The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-20

City News, a public newspaper puo-
lished in Jersey City, the county seat OF
said county of Hudson. for fourteen con-
secutive days, exclusive OF Sundays, pre-
cediug the twenty-nftn day OF
June, eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
u mas caused such notice 10 be put up
for the period Of two weeks next prec9d-
ing the tw~enty-1fth day OF June AD.
eighteen hundred aud ninety-one, IN I'VE
or more of the most public places IN the
n~eighborhood of said lands. and all being
fn the County Of Hudson, which said
notices did specify that SAID Application
would be made 10 the Board o. chosen
Frechslders of the County OF Hudson and
State Of New Jersey, at the Court House
in the oity of Jersey City, on the twenty
fifth day of June. A. u. eighteen hun
dred and n~iDeIy-one, at the hour OF nall
past seven O'Clock in the evening OF That
day, and which notices did specify the
location and dimensions Of the dock,
wharf and pier intended to be built. and
due proof Of such advertisement and OF
such putting up having been made and
filed with the Clerk OF the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders OF aforesaid, prior 70
the making of such application. and
Whereas, on the said NTH day
of June. eighteen hundred ana ninety
one, the said the Chosen Board OF Free
holders Of the County OF Hudson, did
meet at the CourE House of Hudson
County, IL Jersey City, at half-past seven
o'clock in the evening, a quorum for the
transaction OF business oelng present
aud did then and there publicly enter
tain such application. and did appoint a
competent committee of tnres OF their
oers TO examine n report on the merits
OF said application and adjourned the
further consideration OF said application
10 a further meeting OF the said Board;
and
Whereas, The said Board Of Chosen
FreehoIders Of the County Of Hudson
aforesaid did afterwards meet on the
thirtletn day of June, eighteen hundred
and ninety-one, at one O'Clock in the az
ternoon OF that day, at which time and
pace the committee heretofore named did
publicly report favoraoly on said applica-
ton, which report was adopted By said
board, and a majority of said Board OF
Chosen Freeholders being in favor OF
granting q license ro said applicant, did
tnen and there by a resolution, grant q
license 10 the said applicant, John NJ
Jones, to build a docGs wharf or pier OF
the locations n dimensions herelnatter
set forth, and it appearing To Us that The
building of such dock, wharf or pier, IL
accordance with such licease will not
conflict with, hinder. Interfere with o.
impair the public right Of navigation in
said waters of the said Hackensack
River, now
Therefore, we. the said the Board o.
Chosen F~reeholders of the County OF
Hudson: by yirture OF the power and
/ authority III us vested By the acts of the
Legislature in such case made and pro-
vided, and in pursuance of such acts
hereby grant license TO the said appli-
cant, John NJ Jones, his heirs and as
| signs TO build a dock, wharf or pier II
front Of his said lands and 10 extend a.
follows
Beginning at a point in the high water
marx Of the easterly shore OF tbs
Hackensack River at the division
line between said lands so owned
by the aid John NJ. Jones and land
owned bv Ab5ie L. English on thu
sontn. between Belmont and GautieI
avenues. thence running % westerl,
along said division line if continued
distance of one hundred aud thirty-dv'
feet more or less TO the exterior line 70
piers as fixed by the Ripartan Conlmis
siouers OF the State OF New Jersay
thence ca nottherIy along said exterio
Nue for piers two hundred and eighty
eight cSS FIJI more or Less ~ poln