New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-27
AFFAIRS IN NEW-JERSEY.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CAPITOL.

INCREASE IN THE STATES INCoME-PLANKED
sHAD AT GLoUcEsTER-NATIoNAL GUARD
EYCAMPMENT-THE RAILROADS.
Trenton. y. j.. April 26.-New-Jersey is slowly &C
cumulating state Capitol. Some years ago a big
hor.a With handsome columns Of wood in front and
NJ rather impressive appearance erected ton the
nso ~ the Legislature and State officers. The gov
eminent outcrew this and built addition or two at
tho roar giving ample quarters for the time being Tor
the LEGISLATURE Governor and two or three OF the
state orscials About six years ago the old building
In front was injured by fire, and the loss was fixed az
COZ ooo II was proposed to repair IL, and the Legs
1otro nut tbe matter in charge Of several officials
oe state House Commission. The Commission dio
NOT arree with the Legislature as 10 the proper tlng
IN bo done and proceeded TO tear down the remains
~ thn old building and lay foundations for nc"
one The Legislature subsequently surrendered It's
own vavvs and permitted the Commission to go aheah
They adopted one Of the insurance companyoahH
BUILDING designs then popular and couple Of hun
drod tbousand dollars were spent In this structure.
Changes in Mans furniture ETC., brought the totai
cost nm TO $500 900, and building that Is az leas'
sod and convenient inside, II not archtectnraly al
tractive is the result.
For a wear or two there has been complaint on ohc
Assembly Chamber the old trouble OF venulauoh
bcior the principal Last winter ARRANGEMENTS
were made for another change The Assembly, Chain-
ho s NOW being enlarged and the ventilation for once
is IN he all that can be desired The erect upon te
morals and conduct Of the members Is TO De 50 eA
ceIcnt II Is understood, that the S3oOOo or @4oooV
the imurovement will cost VIII not De reeret'eu ny
anvbodv The receipt of the Direct Tax money Gu
hio to State TO indulge in this luxury, as wei Us III
tho pavmcnt of some Of It's debts. Besues V"o no"
chamber the grounds Of the state House. WIN"
s,oro down tn the Delaware, are to be improved
Tho states income this year is expected TO DC con
sideroblv increased and there will be money enough
not only TO pay 70? the Assembly extension" ouC ~,
the extension OF the state prison, improvements ny,
have. however no connection with each o'her' -"
i,crcaso I'm recelpts is to partly from the ra-
road companies, which pay scarcely any locai taA'
-, ,.old heavily TO the state treasury. AnOther
largo nc.coe, Will come from the miscellaneous corpo
rations. These have grown enormously as everybody
knows under the loose corporation acts OF the otalo
rho Stoto taxcs tho companies, and while about nan
of them do not pay anything others that care oir
for their charters pay literally ana some enormous
ores have been incorporated lately Then. 100 tle
tn,,arc, commands have increased their payments.
Tho pIanked sad has begun his usual raid upon inc
1icostivc organs Of politician and epicure. From all
par, Of the state men go 10 gloucester NV Js DC
Iou, Camden and in that domain OF rcc-hoFSe' vi
Iiouor-law violations, of Democratic politics. anu VI
Dly9 Thomson the shGdisheries are the be'I III the
state. and the haus are large and prohtaDic Inc
scenes at The hauling Of the great seine are extremely
2,
togetber when the net Is baeged Is ore 10 De FChc
Lcrcd The .planking' consists OF nauhB tI5 sPaih
Gsh unon nm oak plank. seasoned by thGu7dh sun
nYncrlences: then placing the shad uplig' DeioIc "
g1Tite-tIre and baSting 1t constantly With decaeN stu
sOncd drawn-butter HI. -, a., c.o.o will rro,
ab strike for eight hours in May bun III some ceHrta
of Iuilding activity there will be no strike ana tle t
VII, continue NJ the old hours. The feeling among thc
men is moi in favor Of striking and II Is DelcIed n
In Inc majority OF cases they Will not be affected o '0
general agitation. - r,,, ,o,l.i,,, tho
National Guard Of the upper part OF me STATE VIII
catnn NJ sea Girt this summer ana inc iGt1leV"cl.
for = pleasant and profitable week are 70 Dc on ~
crlns tr,Ie The only objection made to the sea rir'
cen ground IS that II Is too accessible ana TOO car Ic
Summer social centres for the efficiency OF the week.
instruction. 49,, -. -, .ho ,,.oros= iopol
baseball field this year for the first time IN loS "4ic'
M is the Old story Of lack Of public support -, "a.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is chILS l,s, i9
freight across Jersey into Staten Island anu Il
doing an enormous business apparently. us pa
gcncers are still accommodated at The Monterrey Ce
trail The Central is also doing large IrelgnI pus
ness at present. The Leheh Valley road IS inaklng
prodgou strides. II is using its new snort cut ir3h
the old line through ROselle to Newark where u !ols
the PENNSYLVANIA. pending the completion Of It's roau
across The meadows 10 Jersey city: The PennsyNahd
short cut for freight by which II sideracks newark Is
nearly finished but owing to the constant setti 0
the track where II IS built across the meadows VIII
he sCme time before the route can be used regularly