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On October 28, 1664, the Indians of Staten Island sold to John Bailey, Daniel Denton and Luke Watson, a tract of land lying between the Raritan River and the Passaic River, extending westward from Newark Bay. The tract extended about 34 miles between the two rivers and about 17 miles westward from Newark Bay, comprising 500,000 acres. It included what is now the City of Elizabeth.
The purchase price was 20 fathoms of trading cloth, two "made" coats, two guns, two kettles, ten bars of lead, 20 handful of powder, and 400 fathoms of white wampum. The purchase price was payable in one year after the territory was occupied, indicating that even this small sum was difficult to meet in those early days.
Permission to purchase from the Indians was granted by Colonel Richard Nicolls who was Governor of all the territories in North America. Colonel Nicolls was Governor by virtue of appointment by the then Duke of York, who had been granted the territories in North America by King Charles the Second of England.
Ensuing years brought much litigation in the courts and riots over the ownership of the land, which was never judicially settled.
Eventually the Legislature of New Jersey granted a Charter to the City of Elizabeth on March 13, 1855.
Elizabeth became a City by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature entitled "An Act to Establish the City of Elizabeth" approved March 13, 1855. On March 22, 1855, an election was held to adopt or reject the new charter. The result of the election showing 561 in favor of adoption and 19 against was reported to the old Boro Board on March 27, 1855, so that Elizabeth did not officially become a City until that date. At that meeting the City was divided into three wards and provisions were made for the first election under the new charter.
On April 9, 1855, the first election under the new charter was held and on April 16, 1855 the result of such election was reported to the Boro Board and Elias Darby was declared elected as first Mayor of the City of Elizabeth.
The Goethals Bridge spans the Arthur Kill connecting Elizabeth with Howlands Hook, Staten Island. The Goethals Bridge is a memorial to Major General George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal and the first consulting engineer of the Port Authority. The Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing, which are similar in design, were the first facilities constructed by the Port Authority. The 135-foot channel clearance of the Goethals Bridge permits passage of deep-sea vessels on the Arthur Kill.
The Goethals Bridge connects directly to the New Jersey Turnpike at Interchange 13, and is accessible to Route 1 and other New Jersey highways. It is a major route for through-traffic moving between Brooklyn and New Jersey with its direct connections across the Staten Island Expressway (I-278) to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

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