New-York tribune., 1886-08-02
MIGRATORY NEW JERSEY LAW.
CONSTITUTIONAL CAUSE OF OFFENCE.

PLANS FOR A WATER sUPPLY-DEMoCRATs AND THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
,,,ou TYE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRInUNE.J
TRENTON, Aug. 1.-The Constitutional Com
riss,on of1s75 composed OF eminent citizens; but
there serous mistakes made In the partcu
iarly thoroagh ovorhaung which they gave the con-
.nton Oss Of these to provide that there should
he no specsi legislaton for ctics 1t was the pleasing
belle. of the commissioners that the Legislature wouo
~o 10 work forthwith and enac: series OF general
laws governing all the cities 1t was hIhsNe'
Sf course But the cities needed legis'"'io'
Constitution, Constitution, and soauew proiesSo
arose 1t consisted drawing bills which shoud be gen
.ra in forr, special In these bearings Not Ia"
nasssd that is not open suspicion and the quanutV OF
unconstitutional stau,tes would I'll big volume Last
w,ek the Supreme Count destroyed the license law oi
Trenton by OF the,f decisions and other c'io' "
likewise affected. Some blame the court TOT cohS' "s
tne Constitution literally: but all agree th"' VI"
Constitutional amend mentm relation to cities
and mistake The Legislature has oeeh ropo"' p'. =.
nrsed to make a change in the Constitution wmcn Il
feasible and the pressure nexf winter wiz p.o""'
,tronger than at any time herdofore o"o VI ' ",
Jersey towns recently directed the placing Oh "
short street. The actual cost Of the work I" p""e
owner would have been 5000 Inc cohtr"o' ""' ~
o., asoo Tho ADVERTISING comui ssoners lees' survey
or, tsss etc cost lust $425 more Inc CITY pau ail
these bills and a year after hsd eo'co'eu "e ~ F'0
from tho property-owners They had pau PAW niore
tha yOrk
,s narrowed the money to pay the contractor adver
,,,,r s,c had lost something in interest as we'll This
q, way OF building and the legal methods seem to
to lie the Of IT. Yet when tn. Lesislatnre eat At
tenpts make change the court ihfieres anu ruie7
out the as unconstitutional - A..
The water.supply question continues TO engage the
becn Efficiently developed that there Is panty o. money
10 be obtained to embark In water supply enterprises,
ma MIA for railroad Duidins Nothing dennHe has ooeu
eloped yet but at least two compsnes are Ia & .,e
al lnxrns ID
ent demands While these are dallyng varitns p'opo
si,ion for purifying the Passaic River whencs Newark
and Jersey City draw their supply are moote1 IL is pro,
posed to empty Newark sewaS. further south, toWarG
he ocean TO prevent sewage pollution by Paterson and
Passc through the grand ures and to filter the water
Other propositions are also pending aui out OF al ..
them the cities hope & 10 sTsh'w se' o'''
The charge made by tho anttAboett men that the
Governor and Senator Mcpherson inspiring candi-
daces the State the better to conceal their own
lar choice at the right moment Andrew Abrght OF
Newark said be the present cause OF annoy 10
~ InSicnant because he thinks divided
s To cause him lose votes. The contests Tor State
lively conventions Atlantic and Mercer Counties es
recally In the latter one OF the earnest candua'e
John e. Muirhead. a resident OF Pennsylvania. VINO
would accept the nomination on an antimonopoiy plat
form. A.. 49,. l., -. ,.,ss,,, n, prov,
dence amoug Jersey which leads them TO believe
transfer companies Of New.York. They suffer in com
parsuve silence because OF their faith otherwise hers
would be q daily storm OF proach al system whlch
delivers the Jersey his trunk from one 10 louf u
after the time mentioned in his agreement with 'hc
transfer agent. ,
The State has appropriated $4,000 to marx tho posi-
tous O! NewJsrsey troops al the battle OF Getysbnt2
an the money has been divided that each command
will have about 1870 to spend on It's monument Ihis
would suffice for plan substantial pile but IL Is ae
sred 10 make the monuments worthy OF Jersey vslor
and additional contributions asked There is pretty
certain be liberal response for the object 10 on
which appeals with peculiar force 10 ci'izeps o n'
State. 80.
Renewed complaint Is made OF the operations OF the
etore-order system, the evils OF which TIE lkbUsk
thoroughly exposed about SIX years ago The eases no"
ed are
" and instances OF severe hardship given. The law
which was passed after The TKIDUNE's exposures Is
successfully avoided 10y private arrange uents DutWeeh
storekeepers and mine owners .
The criticism OF bathing costumes at Asbury PARK
and OCEAN Grove aid to bs tn Justified Oy the
facts and action by the sthery authorities OF these pc
culiar resorts is threatened.