The New York herald., 1870-03-25
DlSFUAScAlcEMENT or PERTH hMB0Y
The Great Jersey Monopoly Extracts nom the
Bill Recently Pa1sed-Will Governor Ran
dolph Sign the Bin!.How Camden and
Amboy Can Carry Out Thor Design.

The erposs In the HERALD OF the outrageous at
ssmpt made by the Camden and Amboy Legislature
So roo the municipality OF Perth Amboy Of all It's
tKhts Tell ike oombshe into the camp OF the mo-
nepoiy. SO completely Is the press held In the
grasp OF this same power that no local paper any
where dared TO echo the complaint OF the people.
on the contrary, the sheet published at Perth Am.
boy disposed OF the oy setting down the state
ment In the HERALD as q caRard. and offers no
oIher reiutation than abuse. In order, therefore,
that the doings OF the monopoly In this business
may be thoroughly ventilated The following extract
srom the bill will be sufficient The bill, which Is
very large and comprehensive, Is drawn UP with
such ingenuity, and such regard Is had for tue In.
terests OF Camden and Amhoy that 1t is plainly OBJ.
seryable that 1t emanated directly from the head
quarters Of the monopoly peru5al 0, The measure 0
by every man IN the state would be most instructive
and benehcia, ~ showing the peril which awaits
other municipalities as soon AS the monopoly may
nnd Is convenient 10 strike.
BY title three. section twenty eight the legislative
power or the city OF Perth AmDoy Is vested IN the
Mayor and Couucil. BY section twenty-nne, SIX
members OF council Constitute q ma ority. by Sec
tlOn thirty seven articles one and two, tho Council
Dy ordinance can lay out, OPEN widen, yacate alter
grade, pave maca,amize, gravel, 6c., sheets -
Aues, parks roads, &c., AZ ther own VIII and
pleasure. And by article fwenty-six control tie
construction OF rairoaas IN any o the streets OF the
SAID CITY. railroad depots, horse.ear railroads. and
ehe speed and running oil locomotive engines and
railroad cars through said city. Title SIN, section
htty-sx repeats the power 81 Council 10 open. grade
and pave any street, road avenue, ana authorizes
the assessment OF the estma ed cost upon the auds
aud real estate tn the neighburhood. Section bfty-
eight likes all expense ana cost of opening,
grading, paving, &C., upon sucn property owners.
Section fity limits the wid,h OF street. road or
avenue TO 100 iect sect,on sly,y.seven empowers
the Council, in their executive capacity, to cause
any or all the improvements authorized b. this act to
be made IN any presebt or luture street. road ave.
nue., 70 convert them ihto railroads and TO regulate
their position and constrncion u itle seven, section
seventy-one makes the ae,ion or the City Councn
on all these matters hnat whenever they accept
adopt and confirm the report and maps OF the
Commissioners OF Assessment, WHO, toy section
seventy, are appointed BY the Mayor and
council. BY tile three, section thirty EIGHT,
the Council may, by ordinance, compel the
city at large 10 pay one ,hrd the expenses
aud cost OF paving the streets VITA Belgian block,
the property on the street paying two-.nirds. ~
tite four, secton foriy-nlne, and ute six, sec
TON hity'nine, the assessments. are made
be sold by auction by the Council II the assessment
~ not paid winn sne time limited py tnem; Sixty
ninth section before tho SAFE. An this can
ne 90 dGne oy SIX members oi the Councib
Tor of the branch OF tle Sew Jersey Railroad which
Is to be connected With the Camden aud imUoy road
The mode In which that city win be improved by
This new municipal railroad charter WIZ be by selling
Much OF the and Tor the assessments, to be bought
uD by railroad agents ON speculation. This viii, by
the Legislature oi New Jersey, be considered as
serving All property owners night wno do not
BOW to the raiitoad monopoly OF Camden and
.Amboy. This monopoly, which controls a
Legislature should be taken into kind considera-
aiion by ths citizens OF icrth Amooy 4 little hcp
Of $4,000 10 100000 expended to connect their
ROADS at bridge across Tie Raritan river between
south and Perth AlnU9y, WA accomplish anoCacr
shroush line from New York TO Philadelphia, and
thus DO much towarus preventing the accomplish
Ment ol III inue epenienJ air me. and preserve the
monopoly Of Camden anu Amboy SO ioag aad fs-
vorabiy known to the pgpllc
VIII the Governor sign the bill That Is now the
question: