The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-21
ENTERPRISE IN NEW JERSEY,

CEREMONY Or LAYING THE CORNER STONE AT TIIR
PAssAIC DAM 500 PERSONS PRE5ENr-anLITARY
AND CIVIC PARADE.
The little village Of Passaic Formerly Acquscknock),
New Jersey, four miles below Paterson and eleven from
the City Hail. New York, in furoe Of excitement OH
Wednesday, account of the day b,ng apart for the
celebration Of tho laying Of the Of the Dundee
Manufacturing Companys dam ON the Passaic river
The FIRST charter given 10 the above company was granted
by the Legislature Of New Jersey 1892 under the above
ute the capital stock limited to $780, O0 In shares
OF hfty dollars each The company was empowered 70
hold real estate, with tho usual corporate privileges
regular organization accomplished dam construct
ed and short canal dug the Bergen side. This was
followed by the erection Of email factory subsequently
converted into sswmill. Shortly afterwards canal
was need the other side Of the river and con-
sructed for about onehaf of milo. Bat the company
after got embarrassed; the dam was partly swept
away and after expenditure Of $4,000 in the
year 1887 the work was suspended. The rights and
privileges passed through various hands, until last
year, when they were purchased By association e
procured the passage OF supplementary act
them TO improve tho navigation OF the Passac river
designating the boundaries by canals ckwater nav
CATION aso increasing capital 70 $3.50 OOO for which
purpose thcy might erect the necessary DAMS locks
PIERS &c The corporation was authorized 10 enter upon
and take possession Of such lands might recessary
for these objects, but not for mill sites building
purposes. little over one ago the company com
".
~ Of Trenton, their Pr, sdeut; Charles L. Pearson Score
tary and Treasurer aud Col W. Allen Chief Engineer
fall existed between Paterson and tdewater The works
ipcludeFirst DAM which TO be sixteen feet heqht
noun sone aS - crcras cemnS and h % OK
solid which forms its foundation. Second, main
canal one milo and three quarters ia LENGTH sixty ieet
. lock a The upper end. Third canal running near
ly parallel with the other, and meeting With 1t at .
point seventeen hundred feet from Us lower termi-
nus Bstwesn these canals plot OF ground third
Of mile long aud averaging four hundred eet broad.
which has been laid out Ia blocks OF one hundred feet in
breadth mill sites The adjoining lants have beca
surveyed, mapped and laid out into streets The
pany about two thousand Of thess lots The
under every circumstance. The quantity or land 70 bs
overlooked by the Dundee dam will be about sevcaty
arc incscuabls FIRST the water power in such proximity
70 New York will make tina work available and desirable
for manufacturing purposss second the mAnuisc or'es
will benent commerce; and, fourhy, the provemcns
will enable canal boats 10 reach the worry head Of the Pas
sent was TO celebrate the completion OF tue canal asd
laying tho corner stone Of tho dan that the parade was
made on "Wednesday and 70 vo tho oven; dese overnor
monies, which invitation received cordial response
In addition TO the villagers who took part In the affair."
Trenton Newark and Paterson At hslfast one O'Clock
tho procession formed in front Of the Psssso Hotel
Light Guard Captain " Foser numbering thirty ave-
muskcs, accompanied BY the National Bssss Band AZ
Hackepsark drew up in ont q the hoss when the Co
vernon made his appearance In presence OF the troops
The latter receiving him with open ranks and -
"presens" The salute was properly acknowledged by
Governor Newell Tho Grand Marshal then gave orders
70 take up the Inc Of march for the works. which
three miles distant The procession was headed BY ths
military company and tber band, mrchng in column By
platoons Then followed Governor Newell, mounted on :
line black horse accompanied by Colonel Allen, tho chief
engineer VI the works Next cavsicadc Of hWse-
and largcnuber Of Carriages bearing many OF the
influential men Of New Jersey, among whom we're A. O
ZsDrskie, Of Jersey City, Judge Ogden, OF Elizabeth
town; - W Condit, ESQ, OF Newark; A. Pennington,
q OF Pa,egson Tho route Of march WAS along uew
cMe, 10 allow the people In the procession good