. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . among the German population of the Union, who were at thetime sufifering under the rampant spirit of Xativism, then sweeping over many ofthe states, and thus inciting many (icrmans to join this association and ultimatelysettling upon these lands. In a short time all the farm shares were signed, which led the managers,under date of March 13. 1856. t. so thatthe present limits of the city were decided upon, taking up all the intei\eningspace between the pr
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . among the German population of the Union, who were at thetime sufifering under the rampant spirit of Xativism, then sweeping over many ofthe states, and thus inciting many (icrmans to join this association and ultimatelysettling upon these lands. In a short time all the farm shares were signed, which led the managers,under date of March 13. 1856. t. so thatthe present limits of the city were decided upon, taking up all the intei\eningspace between the proposed towns of Pomona and Gloucester, the whole to becalled Egg Harbor City, fronting one and one-quarter miles along the line ofthe railroad and extending northeastwardly seven miles to the Little Egg Ilarboror AluUica river. D. Hudson Shedaker was appointed surveyor, to lay out the city and thefarms, and he commenced operations in 1856. The 20 acres were laid out so that twelve farms should form a block, sixfarms fronting on one avenue and six on another: every seventh street within the. VALENTINE P. HOFMANN. IIARHOR CITY. Uo city limits winiKl cxtcinl tlir(mi;li the farniiii- district, .uixiiii;- tlic fariiK-rs easyingress to the proposed city. The respective Board of Dirccturs were kcjjt l)us\ in ])r(i\iiling means forthe opening and grading of streets, erectimi of hrick , building houses, fenc-ing farms, providing fund- fur the niaintcnance nf schncils. etc.: and also duringthe first year after the inccirpnratinn n\ the cil\ to ])rovidc means f(ir the expensesof the municipality. In course of time considerable dissatisfactimi arose over the maimer in whichthe funds of the association were used anil diverted. ihe Inothers, liem-y andWilliam Schmoele, were specially accused of using said funds in furtherance nitheir private schemes, and the officers generally in not carrying out the proposedjiromises, in needless expenditures, and in not suf-ficiently aiding the
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