Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-23
RESIDENTS OF SEWAREN
TO URGE LEGISLATION
Continued from page one)

Twelve of the Sewaren residents
present at last nights meeting vol
unteered to go to Trenton next
Monday as a committee representing
the residents of Sewaren favoring
annexation. Adjournment was taken
with the understanding that all who
possibly al attend the hearing do
so.
The bill as introduced by Senator
White, Of Atlantic county, reads as
follows:
An Act to annex to the city of
Perth Amboy, in the county of Mid
dlesex, a part of the township of
Woodbridge, in said county.
Be it enacted by the Senate n
General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey: =
1. From and after the passage and
adoption of this act that part OF the
township of Woodbridge, in the
county of Middlesex, in this act more
particularly described, shall be ana
become a part of the city OF Perth
Amooy, in said county of MiddleseX'
so that the same shall be hereafter
within the territorial limits oil the
said city of Perth Amboy.
2, That part of the said township
of Woodbridge, to be n become a
part OF the said city OF Perth AM
boy. upon the passage and adoption
of this act is more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the mouth OF wood
bridge creek where the center me
thereof intersects the westerly me
of Staten Island sound; thence (l)
along said center line in a westerly
and northerly direction to a point
where it intersects the center line OIL
The road from Woodbridge to Jar
teret also known as the W~oodbrlcse-
Roosevelt road: then CD easterly'
along the center line of said Wood
hrjdee.Rooseyelt road to where, it
iutersects the center line OF Cathe-
rine street; thence CD easterly.
along said center line of Catherine
street. continuing along this center
line prolonged TO where 1t lntersects
the center line of Cliff road; thence
f4) northerly along said center me
Of Cliff road to where it intersects
the southerIy line of the right of way
of the Port Reading Railroad Com,
any then 60 easterly along Salu
right of way line of the Port READ
ing Railroad and line of two tracts
belonging to Rich Vernon, CROSSING
the creek at three places, to n large
branch of Smiths creek; thence to)
along this branch to the division line
between land of the Port leading
patlroad Company and lands oil the
uaddon estate; thence CD along TINS
dfvision line easterly to the flats
creak. then (S) %southerly along SAID
creek to the division line between
land of tho Port Reading ltaliroao
company and lands belonSlng 10
Hines: thence CO. along SAID uiVis-
ion line tt a point IN the WestellS
line of lands belonging too. ,. JONI
son: then (10) northerly along Tue
division line between lands OIL =. .
Johnson and lands of the Port Reau-
ing RAILROAD Company to a small
creek which is the division line pc
tween land of Jas. Winant and lanas
~ the Port Reading Railroad Com
nanv. thence (11) along SAID WI
nant.s westerly and northerly line
IL the westerly side of staten lsiahu
sound. then G2) southerly along
said westerly side of Staten Island
sound to the mouth of h WOOL
bridge creek, to the point or place Oh
beginning.
q This act shall not become OPP
erative until it's provisions shaii DC
submitted to the voters OF the ABOVE
described territory at a speciai eieI
ton to be held within the said terri
tory, and at said election pS
\ majority of the legal voters resiu-
ing within the said territory on lne
dav of said special election. Saio
snecia1 election shall be held WITHIN
~ said territory within ninety days
srono the massage of this act ana De
,ween the hours of six o'clock A. M.
md seven o'clock P. M. of the day
ixed for such election and at places
within said territory. said day ana
nlaces to be fixed by the clerk or
ihe township Of Woodbridge, IN the
county of Middlesex. The clerk Oh
The township of Woodbridge shal,
,a,se public notice of the time n
nlsce Of the holding of the said cleo
ZION. to be given by advertisements,
signed by himself, and set up III at
least five public places within said
described territory and publlshed III
Il least one newspaper clrcuiatihs
therein. at least ten days PRIOR 10
s,,ch election, and the saio cierh
shall provide for the electors VotlhS
1T such election, ballots to be PRINT
"a or written, or partially written
and partially printed. upon whlch
hallots shall be printed the ropos
lion to be submitted to the voters
with instructions in the followihs
form: nr;,+.
II You favor the proposition print
al below. make an Y mark IN Inc