The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-18
Bill introduced Into Con-
gress to Make a Great
Military Park on
the Hudson.
HALF A MILLION APPROPRIATED
The States Of New York and New
Jersey to Cede Their Rights
to the United States.

This afternoon Representative Fairchild
/ of the Westchester district of New York
| State introduced bill in Congress for
the establishment of a military park
| on the Palisades, along the Hud-
son River The bill was drawn by
a joint commission selected by the
Governors of New York and New Jersey,
4 and it has the sanction of the Legisla-
| lures of those two States. State Senator
/ Winton of New Jersey. President of the
Commission, and Waldo G. Morse Of
Yonkers, Secretary of the Commission.
arrived in Washington last night and de-
| livered a copy. to Mr.. Fairchild a copy
of the bill. 1t is drawn on the lines of
the measures creating the national parks
at Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The
bill carries an appropriation of s5000ee
Appended to the bill for Congress are
those to be introduced into the Legis-
1 latures of New Jersey and New York.
The bills were obtained by 1.-The News
| In this city today. They as follows
An act to establish Military and Ma
tional Park Upon the Palisades of the
! Hudson.
Section 1-For the purpose of preserv-
ing. securing and acquiring for the mill
of the United States, the Palisades OF
the Hudson River and the lands and
waters above them and at their feet;
and upon the ceding of exclusive sover-
eighty and jurisdiction to the United
States, by the States of New York and
New Jersey, of, over, and within the
| same; and upon the like ceding of all
water, lands under water. riparian rights.
and all rights, titles and forfeitures or
| in or to the same; and the report of the
| Attorney General OF the United States
that that the n title e to the rights and property
scribed lands. waters and highways with4
in those States. are hereby declared to
tional Military Park
An that tract Of land in the States Of
New York and a,1 New Jersey bounded and
Township of Ridgefeld, in the County
of Bergen, and State of New Jersey at
Hudson River, at point where the
south line of the lands of Dupont & Com
pany interseet such high water line and
south line of Dupont & Companys lands
to lands of one Annett; thence in a
southwesterly direction along the bound
ary line of said Annett's lands to the
Fort Lee and Hackensack Road; thence
northerly along the westerly line Of said
| road to its junction with Hudson Ter
race; thence southerly along the west
line of Hudson Terrace into the town
nue.; thence westerly along the south side
of Palisade avenue to the point of its
junction with the westerly line Of Sylvan
avenue extended; thence northerly along
the westerly line of Sylvan avenue and
| of the Boulevard, into the townships OF
boundary line between the States of New
York and New Jersey; thence northerly
along. the west line of the. continuation
York, to the point of the junction of said
west line with the north line of Washing
| ton Spring Road extended; thence east
erly along said north line in its devious
courses to a point where said line of said
line extended intersects the high water
line Of the Hudson RIVER, being, the
| southerly line of lands of one Conkiing
upon said northerly line of said road;
Water wat line to the point OFT Of place o of be-
ginning. And also all lands, piers, docks,
bulkheads and buildings; water and lands
dockage and riparian rights, appertain-
ing to such tract or in front Of or be-
tween the same and the deep channel OF
the Hudson River.
Section 2-The acquisition of the lands
and property in or appertaining to said
park shall be under the charge of six
commissioners, to be appointed by
the President. by. and with the advice
cause eau S'eS surveys y thereof ere to be- made made % and
| sllal have power to negotiate for the
purchase of the same or any. part there,
of and whose darty it shall be to deter
be first and what from time to time ac-
the Secretary of the Interior. Upon the
| report and recommendation of such
Commissioners the Secretary of the In.
| terror shall have power by private cen-t
tract or by condemnation pursuant to-
the act of August l. 1883. entitled IAN
fand for cities Of public buildings, and
for. other purposes and 1t SHAH be his
uu.s the parcels re $50 So designated from time to
time. And the same shacl be applied and
used for the purposes set forth in this
to time. by Congress or by the President
of the United States be determined.
hold Office for five years or until re-
moved by the President. who shall have
full power thereto; and 1t to appoint sue sue
places become vacant by removal or
otherwise, in like manner: provided.
to to iii any SUI such Vacancy and abolish. the
place made vacant unless only three
Comrnsssioners remain. A majority Of
the Commissioners, at any time qualified
and acting. shall constitute. quogum.
Upon notification by the. Attorney Gem
the title to any parcel is perfect. said
Commissioners under direction OF the
SUITABLY mark. hold and adTrgnister the
same, until 1t is occupied as hereinbefore
Section 44The said Commissioners are
hereby authorized to, enter into agree
ments with owners of land within such
session sss OF Of their lard and to contract for
restrictions upon the use thereof where
by such owners. their heir heirs. ~ SUCCESSORS L,s @
cupy live upon or possess. their lands
and buildings or any psrt thereof: or to
|
States to any specified purposes or
manner of enjoyment, subject however.
to the APPROVAL of the Secretary of the
Interior. and with the express stipula-
tion that the United States shall under
an such contracts immediately acquire
| the fee cN the property and shall be en-
titled to acquire full possession and
right of unrestricted use thereof upon
terms to be specified. if it at any time
so elect: and that nothing in said agree.
ment contained shall in any way bind
. or limit the United States In acquiring
the remaining rights in such lands by
. right of eminent domain. either as re-
garding value on. any othe~- matter OF
things as though no such agresmenf
| had been made: the price and terms
berctn stipulated to be expressly ex-
chrded from consideration in fxirg the
value thereof in case Of any such rrc-
ceeiing ard the total value of such
} property after deductirg. with interest,
| the sums. if any, previously paid under
. | any contract or agreement. shatH IN
: that event be paid therefor: and such
proneqlty in the meantfme shall be held
: | in the manner and upon the terms and
conditions scr forth in such agreement.
Ssetion 5-The affairs of the Palisades
National park shal. subject to the sup
eryision and direction of the. Secretary
: Of the Interior, be in char@s of said Com.
) nissioners who shall while on sct,,al
duty be paid out of the aporopriation
: provided in this act, such compensation