This illustration (Fig. n) shows dam, and dikes under con- 

 struction where the dike crosses Woodruff's Creek in Union 

 County. One of the sluiceways is in place, and on the opposite 

 side the cofferdam has been constructed so that an excavation 

 can be made in which to place the other tide-gate; between 

 these the spillway is constructed. Beyond this dam can be seen 

 the completed dike running" toward the north and disappearing 

 over the line into Essex County. 



This illustration (Fig. 12) shows the upstream side of this 

 dam as completed. The dike comes in at each end and stops at 

 the spillway in the middle. The two sluiceways protected by 

 rack bars to keep out large floating objects are shown at each 

 side of the spillway. The hinged gates at the other ends of these 

 sluiceways do not show in the illustration. 



This illustration (Fig. 13) shows a tide-gate of the open type 

 at Maple Island Creek, about a thousand feet west of the Central 

 Railroad ; this is in Essex County, and within the city limits of 

 Newark. The hinged tide-gate can be seen in the middle of the 

 sluiceway. The picture was taken at low tide from the down- 

 stream side. 



This map (Fig. 14) has been made to give some idea of the 

 magnitude of the problem. The map shown before was limited 

 to the area of meadow which lies partly in Essex and partly in 

 Union Counties. The immensity of the problem of filling in all 

 the meadows within the five counties of- Bergen, Hudson, Essex, 

 Union and Middlesex may be illustrated by showing the section 

 in Essex County which has been filled in by hydraulic dredging 

 by the City of Newark to form its new Port Newark Terminal. 

 I understand that some two millions of dollars have been spent 

 on this work already. I know that I shall be told by every 

 County Commission that I have given incorrect figures as to the 

 acreage in their counties, and I can only say that I would be 

 greatly pleased to have the correct acreage in each case. Hudson 

 County's meadow problem is the largest in the northern part of 

 the State, and deserves the largest appropriation for salt-marsh 

 work. I have been told that the people of Hudson County are 

 born politicians and cannot be excelled by any other people in 



