New-York tribune., 1895-01-07
BOROCGHS IN BERGEN COTNTT. ". j.
THIRTY-TwO SEPARATE MUNICIPArITIEs GRE
ATED ~ ONE YEAR.

| THiRTY-TwO SEPARATE MrNICTPALITIEs GRE
ATED ~ ONE YEAR.
| The las, day Of 1891 in Bergen County. y. j.,
was appropriately marked by the creation Of an
other borough-that Of Walllngton: and record.
almost unique in the history Of the United States.
was rounded out. Bergen County con-
seryatiye stronghold Of Democracy. did some as
tonishng things in ls1i She sent two Republicans
20 the New-Jerscy Assembly she voted for Re
publican Congrcss she began the year with six
teen townships and three boroughs. and she wound
il ND bv containing sixteen townships. thirjy-four
boroughs and village.
Fifteen years ago the active mind Of Luther
Snafer now Mayor Of Rutherford. evolved the
borough law and in 1851 Rutherford voted to be-
come a borough. For decade rutherford was
facetously but correctly referred to a. "Bergen's
only borough" ana her Mayor had 10 other Mayor
to exchange courtcsies with. Little Kidgeied. cast
ing some seventy votes. finally voted itself into a
borough. and the goOd-sized town OF Tenahy also
took the same step. But early In 1881 ii perfect
avalanche Of bOrOughs resulted In consequence OF
the passage Of Il new school law, "hlch MADE every
borough a school district with nine members on It's
Board Of Education. and gave member oi Inc
County Board OF Freeholders to every borough
carved out OF two or more townships. School as
trcts. 10 protect themselves ana 10 Keep 'ne aP-
propriations raised for the schools withln certain
territory, became boroughs with starting rapd''y'
and any commuter on the railroads running through
the county was likely TO travel 10 Nr"-i"k every
day with Mayors. Councmen and school tusteeI. ',,
Population. OF course coulI not Keep s,oMtn
with the Increase OF bOrOuShS, ana some 'yhHN
had nearly a. many ofiice-hOldcrS as Noteif. ms
may he readily realized when IL Is undrstoou 'nit
each borough contains Mayor SIX ""n, ,,iHn,ii'
Borough Clerk. Assessor. collector bodtd Oh ti'hi,n
with five members, Board of Eiucailon WIN hlie
members and the Board Oi Registry WIN Ipu Hi'in-
ana clerks. II must De COM Or''u, ~" ,
ever that the bO-OUghs have been remarkably Ipil
ana many Of the abest men ana especially iSI1 iS.1
publicans- members OF IN" l'" "i""'' ~"
governments. ,..,,,.,,
Clarence r. breckenridge the bergen 'ouhy
mittec Is Mayor of Maywood. one OF the S-InaIiess -
bOroughs; william Mckenzie, on" oi tn' oWn.hh9
Of the Standard BleaGhery. is Mayor OF fds' ruin
erfOrd, OF the largest: John ochei in'nis,' ,'
IL Mayor Of Carlsbad and 50 on down the isl
The large increase In the Board OF fre'iloiuc,,n
snd In election expenses Incident to thc s.Paln,.
governments has resulted IN a ieellnI thd' nI SoiI
be made by the present Legislature. ana SOM
action viii probably be taken. ltut. as siir"'
political told Tribune reporter. thc cT'.
alton OF boroIghs results In larger p"I'ent's' %
vantage OF the Republicans Certainly the par
has lftle 10 complain Of IN the way the Doro"s"7
voted last year.
PIciurcsaueness IN nomenclature has been ira,-
an ugly In the following list OF those 'i"a'eu
IN 1894: -. ,,oaa,,uI u.Iford
East Rutherford. Eergenfelds. EngIewood 'nns
wood. IIasbrouck Heights Schraalenburgh. Eiei Ehsi
Iock Woodclin. Midland Park. Montvale. ga
Tappan Little Ferry. Saddle River. Upper saddle
River Lconia, Woodbridge. LODI, Pallsades Idlh'
clif ana Fairview. They viii hardly average wv
ter