But it was not Woodside in those days. The first name attached to the locality, and which appears to have come into use about 1863, was Ridgewood. There was, however, a post office of this name already established in the state, and when the town was set off from Belleville the name was changed to the present form. In 1865 this was a part of Belleville, but it was not long before efforts were made for a separation, as the following documents indicate:— ASSEMBLY—NO. 498. STATE OF NEW JERSEY. An Act to set off from the township of Belleville, in the county of Essex, an election district, to be known as Woodside. 1 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly 2 of the State of New Jersey, That all that 3 part of said township of Belleville, lying and being 4 south of the Second river, be set off from the 5 township of Belleville, and made and constituted 6 an election district to be known and called Woodside. 1 2. And be it enacted, That Alfred Keen, 2 Charles D. Morrison, and Charles Akers be and 3 are hereby appointed inspectors of election with 4 power to elect and appoint a clerk for said election, 5 at the annual town election to be held in April 6 eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at Woodside 7 polling district in the public hall known as Woodside 8 hall, and who are hereby required and authorized 9 to perform all duties required of inspectors 10 of election, in and for said district, and shall 11 preside at said first town meeting in said district, 12 as inspectors of election.