ASSEMBLY, No. 2996

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 5, 1997

 

 

By Assemblyman DALTON

 

 

An Act changing the boundary between Camden county and Gloucester County through the annexation of certain territory to the Township of Gloucester in the County of Camden, from the Township of Washington in the County of Gloucester, and supplementing Title 40 of the Revised Statutes.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. a. ALL that certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Washington, County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey being Tax Map Lot 3, Block 2 on the official Tax Maps of Washington Township and being more particularly described according to a Plan of Survey thereof made by Atkinson & Walton, Inc., Engineers and Surveyors of Medford, New Jersey dated February 10, 1997 as follows, to wit:

 

    BEGINNING at a point for a corner to Tax Map Lot 2, Block 2, lands now or formerly of Pauli & Robi, Inc. as recorded in Deed Book 2035 at page 273 & c. and extends thence;

 

    From said point of beginning along the said Tax Map Lot 2, North 20o 26' 00" East, a distance of 235 feet more or less to a point for a corner in the edge of stream for the North Branch Big Timber Creek; Thence extending along the edge of stream and approximate former edge of stream of the North Branch Big Timber Creek in a general south-south-easterly direction and crossing a Pond Area on the herein described lands and extending beyond, a distance of 186 feet more or less to a point for a corner in the edge of the stream; Thence extending still along the edge of the stream of the North Branch Big Timber Creek in a general southwesterly and southerly direction, a distance of 257 feet more or less to a point for a corner in the aforementioned northerly line of Lower Landing Road; Thence extending along the northerly line of Lower Landing Road, North 48o 44' 00" West, a distance of 139 feet more or less to the first mentioned point and place of beginning;


    CONTAINING within said bounds, Thirty-five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty (35,250) square feet of land, be the same more or less;

 

    SUBJECT TO a Water Main Easement, granted to Consumers New Jersey Water Company beginning at the point of beginning of the above described parcel and extending thence; Along Tax Map Lot 2, Block 2 North 20o 26' 00" East, a distance of 36.32 feet to a point for a corner; Thence passing through the above described parcel, from which this is taken, the Nine (9) following courses and distances:

1. South 48o 44' 00" East, a distance of 31.07 feet; Thence

2. South 41o 16' 00" West, a distance of 23.87 feet; Thence

3. South 48o 44' 00" East, a distance of 105.33 feet; Thence

4. North 19o 35' 10" East, a distance of 19.05 feet; Thence

5. North 09o 56' 40" West, a distance of 51.51 feet; Thence

6. North 33o 11' 14" East, a distance of 54.56 feet; Thence

7. North 36o 29' 23" East, a distance of 50.86 feet; Thence

8. North 50o 48' 02" East, a distance of 57.64 feet; Thence

9. North 82o 37' 35" East, a distance of 28.78 feet more or less to a point in the edge of stream of the North Branch Big Timber Creek; Thence along the edge of the stream of the North Branch Big Timber Creek in a general southwesterly and southerly direction, a distance of 260 feet more or less to a point for a corner in the aforementioned northerly line of Lower Landing road, North 48o 44' 00" West, a distance of 139 feet more or less to the point and place of beginning;

 

said above described tract of land containing within the aforementioned bounds 0.809 acres more or less, is hereby set off from the Township of Washington in the County of Gloucester and annexed to and made a part of the Township of Gloucester in the County of Camden.

    b. The boundary line between the County of Gloucester and the County of Camden at this place is made and established as the courses set forth in subsection a. of this section.

 

    2. Upon passage of this act the territory annexed to the Township of Gloucester pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the governing body of the County of Camden; which shall be evidenced by the filing of a copy of this act, duly certified by the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, in the office of the county clerks of the Counties of Camden and Gloucester respectively.

 

    3. The governing body of the Township of Gloucester, Camden county, upon the enactment of this act into law, shall forthwith cause the annexed land to be plotted upon the official maps of the municipality.


    4. The provisions of sections N.J.S.40A:7-17 through 40A:7-23 concerning the apportionment of indebtedness shall be adhered to by the governing bodies of the respective townships.

 

    5. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill would annex approximately 0.809 acres of land from the Township of Washington, Gloucester county, to the Township of Gloucester, Camden county. Since these adjacent municipalities are situate within different counties the bill would also have the effect of altering the boundary line between Camden and Gloucester counties. This transfer was recommended by the Blackwood Lake Advisory Restoration Committee, so that the North Branch Big Timber Creek area of the Blackwood Lake can be consolidated into the boundaries of one municipality, being Gloucester Township, Camden county.

 

 

                             

 

Changes boundary between Camden and Gloucester counties.