The New York herald., 1870-03-16

Tne Legislature OF New Jersey has Just passed an
act revising the charter OF Perth Amb0y. The new
charter was prepared by clique, ana sent to the
Legislature on the 11th l2i OF February last and
passed both houses before the It'll OF the present
month. Opposition was OF course made az soon as
1t became known to the citizens, but TOO late to do
anything more than to insert an amendment
10 authorize the citizens to vote ON its ap.
proval or rejection by them. This amendment
was admitted only on the ground that no other
amendments were to be made TO It's provisions.
Among those s one which efrectually places the
people In subjecton to railroad corporations
Whether 1t will be carried into effect remains to the
seen by the vote of the people. But only majority
is necessary, and more tnan naf the voters are non
freeholders. The two-thirds vote in that amend
ment was stricken out and majority substituted.
The Aforesaid section or the bill authorizes a ma
jorlty OF the City Council SIX IN number. by ordi-
nance alone. to lay out streets, roads ana avenues
In the corporate limits OF the city (Which are the
whole township, 100 feet In width, grade them,
pave them with Belgian blocks, and assess the whole
expense including the purchase OF the land on the
property owners OF tne.clty also to give to sell,
at the option OF the City Council, to any railroad
company the exclusive franchise to lay tneir rails
any street, road or avenue, and at the same time
deoars the clty from interfering with the corporate
rights OF any railroad company. The acuon OF the
City Council the premises Is final 30 That even
the Legislature OF the State cannot change 1t Tor ali
time to come. BY this act the Camden ana Amboy
Railroad anu the New jersey Railroad TO be
nected At Perth Amboy to make anOtner through
line from New York to Philadelphia, and the con-
Meeting link OF railroad a mile to two and half
miles, Is to De built and kept In order for them by
the citizens OF Perth Amboy. by virtue OF the new
charter, with no benefit to tue city and no hope OF
relief hereafter.
BY applying this precedent to other cities and
townships the real estate owners In The state OF New
Jersey must IN iuture Dud the roads for al private
railroad corporations In and through the State and
Keep Lnem III order. THUS The 6tOckhOlQerH OF New
jersey railroads will hereafter save the expense
OF purchasing the land and grading the road.
the property owners beng compelled BY act or the
Legislature TO buiid them and pay those expenses.
IL only remains for the citizens OF Perth AmbOy to
are only about 4So votes in the whole city Cannot
majority OF that number be had by purchase or
otherwise, with so great an object In viewS
In order 10 smother all opposition TO this and
other measures In the interest Of she moo0poy, the
Legislature adopted joint resolution to adjourn
next THURSDAY, and there little prospect that the
bidding OF the monopoly, who found the session
getting too hot for them by the introduction Of SO
many bis IN the interest OF rival railroad eompa-
Mes Camden aud AmbOy has no further business
70 be transacted 80 the Legislature must adjourn
What matters Ut t that ga private bills, besides
geveraEpuDlic bills Of great ore pen lngi
TINS 10 . matter that concerns only the subjects
wnlle the rulers have been iuy provided for. Tae
new chartcr or Jersey City VIII require an en-
tire Gay In The Assembly for the OF the
Senate amendmonse; while the accidental bills OF
the last and the present session will occupy another
day. Then the Common Council OF jersey City went
down IN BODY Yesterday 70 Trenton to fight FISK
on the Erie oili-rcferred to In sundays HERALD
0f whicn thai council IL composed knows that This
nght WIN last tor nearly another day. Down goes
lutte Is fred and New Jersey sees the LAST OF Iaeis
lature which has entaied more disgrace tnan bene-
ms on me State Tne feeling OF Indignation Is gem
era, and the people are Determined especially in
hudson county, to give ticket OF ie1ve-tO stay a
home for the rest OF their lves-to ali the members
wDo misrepresented them Dy selling them out to the
railroad MONOPOLY.