History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 7

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830

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The surface of the township is quite broken, espe- cially the northern portion adjoining Livingston town- ship,-White Oak Ridge, near the centre of the township, so named from the fact of large quantities of white-vak timber growing in that locality ; Short ITills, near the southern border of the township and west from Millburn, was so named from the large number of low hills or knobs located near each other.

Roads .- Of public highways there is a large num- ber, the most prominent of which is the old Morris turnpike, forming three quarters of the boundary line next to Union County. Washington Street, or pike leaves the Morris Pike west of Millburn, pass- ing through that and Wyoming village and leading into South Orange. Brookside Avenue, crosses the southeast part of the township nearly parallel with the east branch of Rahway River. The Millburn road runs from Millburn village northerly across the township into Livingston. South Orange Avenue lies across the northeast corner of the township from E. R. Halsey's, in Millburn, to Ward's hat factory, in Livingston. The Millburn, Short Hills and White Oak Ridge road, runs from Millburn northwesterly through the township, through the settlement of White Oak Ridge. Besides those named, there are several other roads that intersect with the above.

The business portion of the township is well sup- plied with railroad facilities by means of the Morris and Essex Division of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. This road enters the township on the Reeve farm, east of the village of Wyom- ing Station, passing through the village of Mill- burn, past the Short Hills Station, and crosses the south border of the township abont two miles west from Millburn. The New Jersey West Line Rail- . road was surveyed through this township from a short distance south of Wyoming Station, north- westerly to a point half a mile north of Millburn village, thence westerly through Short Hills settle- ment, and left the township near the residence of Rev. John H. Hobart, on the old Morris turnpike. A portion of the road-bed was built through this town- ship but work on this line was abandoned and the trestle-work and bridges are fast going to decay.

Soil .- The soil of the township is mostly of a gravelly loam, and is susceptible of a high state of cultivation. The farmers of late years have turned their attention to the production of milk, which finds a ready market at any of the three railroad stations at quite remunerative prices.

Civil Organization. -- By an act of the State Legis- lature, approved March 20, 1857, so much of the town- ship of Springfield, in the county of Essex, lying north of the north line of the county of Union, was made a new township, to be called and known by the name of Millburn, and in accordance with the provisions of the fourth section of that act, the township committee met on the 21st day of April, 1857, and made the ap- portionment required by that section. The committee subscribing to the agreement on the part of Millburn consisted of Ezra S. Gardner, William Taylor, Robert McChesney and Thomas A. Reeve.

The first township election was held in accordance with the provisions of the act of incorporation, on the 13th of April, 1857. The officers chosen at this and subsequent township elections appear in the fol- lowing:

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CIVIL LIỆT.

Judges of Election Elijah W Smith, 1857 , Daniel N. Fruman, I'M Immer Martin, 1 9, , Devi Brunn, 120 1-62 ; Albert faster, 183 . David Brown, 1864 ; Thomas A Komme, 150; Amat Condit, 16-07 . David Brison, 1868 ; Charles Edwarda, 1809-72 ; C'yrum (' Morrow, 1874 ; John M. Laughlin, 1875 ; David Brison, 1×76-9 ; Amazi Condit, 1880 ; Davidl Rrison, 1xx1-82; bruel D. Condit, 1\X3.

T-attrk . Owen J. Nulting, 1857, John D. Mock .r. I> 8. Henry Martin, 1 9-(. Harvey H. Cogman, Pol ; Henry (. Martin, Es2 ; Stephen A bit hull, 180 } Nathan T. Smith, 18 ; Jour Connett, Isti-th , J. Lagar Mecker, 1867-69 ; S. A. Kitchell, 1872 ; INun S. Comnett, 1-71-7' ; Honter Park, 1-76-20 ; Framis R. Condit, 1881

lapaura -Anton F Roem, 1KG8 72. Sammel MI Hailey, IST1 35 ; A J.

Hotuce Park, 1:02-43. George R. Drew, 1464 , Thaddeus S. Edwards, Ist, Alexander J. R. Simeon, die Jonathan Merker, 1%; Julin $ Parell, 1800-22; Mexander J. B. Simpson, 1974. 20 . (' ( Morrow, 1961 ; lauint' G-strich, 1982 . Charles Van Gibler, La.

The ashop Committees .- Almor D. Breve, Thomas A Breve, William Taylor, Ezra & Gardner, Robert Metheway, 187 ; Owen J. Satting. Thomas A Hreve, William Tayler, Karn S. Gartner, Rotwert McChesney Ifix, Stephen B. Kitchell, Aaron 1) Denman, James W. 1. 1. Barzil lagerman Samuel W. Bailey, 1 . Allwert D fraphagen, Samuel 31. Bailey, Aaron O. Denmin, Oliver E Baiky, Daniel Morrison, 18Gn Al- bert D Truphagen, James W Roll, Jolin & Par.li, Harvoy W. More- house, Aaron 0), Denman, 1&11 ; Albert II. Traphagen, Samuel W Bailey, William Pettigrew, Wellington L'umpbell, Over E. Bailey, 1x62 ; Albert I Truphag n, samuel M. Batley, Oliver E. Bailey, Charles Hf Botsford, Wellington Campbell, 1863 Harvey D. Mor house, Charles H. Butaford, Samuel M. Bailey, Aaron O. Dennin land, Samuel M Bailey, Heury F. Bodwell, Elias A. Yale, I'hilander Bidwell, Charles Il. Botsford, Ist5 . Nunuel MI Bailey, Harvey W. M ch use, John . Parsell, Elias A. Yale. Wellington Campbell, Inte, & M. Bailey, 11 D. Metehouse, John S. Parsell, Elius A Yale, A. D. Truphagen, 1×17 ; J.hu s. Pared. Samuel DI. Barley, Aaron O. Deninan, Tanish Smith, Will am HE Parme-11, Ises John S. Parsell, Isaiah south, I D. Condit, Elins A. Yale, James Pettigrew, 1×09, John Mclaughlin, A. D. Traphagen, E. S. Hand, John & Spang- For, Isaiah Smith, 1452, John M. Ling din, Oswald H. Sunumners, William 11 Parsell, Harvey W Morehouse, Francis R. Comlit, 1974 ; Oswald H. Summers, William H. ParaIl, Harvey W Muretoure, Francis R Condit, Edward Reeve, 1-75, Brawl D. Condit, Jr Stephen A Kitebell, John D. Mecker, Sou H. Randolph, Stewart Hartshorne, lai6, Israel D. Con- dit, Wellington Campbell, John B. Jamen, J. R Hardenburg, Will am Chapter, 1877 , Samuel D. condit, sr., A J Parkhurst, Thomas P. Toule, Juba S Parsell, John D. Mveker, 1-78 ; Israel D}, Condit, John D. Meek. er, John S. Parsell, Abraham J. Parkhurst, O. J. Pettigrew, 187; lamel D Cundit, A. J. Parkhurst, H. S. Dearing. J. $ Parmell, J. D. Merker, 1880, 1. D. C'ou lit, J M Drake, Benjamin Dearing, J & Parsell, J H Meeker, 188] , Wilham Shapter, Samnel Farvell, Delancey Cleveland, Peter C. Mechrancy, Charles II. Sloane, 1882, E. G. Renwick, James W Hiervon, William Shapter, Samuel Parsell, Horace De Hart.

Superintendents of Publ School. Hruce H. Reid, 1441-59 ; Edward T Whittingham, 1800-61 , Rev. William C Brown, 1802-65 ; John D. Mer- rit, 18.

Centers of the Mer .- John D. Reeve, Poter M .Cheney, 1857-8; E. A Barber, l'eter McChesney, 1869 ; Peter Met'heaney, John S. Reeve, Exc, Harvey E. Smith, Almer Reeve, IN'] , Alter Reave, Jantes James, 15172-61, Abner, Huevo, Robert M. Wade, 1805 ; Abner Berro, Bothuel D Denman, Ja&G ; Abner Reave, 187 ; Ahmer Beuve, Leander T Brukuw, INGEN-09, 1472, John S. Reeve, Harvey D. Smith, 1874 ; Harvey F Smith, Mark (Hiver, 19" . Hethuel D. Dennison, Alner Reev . 1876; Abner Houve, Mark Oliver, 1877 70 ; Almer Herve, ISSO; Caleb Van Wert, 1881-83.

Justicea , the Power. David Brion, Extra I. Gardner, IRo7 : David Brison, Barelila Hagyman, Iar2 , Albert D. Traphagen, 1966 ; Wilham P M Her, 1868-421: Wellington Campbell, 1874 ; Cyrus . Morrow, J. R Simprou, 1874 7%.

Choses Fre holders -Am & Coult, Harvey W. Morehouse, 1x37-38; Thomas A Herve, Harvey W. Morehouse, 1850 ; William Bidwell, Abner D. Reeva, 1860, Thomas A Reeve, Abner D) Roove, 1801 . Paniol Bald will, Thomas A. Rerve, INIZ ; Thomas A Houve, William H Purwell, 181'] ; Thomas A. Herve, Aber D. Reeve, 1844 Thomas A. Prove, 11- bert D. Truphagen, 1865, Abner D. Roove, Albert D. Traphagen, 1860 ; Abuer D Reeve, Thomas C' Bradley, 1867 William H. Parsell, John S

Breve, 180 ; Anal Condit, H. W. Mor.howe, 17: Thomas A Bron haigh Suntth, 1x74, Innish Smith, The Dias A Horsea, 18" , W1 am H l'arwe'll, Falward S Renwick, 1", E s. Rienwik ET Wint i chat, 1×77-80; E. S. Rnwirk, Benannt Darin . ]=>1 }. S Renw k. Harvey W. Morebonne, 1882 , Daval Frisom, Harvey W. Me-Jun -. INK

William Body rot, Panel Baldwin, Joseph Pie soon 14 , maue! Erk, Samuel M Rail y. James W. Roll, Inal; David Brian. So mel dirk, Vinzi Condit, 1Mil ; Sammuel Clark, Amal cand . Willi on H. Parwell, 1×12 13 ; Daniel Baldwin, Joseph Plerron, James W KI, 14 John Nystigler, William Bodwell, William H Parwell, In Bellingt nl amp- Lol, And Condit, Harvey W Morehome Iste H W Mr . Mitchell, D. Brown, Ist, Williams I Pine . D Campdel, 1x", Falward $ Hand, We bi gtomn Campbell, H W Month ue Jser H W Machouse, Thomas A. Krev , William H. Parme ), 1. . . Wm I. Parell John S. Parsell, Harvey W Merchone , 1571 , John - Per-1, Danie! 8. Punnett, Sarun 0. Donman, 1x5. ₺ > Hell, Jam , Jan a, E. S Hand. 1970-77 E. S. Hedden, E. % IFA Vinzi Ondit, 1878, E S Medden, Amyt Con Hit, John M Langhlin, 17h& Julie. Pettigrew, F. S H. Men, John M Laughlin, IN . James Pittig w. John M Laughlin, Thon se De in. 1=2, James Pettigrew. TU man Denman, Abram J. Parkhurst, 1933.

Sorryors of Highways. John Drew, Jas h M ahome, 17-, am-

1800, John S. Parcell Harvey W Merch use, 1-1 1 . John Dw. John ! spangler, 1-62 , WIliam Bodwel , Elwand S. Hand, 1x ., chart- H. Botsford, Harvey W Mor house, 1844. Robert M Babbitt, Aur B > 1. 1×60, Aaron B. Ihuman, William HT Parw 1, 19 -4: Harvey W. Mery house, Thomas A. Reove, Ists , JohnGi Spangler J. bn D. Merker, IN i, Israel D. Condit, Aaron B. Denman, 1-72, Michael MImr Henry Hurston, 1-74-75. William H. Smith, I W Badger "Th Bog r )Ir- shall, J. J. H .d. 1877 Hoger Marshall, Charles Il smith, 121. . n. B. Parseil. Roger M mhall. JAMES] ; Reger Marshall, John Kenny Iss2 ; Roger Marshal, James Pettigrew JAN3.

Constables Edwin A Barter, Harvey E. Snul 1-7. John W IN lwirne, Thomuss J. Gartner, 158 . E. A Bartar, Rotu t ML Wale IN"), Jonathan Hughes, John D. spriggs, Isto , Edwin A. Barber, FJwa l .A Whittingham, 1961 . Owe Flaung in, Robert M. Wade, Iar2 Alexander J R. Simporn, Hubert M Wade, 1-3, Owen Flat an, Hervy E. Smith, 15 -. R bert M. Wade, ( lawis Ellis, ]>" | Al vinder J R Simpson, Owen Flanagan, 1866 , Alexander J. R. Simpas. Bebert M Wade, 1867 ; Robert M Wale, Georg Brown, Ions , AAbner Reeve, Uwen Flanagan, 1869 Courge Brown, Robert M Wade, 1872 Owen Flanagan, Henry H. Burnard, 1875 ; Henry II. Barnard, William H Trekener. 1-76 Henry H. Barnard, Robert M. Wade 1-77 , Thomas P. T N.l. A J. J. nim4, 1×79-80; Frank Oukley, Richard Tichenor; A J. Jours, 1 == 1 , Elwin .A Hasler, 1882 ; Richard Tichenor, 1-XJ,

Old Families. - SAMEEL CAMPBELL Came from Scotland during the last century and settled in this township, where he passed the remainder of his life. lle reared a large family, but only three of his de- scendants now reside in the town-hip.

JOHN, THOMAS, STEPHEN AND JACOB DENMAN were residents of Millburn township early in the present century, and the family is still largely repre- sented here by their descendants.

JOHN BRISON came from Ireland and settled in the township early in the present century. llis son David is now a resident here.

STEPHEN PARKHURST rame from Saybrook, Conu., before the Revolution. Hi- sons Abraham and Samuel were the progeniturs of the representatives of the family now residing in this vicinity.

A. D. TRAPHAGEN, of this township, is one of the descendants of a family, four brothers of whom came from Holland, and settled in New Jersey at an early day.

WILLIAM C. WALLACE came to Millburn sixty

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years since, and located near Chatham Bridge, where he still resides. His brother Joseph came at the same time, and located near him. He is recently de- ceased

BISHOP HOBART came to Millburn township in the latter part of the last century, purchased a farm, built on it, and resided there. The farm is still owned by his descendants.

COL. AARON HAND at an early lay owned the present hotel property in Millburn. He afterwards built on a farm east from that place, and there died. His son Isaac, a merchant in New York, built a fine country seat on the same farm, and died there. His son, Edward Hand, still owns this place. Joseph, the brother of Isaac, lived and died in a house erected by him, which is still owned and occupied by his de- scendants.

PHILEMON DICKINSON was an exhorter in the Methodist Church. He died many years since.

JAMES HENDERSON, a Scotchman, located in this township early in this century. He was the father of Dr. John J. Henderson and the grandfather of Wil- liam Henderson, the present owner of Fandango Paper Mill.

DEACON GILBERT REEVE resided in the cast part of the township, where he died. Ilis brother, Walter S. Reeve, lived and died in the same neighborhood. some of his descendants still reside in the township.

EZRA BALDWIN, the owner of Baldwin's saw-mill, and a large land-holder, was the father of Capt. Daniel Baldwin, and Col. Stephen Baldwin, who located and died near the residence of their father. Their de- scendants still reside in the township.

STEPHEN AND JACOB MOREHOUSE were early resi- dents. Jacob was the father of llarvey W. More- house, who now resides here.

THOMAS PAREIL was an old man sixty years since. He left sons whose descendants are still here.

JOHN DREW was also an old citizen more than half a century since, and numerous descendants of his are still here.

CAPT. JOHN EDWARDS died fifty or sixty years ago, leaving a numerous family still represented here.

CAPT. AARON EDWARDS, a brother of Capt. John, was a prominent merchant. His family is represented in the female line.

SAMUEL BAILEY was a nail-maker in early times. He left sons Thomas, David and Samuel. The de- »cendants of Samuel reside in the township.

ELLIAH AND STEPHEN L.YON were residents in the early part of this century, but there are few, if any, of their descendants here.

JACOB AND DANIEL DRAS, whose father was known as Priest Dean, were carly residents.

Sandy (Alexander) Mcleod was an early resident. He had sons John, David and Alexander, the last of whom resides on the paternal homestead.

JACOB COLIE was the father of t'hartes Colie, who now resides in the township.

WOOLEBRIDGE EAGLESFIELD was an Englishman, who became a resident of this township about the commencement of the present century. His descend- ants in the female line are still here.

WALTER SMITH was a resident of this township in the first half of the last century. His son William was born in 1754, and inherited his large landed estate. He had two wives, and was the father of sixteen children, the youngest of whom was born in 1804. The descendants of William Smith in Millburn are numerous, and among them are William II. Smith, Lewis Smith, Theodore Smith and Charles Il. Smith, the keeper of the Millburn Hotel.

ISRAEL D. CONDIT came to Millburn in the winter of 1820-21, and engaged in mercantile business. He soon became interested in the manufacture of paper, and was concerned in three of the mills in this vicinity. He introduced the manufacture of fur hat bodies, and for many years he was engaged in that business. His active business life is illustrated in the histories of the various manufactories here. His wife was Caroline Eaglesfield, and they have a daughter-Mrs. Dr. Whittingham and two sons residing here.

VILLAGES AND HAMLETS.

Millburn .- At different times in the past Millburn has been known by different names. Rum Brook, Riverhead, Vauxhall and Croton were among these, but by reason of the mills in the vicinity, it was more generally known as Millville. When the town- ship was erected and a post-office established it was necessary to adopt some other name, for there was already a town and post-office of that name in Com- berland County, N. J. The name Millburn was finally adopted because of its appropriateness. The word is from the Scotch, and means mill-stream. Prior to that time the place had had no regular post- office, though it had come to have a population nearly equal to that of Springfield.

As late as 1835 there were at Millburn only a black- smith-shop, a store, a tavern, a paper mill and a few dwellings. Other paper mills were in the immediate vicinity, but not in what is how considered the cen- tral part of the town. At that time the principal residents were Mrs. Butterworth, Joseph Hand, John Brison, John White, Thomas Lyon, Joseph P. Smith, and Israel D. Condit and their families.

After the construction of the railroad the place commenced a growth which has continued till the present time, and now the town extends to the county line, and practically is almost one with Springfield.

The manufacture of paper was established here very early, and the products of the mills were hauled to Elizabeth, and thence sent by sloops to New York, and supplies were brought back by the same means. The establishment ofrailroad communication with New York, by atfording a direct means of transportation, not only greatly facilitated manufacturing operations that were already established, but led to the increase

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of an industry that was then only in its infancy .- the manufacture of hats, which is now the principal industry here.

In addition to the manufactories that are noticed in detuil, the town and township has three hotels, four saloons, five general stores, one boot and shoe store, one drug-store, three markets and dealers in meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, etc., two denlers in stores and tin-ware, one jewelry-store, one barber- shop, one bakery and confectionery, one billiard saloon, one laundry, one coal-yard, three physicians, and the ordinary mechanics and mechanic shops required in country towns and rural districts

Short Hills.1 This name, which, from time im- memorial, has been applied to the strangely irregular, undulating hills, which form the broken terraces of the Orange Mountains and lie in the gap between them and the equally bold and heavily timbered Springfield Mountains, has recently been bestowed upon a village, founded in 1877, which has flourished most healthfully since, and bids fair to give the time- honored name wide renown. In the year mentioned Stewart Hartshorn purchased several hundred acres of land here, and began literally in the wilderness the work of improvement, which has now progressed far enough to indicate bis plan and to vindicate his wis- dom and the practicability of his ideas. The village has now a population of several hundred souls, over forty private dwellings, a church, a public music or assembly hall (which also contains a school-room), a railroad station, express and telegraph offices and a post-office, the latter established in 1951, with L. C. Goodrich as postmaster. Such, in brief, is the story of Short Hill -.

But Short Hills differs from the thousands of new villages in this broad land, whose history may be thus easily and briefly told, and possesses features that are worthy of and command more deferential recognition and careful attention. It has been brought into existence as an attempt at a solution of the long battling problem of how to make beautiful and health- ful suburban homes. Mr. Hartshorn has made such homes, with all of the happiness and comfort which they imply, attainable to those who fall far short of being wealthy, and his enterprise in this direction, although it has by no means reached full fruition, is perhaps the most practically successful one which has been undertaken in this country, and it may be added that its result is at least as fair to the irsthetic eye as to the examination of the utilitarian.

Many ambitions endeavors to found tasteful villages in proximity to the great cities have failed, and the reasons of failure have been various. In some ia- stances pretty but meaningless collections of architee- tural curiosities have been heaped together to satisfy a passing whim for the fashions of art and for the bizarre, and the people who have endeavored to live in

and among such museums of the odd and grotesque have found that after the sensation of nove'ty had passed they did not satisfy,-did not make a home. Elaborate and well-directed efforts have in some cases resulted in building up villages of costly and beautiful houses, in which almost every desideratum has been attained except-alas ! fatal defect-safe sanitary con- ditions. In such aggregations of country residences the family fleeing froin the noise and bustle and heat and weariness of life in the city, finds diseases which cannot enter the better parts of the great town, and thither they return convinced that if the hope of a healthful country home is not a delusion, it is at least only to be realized in some I'topin of the far future, when minds which can aim at the creation of beauty may also have a practical side for the consideration of such matters as water supply and sewage, which, in reality, form the great groundwork of suburban vil- lage building, even as a certain President said in his message, that "agriculture formed the great ground- work of national prosperity."

A very prevalent cause of failure in these projects has been the inability of members of the companies undertaking them to agree upon methods of work and nature of the plan to be elaborated. Another frequent reason of half success lies in the fact that individual- possessing the necessary capital have seldom been endowed with the equally important requisites of taste und patience. The capitalist seeks investments re- quiring less labor and productive of greater and more immediate profits, or if he enters upon the enterprise, relegates the practical part of the work to landscape gardeners and architects, who devise and execute with- out unison of design and often with only half interest.

If the endeavor made and making at Short Hills is already more solidly successful and promises better things in the future than do many others, It is because it is the work of an individual rather than a company, and because the projector and proprietor has not only wealth and an appreciation of beauty, but enthusiasm and patience and perseverance. Mr. Hartshorn en- tered upon his work with a love for it, rather than a passing penchant, und has found pleasure in its every step. Ilis conception of what a town of suburban homes should be was thoroughly formed, und he has labored painstakingly and with zeal, but never with impatient haste, to carry it out.

The site of the improvement was well selected. The rolling hills upon and among which he beran building his unique village were in 1877 covered with a rich forest growth, and are still, wherever the eye rests, except in the centre of the tract chosen for the deve- lopment of the enterprise. Mr. Ilartshorn purchased several hundred acres of this woodland, presenting a southerly exposure, lying north of the . Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, ten miles from the metropolis and ten miles from Newark, and witl. im- mense labor brought It into subjection to his purpose. But this was a work carried on with rare discretion

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and was not a rude "clearing " of the land. The noblest trees were left about the sites of future homes, and thus the place was given the appearance of a great park, by which term, indeed, Short Ilills is better de- scribed than by any other.

Streets and drives were laid out through the tract, with no attempt at regularity, but curving gracefully In the construction of the houses Mr. Hartshorn has relied not upon one, but upon many architects, with a view of securing all that was excellent in originality and variety. No two houses in the two- about the swelling knolls, never destroying, but always enhancing the beauty of building sites. This adapta- tion to the natural features of the ground is everywhere visible throughout the mile square which includes , score or more already erected are alike, and yet each most of the actual and prospective improvements.

group reveals harmony, and every house gains some- The practical was never lost sight of in the search for beauty. A carefully devised scheme of surface drainage and of underground sewage was carried out, thing from its neighbor as well as from the broad picture formed by natural surroundings. In design the several structures exhibit in various degrees the and in connection with the latter a novel and valiable | modified Gothic, the sturdy Norman, the Flemish, idea was introduced which in time must be frequently | quaint elements of the colonial and odd traces of the imitated. This is a system by which the sewage is filtered and deposited in settling basins, where it is hermetically sealed by running water until such seasons as it is convenient to remove it to the gardens or large green-house, which occupy a contiguous posi- tion. While this is an economic plan, it was adopted less for that consideration than as an example which it is to be hoped may soon be followed in many localities where streams are contaminated by filth, which might be diverted to good use. An admirable system of water-works was also established, pipes laid through- out the park and pure water supplied to every house.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 7

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 830

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830