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1876 .- May 2d, Joseph King Arndt, Sauford S. Vassbindor; May 3d, Joseph A. Shrope, Morris R. Temple ; May 5th, Asa Titus ; Muy 6th, John Allou; May 9th, William II. Gwinnier; May 12th, Azel Edgerton : May 220, William S. Carpenter ; June 2d, Lewis J. Youngblood; June 9th, John R. Carr; June 19th, William Fitts.
1877 .- May 8th, Jacob V. Creveling, James Somerville, John C. Winter; May 11th, Uzal Canflohl.
1878 .- April 27th, David V. Maring; May 6th, Lemmel F. L, Wilson ; May 8th, Thomas A. Haggerty, Coursen II. Albertson; May 15th, William A. Huff; May 25th, James D. Hill ; May 24th, Elias L. Gariss; June 3d, Isaac S. Vars; August 21st, Thaddeus G. I'rice.
1879 .- Muy 1st, WIHlum S. Carpenter; May 5th, George W. Titman ; Muy 6th, Abraham B. Stewart; May 8th, Ezra P. Golick ; May 24th, Elius L. Gariss.
1880 .- May Ist, Milo E. Dewitt, Joseph Hilbert, Jucob M. Burd, John F. Van Sicklo, Edward Brugler, Charles Blazer; May 3d, Josiah De- witt, Joseph Koch, Samuel II. Lanterman; May 4th, Peter HI. Haggerty, James D. Hill, May 5th, William M. Mayberry, John B. Woolston, Peter D. Bunnell, George B. Armstrong, Jolin D. Sweeny; Muy Gth, Robert L. Garrison; May 7th, W. Scott John- ston, Julin P. Lesher; Mny 10th, Dewitt C. Hlager ; May 21st, Abraham Seigle; May 24th, Julius J. Gregory; May 31st, Jacob W. Dernberger; June 16th, Joseph K. Rice.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.
1825 .- January 10th, Edward HI. Swayze ; February 1Ith, Elas Mush- back, William P. Robeson.
1826 .- Juna 7th, Josoph Coryell ; December 25th, Peter Kline; December 27th, Jacob Taylor, Benjamin T. Hunt.
1827 .- January 30, John Kern ; Jannary 6th, John Moore ; January 26th, Charles Sitgreaves.
1828,-April 7th, Elishu Wurno; April 26th, Andrew Van Campon; Do- cember 4th, Nonh Turner.
1820,-March 20th, Joseph Coryell ; April Ist, William Hankinson.
1×30 .- March 29th, Daniel Opp; AApril 24th, William Heyberger.
1831 .- February 2d, Coleb H. Valentine ; March 29th, Jacob Armstrong ; December 2d, Jacob Taylor; December 8th, John Kern.
1832 .- January 3d, Benjamin T. Hunt ; March 24th, Caleb HI. Valentine; March 27th, Charles Sitgreaves; March 30th, John C. Hart- pence; June 7th. George Wise.
1833 .- February 27th, Simon Wyckoff; March 4th, Caleb II. Valentine; September 26th, Andrew Van Campen ; November 8th, Joseph Miller.
183-1 .- March 6th, Frederick Salado; March 12th, Abraham A. Van Syc- klu; March 20th, Charles Sitgrenves.
1×35,-March 25th, Isaune $. Smith ; April 9th, Jacob Person.
1836 .- March 31st, Jacob Armstrong ; December 6th, Henry L. Powaall.
1×37,-April 5th, Benjamin T. Hunt; December IIth, Robert Steele.
1838,-February 14th, Aaron Robertson; February 28th, James K. Swayze.
1839,-March 1th, Henry Mingle; March 12th, Frederick Saludo ; March 14th, Benjandn T. Shoemaker; March 16th, Joseph Miller ;
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March 20th, John Davison ; March 25th, John Clark ; March 27th, Joseph A. Carpenter; March 28th, Archibald Stinson; March 20th, Jacob Melick ; May 8th, James K. Swayze.
1840 .- March 9th, John J. Vankirk; March 12th, Aaron Ogden; March 13th, David H. Armstrong, Henry C. Snyder; March 23d, Wil- liam Richey ; April 22d, George Creveling ; April 24th, Joseph K. Rice.
1841 .- February 12th, Daniel Shaonon; Merch 1st, Daniel H. Armstrong; March 29th, John Ilowell.
1842 .- November 30th, Robert Steele, John Howell.
1843 .- March 4th, James Ramsey, Jr .; November 22d, Jonathan Shot- well; December 5th, Jacob Armstrong; December 11th, John Fulmer, Jr.
1844 .- February 24th, George W. Taylor; March 22d, Joseph Miller; April 3d, John Allen ; April 10th, Lewis C. Reese ; April 15th, John Zeller; April 17th, John Davison, Nathan Stinson; April 23d, Moses Van Campen.
1845 .- April 24th, Aaron O. Bartow ; May 9th, John G. Vankirk ; May . 3d, Isaac Swayze ; May 5th, John S. Little; May 12th, Archibald Robertson; May 24th, Willinm Richey.
1846 .- April 6th, James M. Roheson, James Hiles; April 9th, Joseph Cooke; April 15th, George Creveling, David H. Armstrong; April 30th, Charles Scranton.
1847 .- Jannary 23d, Benjamin T. Shoemaker; March 9th, Garret A. Cook; April 26th, Heary S. Harris.
1848 .- April 4th, Andrew Ribble; April 8th, Daniel Read.
1849 .- March 10th, Chleb Swayze; March 13th, Thomas D. Fair; March 17th, Philip D. Weller, George Shipman; March 20th, Robert Davison; March 22d, William D. Barber, Robert L. Cline ;* March 23d, David A. Depue; March 26th, Henry Mingle; March 30th, Moses Shoemaker, Daniel Mixsell ; April 5th, George Creveling, Jacob Arnett.
1850 .- March 25th, Aaron O. Bartow ; March 27th, Henry D. Swayze; March 29th, John Thatcher, Archibald Stinson; March 30th, John J. Vankirk, David Vankirk ; April 3d, Elijah Hankinson ; April 6th, Samuel Davis ; April 8th, Elisha S. Barnes, Edwin L. Gregg; March 10th, Marshall Hnot; March 12th, John H. Blair; March 15th, John S. Littla; March 17th, Henry S. Har- ris; March 19th, William M. Warne; March 25th, Joseph K. Rice, Elisha Cooke; May 20th, William Richey; May 28th, Abrahanı R. Day.
1851 .- March 24th, John Zeller, Jesse Titman; March 26th, Jacob Arm- strong; April 2d, George Hayes, Daniel Axford; April 3d, Wil- liam D. Vliet; April 4th, George H. Shoemaker; April 8th, George Flammerfelt; June 17th, Benjamin R. Jones.
1852 .- March 27th, Garret A. Cook; April 3d, Valentine Mutchler; April 27th, Joseph Kerr; May 3d, William R. Seigle.
1853 .- March 19th, George Ribble, Charles Walker; March 24th, Robert L. Garrison ; April 1st, Frederick Searles; April 27th, William Hayden.
1854 .- February 22d, John Andrews; February 23d, William Winter- mute; March 23d, William L. Hoagland ; March 29th, John B. Titus, William S. Rittenhouse ; April 7th, Joha Fulmer ; April 19th, Malachi M. Sutton ; May 23d, Jacob Vass.
1855 .- April 17th, John Kinney; April 18th, William F. Wire; April 20th, Aaron O. Bartow; April 30th, Henry L. Pownall ; May let, Joha B. Fisher, Jacob A. Stinson, John Hull, Josiah Dewitt, Isaac Leida; May 7th, John Flock ; May 9th, Philip Johnston; May 10th, Jonathan Pidcock ; May 14tb, John P. Winter; May 21st, Philip D. Weller; May 22d, William Winter; May 23d, John Young; June 9th, Abraham R. Day.
1856 .- February 23d, Frederick Searles; February 25th, Martin Ritten- bonse; March Ist, Jacob Armstrong; March 5th, Daniel Ax- ford, Jacob Mott; March 7th, Jesse Titman, Nelson Vliet ; March 11th, Abraham Gariss, Robert S. Garrison ; March 31st, George Flammerfelt.
1857 .- March 11th, Joseph Koch; March 16th, Abraham S. Van Horn ; March 18th, Jacob T. Johnston ; March 26th, John Loller, Wil- liam R. Seigle; March 30th, David D. Shannon; April 22, Jo- seph Kerr.
1858,-March 10th, Alfrad Kern; March 12th, Henry Bowars, William Ilayden; March 22d, Levi J. Howell, Nelson Smith; March 25tl, Jacob Allen; March 26th, Moses Van Campan; March 27th, William Hamlin; March 30th, Joseph Tillinan.
1850 .- March 24th, Caleb Swayze; March 29th, John S. Bach ; April 2, * Spelled with a C.
Simeon Cooke; April 8th, Thomas J. Huffman ; April 12th, Silas M. Mcclellan, Aaron B. Mitchell; April 16th, John S. Cooke; May 12th, Isuac L. Cook.
1860 .- April 5th, William L. Cook, John Andrews, W. Scott Johnston, HIenry L. Pownall, Joha Kinney; April 6th, Lorenzo MI. Swayze; April 7th, Aaron O. Bartow, Josiah Dewitt, Paul An- gle ; April 10th, Andrew J. Cummins; April 20th, Joha Flock ; April 23d, Philip Johnston ; April 25th, William L. Hoagland; May 26th, Jonathan Pidcock ; June 2d, James W. Ladd; June 7th, John S. Tiosman.
1861 .- May 18th, Robert L. Garrison ; May 29th, William R. Seigle. 1862 .- April 9th, Jacob W. Dernberger, Nelson Vliet ; April 11th, David D. Shannon ; April 15th, Jacob S. Mott, Stephen Holmes; April 16th, John M. Plummer, James E. Shefer; April 17th, Patrick Walsh ; April 18th, Jehiel T. Kern; April 25th, Abraham Gariss; April 28th, David L. Wyckoff; April 29th, Andrew J. Fulmer; May 1st, William H. Boyd; May 3d, Zadok A. Loller; May 5th, Joseph Kerr.
1863 .- March 26th, John L. Cyphers; March 27th, James Vliet; March 30th, Wilson B. Hevener; May 5th, Isaac Vought : May 11th, Henry H. Vannatta; May 13th, Moses Van Campen; May 28th, Isaiah S. Bennett ; May 30th, William A. Person; June 27th, William V. Walters; July 12th, Nelson Smith.
1864 .- March 25th, William M. Patterson, John S. Bach ; April 1st, Abra- han H. Smith; April 8th, Wilberforce G. Sutphin ; April 12tli, Nathan S. Smith ; April 20th, George Roe, George Hazen; April 30tli, Kelly Westbrook.
1865 .- March 23d, J. Purcell Toadvine; March 27th, William M. Mackey ; April 5th, Andrew J. Cummins, George H. Beatty ; April 7th, Josiah Dewitt; April 11th, John Flock; April 20th, William C. Larzelier; April 24th, William Winter, Philip Johnston; April 29th, Paul Angle; May 1st, John B. Fisher, David Van- kirk, John L. Smith ; May 11th, Archibald Davison.
1866 .- March 19th, Abraham S. Dichman; April 3d, John B. Veaable, Isaac L. Cook; June 4th, John Moore; June 25th, James Lomerson.
1867 .- April 3d, William M. Mackey ; April 4th, William Feit ; April 6th, Robert L. Garrison; April 9th, Oscar Jeffrey ; April 16th, Abraham Seigle; April 18th, William Titsworth; April 22d. Josiah Ketcham, Thomas McFall Davison, Abraham R. Day ; April 23d, Robert H. Abernethy, John D. Fannce; April 24th, John T. Shoemaker ; April 25th, Henry C. Major; April 27th, Levi J. Howell, William Carpenter; September 20th, Jacob Welsh, Jr.
18G8,-April Ist, William Luse, William H. Morrow; April 7th, James M. Kennedy ; April 8th, James Vliet; April 9th, Joseph Koch, Peter R. Winter; April 16th, John Cole; April 29th, Abraham Gariss; May 2d, Andrew H. Konkle; May 14th, Philip W. Squier; April 25th, Robert M. Teel ; June 26th, Wilson B. Hevaner.
1869 .- April 5th, Joltu C. Hartpence; April 7th, John W. Betts ; April 8th, Abraliam H. Smith; April 22d, William M. Patterson; April 28th, William Holt, Nathan S. Smith; May 8th, Lewis C. Reese ; May 21st, Joseph Cramar.
1870 .- May 13th, Josiah Dewitt; May 17th, C. C. Huntsman; June 11th, David Vankirk ; October 31st, Morris R. Templa.
1871 .- April 3d, John W. Wyckoff; April 4th, Ierael Harris; April 6th, Isaac L. Cook, John J. Vankirk, George W. Staley ; April 8th, William Ramsey ; April 14th, William Smith ; April 21st, Henry A. Kingsberry; Mny 29th, Israel Swayze; Muy 2d, John H. Hildebrent; May 9th, William C. Howell; Muy 26th, Joseph A. Shrope, Aaron Cramer; May 27th, David Kugler, Samnel L. Shimer; May 29th, Nathaniel Conklin ; May 30th, William Warman, Peter Cramer.
1872 .- April 6th, William Feit; April 11th, John D. Faunce, Henry C. Major; April 16th, Jacob C. Allen ; April 20th, Jolin Chamber- lin ; April 23d, Jacob W. Welsh, Jr., Robert L. Garrison ; April 25th, Joseph Losey ; April 28th, James V. Hay ; May 8th, Levi J. Howell; June 3d, Lewis M. Teel ; Juna 19th, Abraham Seigle. 1873 .- April 11th, Alexander N. Easton; April 12th, John Cole; April 17th, William Luse ; April 22d, James Vliet, Robert S. Rice, Peter R. Winter; April 23d, James M. Kennedy ; June 2d, John Hicks.
1874,-April Ist, L. De Witt Taylor; April 4th, Joseph Koch ; April 7th, Levi B. Gibbs ; April 1Ith, Georga II. Jones, James Somerville; April 14th, Edwin HI. Bieber; April 20th, William M. Vannatta; April 28th, William R. Beors, Daniel A. Young; April 29th,
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CIVIL HISTORY OF WARREN.
William Titsworth ; Mny 12th, Robert A. Cola ; May 16th, Abra- ham R. Day ; May 19th, Samuel Stewart; May 28th, Henry Berk.
1876 .- April 1st, Jeremiah D. Gray, Elbridge G. Wire, John D. Sweeny ; April 3d, Edward T. Lukens: April 4th, William Smith, Josinh Dewitt, S. Pierson Cook ; April 6th, John P'. Lesher: April 7th, William Howell ; April 8th, Casper Vetter; April 10th, Jacob R. Lovell ; April 12th, Josiah A. Shrope ; April 26th, Nathaniel Conklin, William Worman, David Vankirk ; April 27th, Cour- sen IT. Albertson, Ezra P. Gulick ; April 29th, Samuel L. Shimer, Isaac L. Cook : May 3d, Peter Cramer ; Mny 25th, Israel Harris.
1877 .- March 31st, James V. Iny : April 2d, John Weber, Jr., Joseph King Arndt, Abraham Seigle; April 3d, Nicholas Harris, Daniel Vllot ; April 9th, Robert D. Melroy, Jumex A. Swayze, PhiHp W. Sqnler, Alfred M. Smith ; April 10th, William D. Brands; April 24th, John S. Ball.
1878 .- April 1st, John Cole ; April 2dl, John Eilenberg ; April 3d, Thad- done G. Prire, George Lomason, James Vhet ; April 15th, John C. Bennett ; April 23d, Isanc Vough ; May 20, Daniel Curling ; May 8th, Abraham A. Garlss; Mny 10th, Robert L. Garrison ; May 30th, Peter R. Winter.
1879 .- April 4th, Elisha M. Fleming ; April 8th, Levi J. Howell ; April 12th, Sumuol Stewart; April 22d, John II. Angle, Joshun Jones, Lewis M. Teel, William R. Beers; April 24th, Samuel Labar, William M. Vannatta ; April 26th, Abraham R. Day ; May 3d, Jacob P'. Petty; May 5th, Samuel S. Cramer ; Muy 7th, Joseph Plerson.
1880,-April 1st, Joseph Koch ; April 3d, Charles IT. Cook ; April 5th, Jamey Lomerson, Pantel A. Young, Cummins O. Harris; April 10th, John C. Chamberlin; April 13th, Miller R. Nuun; May 1st, Thomas T. Stewart.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
1836 .- October 18th, William C. Morris.
1849,-July 16th, Jehiel G. Shipman.
1852 .- March 20th, Henry MeMiller ; September 9th, Isaac II. Norton. 1853 .- September 30th, Israel Harris.
1855 .- February 4th, John Hartwell; December 7th, George floe.
1856 .- March 9th, William M. Patterson.
1957 .- January 17th, Lewis C. Reese ; February 9th, John F. Dumont, 1863 .- January 24th, Philip H. Hann.
1868 .- November Joth, Oscar Jeffrey.
1860 .- April 29th, Lewis M. 3'oel ; July 8th, William R. Boers.
Is70,-May 9th, Charles E. Vnil.
1871 .- April 5th, Robert A. Cola.
1872 .- February 14th, Henry S. Harris; November 18th, John W. Wyc- kolī.
1873 .- January 8th, Incob Seigle; January 31st. George M. Shipman ; February 19th. A. Somerville ; February 27th, Jacob HI. Drake; March 3d, William C. Howell ; March 4th, JJohn Cole; June 16th, John F. Woodruff ; August 5th, Calob H. Valentino ; Sep- tember 9th, Robert S. Price; November 10th, Daniel Vliet.
1874 .- March 24th, William J. Bildebrant ; May 7th, John C. Hartpence; June 21, Jacob V. Carter.
1876 .- July 5th, William Tit-worth ; November 16th, John B. Brook. feld ; December 7th, Jacob C. Allen.
1876 .- January 28th, Eugene J. Post ; April 3d, Edmund T. Lukons; May 30th, William E. Osnmun ; June 23d, Charles S. Strader; June 27th, Nicholas Harris ; November 24th, John D. Sweeney ; March 6th, Augustus P. Hann.
1878 .- February 6th, John A. Bachman,
1879,-May 26th, Peter D. Bunnell.
1880 .- January 10th, John Simerson ; March 10th, Marshall R. Smith; June 16th, Augustus J. Wood; September 27th, Daniel A. Young ; November 29th, James E. Moon ; December 17th, Wil- liam W. Lowry.
1881 .- March 3d, Elisha M. Fleming.
BANK COMMISSIONERS.
Phinens B. Kennedy, appointed August 5, 1852.
Henry M. Winter, appointed August 6, 1852.
William A. Robeson, appointed August 7, 1x52.
CORONERS.
1825 .- October 18th, l'zul O. Howell, John Korna, Andrew Van Campen. 1826 .- November 4th, John Kerus, Henry Smith, Jacob 1, Hinwk.
1827 .- November 20, Jacob I. Hawk, Henry Smith, Jacob McVaugh.
182% .- October 25th, Uzal O). Howell, Jacob I. Hawk.
1829,-February 12th, John $ Smith ; October 19th, Isaac Wildrick ; Oc- tober 28th, George Mitchell.
1831 .- October 18th, Isaac C. Runkle; November 29th, George Mitchell, John Van Campen.
1×32 .- October 15th. Courul F. Shonp, John Linn.
1833 .- October 15th, John Gibson; December 5th, Isaac C. Konkle.
183-1 .- November 5th, Robert Shny ..
1835,-November 9th, George W. Cook.
1836 .- October 18th, William MI. Park.
1837 .- November 15th, George W. Cook.
1×38 -October 26th, Jacob Mott; November Stb, Robert Shay ; Novem- ber 9th, John boller.
1839 .- October 28th, Joseph L'Hommedien ; November 9th, Robert Shay ; November 11th, John Loller.
1841 .- October Gth, Robert Sharp.
1842,-December 2d. Jacob Ilulshizer ; December 16th, Aaron L. Flemi- ing.
1844 .- February 6th, Auron L. Fleming.
1845 .- Mny 21th, David L. Armstrong ; November 2lat, Samual Snover ; December 20, John Mitchell.
1846 .- June 2d, George Crockett ; November 17th, Kitchen Hartpence ; November 28th, Sammuel Suover.
1817 .- November 19th, Samuel Suover; November 24th, Kitchen Hurt- pence.
1848 .- November 22d, John H. Summers ; November 28th, Kitchen Hart- pence.
1849 .- November 22d, Frederick S. Vonght; December 1st, Kitchen Hartponco.
1851 .- February 25th, Kitchen Hartponce; November 12th, John Bake- man, John Suover.
1852 .- November 8th, John II. Snover.
1:53 .- November 29th, Henry Dickson : December 6th, John A. Snydam ; December 19th, William Scars.
1851 .- November 4th, John Linu ; December 1st, John Snover, William Shipman.
1855 .- December 25th, Moses C. Shoemaker, John Hoover,
1856 .- December 4th, Aaron B. Mitchell.
1857 .- November 20th, George lloff ; December 14th, Robert Little.
1858,-November 13th, Gideon C. Angle; December JIst, Robert Gal- loway.
1850 .- November 10th, Gideon C. Angle ; December 27th, Robert Little. 1860 .- December 4th, Andrew R. Dennis,
1861 .- December 3d, Andrew R. Dennis.
1862 .- December 24th, Jacob Allen, Abraham Hopler.
1×63 -January 2d, George W. Willinmson.
1864 .- January 8th, Abraham Hopler ; August 6th, William Croveling.
1805 .- January 4th, William Creveling, William B. Laninger ; November 20th, William Creveling ; December 8th, William B. Lnninger ; December 12th, John Gardner.
1866 .- November 30th, Dennis Murray ; December 25th, John Gardner, William B. Laniuger.
1867 .- November 21st, Dennis Murray ; December 2d, William B. Lan- inger ; December 24th, John Garder.
1868 .- December 29th, Lewis II. Martens,
1869 .- January 13th, Dennis Murray ; October 2d, William B. Laninger ; December 21st, John Hnnce; December 25th, Lewis H. Mar- tanis.
1-70 .- December 6th, Thaddeus G. P'rice.
1871 .- January 5th, Andrew Il. Konkla; November 24th, Hugh II. Fisher ; November 9th, Thaddeus G. Price.
1872 .- February 1st, Joshun Jones; November 21st, Hugh H. Fisher; November 25th, Daniel Vanderbelt.
1873 .- November 30th, John Thing ; December 30th, Thaddens G. Price. 1874 .- July 13th, Hugh H. Fisher ; December 25th, John V. Deshong.
1878 .- November 22, Thaddeus G. Price; November Isth, Jobu Ily- mnou; November 30th, George llaszen.
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CHAPTER V.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
I .- THIE MORRIS CANAL.
THE Morris Canal was the earliest public improve- ment which brought a market to the doors of the people of Northwestern New Jersey. Passing through the counties of Warren and Morris, and lying along the borders of Sussex, it furnished the farmers and miners of this region of country, for many years be- fore the advent of railroads, an outlet for their pro- ducts, and in turn supplied them with coal and other commodities necessary to the well-being of the coun- try through which it passes.
The canal was chartered as early as 1824, an impulse being given to it by the success of the great Erie Canal, which united the waters of Lake Erie with those of the Atlantic Ocean. Its construction was considered a bold and adventurous enterprise,-no less an undertaking than to open canal navigation between the Delaware and the Hudson, a distance of 102 miles, over hills at least 900 feet high. The work was vigorously commenced soon after the in- corporation of the company, and, after many delays and discouragements, was completed in about ten years.
The canal was built 32 feet wide at the water-line and 20 feet at the bottom, with a depth of 4 feet. The locks were 75 feet long and 9 feet wide, the whole being adapted to boats of twenty-five tons.
The first boats from Manch Chunk to New York passed over the canal in the summer of 1831. They were loaded with Lehigh coal .* In April, 1837, there were reported 400 boats employed, and the business demanding a still larger supply. The Lehigh Coal Company alone was shipping over it to New York 60,000 tons of coal.
The canal is chiefly supplied with water from Lake Hopatcong. While the smaller elevations are over- come by locks, the greater are surmounted by inclined planes. East of the lake there are twelve planes whose united elevations make 748 feet, and eighteen locks rising in the aggregate 160 feet, making a total elevation of 914 feet. West of the lake there are eleven planes and seven locks whose aggregate lifts are 760 feet. The boats are drawn up the planes by means of water-power taken from the canal. The country through which this work passes not only abounds in mineral wealth, but is of great agricultu- ral importance.
The cost of the Morris Canal and its appendages was over $3,500,000. The Morris Canal and Banking Company were granted exclusive privileges of water communication across the State for ten miles north and south of their canal.
The report of the company for 1879 was as follows :
" Capital stock paid in ..
$2,200,000.00
Debts, funded and otherwise. 1,103,164.60
Cost of canal and appurtenances.
3,410,508.94
Repairs for 1879 99,784.62
Navigation, locks, and plane-tending, 1879. 27,890.03
Superintendent and management ..
7,028.22
Income from tolls, passengers, etc
137,553.11
Dividends paid by Lehigh Valley Railroad, lessees
158,500.00
" JNO. R. FANSHAWE,
" Secretary."
II .- RAILROADS.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey passes across the southern part of this county from Phillipsburg and Easton, making a curve northward and follow- ing the valley of the Musconetcong along the border of Hunterdon County to New Hampton Junction, whence it bends eastward and crosses the State to its terminus at Jersey City. This road is the most im- portant in its connections, as well as the most inter- esting in its history, of any of the railroads centring in this county. It was the first to open communica- tion across the State with the Lehigh valley and the rich coal-mines of Pennsylvania, and pioneered the way for many other connecting and competing rail- road lines, opening up a rich country along its route, and one of varied and interesting scenery.
The road from Elizabethport to Somerville was built under a charter granted in 1831. The route to Somer- ville was surveyed in 1835 by Col. James Moore, the present chief engineer. In 1836 it was built as far as Plainfield, and reached Somerville in 1839. Feb. 16, 1842, the State Legislature extended the time for com- pleting the road until July 4, 1856. A new company was chartered in 1847 to extend the road to Easton, under the name of "The Somerville and Easton Rail- road Company." In the fall of 1848 the road was opened to White House ; the following year authority was given the above-named company to purchase the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad, and the name of the consolidated company was changed to "The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey." This was carried into effect in 1850, the existing roads brought under one ownership, and immediately there- after, in the spring of the same year, the remainder of the route to Phillipsburg was put under contract. On the morning of July 1, 1852, the last rail was laid, and the next day, in eight splendid cars (drawn hy the gigantic engine "Pennsylvania," decorated with flags), the directors of the road, with their invited guests and accompanied by Dodsworth's Band, sped through the glorious landscapes of Hunterdon and Warren, to the wonder of thousands of delighted inhabitants, who thronged to the stations and greeted the party with the firing of guns and the waving of handkerchiefs and banners. From this time that undeveloped country began to yield up its wealth. Iron-works that had lain in ruins for the want of fuel since the Revolution were rebuilt, and with the advent of the thundering coal-trains began the ring of tilt-hammers ; while the exchange of log cabins
* Mauch Chunk Courier, Angust, 1831.
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for beautiful dwellings, and the founding of churches, schools, etc., marked the succeeding years of the his- tory of this road.
The officers for 1880 were as follows : E. C. Knight, President ; John Keen, Vice-President ; Samuel Knox, Treasurer and Secretary ; F. S. Lathrop, Receiver ; James Moore, General Superintendent and Engineer; W. W. Stearns, W. S. Polhemus, Assistant Superin- tendents ; Jacob M. Clark, Engineer ; 11. P. Baldwin, General Passenger Agent; P. H. Wyckoff, General Freight Agent. The directors were E. C. Knight, F. S. Lathrop, F. A. Potts, J. J. Barnes, G. G. Haven, Edward Clark, Benjamin Williamson, John Kean, and F. T. Frelinghuysen.
The capital stock of the company is $18,563,200, while the value of the road and equipments is $20,000,000. For the year ending Dec. 31, 1879, the balance net earnings was $1,371,579.61.
BELVIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD.
The Belvidere Delaware Railroad has its eastern terminus at Trenton, N. J., and its northwestern at Manunka Chunk, N. J., where it forms a connection with the great trunk-line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The route of this road is along the beautiful valley of the Delaware, following its various windings through Mercer, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties, and bringing into view the most picturesque scenery in the latter county, which it enters at its extreme southeastern point. The whole length of the road is sixty-eight miles, twenty-eight of which are in Warren County.
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