The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-27
WATERFRONT BONANZAS.
Passaie Wharf Permits Worth Thou
sands Which Are Given
Away Gratis.

The law regulating the granting Of
dock licenses By Freeholders, passed in
1851. provides that when applications are
made for dock licenses on streams divid-
Ing two counties, such applications shall
be considered by Commission composed
OF the Director and six members
Of the Board Of Freeholders OF each
county. In compliance with this
law twenty-one Freeholders seven each
from the Boards of Hudson. Essex and
Union counties. and a number of invited
guests from each county, the party num-
bering about fifty altogether, spent yes
terday In considering applications for
dock licenses along the Passaic, aud view
ing the lands where it Is proposed to buid
docks.
Prior to the joint meeting az Newark
the Ereeholders held conferences for the
purpose of settling all questions that
might be discussed at the joint meeting.
The twenty-one Freeholders and friends
were then driven TO Eliznbethport, where
a steamboat was boarded and the cruise
begun around the bay and along the Pas
sale River.
THE DOCKS LOCATED.
This morning, for the last time, the
Freeholders held joint ssession at New
ark to act as dock commissioners.
a
acted upon The sites Of the proposed
docks are:-
Two on Newark Bay, in Essev County,
fronting on Hudson County.
Two on Newark Bay il Hudson conn
ty, fronting on Union county.
Four on Newark Bay in Hudson county,
fronting on Essex county.
Two on the Passaic River in Essex
county, fronting on Hudson county
One on Bound Creek IN Union county,
fronting on Essex county.
One on Newark Bay in Union County,
fronting ou Hudson County.
The frontage Of these docks aggregates
about 4, 500 lineai feet
Ex-Assemblyman Voorhees, appeared
as counsel tor the petitioners The dock
licenses granted today are Of great value
to the persons who secured
them, but the Freeholders were
not permitted to charge anything for tine
privileges granted, and as a result the
counties interested reap no benefit from
the licenses. II the applications had
been left for the Riparian Commissioners
TO act upon, the licenses would have cost
the applicants at least s., 600 The Riparian
Commissioners have made a map OF all
navigable waters IN the State aud they
have the power to charge from & TO $40
per lineal foot for frontage. The money
collected by the Commissioners In the
future goes TO the State School Fund.
Under the law the Freeholders could
not refuse the privileges provided it was
proven TO them satisfactorily that the
docks would not interfere with. .innayiga-
ton
WEE PRESERVATION s--------
Freeholder De Jonge OF Essex offered a
resolution which carries a proviso with
all licenses granted, TO the effect that
cities and towns be permitted to extend
their streets laid out or to be laid out in
the fusure, TO the waters edge without
paying fore the right and further
that cities and towns be permitted to con-
demn such lands as will be needed to
reach the waters edge without paying
for the same because Of the granting of a
dock license.
The Hudson Freeholders were in ac-
cord with the resolution and cited as an
example OF the evil effect Of not having
such provisions in licenses the present
situation of Hoboken and Jersey City.
The resolution was holly opposed by
the Union county Freeholders. Free
holder West argued that there was
plenty of salt meadow land in his county
that the people would be glad TO have i'm
proved on any terms.
1t was at first understood that the ap-
plicaDts were satisfied to accept the
licenses with the proviso. but later Coun-
sellor Voorhees, stated that they could not
accept 1t. 1he resolution was carried,
however.
Applications were received from George
Peabody Wetmore ard Ross aud Sanford
of this city to construct docks on Maple
Island Creek in Newark. The application
was granted with the proviso
mentioned previously as was also
another to place dock on
Brand Greek facing Essex county. The
Freeholders adjourned at noon, thinking
that any action after twelve O'Clock would
be Illegal as II was half holiday.
Another batch of applications win be
acted upon next week.