The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-26
THE LAW Mill GRINDS.
Bills Passed, Killed and
Proposed at Trenton
Yesterday.
CITY DEBT AND LICENSE FEES.
Membership in Water Companies
Bill to Increase Police Pay
in Newark and
Elizabeth.
CITY DEBT AND LICENSE FEES.
.speciul to the JERSEY city Ne,Os-

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TRENTON. March 25, 1S90.-This was I'M
doubtedIy the dullest day of the session.
The House managed to pass a rev p1is
among which were those giving the
Courts of Common Pleas power to trans
fer lisenses for the unexpired term; pro-
viding for the preservation of the early
history of New Jersey, and that permitting
the Board of Bayonne to appoint Schooi
Superintendent. There was al election
held recently in North Bergen over the
legality of which some doubt has arisen.
A bill removing all that passed the House.
Mr.. Perkins bill was passed which pro
vides that assessments for Improvements
in Any city may be paid by five year bonds
bearing interest. Twenty per cent OF tne
principal of the bond must be paid every
year. Ii any person does not pay, the
assessment or enters into such q ponu
thirty days after the confirmation OF tne
assessment. the assessment VIII Dear
interest at the rate of ten per cent per
anuum
Mr.. Boyle managed to pass his bill pro-
viding for the drainage of the low lands IN
his district by cutting down or straight
ening the beds of creeks or natural water
courses.
MONOPOLY IN WATER. =.
<1c rCLA JAAC ACSloA0bdA0
which, according to Mr.. Marsh, created a
water monopoly by limiting the number
of persons of whom water
could be formed. That gentleman there
1ore introduced an amendment to
the bill, destroying the monopoly,
by declaring that any number OF persons
not less than seven can form such a com
pany. The bill passed the House this
afternoon.
There was much merriment over the
bill which exempts the cnursing OF grey
hares from the provisions OF the Cruelty
to Animals act. The bill was In
troduced in the interest of GER
tain Philadelphia sportsmen's clubs that
wished TO establish rabbit coursing
in this State and when it came up for
ina passage this afternoon it afforded
several of the funny men an excellent OPP
portunity to work in some exercrable
puns. The bill was lost by the tie vote of
~ to %, aud a motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Perkins attempt to control the
price of telephone messages came 10 grief
and he Withdrew the measure in the
House this afternoon.
SALARIES GO UP.
Two more increase of salary bills passed
the House. One provides for the increase
the other confers the same favor on the
Elizabeth policemen.
There was no serious objection to the
bills, except as to the Newark measure,
which was opposed by Mr.. Voorhees, on
the ground that the Police Commission
ers had the money to make the
increase last year but did not
do SO. From which he inferred
that the increase was not desired by the
people. In the Elizabeth bill it was
stipulated that q majority of the Board of
Aldermen must decide to submit the
matter of the increase 10 the people.
AS TO CITY
Mr.. Mullone's bill providing that in
cities where the debt exceeds or equals
twenty per cent of the value of the real
estate therein, one-third of the amount
received for liquor licenses shall be ex:
pended for the building of school houses,
one-third for the improvement of streets
Il sewers, and one-third for the pay
ment Of the city debt, also passed the
House this afternoon.
NEW BILLS.
The members keep forcing in bills as
though they expected to stay here all
summer There were several introduced
in the Assembly today which are good
bills and ought to pass. Among them
was one by Mr.. Kalisch. which is aimed
at the Essex Freeholders. and which pro-
yides that in any county of this State
wherein there is a city of the
first class that has a population
exceeding 100000 inhabitants the Board
Of Freeholders shall publish once q week
for three weeks in each month in TWO
papers representative of each political
party itemlzed statements of the ex-
penses and disbursements of the Board
Tor the preceding month.
Another good measure was introduced
by Mr.. RobinsteiD, OF Newark. 1t makes
all persons holding United States posi-
tlons or office Ineligible to hold any office
1fndolt tho Gfnfn nP any fprtrtty Fnffxr ar
other municipality in the State.
For MQuOr.-RObert Dd1,iS.