Charles Anthony Shriner Paterson, New Jersey

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There is no place in the country where the scenery is more magnificent than it is in the neighborhood of Pater son. This fact, added to the accumulation ofwealth by its residents who had been successful either in manufacturing or mercantile pursuits, attracted to Paterson a large num ber of residences. For a number of years a conservative spirit in the county board neglected the roads of the county but of late years a great deal of money has been spent in macadamizing roads which wind through the beautiful country surrounding. According to the laws as thev stood a number of years ago each township looked out for its own roads, which meant in effect that farmers worked out their road tax. Few concerted efibrts were made to improve the roads until the Board of Freeholders obtained the legislation necessary by which the board could take charge of such roads as they.might see fit. The new de parture was welcomed with delight by all who were inter ested in driving and every year's increased expenditure for road purposes added to the attractiveness of the county as a place of residence. The county has no bonded debt and a floating debt of only a few thousand dollars, so that the county taxes are little more than nominal.