The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-20
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEnOLDERs.
Adjourned Meeting. Monday. June 30.
1891.


OFFICIAL F~RocEEDfxGs-
Adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Chosen Freehofders OF the County Of
Hudson, held Tuesday, june 30, 1891. at
I O'Clock D. m.
Present at ron Large
Bruggemann and Freeholders Coyle.
Ellis. Hennessey, Kimmefly and Ping
sten-6
Absent-Freeholders German, Nelson,
Noonan. Perry and Tierney-5
PETITIONS Nj PETITIONS
Application OF Essex aud Hudson Land
Improvements Company for a license to
build a dock, wharf and pier on the Pas
sale river was, on motion Of freeholder
Coyie, received and referred TO a COM
mittee Of six, in conjunction with a ! X
COMMITTEES Of Essex County Board OF
Freeholders, the Directorsrat-Large 70
appoint said COMMITTEES.
Adopted.
The Director-at-Large appointed as
such committee Freeholders Coyle, Hen
Messy. Ellis, Pdngsten. Tierney aud
Freehofder Coyle moved that the COM
mittee SO appointed by the Director-at-
Large be aud is hereby ratified by this
Board.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the COMMITTEES on Dock LII
To the Board Of Chosen Freeholders Of
the County Of Hudson
Your Committee. to whom was re-
ferred the application Of John M Jones
for a license TO build q dock, wharf or
pier IN front Of bis lands (which on a
land, heirs Of John g. Van Wrinkle,
First ward, Town OF BERGEN. Hudson
county, N. j.. surveyed by John L. Gull
yer, Town Surveyor" and filed In the
Office of the Clerk, now Register Of the
4 E-.-A- "a 49, 4 49, AwA AaarfF-
mated as plot marked "James ID. Mott,
2 93-100 a~cresu), situate long lands In the
udewaters Of the Hackensack River. In
Jersey City. In the County OF Hudson and
State Of New Jersey (said lands and the
locations and dimensions OF said dock,
wharf or pier being particularly described
and set forth In said application), do here
by report that we have examined said
lands and iuto the merits OF said applica-
tion, and also as to the locations and d.
mensions Of said proposed dock, wharf or
pier, and that the improvement as ap-
piled for does not appear to US TO be in
furious to public navigation, and will not
conflict with. hinder, interfere with.
or inpail the public right OF
navigation IN the waters Of
said Hackedsack River; and recon-
mend that a license be granted to the
said John NJ. Jones, his heirs aud assigns.
to build a dock, wharf or pier In front OF
his said lands rs prayed for in bis said ap-
plIcatlon, and respectfully recommend
the adoption of the following resolu-
tion:-
Dated Jersey City. June 80, 1891.
Resolved, That 4 license be granted to
john N. Jones, his heirs and assigns, 10
build a dock, wharf or pier In front OF his
lands (Which on a certain map entitied
"Map OF meadow land, heirs OF John G..
Van Wrinkle. First ward. fown OF Der.
gen, Hudson county, N. j., surveyed
~ Ioho u Cuivar frawn Snrvey-
orr aud filed in the office OF the Clerk
now Register. OF the County OF Hudson,
is Known an DESIGNATED as plot marked
flames S. UeMott' 2 So 100 aeres'). stu
ate along lands in the tide waters OF the
Hackensack River, In Jersey City, In the
County VI Hudson and State Of New Jer-
sey. of the following location aud dimen-
sions to witt
Beginning at a point In the high water
marx OF the easterly shore OF the Hacken-
sack River, at the division line between
said lands owned By the said John Al.
Jones, and lands owned by George +.
Gantz, on or near the line OF Duncan ave-
nue.: thence running ~ westerly along
said division line II confined. a distance
of one hundred aud forty feet (l4o it,,
more or less. to the exterior line for piers
as established by the Riparian Commits
sioners OF the State OF New jersey;
eheuce CD southerly along said exterior
line for piers one hundred and thlrty-one
feet (131 IT, more or less. to a point where
the southerly division line OF said lands
owned BY the said John NJ. Jones. IL con-
tinued, would intersect said exterior nne
for piers; thence ~ easterly along said
division line IL continued as aforesaid, a
distance of $40 feet (140 ft.l to high
water mark, on the easterly shore or tue
Hackensack River. thence (4) northerly
along said high water line one hundred
and thirty-one feet q31 IT, to the place OF
beginning.
Said license, however, Is granted upon
the condition that the right to extend any
public street or highway now or hereaf-
ter opened, upon or over the lands m
braced therein, is not by tae license TO be
hindered or impaired, but on the con-
trary, the same is hereby expressly re-
served. IL being the intention hereof 70 re-
serve TO the public for the public use, the
right to extend, at any time upon and
over said lands, any public street or Nigh
way now open, or which mi hereafter be
opened or LAID ont. without any compen-
satiou having to be paid for the premises
described in said license, Upon which such
extension may De made.
And the Dfrector-at-LHrge and the Clerk
of this Board be and they are hereby au-
thorized aud directed 10 sign, seal, exc
cute and acknowledge or prove the same,
and that said license be recorded in the
minutes of the present meeting OF this
Board and delivered TO said applicant, his
heirs or assigns.
Dated June 80. 1891
NJ. HENSEssEY,
NJ. j. COYLE,
p. Fl. kIMMERLY.
To all to whom these presents shall
come or may concern, we the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders OF the County OF
Hudson, send greeting:
Whereas, john NJ. Jones of Jersey
CITY. in the County of Hudson and State
of New Jersey, is the owner of certain
lands in Jersey City. in said county and
State. which lands on a certain map, en-.
titled "Map OF meadow n heirs Of
.Iohn G.. Van WiuKle, First Ward, Town
on Bergen, Hudson County, n. j., sur
viewed by John p. Culver. Town Sur
~yeyor," and fled In the Office Of the Clerk,
now Register Of the County OF Hud'
son. are known n designated as
| Moi marked flames 5. De Mott,
: 3 g3-lOO aeres), slIuate along lands In the
7 tide waters of the Hackensack River, in
Jersey City, IN said county and state, and
is DESTROYS of building a dock, wharf oil
J pier ia front of his land, TO extend be
! youd the limits Of ordinary low watel
mark; and
Whereas, The said John N. Jones Ia
made application TO US in writing undel
and by virtue of the act OF the Legisla
> ture OF New Jersey. entitled "An act &
authorize the owoers of lan upon tide
waters. to build wharves in front of the
same. approved March Is. 1851, Public
-r-s ~ Naw Iarsay. 1851. DaUe S35. ant