New Jersey Legislature
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 74
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. Excerpt: ... DEBATES ON THE AIR LINE.RAILROAD AND MONOPOLY EXTENSION BILL. i y February 8th, 1854. The South Jersey Central and Air Line Railroad Bill was taken J up, when the sixth section was read, which defines the route to. be the most eligible from a point, at or east of Keyport, to Coir hansey Creek. - Mr. Townsend moved to strike out the route named, and insert. " at or east of Keyport, and running to Colt's Neck, thence to 3 Tom's River, thence by steam navigation to Leed's Point, in the i county of Atlantic, thence to Absecum by Railroad." i Mr. Townsend said there had been a great deal said about the 9 ways of getting to the cities, by the people of West Jersey. They are many of them twenty-five to fifty miles from public communication with the cities, and this road proposed to leave the ini habitants along the southern shore, twenty-five miles from its ad4 vantages. The route proposed by his amendment offered a good railroad, and steamboat route for the people on the shore, and would pass through a thickly settled country. He mentioned the various vj towns and villages through or near which it would pass. By the route in the bill they would be entirely cut off from railroad facilities. He thought we should legislate for the interest of this state, and - not for that of New York, Virginia and other states. We have now roads across the state, and lateral roads running through the section where the road proposed by the bill would go, 4 If his amendment was adopted, the people on the shore would. have the benefit of railroad and steamboat facilities. A l-x Mr. Parry said he should be sorry to detract from anything which the gentleman from Atlantic (Mr. Townsend) had said of the want of railroad facilities in his section of the state. It has no doub...