USA > New Jersey > Essex County > Newark > Records of the town of Newark, New Jersey, from its settlement in 1666, to its incorporation as a city in 1836 > Part 24
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30
Resolved That the next annual Town Meeting of the Town- ship of Newark be held in the Session house of the first Presby- terian Church in the Town to commence at One O'Clock P. M.
ISAAC ANDRUSS, Moderator.
PHILO SANFORD, Clerk.
Special TOWN MEETING of the inhabitants of the Township of Newark Conven'd in the Session house of the first Presbyterian Church on Saturday 31st day of May A.D. 1823 for the purpose of taking into consideration the Expediency of enlarging the Poor house and if thought Expedient to authorise the raising of funds for carrying it into effect.
Aaron Munn Esq. was chosen Moderator for the Meeting.
Resolved That the Town Committee be authorised to make such additions to the Poorhouse as in their opinion is necessary.
Resolved That the Town Committee be authorised to borrow any sum not Exceeding Seven hundred dollars for the above men. tioned purpose.
Meeting adjourned.
AARON MUNN, Moderator.
PHILO SANFORD, Clerk.
233
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1824.]
Newark Annual TOWN MEETING, In Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Four.
Agreeable to previous Notice, the Annual Town Meeting for the Township of Newark was held in the Session House (At- tached to the 1st Presbyterian Church) on the Second Monday the 12th of April, 1824-
When Joseph C. Hornblower, Esq., was chosen Moderator, and Archibald Woodruff, Clerk.
The House being called to order the Clerk was instructed to read the 7th Section of the Act which relates to Town Meeting and also the Riot Act.
Caleb S. Riggs, Esq., on the Committee respecting vacant parcels or Lots of Land in the Town Plat of Newark, Reported that a Law was passed at the last sitting of the Legislature (which was read) and which said law vested said Lots or Parcels of Land, Including the old Town Dock, In the Inhabitants of the Township of Newark.
Resolved, That said Lands and Dock be placed under the direction and care of the Township Committec.
The Annual Report of the Township Committee was called for, Read, Accepted and ordered to be filed.
The Report of the Committee respecting the Charge made by Justices of the Peace in certain cases and of Collector's Fees was made and the Committee discharged.
The Committee appointed to adjust the difference with Aaron Ward respecting his encroachments on the old Town Dock, made no special Report thereon. But it was Resolved to reject Mr. Ward's former proposal, and continue the same Committee, and they are hereby instructed to take such Legal measures as they may deem expedient for the recovery of said Dock and the Town rights therein.
Resolved, That the Roads be districted and Worked upon the same plan and in the same way as the last Year.
Resolved, That Two Thousand Dollars be raised for the work- ing the Roads or Public Highways this year.
Resolved, That the sum of Four Hundred Dollars be raised for the support of the Male Free School.
Resolved, that the sum of Four Hundred Dollars be raised for the support of the Female Free School held in the Union School House.
Resolved, that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be raised for the support of the Poor-cach of the above several sums are for the ensuing year.
Resolved, that the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars be raised for the purpose of Paying the Ballance due for Building an addition to the Poor house.
Resolved, That the Township Committee be instructed to pay
30
T
234 .
RECORDS OF NEWARK. [1824.
the respective ballances due the Overseers of the Highway, as Reported by the said Township Committee in their Annual Re- port for the last Year.
Resolved, That this meeting now proceed to the election of Township Officers for the ensuing year, Commencing with the Choice of Constables.
Five Constables were chosen, viz :- Benjamin S. Jarvis, Jacob Osborn, John Searing, David Ball and Joseph Sayres.
List of Officers Elected as Follows :
Assessor-Isaac Nichols.
Collector-Abraham K. Ward.
Chosen Freeholders-James Vanderpool and Moses Smith.
Commissioners of Appeal-Joseph W. Camp, Robert B. Camp- field and James Vanderpool.
Surveyors of the Highways-Moses Faitoute and Ezra Bald- win.
Overseers of the Poor-Moses Smith and Caleb Carter.
Street Commissioners-William S. Pennington, Caleb S. Riggs and Silas Condit.
Town Committee -William Tuttle, Samuel Pennington, Wm. S. Pennington, Moses Smith and Ephraim Bolles.
Judge of Election-Robert B. Campfield.
Trustees of the Male Free School-James Tichenor, John C. Burnet, Joseph Wilbur, Silas Condit, Wm. Tuttle, James Bruen, - John Taylor and David Hayes.
Overseers of the Highways-Caleb S. Riggs, Samuel Penning- ton and Nehemiah Tunis.
Overseers at Camptown and Lyon's Farms-James Canfield, Israel C. Crane and Joseph W. Camp.
Pound Masters-William Stevens, Elihu Pierson and Robert Hayes.
Resolved, That Hogs running at large are liable to be drove to the Pound, and Charged for each Hog Fifty Cents, that is to say-Twenty Five Cents to be paid to the Driver and Twenty Five Cents to be allowed the Pound Keeper.
Resolved, That a Committee of Nine Persons be appointed to take into consideration whether any, and if any, what Legislative aid may be necessary for the better regulation of this Town in respect to a Market and other matters not now provided for by any existing Law, and to Report to a special or to the next an- nual Town meeting for the consideration of such meeting-and that Wm. S. Pennington, Caleb S. Riggs, Theodore Frelinghuy- sen, John Taylor, Robert B. Campfield, Moses Smith, Joseph C. Hornblower, Ephraim Bolles and Charles T. Shipman be the Committee to carry the foregoing resolution into effect.
Resolved, That the next Annual Election for Members of the
235
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1825.]
Legislature, Sheriff, &c., be held at the House of Stephen Roff, and that the Poll open and close there.
Resolved, That the next Annual Town Meeting be held in the Session House of the first Presbyterian Church, to commence at one o'clock P. M. in this Town.
Ordered, that Mr. Munn be Paid Two Dollars for cleaning the Session House.
Meeting adjourned.
JOS C. HORNBLOWER, Moderator.
Attested by
ARCH'D WOODRUFF, Clerk.
Newark Annual TOWN MEETING, for the Township of Newark, held in the Session House of the 1st Presbyterian Church, on Monday, April 11th, 1825,
When Joseph C. Hornblower, Esq., was Chosen Moderator, and Archibald Woodruff, Town Clerk.
Agreeable to the requisition of the Law, the Clerk was in- structed to read the Seventh section of the Act required to be read at every Annual Town Meeting and the Riot Act.
The Minutes of the last Annual Town Meeting being called for and read.
.The Committee appointed at the last Annual Town Meeting on the subject of the old Town Dock being called upon to Report, It appeared by the Statement of the Chairman of that Commit- tee, that nothing had been done by them in relation to the object of their appointment. Thereupon it was, on motion,
Resolved, that said Committee be discharged, and a Commit- tee of Three appointed with the same powers and instructions as were given to the former Committee, on the subject of the said Dock-Whereupon Samuel Pennington, Stephen Hayes and John Alling were appointed on said Committee.
The Committee of Nine, appointed at the last Annual Town Meeting to take into consideration what Legislative aid might be necessary to enable the Town to establish and regulate a market, &c., was discharged, and the subject dismissed.
The following Resolution was moved and Seconded, viz :
Resolved, that it is expedient and proper to take measures to erect a'Town House, on the Lot belonging to the Town, on the West side of Broad Street, and after some discussion, the further consideration thereof was indefinately Postponed.
A memorial from a number of the Inhabitants of this Town was presented and read, Praying leave to erect a new Market on the sight of the old one, in Market Street Upon Certain Terms &c.
On motion Resolv'd that the consideration thereof, be post- poned, and that the subject of said memorial, and also the sub- ject of Building a Town House, be referred to a Committee of
-
D
236
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1824.
Five, with instructions to Report thereon, to a special Town meeting, should they deem it necessary, and Expedient to call one for that purpose, or to the next annual Town Meeting.
Whereupon Wm. S. Pennington, Smith Burnet, Luther Goble, James Vanderpool and Jabez Harrison were appointed on that Committee.
The annual Report of the Town Committee was call'd for and read, and in connection therewith, the Report from the Male Free School Committee, and the managers of the Female Free School, and on motion, the same were accepted, and ordered to be filed.
Whereupon on motion Resolv'd that the sum of Four Hundred Dollars, be raised for the use of the Male Free School, and the like sum for the use of the Female Free School for the present year.
The Town Committee, layed before the meeting the Report made to that Comittee by the Trustees of the lower Town Dock, by which it appeared, that the Trustees, had agreed, to lease the same to Nehemiah Tunis, for Ten Years, at Ninety Dollars a year, and the Trustees to Expend thereon, Three Hundred Dol- lars, in repair if necessary. It was thereupon moved and Sec- onded, that it is inexpedient, and improper for the Trustees, to proceed to Execute, any lease of the said Dock,-and after a considerable discussion, the further consideration thereof, was indefinately postponed.
It was moved and Seconded, that the Roads be worked this year by Labour, as the same had been done before the system of raising money by taxes, for making and repairing the same, was introduced, and after, a considerable discussion, the motion was negatived by a very large majority.
On Motion Resolved, that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be raised for the support of the Poor this Year.
On Motion Resolved that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be raised this Year, for the purpose of making and repairing the Roads.
On Motion Resolved that the meeting now proceed to the Election of Township Officers.
Constables, Benjamin S. Jarvis, Joseph Sayres, Jacob Osborn, David Ball and John Searing.
Collector, Abraham K. Ward.
Chosen Frecholders, James Vanderpool and Robert B. Camp- field.
Commissioners of Appeal, James Vanderpool, Stephen Hayes and Joseph W. Camp.
Surveyors of Highways, Moses Faitoute and Ezra Baldwin.
Overseers of the Poor, David Nichols and David Hayes.
Street Commissioners, William S. Pennington, Caleb S. Riggs and Silas Condit.
237
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1825.]
Town Committee, Stephen Hayes, Joseph W. Camp, Ephraim Bolles, Wm. Tuttle and Stephen Dod.
Judge of Election, Col. Stephen Hayes.
Committee of the Male Free School, Jas. Tichenor, Ellison Conger, Joseph Wilbur, Silas Condit, David Hayes, Wm. Tuttle, Y James Bruen and Stephen Dod.
Overseers of the Roads in the Town Platt, Moses Faitoute, Stephen Hayes and Johnson Nichols.
Overseers of the Outer Districts, Hugh K. Toler, Joseph W. Camp and Caleb H. Camp.
Pound Masters, John I. Plume, Upper ; Elihu Pierson, Center ; and Robert Hayes, Lower.
On· motion Resolved that the Committee of the Male Free School, be and they are hereby instructed, to introduce the Lan- casterian System of Teaching, in that School if practicable under existing circumstances.
Resolved that Hogs found running at large shall be liable to be impounded, and that the Driver be paid, and is Entitled to re- ceive with the Pound Master the same Compensation-respec- tively, as was agreed upon at the last annual Town Meeting.
Resolved that the next annual Election be opened held and Closed, at the House of Stephen Roff Innkeeper in this Town.
Resolved that the Town Clerk be Paid Five Dollars for his Service in Keeping the Minutes and Records of the Town last Year, and that he receive the same sum annually, hereafter, untill otherwise ordered.
Resolved that the Sexton of the Ist Presbyterian Church be paid Two Dollars for Cleaning out this House after Town Meeting is over.
Resolved that this Meeting Adjourn to meet in this Place, at Two O'Clock P. M. on the Second Monday in April next.
JOS. C. HORNBLOWER, Mod'r.
Attested by ARCH'D WOODRUFF, Town Clerk.
Special TOWN MEETING HIeld at the House of Enoch Bolles October 1st 1825.
When Mr. Silas Condit was chosen Moderator and Arch'd Woodruff acted as Clerk. The Seventh Section of the Act re- lating to Town meetings was by the Moderator ordered to be read as also the Notice for calling this meeting.
The memorial which was read at the last annual Town meet- ing was again read-which relates to the granting to a Company upon certain terms the lease of the Lot of Ground in Market Street where the old Market now stands for the purpose of Erecting a new One thereon.
The Minutes of the last Annual Town Meeting in relation to the Market and also the subject of Building a Town House being
1
238
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1826.
also called for and Read both of which were referred to a Commit. tee with powers to report thereon. Whereupon said Committee now Report, Recommending the leasing of said Lot to a Com. pany for the Building of a new Market. As also that application be made at the next sitting of the Legislature for a Law authoriz- ing the raising of money to Build a Town House.
On motion, Resolved, that the first part of the Report in rela- tion to the Building a Market, be accepted.
Resolved, that the Town Committee be, and they are hereby authorized and instructed to make and execute a Lease to sucli Persons as shall be appointed by the Market Street Market Asso- ciation of the Ground whereon the Old Market House stands, which lease shall be upon the principles contained in the Report of the Committee appointed at the last Town Meeting upon this subject-provided that such lease shall contain a provision that at least Fourteen feet of the Market Lot next to the premises of Mr. Jabez Harrison shall be left open for a Street in connection with the Fourteen feet of Vacant Land Adjoining the same, be- longing to the said Jabez Harrison. And such lease is only to be made, upon condition that the said Jabez Harrison will in some legal and binding way dedicate his said vacant strip of Fourteen feet to the use of a Public Street.
Resolved, that the Report of the Committee in regard to the Town House be accepted.
Resolved, that a Committee of Three be appointed to make application to the next sitting of the Legislature for a Law au- thorizing the Town to raise money for the purpose of Building a Town House ; and that Caleb S. Riggs, William S. Pennington and Smith Burnet, Esquires, be and they are hereby appointed on that Committee.
Meeting Adjourned.
SILAS CONDIT, Moderator.
Attested by ARCHI'D WOODRUFF, Town Clerk.
Annual TOWN MEETING For the Township of Newark, Held in the Session House of the first Presbyterian Church, on Mon- day, the Tenth day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Six, at Two o'clo'k P. M.
Aaron Munn, Esqr., was chosen Moderator, and Archibald Woodruff, Town Clerk.
The 7th Section of the Law relating to Town Meeting was read, as also the Riot Act.
The minutes of the last Annual Town Meeting as well as of the last Special Town Meeting were called for and read.
The Report of the Town Committee was call'd for and read by their Clerk, (together with an appendix, No. 1 Report of the
239
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1826.]
Trustees of the new Town Dock, No. 2 Committee of the Male Free School, and No. 4 A communication from Aaron Marsh, on his having encroached upon vacant land belonging to the Town) when, on motion, it was
Resolved, to accept the Report of said Committee so far as to exclude the appendix.
Resolved, that the Trustees of the new Town Dock take such Legal measures to secure the rights of the Town in said Dock as they in their wisdom may deem necessary.
The Committee on the subject of encroachments made by Aaron Ward on the old Town Dock, Report that after several interviews with Mr. Ward, he has made the following proposi- tion, viz: that he will relinquish to the Town Twenty five feet of the North part of his Dock for the Twenty five feet of the South part of the Dock, claimed by the Town, and.occupied by him, provided the Town will give him One Hundred Dollars in the exchange, and which the Committee would respectfully recom- mend.
The proposition of Mr. Ward was rejected, and 2 Resolutions were offered by Mr. S. Pennington, the first of which was to make an even exchange with Mr. Ward, which was afterwards amended, by Instructing the Com'ttee to offer Mr. Ward Ninety Nine Dollars for the difference. And the 2d Resolution was to continue the old Committee, with powers to effect the exchange agreeable to the foregoing Resolution, or take legal measures to recover the Town Claims in the said Dock, and the Com'ittee to draw on the Township Collector for any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars not otherwise appropriated.
Resolved, that the Report of the Committee of the Male Free School be accepted, and the Town Meeting coincide with the views of the Committee as recommended in their Report of altering said School from a free to a Pay School, and on the Lancasterian Plan. And said Committee were authorized to hire a Room sufficiently large to hold from 2 to 300 Children.
Resolved, that it be recommended to the Managers of the Female Free School to Adopt a similar course as that recom- mended by the Com'ittee of the Male Free School, viz : that of receiving pay by gradation instead of its being an entire Free School, should they deem it practicable.
Resolved, That the amount of the Judgment and Cost obtain- ed against Mr. Bolles in the suit instituted against him by Mr. Morehouse, before Justice Munn, in relation to the manure re- moved to the Poor Farm by said Bolle's order, while acting as one of the Town Com'ittee, be paid.
Resolved, that the Resolution passed in 1823, in relation to collecting the manure in the Street, for the benefit of the Poor Farm, be Repealed.
1
-
1
240
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1826.
A Report of the Committee of the Watch (which was kept up during the last Winter) after having been read, was ordered to be filed.
The Report of the Managers of the Female Free School was read, accepted, and ordered to be filed.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Resolved, that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be raised for the purpose of making and Repairing the Roads this Year.
Resolved, that the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars be raised for the support of the Poor this Year.
Resolved, That the sum of Four Hundred Dollars be raised for the use of the Male Free School, and the like sum of Four Hundred Dollars for the use of the Female Free School this Year.
Resolved, that Silas Condit, Esq., be appointed to fill the vacancy in the Trustees of the New Town Dock, occasioned by the removal of Mr. Lewis Thibou to New York.
Election of Township Officers :
Constables-Benjamin S. Jarvis, Joseph Sayrs, Jacob Osborn, David Ball and John Searing.
Assessor-Isaac Nichols.
Collector-Abraham K. Ward.
Chosen Freeholders-James Vanderpool, Robert B. Campfield.
Commissioners of Appeal-James Vanderpool, Stephen Hayes, Robert B. Campfield.
Surveyors of Highways-Moses Faitoute and Jabez Cook.
Overseers of the Poor-David Nichols and Caleb Carter.
Street Commissioners-Silas Condit, Caleb S. Riggs and Wm. S. Pennington.
Town Committee-John Alling, Joseph W. Camp, Win. Tut- tle, Luther Goble and Stephen Hayes.
Judge of Election-Stephen Hayes.
Committee of the Male Free School-Ellison Conger, James Tichenor, Silas Condit, Wm. Tuttle, Joseph Wilbur, David Hayes, James Bruen, Stephen Dodd. Two new ones appointed, viz :- Luther Goble and Caleb II. Shipman.
Overseers of the Road in Town Plott-David Doremus, Ste. phen Hayes and Johnson J. Nichols.
. Overseers do. of Outer Districts-Joseph W. Camp, Caleb II. Camp and David Earl.
Resolved, that when this meeting Adjourn it shall be to meet at Eleven o'clock A. M .- the next Annual Town Meeting.
Pound Masters-Hugh Cammack, Robt. Hays and David J. Baldwin.
Resolved, that the next Annual Election be opened, held and closed at the House of Mr. Stephen Roff, Inn-keeper in this Town.
JAMES
241
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1827.]
Resolved, that Hogs runing at large be liable to be impound- ed, and that the Driver be entitled to receive 25 Cts., and the Pound Masters 25 Cts. for each Hog.
Resolved, That Two Dollars be paid the Sexton for Cleaning this House.
The Town Meeting referred the application of Mr. Aaron Marsh in relation to his having in possession and now occupying some of the Public or Vacant Town Lands, to the Town Com- mittee.
Resolved, that the Dog tax be 50 Cts. this year.
Resolved, that this meeting now Adjourn, to meet in this Place at their next Annual Town Meeting at the time before agreed upon.
AARON MUNN, Moderator.
ARCHIBALD WOODRUFF, Town Clerk.
Annual Towy MEETING For the Township of Newark, held in the Session House of the first Presbyterian Church, on Monday, the Ninth Day of April, A. D. 1827, at 11 o'clock A. M.
Aaron Munn, Esqr., was chosen Moderator, and Archibald Woodruff, Town Clerk.
After having read the Riot Act and the Seventh Section of the Act of Assembly required to be read at Town Meetings, The Town Committee were called upon to make their Report, when it was read by their Clerk and accepted.
The Report of the Trustees of the New Town Dock was made, Stating a Ballance in the Hands of their Treasurer of the sum of $337 23-100ths, which was accepted.
The Report of the Committee on the old Town Dock was . read, in which it was stated they had not effected an exchange with Mr. Ward, as recommended at the last Annual Town Meet- ing, and asked to be discharged, which was granted.
Resolved, that the subject of the Old Town Dock be referred to the Town Committee, with powers to compromise with Mr. Ward, or to take legal measures to recover the same.
. Provided they be not authorized to Pay Mr. Ward any money in the exchange.
Reports of the Male and Female Free Schools was read and accepted.
Appropriations for the current year :
Resolved, that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be raised for the working of the Public High ways.
Resolved, that the sum of Seventeen Hundred Dollars be raised for the maintainance and support of the Poor.
Resolved, that the sum of Four Hundred Dollars be raised for the support of the Male Free School, and the same sum of Four Hundred Dollars for the Female Free School.
31
0
242
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1827.
Col. Isaac Andruss made application to the Town Meeting to have refunded to the Trustees of the New Market in Market Street the stipulated amount for the last year's Rent, which was rejected.
Resolved, that this meeting now proceed to the choice of Township Officers for the ensuing year.
Constables-Benjamin S. Jarvis, Joseph Sayres, David Ball, Jacob Osborn and John Searing.
Assessor-Isaac Nichols.
Collector-Abm. K. Ward.
Chosen Freeholders-Robt. B. Campfield and James Vander- pool.
Surveyors of Highways-Moses Faitoute and Jabez Cook.
Over Seers of the Poor-Caleb Carter and David Nichols. Judge of Election-Luther Goble.
Overseers of the Road for the Town Plott-John Alling, Rob- ert B. Campfield & Samuel Pennington.
Overseers of the Outer Districts-Joseph W. Camp, Caleb HI. Camp, Abm Johnson and James Eaton.
Street Commissioners-John Taylor, James Vanderpool and Samuel Pennington.
Town Committee-Silas Condit, Luther Goble, William Tuttle, Stephen Hays and Ephraim Bolles.
Committee of the Male Free School-Silas Condit, James >Bruen, James Tichenor, David Hayes, Joseph Wilbur, Luther Goble, C. H. Shipman, Stephen Dod, Ellison Conger and Wm. Tuttle.
Commissioners of Appeal-James Vanderpool, Robert B. Campfield and Stephen Hayes.
Pound Masters-Hugh Cammack, Robert Hayes and David J. Baldwin.
·
Resolved, that the next fall election be opened and Closed at the House of Stephen Roff.
Resolved, that Hogs be impounded, and that the Poundage be Fifty cents, Twenty five of which will be for the Pound Master and Twenty five Cents for the Driver.
Resolved, that the Sexton be paid Two Dollars for Cleaning this House.
Resolved, that this meeting now Adjourn to meet in this Place at the next Annual Town Meeting at 1 o'clock P. M.
AARON MUNN, Moderator.
Attested by ARCH'D WOODRUFF, Town Clerk.
A Special TOWN MEETING For the Township of Newark was held agreeably to previous Notice, at the House of J. A. Britten on Tuesday, the Second day of October, A. D. 1827.
243
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1828.]
Col'nl Isaac Andruss was chosen Chairman and Arch'd Wood- ruff acted as Clerk.
The Notice for calling said Meeting was read. Also the 15th and 11th Sections of the act relating to Town Meetings.
Resolved, that it is expedient for the Township of Newark to procure a Lott or Lotts of Ground for a Public Burying Ground for the use of the said Township of Newark.
Resolved, that the Township Committee be instructed to apply to the Legislature of this State at their next sitting for a Law authorizing the raising by taxation, a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars for the above object.
Resolved, that the aforesaid Town Committee be instructed to procure an Act of the Legislature at the same time for power to raise money for the support of a regular Night Watch, the expense of which to be Assessed on the Inhabitants of the Town and on such property only as is contained within the following prescribed Boundary, viz: to commence at the North End of the Town of Newark at Mill Brook, running along the Passaic River to the extent of the Commercial Dock, thence including Mulberry street and down Broad street to the forks of the Road by David Hays' at the South end of the Town, thence along each side of High street to the place of Beginning.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.