The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-29
REPORT
OF THE
HUDSON COUNTY
PARK COM |sslOHERs.

PARK Com M|ssIOHERS.
The undersigned would respectfully report that
they were appointed Park Commissioners for the
county of Hudson by his Honor M. NJ. Knapp. Judge
of the Circuit Court of the county of Hudson, of the
state OF New Jersey, under an act of the legislature
Of the State, entitled, IAN act to authorize and en-
able counties In this State to acquire and improve
a lapas Tef p March PPsth, 1854 upon Petitions presented
to the Court, signed by more than three hundred
ewaeTs o "a P Pre- soggI m fRe q sf0S neagTiy ge sRE miiiioRs Of Of
dollars, but actually a much larger sum-
the et com nahaae Sssi have held 4 number Of meetings
and have repeatedly and carefully considered me
over the entire county and, in June, 1885, gave pub
lie notice in the newspapers nat they w for ai feee for
one or more county parks. They received a nun III
the county. After inspection they found four sites,
which from their situation, character and extent
deserved careful estimates made by competent per
sons Of the cost of improving the same to make
them serviceable as parks, ana OF tne atnual cos1 "
the ensineess t engaged dn for rf that parpsse. are here
unto annexed, marked Exhibits" "A, T" ana =
The principal consideration to be regarded N the
| location of d public park is its easy accessibility to
the INHABITANTS a. Of the count, dfSSgrd wh Fse EonefH 81
Hudson being more than ID miles long. ana east OF
sna the 9s,d Rae sse co@mi msadows are only y f opinio ! hat I
two parks viii better suit, and be of much greater
than one. even If proper site for one larger
park could have been found IN the centre OF tne
| contains no large tracts Of land, fit for a county
| park. The tracts surveyed and estimated upon are
they are respectively situated in the centre of the
| southern and Of the northern half of the county
and therefore easily accessible.
As to the prices, to be finally paid to the owners Of
the ! e+ lands d. of & the fsd PROPOSED gt1Ss s sitss, th sna de eisepetion II
the PARK Commissioners. The amount to pc ex-
pended on the parks, to make them, as the aee sa 4
| by the Commissioners if desirable. The total cost
ing them, is limited BY the act not to exceed one per
cent. of the assessed value Of all real and personal
the annual expense Of maintaining the same, in
Guiding the interest on their entire cost, is limited
As many Of the taxpayers of the county are pro
badly not familiar with the park act, i the . Sola anam
it their duty to state briefly its other main FEATURES
The money required to buy and improve the
lands is 10 be raised by the issue of County Park
D Dera annnin. and i to be- sold for not less than par.
After ten years, one per cent. OF the prinelpal o.
that one per cent. added to the cost of maintaining
| the park and the interest on the bonds. the total
mill on the assessed value of the county.
The park or parks shall be used for public re-
They shall be kept closed from sunset to sunrise
except on such occasions as the Park commission
No beer, Wine, or any, other alcoholic or intoxi,
| eating lfQuOr shall ever be SOLD, drunk OF piTtdkeH
of by any person or persons IN said park, and no re,
| freshneHts of amy kind shall be sold therein except
| in such places, in such manner and by such persons
as shall be prescribed and permitted by the Com
| missioners.
| ovder, to ensure proper conduct in the park and to
see that the rules and regulations OF the Commits
The reports Of the Commissioners and of the en-.
gineers must be published for three weeks IN at
| feast five newspapers of the county, and the Com
| missioners must hold at least three public meetings
at intervals Of at Least two weeks sfaS; at a. which " baar meet
The Commissioners will give notice mat the nrst
n sela a fp fh eh aaRS H1R0scs o2 El ge cours Hoas g on sat
urday, the 18th day Of May next, at $50 o'clock 7. M
(. i. TAigRsToN,
+ 4; sTkyENS
WIN. Q. HE~PPENHEIMER,
| Park Commissioners of the
-,,nr,r county OF Hudson,
TO tho parry com missioner. Hudson County, New
| Genntiemmen.-The tract upon which You have re,
e anown m as H te hrspoaa' Park pa Consisting Of the
benz &c ss ana ac plstS M 4 { ans IS e oon @eains fo :
ssogO; This tract roett Is c9 Nol9, n ease III It she sho afGO be
BBs sewyed adaRfs;a @ef to acquire SGi also Is a q plot Belonging
| TO Edward King containing rs acres, on the branch
r r1at 7 PEAR eaye en fn S soy eeieuiatioas included this plot.
Possibly YOU win be able to obtain these 50a acres
fer sSo ss si4S,a Gp fo Pe comple 'aisi the work called for On
plan No. l. so as to make said property NJ ana ser
tdfsi cost 1o Ct R the PARK XIV when eesolmlip,lsted. ssa.d5o.
estimate the annual cost of maintenance for oper.
ating expenses $4,000, and for interest on the capital
invested $4,000, making q total cost 81 So4uNs ths
| on the above basis the cost of the land on the
Highwood tract will be, per acre. ..,.....:.. S4,IW
| The cost of the Improvement OF this tract VIII
be, per <'4U
ro.a1 s7,tQ
This bark. when completed, owing 20 its natural
| Advantages, will probably be more attractive thar
lands and deep ravines, with beautiful outlooks and
yjstas. II contains over three thousand large, vain
| able trees in excellent condition, ana Wen adapted
for park purposes. OF these ~ are OAK; ST eiLn, ~
| iT7 spruce, &C.; in all there are fortyfour dlterenl
varieties. The grounds have been maintained as 4
private park for many years ana are generally wei
| 81 the large and numerous buildings which IL vii
| he found. desirable to retain VIII require but ltttle
| expense to put them in good order;
| The nortiwesterly portion or this tract surrounds
/ a riot Of &c. acres belonging to the Hackensaek
| Water Company. Upon this plot is located a reser
| yoir holding 15OO0,0W gallons. of water at an eieva
| tion Of $50 feet above high tide, and also a beautiful
| hrick. High Service Tower, $50 feet high, In which
vater Is raised 800 feet above tide. The surface OF
| the lands on the plots offered In Highwood elevation
| are nj elevations ranging from 70 to llo reet. me
| Water Company plot, without change o. contrcl oi
| ownership, could be readily INCLUDED FOR al prae.
| teal purposes into the proposed park. The reservoir
! would do away with the great expense OF a proper
i foundation for a large fountain. Very pleasah!
beffects from large and small lets could ne optaine9
over all the tract, as well as from small rlHs anu
| st cams, falls and ponds.
Tt,is tract lies along the boundary between the
| ToyyIl of Union and the township of Weehawken,
the main thoroughfares between Hoboken ana the
| northerly portion Of the county. Inese fpaus are
Broad. well graded and macadanized, nAggeu.
| curbed and severed. Horse railway cars run along