Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-13
The Entire Document Given in
Full -FleehOIders Criticized
and City is Blamed.
ODSTRUCTS THE RIVER.
Jurors State that They Have Examined
Into Natter Carefully and Heard Wines
ses on Both Sides of the Controversy
Quote Action of the 30. rd Of Aldermen
in Accepting Sheridan STREET.

Yesterday the Evening News gave
the gist of the preseutment handed in
by the grand jury on the now Raritar
river bridge and its approach. Owing
to the late hour at which it was pres.
snted to the court it was impossible
to get the whole document here in
time for the last edition. Realizing,
however. the Importance of the mat
tor and its local interest the News,
today, prints the presentment in full.
1t is as follows:
To the Judges OF the Middlesex Court
of Oyer and Terminer:
The Grand Inquest for the S ate of
New Jersey and for the tody of the
County of Middlesex for the Septem.
Der Term, nineteen hundred and four,
hereby respectfully present to the
court, rs follows:
That in accordance with the sugges'
tions of the court, it has within the
limits of tie time at it's disposal, taken
into consideration what is known as
the "Ambov Bridge" highway
bridge over and across the Raritan
river within the limits of this county,
from the city of Perth Amboy the
north side of said liver to the Town
ship of Sayreville, near South Ami boy,
on the opposite side thereof; that 1t
finds at present the bridge to be o
structure consisting of timber deck
spans on piles Leading from the south
side of said river to steel swing
span, or draw, over the channel of
saih river, and on the north side of
said steel swing span additional tim
Dor deck span on piles, terminating
OH the north side of said river at a
height of over twenty-five feet; that
the county has completed the approach
and made land connection with sal d
bridge on the south side of said river
while on the north side of said river
no land approach exists; that the
so called bridge at present is totally
useless to the public, and is nothing
more or less than an obstruction in
the river.
In its consideration of the matter
the grand jury has heard testimony in
regard sto negotiations between the
County Board of Freeholders and the
municipal authorities of Perth Amboy
prior to the awarding Of the contract
for the building of the bridge, and
relating to the completing of land
approach to said bridge within the
limits of Perth Amhoy. -
We find that the agitation for the
building Of the bridge came from
Perth Amboy, that her citizens were
anxious for it's construction, and that
assurance was given to the Board of
Freeholders, as appears on the minutes
of said board. that if the county
would build the bridge, tile PERTH
Amboy approach would be donated
without cost to the county.
We find that Oortlandt Parker, ESQ. +,
by deed dated Jul5 81, 1902, dedicated
to the city of Perth Amhoy a street
known as Sheridan street, running
from Market street in said city to the
Raritan river, and continuing thence
to and upon said bridge and river to
tho limits of the title of the grantor
that said Iced of dedication recite
that it is made upon the sui ject to
the following condition, that is to
say; 'That tine same shall be forth
with legally accepted as one of the
streets of the city of Perth Amboy /;
that said street shall be graded and
worked so as to form convenient ap-
proach to said bridge and connect