Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVII. RUTHERFORD BOROUGHS. VILLA SITES--THE MANOR HOUSE--RUTHERFORD PARK LAND COMPANIES --THE BOROUGH--SCHOOLS--NEWSPAPERS--SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS AND LODGES--BOARD OF TRADE BANKS-- COMPANY L--CHURCHES--EAST RUTHERFORD--ORGAN- IZATION OF THE BOROUGH--BOROUGH OFFICERS --BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. In "Things Old and New," published in 1898, we find a letter written by Mr. Floyd W. Tompkins, the "Pioneer" of the village of Rutherford, in which he tells us that on April 2d, 1858, he removed with his family to a little farm of twenty-five acres which he had bought, and on which stood a small stone house. Shortly after this he purchased seventy-five acres more on what is now Union Avenue, and had it surveyed and a map made of "Villa sites at Boiling Springs, New Jersey." This was the beginning of the village, although a station had been established here ever since 1832, when the New York and Paterson Railroad was finished. When locomotive power was adopted the never failing spring had been utilized by the company as a watering station under the name of Boiling Springs. Several gentlemen now bought lots, built houses and finally by using some liberality prevailed upon the railroad company (now the Erie) to erect a passenger depot and ticket office. This depot was a small triangular shaped brick building, with a gable roof. It stood on the east side of the railroad at the corner of Union Avenue, which was then more a lane than an avenue. At this time Charles Ingersoll was station agent. About the year 1862, this little structure gave place to the one which in time has been displaced by the beautiful, new and commodious building completed in 1897. Park Avenue was laid out in 1866 by the commissioners, to connect the lands oT the...
