggharbour township, Gloucester county, wit
amendments, which were agreed to by the house
and the bill passed to be engrossed.
The bill supplementary to the Bordentown AM
: South Amboy Turnpike act, passed the hous
unanimously and was sent to Council.
Mr. Hopper, from the committee. reported a
gainst the petitions from Bergen, for an alteration
in the mode of collecting taxes. Agreed to.
I A letter was read from the Treasurer, statin
that he had received from ID. Steward, Esq. Ger
tifcates for 500 shares of stock in the Milton
Owego Turnpike road on account of the state
pursuant to the act granting lottery to rails
10000 dollars to complete said road, &c. &c. or
dered to lie on the table.
The bill supplementary to the Georgetown
and Franklin Turnpike act, was read the secon
time and passed to be engrossed
Mr.. j. Parker proposed the following resolu
} ton
Resoived. That committee be appointed t
enquire into the expediency and practcabity O
raising fund for internal improvement in thi
sfate-ortiered to lie on the table