[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Bridgewater 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-32.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it amend Ch. A226, Fire Districts, in its entirety. Said Ch. A226 was adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) as follows: Art. I, 5-19-1969 by Ord. No. 69-8: Art. II, 12-19-1960 by Ord. No. 60-16; and Art. III, 6-21-1971 by Ord. No. 71-10.
The territorial limits of Fire District No.
1 in the Township of Bridgewater, County of Somerset, commonly known
as "Martinsville Fire District No. 1," being accepted by the Board
of Fire Commissioners in August 1990, shall be as follows:
A.
Beginning in the northwesterly extremity
of Bridgewater Township in the line of Bedminster Township and Bernards
Township, thence running southeasterly along the northerly boundary
line of Bridgewater Township (being also the southerly boundary lines
of Bernards Township and Warren Township) to the northeasterly corner
of Bridgewater Township in Dock Watch Hollow; thence continuing along
the boundary line of Bridgewater Township, southeasterly along the
westerly boundary line of Warren Township to the center line of Mountain
Avenue (Morning Glory Road); thence southwesterly along the center
line of Mountain Avenue to its intersection with the center line of
Woodland Terrace; thence northerly and westerly along the center line
of Woodland Terrace to its intersection with the center line of Washington
Road; thence southwesterly along the center line of Washington Road
to its westerly intersection with Middle Brook Road, which center
line is also a municipal boundary between Bridgewater Township and
the Borough of Bound Brook; thence westerly along the center line
of Middle Brook Road to the intersection of said center line with
the easterly side line prolongation of Cedarcrest Road, which point
is also an angle point in the municipal boundary of lands of Bridgewater
Township and Borough of Bound Brook; thence southwesterly along the
municipal boundary line to the center line of U.S. Highway Route 22;
thence westerly along the center line of U.S. Highway Route 22 to
the easterly line of Lot 22, Block 6401; thence northerly along the
easterly line of Lot 22, 400 feet, more or less; thence easterly along
Lot 22, 110 feet, more or less; thence northerly along Lot 22 and
into Lot 15, Block 6401, 720 feet, more or less; thence northwesterly
through Lot 15, 2120 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of
Lot 19, Block 6401; thence northwesterly along the northerly line
of Lot 19, 557 feet, more or less, to the easterly line of Lot 14:
thence northerly along the easterly line of Lot 14, 427 feet, more
or less; thence still along Lot 14 in an easterly direction 140 feet,
more or less; thence northerly along Lot 14, 446 feet, more or less;
thence westerly along the northerly line of Lot 14, 1,426 feet, more
or less; thence southwesterly along Lot 14, 488 feet, more or less,
to a point being the northeast corner of Lot 12, Block 6401; thence
along the easterly line of Lot 12, 1700 feet, more or less, to a point
being the easterly corner of Lot 7.02, Block 6401; thence northerly
along the division line between Lot 15 and Lots 7A, 6, 6B, 6A and
4 to a point in the center line of Logan Road; thence westerly along
the center line of Logan Road to its intersection with the center
line of Mountain Top Road; thence northwesterly along the center line
of Mountain Top Road, its various courses and distances to the intersection
of said center line with the prolongation easterly of the southerly
line of Lot 21, Block 4602, as shown on Sheet 63 of the Bridgewater
Tax Map; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 21 through
25, Block 4602, to the northeasterly corner of Lot 29, Block 4602;
thence southerly along the easterly line of Lot 29, Block 4602, 365
feet, more or less, to the center line of Partridge Drive; thence
westerly and northerly along the center line of Partridge Drive to
its intersection with the center line of Sunset Ridge; thence northerly
along the center line of Sunset Ridge its various courses and distances
to the intersection of said center line with the prolongation easterly
of the dividing line between Lot 58, Block 4621, and Lot 31, Block
4633; thence westerly along the dividing line between Lot 58, Block
4621, 328 feet, more or less; to the northwest corner of Lot 58, Block
4621 (also the southwest corner of Lot 31, Block 4633); thence northerly
along the westerly line of Lots 31 through 17, Block 4633, to a point
in the southerly line of Lot 10, Block 4625; thence westerly along
the southerly line of Lots 10 and 11, Block 4625, 1518 feet, more
or less, to the southwesterly corner of Lot 15, Block 4625; thence
northerly along the westerly line of Lot 15 and 14, Block 4625, 347
feet, more or less, to the southwesterly corner of Lot 11-A, Block
4625; thence easterly along the southerly line of Lot 11-A, Block
4625, 150 feet to the southeasterly corner of said lot; thence northerly
along the easterly line of Lot 11-A, Block 4625, 325 feet, more or
less, to the center line of Brown Road; thence easterly along the
center line of Brown Road to the intersection of said center line
with the prolongation southerly of the westerly line of Lot 34, Block
4727-C; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lot 34, Block
4727-C, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 32, Block 4727-C;
thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 32, Block 4727-C,
192 feet, more or less, to the westerly line of said lot; thence northerly
along the westerly line of Lots 32 and 31-A, Block 4727-C, 159 feet,
more or less, to the southeasterly corner of Lot 22, Block 4727-C;
thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 22 and 21, Block
4727-C, 430 feet, more or less, to a point and corner in Lot 21, Block
4727-C, thence northerly along the westerly line of Lots 21, 20, 19
and 18, Block 4727-C to a point in the southerly line of Lot 17, Block
4727-C; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 17, Block
4727-C, 150 feet to the southwest corner of said lot; thence northerly
along the westerly line of Lots 17, 16,15 and 14, Block 4727-C, 585
feet, more or less, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 16, Block
4734; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 16, Block 4734,
87 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly corner of said lot; thence
northerly along the westerly line of Lot 16 through Lot 1, Block 4734,
2350 feet, more or less, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 13,
Block 4701; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 13, Block
4701, 532 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of said lot;
thence northerly along the westerly line of Lot 13, Block 4701, 77.7
feet, more or less, to the southeasterly corner of Lot 13-B, Block
4701; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 13-B, Block
4701, 402 feet, more or less, to the center line of U.S. Highway Route
202-206; thence northerly along the center line of U.S. Highway Route
202-206, 1000 feet, more or less, to the center of Chambers Brook;
thence northeasterly along Chambers Brook and along the boundary line
between Bridgewater Township and Bedminster Township to the northwesterly
extremity of Bridgewater Township in the line of Bedminster Township
and Bernards Township, the point or place of beginning.
The territorial limits of Fire District No.
2 in the Township of Bridgewater, County of Somerset, commonly known
as "Bradley Gardens Fire District No. 2," being accepted by the Board
of Fire Commissioners in July 1990, shall be as follows:
A.
Beginning at the intersection of the Bridgewater
Township boundary line with the Borough of Raritan and the center
line of the Raritan River and running thence along the Bridgewater
Township boundary line with the Borough of Raritan in a northerly
direction to a point in Sycamore Avenue; thence still along the said
Township boundary line in a northwesterly direction to the center
line of the right-of-way of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; thence
along the center line of said right-of-way in a northwesterly direction
to the center line of State Highway Route 202; thence along the center
line of said State Highway in a southwesterly direction to the center
line of the North Branch of the Raritan River; thence along the same
in its various courses and distances to its intersection with the
South Branch of the Raritan River; thence along the Raritan River
to the point and place of beginning.
[Amended 8-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-25; 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 07-11]
The territorial limits of Fire District No.
3 in the Township of Bridgewater, County of Somerset, commonly known
as "Fire District No. 3," being accepted by the Joint Board of Fire
Commissioners on June 21, 1995, shall be as follows:
A.
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection
of the easterly line of Country Club Rod with the center line of N.J.
Route 28 (Eastern Turnpike) and running thence southeasterly along
the center line of N.J. Route 28 (Easton Turnpike) and West End Avenue,
being also the municipal boundary between Bridgewater Township and
the Borough of Raritan, to a point in the municipal boundary between
Bridgewater Township and the Borough of Somerville; thence northerly
and easterly along the municipal boundary between Bridgewater Township
and Borough of Somerville to a point in the southeasterly corner of
Lot 5, Block 5304, Bridgewater Township Tax Map; thence northerly
along the easterly line of Lot 5, Block 5304 to a point in the westerly
end of the division line between Lots 87 and 88, Block 5305; thence
easterly along said division line between Lots 87 and 88, Block 5305,
crossing Van Buren Street; along the division line between Lots 10
and 11 and Lots 43 and 44; continuing across Monroe Street, along
the division line between Lots 10 and 11 and Lots 43 and 44, Block
5310, continuing across Taft Street; along division line between Lots
10 and 11 and Lots 43 and 44, Block 5311; continuing across Jackson
Street and along division line between Lots 37 and 38, Block 5312;
to the division line between Lots 37 and 93, Block 5312; thence northerly
along the division line between Lots 38 to 64, inclusive, and Lots
92 to 65, inclusive, to point in the southerly line of Lot 103, Block
5312; thence easterly along the southerly line of 103, Block 5312,
continuing across the northerly terminus of Woodside Lane and along
the northerly line of Lot 196, Block 5322 to a point and corner of
Lot 1.04, Block 5323; thence southerly along the division line between
Lots 196 to 190, inclusive, Block 5322 and Lot 1.04, Block 5323; continuing
through Lot 1.04, Block 5322, 320 feet; continuing southerly along
the division line between Lots 173 to 167, Block 5322 and Lot 1.04,
Block 5323 to a point in the division line between Lot 1.04 and Lot
3B, Block 5323; thence easterly along the division line between Lots
1.04 and 1.02 and Lots 3B and 12, Block 5323 to the southwest corner
of Lot 11, Block 5323; thence northerly along the division line between
Lot 1.02 and Lots 11, 10 and 9, Block 5323, continuing across a 50
foot strip continuing along the division line between Lot 1.02 and
Lots 8, 2B, 2A and 7, Block 5323 to point in the southerly line of
Lot 1A, Block 5323; thence on the projection easterly of the division
line between Lot 1A and Lot 7, Block 5323 to the center line of Adamsville
Road; thence northerly along the center line of Adamsville Road to
the northerly line of the eastbound lane of Route 22; thence easterly
along the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway Route 22, 2200 feet, more
or less, to a point; thence northerly along the easterly line of the
overpass from Foothill Road to Finderne 1,200 feet, more or less, to
the northerly right-of-way of Interstate Highway 287; thence along
the same in northwesterly direction 1,300 feet, more or less, to the
easterly line of Lot 11, Block 6401; thence along the easterly line
of Lot 11 in a northeasterly direction 480 feet, more or less, to
the easterly corner of Lot 11; thence along the division line of Lots
11 and 12, Block 6401 in a northwest direction 608 feet, more or less,
to the easterly line of Lot 9.01; thence along the easterly line of
Lots 9.01, 7.03, 7 and 7.02, Block 6401 , 1,100 feet more or less
to the easterly corner of Lot 7.02, Block 6401; thence northerly along
the division line between Lot 15 and Lots 7A, 6, 6B, 6A and 15.01
to a point in the center line of Logan Road; thence westerly along
the center line of Logan Road to its intersection with the center
line of Mountain Top Road; thence northwesterly along the center line
of Mountain Top Road its various courses and distances to the intersection
of said center line with the prolongation easterly of the southerly
line of Lot 21, Block 4602, as shown on sheet 63 of the Bridgewater
Tax Map; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 21 through
25, Block 4602, to the northeasterly corner of Lot 29, Block 4602,
thence southerly along the easterly line of Lot 29, Block 4602, 365
feet, more or less, to the center line of Partridge Drive; thence
westerly and northerly along the center line of Partridge Drive to
its intersection with the center line of Sunset Ridge; thence northerly
along the center line of Sunset Ridge, its various courses and distances
to the intersection of said center line with the prolongation easterly
of the dividing line between Lot 58, Block 4621, and Lot 31, Block
4633; thence westerly along the dividing line between Lot 58, Block
4621 and Lot 31, Block 4633, 328 feet, more or less, to the northwest
corner of Lot 58, Block 4621 (also the southwest corner of Lot 31,
Block 4633); thence northerly along the westerly line of Lots 31 through
17, Block 4633 to a point in the southerly line of Lot 10, Block 4625;
thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 10 and 11, Block
4625, 1,518 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly corner of Lot
15, Block 4625; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lots 14
and 15, Block 4625, 347 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly corner
of Lot 11-A, Block 4625; thence easterly along the southerly line
of Lot 11-A, Block 4625, 150 feet to the southeasterly corner of said
lot; thence northerly along the easterly line of Lot 11-A, Block 4625,
325 feet, more or less, to the center line of Brown Road; thence easterly
along the center line of Brown Road to the intersection of said center
line with the prolongation southerly of the westerly line of Lot 34,
Block 4727-C; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lot 34,
Block 4727-C, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 32, Block 4727-C,
thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 32, Block 4727-C,
192 feet, more or less, to the westerly line of said lot; thence northerly
along the westerly line of Lots 32 and 31A, Block 4727-C, 159 feet,
more or less, to the south easterly corner of Lot 22, Block 4727-C;
thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 22 and 21, Block
4727-C, 430 feet, more or less, to a point and corner in Lot 21, Block
4727-C; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lots 21, 20 and
19 and 18, Block 4727-C, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 17,
Block 4727-C, 150 feet to the southwest corner of said lot; thence
northerly along the westerly line of Lot 17, 16, 15 and 14, Block
4727-C, 585 feet, more or less, to a point in the southerly line of
Lot 16, Block 4734; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot
16, Block 4734, 87 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly corner
of said lot; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lot 16 through
Lot 1, Block 4734, 2350 feet, more or less, to a point in the southerly
line of Lot 13, Block 4701; thence westerly along the southerly line
of Lot 13, Block 4701, 532 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner
of said lot; thence northerly along the westerly line of Lot 13, Block
4701, 77.7 feet, more or less, to the southeasterly corner of Lot
13-B, Block 4701; thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot
13-B, Block 4701, 402 feet, more or less, to the center line of U.S.
Highway Route 202-206; thence northerly along the center line of U.S.
Highway Route 202-206, 1,000 feet, more or less, to the center of
Chambers Brook; thence along the center of Chambers Brook in a southwesterly
direction its various courses to a point where it intersects the North
Branch of the Raritan River; thence along the center of the North
Branch of the Raritan River in a southwesterly direction crossing
Route 28 and Route 22 to a point in the center line of Route 202;
thence northeasterly along the center line of Route 202 to the center
line of Conrail Railroad (Central Railroad of New Jersey); thence
along said railroad center line in a southeasterly direction to the
Borough of Raritan boundary line; thence along the boundary line between
the Borough of Raritan and Township of Bridgewater in a northerly
direction crossing Route 202 and along the westerly line of Vones
Lane to a point being the easterly boundary line of Bridgewater Township
and the southerly boundary line of the Borough of Raritan; thence
along said boundary line in a westerly direction 717 feet, more or
less, to a point; thence in a northerly direction and still along
said Bridgewater Township-Raritan Borough boundary line to the southerly
line of Vanderveer Road; thence along the same and the southerly Bridgewater
Township boundary line in an easterly direction to the center line
of Route 28 (formerly Easton Turnpike): thence along the center line
of Route 28 in a Southeasterly direction to the center line of Country
Club Road and the point and place of beginning.
The territorial limits of Fire District No.
4 in the Township of Bridgewater, County of Somerset, commonly known
as "Finderne Fire District No. 4," being accepted by the Board of
Fire Commissioners in February 1989, shall be as follows:
A.
Beginning at a point in the westerly municipal
boundary line between Bridgewater Township and the Borough of Bound
Brook where it is intersected by the center line of U.S. Highway Route
22; thence southerly along the boundary line between Bridgewater Township
and the Borough of Bound Brook to the southeasterly corner of Lot
26, Block 8206, as shown on Sheet 10 of the Tax Map of the Township
of Bridgewater; thence westerly along the municipal boundary line
between Bridgewater Township and the Borough of Bound Brook to the
center line of Tea Street; thence northerly along the center line
of Tea Street to the southerly line of U.S. Highway Route 22; thence
westerly along the southerly line of U.S. Highway Route 22, 122.32
feet to a point; thence in a general southerly direction, 32 courses
and distances to Talmage Avenue, as outlined in Ordinance No. 75-7,
an ordinance effecting annexation by the Borough of Bound Brook of
certain lands located in the Township of Bridgewater; thence continuing
southerly along the easterly line of Interstate Highway Route 287
to the center line of the Raritan River; thence in general westerly
direction along the center line of the Raritan River which is also
the municipal boundary between Bridgewater Township and municipalities
of Borough of South Bound Brook, Franklin Township, Borough of Manville
and Hillsborough Township, to the center line of Peters Brook; thence
northerly along the center line of Peters Brook to the southerly side
of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; thence; easterly along the
southerly side of the Central Railroad of New Jersey to the intersection
with the center line of Adamsville Road; thence northerly along the
center line of Adamsville Road to the center line of Union Avenue
(New Jersey State Highway Route 28); thence westerly along the center
line of Union Avenue to the prolongation southerly of the municipal
boundary between Bridgewater Township and the Borough of Somerville;
thence northerly along said boundary and continuing to a point in
the westerly end of the division line between Lot 87 and Lot 88, Block
5305, as shown on the Bridgewater Township Tax Map; thence easterly
along said division line between Lots 87 and 88, Block 5305, crossing
Van Buren Street; along the division line between Lots 10 and 11 and
Lots 43 and 44, Block 5309; continuing across Monroe Street, along
the division line between Lots 10 and 11 and Lots 43 and 44, Block
5310; continuing across Taft Street; along division line between Lots
10 and 11 and Lots 43 and 44, Block 5311; continuing across Jackson
Street and along division line between Lots 37 and 38, Block 5312,
to the division line between Lot 37 and Lot 93, Block 5312; thence
northerly along the division line between Lots 38 and 64, inclusive,
and Lots 92 to 65, inclusive, to a point in the southerly line of
Lot 103, Block 5312; thence easterly along the southerly line of Lot
103, Block 5312, continuing across the northerly terminus of Woodside
Lane and along the northerly line of Lot 196, Block 532 to a point
and corner of Lot 1, Block 5323; thence southerly along the division
line between Lots 196 to 190, inclusive, Block 5322 and Lot 1, Block
5323, continuing southerly through Lot 1, Block 5322, 320 feet, continuing
southerly along the division line between Lots 173 to 167, Block 5322
and Lot 1, Block 5323, and Lot 3B, Block 5323; thence easterly along
the division line between Lot 1 and Lots 3B and 12, Block 5323, to
the southwest corner of Lot 11, Block 5323; thence northerly along
the division line between Lot 1.02 and Lots 11, 10 and 9, Block 5323,
continuing across a fifty-foot strip of Lot 1.02, Block 5323, continuing
along the division line between Lot 1.02 and Lots 8, 2B, 2A and 7,
Block 5323, to a point in the southerly line of Lot 1A, Block 5323;
thence on the projection easterly of the division line between Lot
1A and Lot 7, Block 5323, to the center line of Adamsville Road; thence
northerly along the center line of Adamsville Road to the northerly
line of the eastbound lane of Route 22; thence easterly along the
eastbound lane of U.S. Route 22, 2200 feet, more or less, to a point;
thence northerly along the easterly line of the overpass from Foothill
Road to Finderne Avenue, 1200 feet, more or less, to the northerly
right-of-way of Interstate Highway Route 287; thence along the same
in a northwesterly direction, 1800 feet, more or less, to the easterly
line of Lot 11, Block 6401; thence along the easterly line of Lot
11 in a northeasterly direction 480 feet, more or less, to the easterly
corner of Lot 11; thence along the division line of Lots 11 and 12,
Block 6401, in a northwest direction, 608 feet, more or less, to easterly
line of Lot 9.01; thence along the easterly line of Lots 9.01, 7.03,
7 and 7.02, Block 6401, 1100 feet, more or less, to the
easterly corner of Lot 7.02, Block 6401; thence along the easterly
line of Lot 12, 1700 feet, more or less, to a point being the northeast
corner of Lot 12, Block 6401; thence northeasterly along Lot 14, 488
feet, more or less, to a point being the northerly corner of Lot 14;
thence southeasterly along Lot 14, 1426 feet, more or less; thence
southerly along Lot 14, 446 feet, more or less, thence still along
Lot 14 in a westerly direction, 140 feet, more or less; thence southerly
along the easterly line of Lot 14, 427 feet, more or less; thence
southeasterly along the northerly line of Lot 19, 557 feet, more or
less, to the northeast corner of Lot 19; thence southeasterly through
Lot 15, Block 6401, 2120 feet, more or less; thence southerly through
Lot 15 and along Lot 22, 720 feet, more or less; thence westerly along
Lot 22, 110 feet, more or less; thence southerly along the easterly
line of Lot 22, 400 feet, more or less, to the center line of U.S.
Highway Route 22; thence easterly along said center line to the boundary
line of lands of Bridgewater Township and the Borough of Bound Brook
and the point and place of beginning.
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Editor's Note: Former § A226-5,
Fire District No. 5, added 9-19-1994, was repealed 6-19-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-18.
The map entitled "Fire Districts, Township of
Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey," revised August 1989 and
drawn to a scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet by the Bridgewater
Township Engineer, said map approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners
of each District, and said map which accompanies this chapter shall
be filed by the Township Clerk with the record of this chapter.
