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Excerpt from Paterson, New Jersey: Its Advantages for Manufacturing and Residence; Its Industries, Prominent Men, Banks, Schools, Churches, Etc
There is no place in the country where the scenery is more magnificent than it is in the neighborhood of Pater son. This fact, added to the accumulation ofwealth by its residents who had been successful either in manufacturing or mercantile pursuits, attracted to Paterson a large num ber of residences. For a number of years a conservative spirit in the county board neglected the roads of the county but of late years a great deal of money has been spent in macadamizing roads which wind through the beautiful country surrounding. According to the laws as thev stood a number of years ago each township looked out for its own roads, which meant in effect that farmers worked out their road tax. Few concerted efibrts were made to improve the roads until the Board of Freeholders obtained the legislation necessary by which the board could take charge of such roads as they.might see fit. The new de parture was welcomed with delight by all who were inter ested in driving and every year''s increased expenditure for road purposes added to the attractiveness of the county as a place of residence. The county has no bonded debt and a ?oating debt of only a few thousand dollars, so that the county taxes are little more than nominal.
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There is no place in the country where the scenery is more magnificent than it is in the neighborhood of Pater son. This fact, added to the accumulation ofwealth by its residents who had been successful either in manufacturing or mercantile pursuits, attracted to Paterson a large num ber of residences. For a number of years a conservative spirit in the county board neglected the roads of the county but of late years a great deal of money has been spent in macadamizing roads which wind through the beautiful country surrounding. According to the laws as thev stood a number of years ago each township looked out for its own roads, which meant in effect that farmers worked out their road tax. Few concerted efibrts were made to improve the roads until the Board of Freeholders obtained the legislation necessary by which the board could take charge of such roads as they.might see fit. The new de parture was welcomed with delight by all who were inter ested in driving and every year''s increased expenditure for road purposes added to the attractiveness of the county as a place of residence. The county has no bonded debt and a ?oating debt of only a few thousand dollars, so that the county taxes are little more than nominal.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Charles Anthony Shriner
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266203377
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 328
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Charles Anthony Shriner
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ISBN - 9781330452509
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 330
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