The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-29
BOARD OF FEEEnoLDERs.
loTFIcIAL PRocEEDfSes.l
Continued

Beginning at a point IN the high writer
line on the easteriy side OF the Hacken-
sack River distant northerly along said
river forty-seven feet aud eighty-six one
hundredths Of a foot from a stake stand
Ing on the line OF meadows Of the
heirs OF Michael DeMott. thence running
south hfty-two degrees AMI hfty-seven
minutes east Is. 80 deg 81 m. E) nine
hundred aud sixty-three and e~ighty-ntne
one-hundredths OF a fool Co.'s $500 IT.;
thence north thirty-six degrees and forty,
four minutes east IN. SO deg. "A m. E)
forty-seyen feet and ninety-four one Jun
dredths OF a foot a. 94-1o0 IT,; thence
north nftv-two degrees aud nfty-seven
minutes east On. Sc deg. 81 M. e. nine
hundred aud seventy-four feet and etgh-
teen one hundredths OF a foot Cg14 IS 100
ftl more or less, TO high water line on
the easterly side of the HacKensack river;
the1ce along sale high water line south
westerly f0rty-seven feet and eighty-slx
onehundredths of a foot IA S6-lOO it, to
the place of beginning: and Is DESTROYS Of
Quilting a dock. wharf or pier In front OF
her said land TO extend beyond the limits
OF ordinary low water mark; and
Whereas, The said Maggie Emma Bliss
has made application TO US In writing,
under and BY virtue Of the act of the
Legislature Of New Jersey, entitled "An
act to authorize the owners Of land upon
tide waters. to build wharves In front OF
tile same" approved March is. 1851, PUB
lie Laws Of New Jersey, 1851, page 3S5.
and the several supplements thereto, TO
build a dock. wharf or pier In front Of her
said lands Of the following dimensions, to
wit;
Beginning at a point in the high
water-mark OF the easterly shore of
the Hackensack River, at the division
line between said lands so owned by
the said Maggie Emma Bliss, and lands
owned by Abbie L. English. on the north;
thence ~ running westerly along said
division line II continued. a distance OF
one hundred and t~hirty-fve feet OBS IT,.
more or less. to the exterior line for piers
as established by the Riparian Commits
~sioDers of the State OF New Jersey;
thence co southerly along said exterior
line for piers forty-eight 46), more or less,
to a point where the soutnerly division
line OF said lands owned by the said
Maggie Emma Bliss. IL continued. would
intersect said exterior line for piers;
Themes 90 easterly along said division
| line II continued as aforesaid, a distance
OF one hundred and thirty-nve feet Q35
IT,, more or less. to high water mark on
the easterly shore OF the Hackensack
/ River; thence az northerly along said
high water, line forty-seyeD and eighty
six one hundredths feet az Sc 100 IT, TO
the place OF beginning; and
Whereas, II hath been mad to appear
to us by due proof that the said applicant
Maggie Emma Bliss hath given notice OF
the application for such license by pub
fishing an advertisement inserted IN the
Jersey City News" a public newspaper
published in Jersey City, the county seat
Of said county OF Hudson, for fourteen
consecutive days exclusive OF Sundays,
preceding the twenty-fifth day of June,
eighteen hundred and ninety-one. and
hath caused sue notice to be put up for
the period OF TWO weeks next preceding
the twenty-fifth day of June, A. D.,
1 af.bfAan hundraH o4d fnofuZCn in N Va
or more Of the most public places In the
neighborh0od of sal lands, and all
being in the county OF Hudson, which
said notices did specify that said appli-
cation would be made to the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of the County of
twenty-fifth day of June, A ID. eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, at the hour OF
half past seven O'Clock in the evening of
that day. and which notices did also spec
ify 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
aud filed with the Clerk OF the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders aforesaid, prior to the
making of such application: and
Whereas, On the said twenty-1fth day
of June, eighteen hundred and ninety
one, the said Board OF Chosen Free
holders of the County of Hudson, did
meet at the Cour House OF Hudson
County. in Jersey City, at half past seven
O'Clock in the evening, q quorum for the
transaction Of business being present, anil
did then and there publicly entertain
such application, and did appoint a COM
petent committee OF three OF their mem
bers 20 examine aud report on the merits
of said application. and adjourned the
further consideration of said application
to a further meeting of the said board;
and
Whereas. The said Board Of Chosen
Freeholders of the County OF Hud-
son aforesaid did afterwards meet
on the thirtieth day of June
eighteen hundred and ninety-one. at
one o'clock in the afternoon OF that day,
at which time and place tue committee
heretofore named did publicly report
favorably on said application, which re-
port was adopted by said board, and a
majority of said Board OF Chosen Free
holders being in favor OF granting a
license to said applicant. did then and
there by a resolution, grant a license 60
the said applicant Maggie Emma Bliss to
build a dock, wharf or pier of the location
and dimensions hereinafter set forth, and
it appearing to US that the building of
such dock, wharf or pier, in accordance
with such license Will not onnlcO with,
hinder, interfere with or impair the pub
lie right of navigation in said waters OF
the Hackensack River.
Now therefore, we the said Board of
Chosen F~reeholders OF the County OF
Hudson, by virtue of the power and
authority in us vested by the acts of the
legislature in such case made and pro-
vided, aud in pursuance OF such acts,
hereby grant a license TO the said appli-
cant. Maggie Emma Bliss. her heirs, and
assigns, to build a dock, wharf or pier In
front OF her said lands, and to extend as
follows
Beginning at a point, in the high water
mark of the easterly shore OF the Hacken-
sack River, at the division line between
said lands so owned By the said Maggie
Emma Bliss, and lands owned by Abbie
l.. English, on the north; thence III RIM.
ming westerly along said division line II
continued, a distance of one hundred and
thirty-fye feet (135 IT,. more or less, TO
the exterior line for piers as established
by the Riparian Commissioners OF the
State OF New Jersey; thence t2l
southerly along said exterior line
for piers forty-eight feet rs H.,
more or less, TO a point where the
southerly division line OF said lands
owuel by said Maggie Emma Bliss. IL
continued, would intersect said exterior
line for piers; thence 81 easterly along
said division line il continued as afore-
said. a distance of one hundred and thirty
five feet (35 it,, more or less, to high
water mark. on the easterly shore OF the
Hackensack River; thence "a northerly
along said highwaterline forty-seven and
eiphty-sicx one-hundredths feet az S6-lOe
it, TO the place Of beginning.