Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19

| OF Newark; DR.. J. y. Ely, of MARI
| boro; Mangold II. Ellenbogen, of Pat
erson; Professor Albert +. CAM, of
| Hoboken; Carlton Godfrey, of Allan
tic City; Charles H. Ingersoll, of
South Orange; Colonel William Lib
hey, of Princetons John 1. Blair Reil-
~, of Phillipsburg; G. Howard Slater,
| of Jersey City; Fred G. Stickel, jr.,
of Newark. and John w. Wescott,
| of Camden
The recommendations follow:
The Recommendations.
The conclusions of the investigators
| as given in the report, are summar-
| lied as follows:
"One-The committee recommends
that any reversionary interest of the
State in and to said basins he decided
and conveyed to the Lehigh Valley
| Railroad Company, but with the pro-
viso that channel or gap through the
big basin be forever kept open for
| navigation through said basin to a
width Of two hundred feet.
'Two-That any interest of the
State in the canal lands from the Lit
| tie BASH in Jersey City to Fiddlers
Elbow be conveyed to said railroad
company.
"Three-That all the lands under
water flowage rights, water sources,
water rights and all other rights,
property, privileges and estate OF the
canal company or Its lessee, west of
Fiddler's Elbow, be decided to the
State of New Jersey absolutely.
"Four-That the commission here
| matter provided for be given control
and charge over the lands from F'id-
dler's Elbow to the Passaic River with
power to retain said canal in this sec
ton or to devote the same to other
use or uses and to retain or lease the
same or any part thereof.
"Five--That the canal through the
| limits of the city of Newark, be
abandoned and devoted to some new
public use. and that the city of New
ark be given the preferential right to
purchase said lands at an appraised
value to be determined by the com
mission hereinafter provided for. pro-
vided that as to lands in fee in sa d
city, the said commission be author
ICED to sell or lease the same for other
than public purposes, II advisable, and
not in conflict with the use OF the
sub-surface of said lands for public
purposes.
"Six-That the canal or the waters
thereof be diverted at some point west
of the city of Newark and east OF Lit
tie Falls, the exact point of such d.
version to be determined by such com
mission and the said canal retained
from such point of diversion to the
Dele ware River.
boulevard Plans.
"Seyen-That with the canal as q
nucleus a. parkway boulevard be con-
structed over the section of the canal
last referred to, consisting of broad
boulevard, on either side or botn OF
the canal where possible, properly
beautified and handicapped; such park
way boulevard to be constructed py
the commission already referred to,
with newer in said commission to de-
termine whether the canal shall be
continuous or not through said strip,
and to acquire, by purchase or gift
but not by eminent domain. lanus
adjoining said boulevard for the pur-
nose of developing and protecting said
parkway and with the right to i'm
prove and to resell such lands under
restrictions advisable for the protec-
ton of said parkway; the funos SO
received to be used in the construc-
ton and maintenance of said park
way.
"F,iyht-That the said commission
be authorized to construct said bou1e-
ward east of the point of diversion 70
the CITY line Of Newark talong or
generally paralleling the bed of the
CANAL, and to make arrangements
with the proper municipal author'-
ties. If deemed advisable. to extend
said boulevard to connect with the
northwest terminus of the Branch
Brook Park system.
..Nine--That the said commission
he authorized to sell, lease or ex-
change any portions of the lands so
aco1iired, including any portions OF
the canal strip which, in their
opinion, are not necessary for the
purposes of. the parkway. free from
restrictions. Tor subject to such
restrictions and conditions as they
deem proper, and to grant permission
for the construction and operation or
an electric railway, water mains, gas
pipes, sewers. telephone or telegraph
wires or conduits, or any other pub
lie service facility through any por-
tion or all, of said parkway. and to
sell or lease a strip of land of suitable
width extending from the northwest
erIv line of the city of Newark to the
CITY of Paterson for electric railway
or other public purposes.
"Ten---That said commission be au-
thorized to sell or lease the canal
lands In the town of Phillipsburg and
to divert the canal at some proper
point east vi SdiO bONiis
"Eleven-That the canal company
and it's lessee release to the State any
right or claim to exemption of canal
lands from taxation which II has or
could have, submit to taxation Of
such property as it receives under the
proposed settlement, and discontinue
it's suit brought against the State
contesting the States right to tax the
canal lands and claiming the return
of over 100000 of taxes paid under
protest.
"Twelve-That the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company release to the
State its right to receive from the
State the consideration, with inter
est, paid for the deed of the rever-
sionary interest of the State in the
big basin. sum now amounting TO
about $4,000, and discontinue the ap-
peal made from the decree of the
Court of Chancery setting aside said
deed.
"Thirteen-That any water rights
or rights in water heretofore sold or
leased by the canal company or Its
lessee, exclusive of rights granted to
Jersey City and Newark for their
respective water systems be pro-
cured by said canal company or it's
lessee and conveyed to the State.
"Fourteen--That the outstanding