The New York herald., 1867-04-08
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Jersey CITY.

Jersey City.
IMPROVEMENT New JERsEy.-A NOV ement which
must evenuate In the progress and prosperity OF New
Jersey just commenced the vicinity OF Jersey City,
the operations Of company TO reclaim the swamp
lands lying between the Passaic and Hackonsack rivers
begin to-day under competent engineers and large
gang Of aborers The reclamation to be accomplished
by means Of iron dkes constructed so TO shut out for
ever the tide water and render the rich lands Of this vast
tract available for agricultural and building purposes
ai'i Vssn acres Of
the Newark meadows they called have been pur-
chased for this purpose BY citizen Of New jersey
81 sss.T~ Hoboken. ~0sF
Tho number Of people who crossed over here during
the day fell little short Of ten thousand Special police
sworn In but although was announced that the
ferry company would engage force Of xesn or twenty
men, they were not TO be found solitary Qca0ev Of
the city force wpsie protect peaceful citizens against
possible volSncs where many circumstances combined
ton passed By the Mqnor dsalsrs Of selling aothns
stronger than wine 9! lager vas mere faree g peo-
ssss sS: ns os s %
plsasureso fou vsil :. toPsr, judging fss. me
those who took the cars Tor West Hoboken
A SIooP SuHE TIE NORTH RrvER-About I'VE O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, soop. with cargo II tar sprung
leak the North river opposite the Long Dock. The
pilot Of Of the Pavouia ferry boats offered assistance
70 the crew. they Refused and shortly aftsr when
consisting Of four men jumped into small boat and
safely reached the shore. A dog which was In the
oop swsn after them and thos be- ZOO, safely escaped
Newark.
TN TOWNSHIP ELscnoxs Tho townshps OF Essex
county hold their several elections to-day Both the
republican and democratic parties havspads nomina-
ons FOR the ocss to b nled, but there very little
interest felt In the result
AlIse.D Ipg:-yohn Gsngan, : unsnish, was A.
rested ysstsrday afternoon on suspIcion Of having
robbed the barn OF Mr. Samuel Terry s Bellsville last
week The articles stolen were sets q harness buffalo
bailed n the Of $3.50 bearing 10 the case, and
. search is being mads for the stolen property
CENTRAL RAnRoAD BsrDck-About year and half
ago tho Common Council. Il IN claimed, made appro-
praton Of 81 900 for the purpose Of engaging counsel
TO invesusate the damage resulting 10 the naviga-
on o. che PAssac river from the bridge Of the Central
P.aroad Company across Newark Bay In view OF the
fact thai petition for the removal OF the bridge as at
present buh signed BY two hundred business men
OF Newark has been presented 70 the Leasaturc and
ss 2, ,s sna ocoy . the
have been taken by the CITY, and = has besn suggestd
Dy several bushes men that sns Council ahte
&. ss % SsoS ~ ne !. r1ssss sss. no:
CAL iSr 99 entire removal of the structure but asks
thss sns draw Of the bridge be built = provided for in
Trentou.
An 1nPonfAar BnL-A bill has been introduced In The
State Senate 70 lease The Newark and New Yok Rail-
road Company for the term OF nfy yean all the lands
bounded foiiows:-Beganins a. point the Hudson
river the line Of One seventh IN the tpct
scribed in the late acs granting certain lands 70 the
Norris Canal Company 500 fest sast Of the esery end
Of said seventh course thence westerly parallel with
South street, Jesey City, 1000 fsss shsnos southery,
AZ fight angles with the, last msnt,onsA lipe $50 feet;
thence eas,sry, parallel with South street, 1000 fsst
thence norshsry $50 feet 10 the place Of bssnnne
tanning about Eve and thrseQuarter acrea The bill aso
mnnts TO the company the privilege OF occupyne The
lands above st forth for the Of The railroad and also
| ths right Of constructing tressis work, on which
i 70 lay the tracks Of the railroad, from the
i hish water mark at ComMunipaw, g n va
| prior 70 any reclamation Of lands under water.
made within the Last Ave years. TO the lands above de-
scrbed-hc tracks and reste WORK MOI 70 exceed sixty
six feet widthprovided that the trsssls s Con-
there NAV Gov under the The ell also sets forth
that no grant Of land under water In front Of said lanG
thereby leased OF right 70 build docks wharves q
piers said 'front.' 10 otherwise interfere with the
advantage Of The front OF the leased lands thu
Hudson river, with the ferry right Of the company,
om and the lands leased shall Be made by the Stats
during the OF my years For the lease o. these
lands the bill provides that the railroad company shall
annually pay iuo the State treasury the som of nvs
| thousand dolaA The Central Railroad Company will
rcsist the passage OF tho BILL portion Of the lands
/ thus granted 70 the Newark and New York Railroad
| Company b claimed BY them.