The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-09
REPORT
OF THE
HUDSON COUNTY
PARK COM ISSIOHERs.

The undersigned would respectfully report that
they were appointed Park Commissioners Tor me
Of the Circuit Court Of the county of Hudson, OF the
state OF New Jersey, under an act OF the LesisIature
OF the State, entitled, IAN act to authorize anu en-
able counties in this State to acquire and improve.
approved S MareS P Psth. is snd upon y psetitions presented
20 the Court, signed by more than three nunurea
assessed value nep nonSinaliy' Of nearly SIX millions OF
dollars, but actually a much larger sum-.
AFTER having been sworn, as prescribed DS ~ 49,
the Commissioners have held a number Of meetings
and. have repeatedly and carefully considered tne
subject they have made several tours Of fnspeceiIhr
over the entire county and, in June, 1888 gave pup-
He notice in the newspapers that they would recegNe
one or more county parks. They received q nun
Der of proposals OF lands located in various parts OF
the county. After inspection they found Tour site5i
which from their situation, character and extent
sons OF the cost of improving the same 70 nlaks n
tnem seryiceable as parks, and OF the annual SvsO " ~
the engineers i engaged IN for KAT purpose. are here
unto annexed, marked Exhibits "A, =. nna tha
location Of a public PARK is its easy accessibility 70
the inhabitants Of the county for whose recreation
Hudson being more than II miles long. and east OF
The the hackensack meadows, only from 70 Z
two parks win better suit, and be Of much greater
service to the residents o. 4 4 y one eiH "rgeyr
park could huve been found In the centre OF the
contains no large tracts Of land, tit for a county
park. The tracts surveyed and estimated upon az
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 lands OF the proposed sites, theiI. determination
the Park Commissioners. The amount to be ex-
pended on the parks, to make them, as the act says,
by the Commissioners If desirable. The total cost
81 one fsa or more fn sd psraki 81 INCLUDING 1sa din g6 sef f6 cost eTce el m one : Der
cent. OF the assessed value of all real and pers0nui
tie annual expense Of maintaining the same, in,
ciuding the interest Oh their entire cost, Is lmiteu
AZ many Of the taxpayers OF the county are pro
badly not familiar with the park act, tne SoIalnis,
it their duty to state briefly its other main features
to witt
lands is 10 be raised by the issue of County Park
bonds. bearing interest not exceeding four per cent
per annnlil, and to be sold for not less than par;
After ten years, one per cent. of the principal OF
TIE bonds must be red emed every year, pHs MINI ~in9
the park and the interest 5,o on the r 69f "a sr tas f3 one
mill on the assessed value Of the county.
The PARK or parks shall be used Tor pubic 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 liquor shall ever be sold. drunk or partaEen
freshnae2ts Of any kind shall be sold therein except
in such places, In such manner and BY SUCH peTsons
as shall be prescribed and permitted by the Com
missioneFs.
Police protection shall be provided to preserve s
See that the rules and regulations OF the Commas
SfOnerS are observed.
The reports of the Commissioners and of the en-
gineers must be published for three weeks IN al
least five newspapers of the county,, and the Com
missioners must hold at least three public meetings
at intervals of at least two weeks, at which meet
ings all taxpayers shall have a right to be heard.
The Commissioners will give notice that the nrsi
meeting for the purpose of hearing taxpayers VIII
be held at the Hudson County Court House on sat
utday, the 18th day Of May next, at $50 o'clock 2. NJ.
ResP E. aFilEziuRsToN,
L. A. STEVENS
HENRY LEMBEGk,
g. h. WINANT,
WIN. c. HEPPENHEIMER,
Park Commissioners OF the
county OF Hudson.