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Guide to the City of Long Branch, New Jersey
Documents
1892-1938
MG 1549
1892-1938
MG 1549
© 2005 All rights reserved.
The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by Stephen Yautz.
Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. April 2005. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English.
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Long Branch (N.J.) | |
| Title: | Long Branch, New Jersey Documents | |
| Dates | 1892-1938 | |
| Abstract: | Consists largely of municipal bonds, bills and receipts, tax bills, various municipal ordinances, as well as financial reports issued by the City of Long Branch, New Jersey, dating from 1892 to 1938. | |
| Quantity: | 0.17 linear feet / 7 folders | |
| Collection Number: | MG 1549 | |
Historical Note
The territory that is the City of Long Branch, New Jersey, was settled by John Slocum, an associate of the patentees of the Monmouth Patent, issued in April 1665. By the mid-nineteenth century, Long Branch had become one of the foremost summer resorts in the nation. In the 1870s, this seaside community became the vacation destination for the most famous people of the day, including Edwin Booth, Jay Gould, Frederick Douglass and President Ulysses S. Grant. On September 19, 1881, President James A. Garfield died in Long Branch, while attempting to recuperate from wounds he suffered when Charles Jules Guiteau shot him on July 2, 1881, in Washington, DC. By the twentieth century, Long Branch had grown into a city that served as a popular destination that had a great variety of amusements along the boardwalk for summer vacationers as well as daily and weekend visitors from New York City.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection consists largely of municipal bonds, bills and receipts, tax bills, various municipal ordinances, as well as financial reports issued by the City of Long Branch, New Jersey, dating from 1892 to 1938.
The municipal bonds in the papers include a $1,000.00 bond for the Sanitary and Improvement Commission, issued on March 11, 1892, as well as a bond in the same amount for Ornamental Lighting Funding, which was issued on March 1, 1927. Also included is a $1,000.00 bond issued on August 1, 1938 for Jetty Improvement.
The papers also contain bills and receipts paid by the City of Long Branch for fuel oil and for payment of emergency relief, which date from the years 1932 and 1933. There are also municipal tax bills, which assess the taxes for the year for the property owners, the Sea Board Utilization Company for the year 1916, and Mathias Woolley, for the year 1920.
The municipal ordinances included in the papers deal with various issues spanning the years 1913 to 1934. Mostly, these ordinances provide for the construction of streets, curbs, and the naming of streets. One ordinance issued in 1934 called for the regulation of the storage and disposition of inflammable materials.
Additionally, several financial reports prepared by the Comptroller's office for the City Council ranging from Statements of Expenditures to a Revised Budget for the Fiscal Year 1912 are included in the papers. Payroll statements for the Beach and Parks Department, the Police Department, and the General Payroll complete the collection.
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Access Points |
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| The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection. | ||
| Subject Names: | ||
| Woolley, Mathias. | ||
| Subject Topics: | ||
| Finance, Public--New Jersey--Long Branch. | ||
| Municipal government--New Jersey--Long Branch. | ||
| Subject Places: | ||
| Long Branch (N.J.) | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Affidavits. | ||
| Bonds. | ||
| Financial records. | ||
| Invoices. | ||
| Ordinances. | ||
| Payroll records. | ||
| Receipts. | ||
| Scrip. | ||
| Tax bills. | ||
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 1549, City of Long Branch, New Jersey Documents, The New Jersey Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
The source of this collection is unknown.
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