Telegram-herald., 1891-03-05

GRA
1877, and las never bSea changed.
Ias4s soal1 G4ss ~ be . Fe-Fss ssr4-
tlo4, matter oI lsFge sxpenss 4na a.
AZ, 2De thsEe are 40 pxosisons "A lie
bsL a. ~ pTsssEels TIE proposed
ea4ngs "A TAI matters. IN the charter
ansendnlen peadlnz, pFesxBssd .
diffleulty. the supervisor Of tie Tentn
ward q required immediately ~ tAse
"a az tbs Ne. teETlt1xY sna s.sess &.
tasFs would Eot &c sarhe.enG time.
tie could copy the old rolls, DuE ia
nakiag nes ones would hAye % 70
over al tEIs ae. ground ana ges ae-
4uantsc slta i. fne sch0ol boards IN
the distrlets Affected have made al
thslf contracts with their teachers and
tn~y aEe JIn1ng IA lzs. There would
oe 40 erance - feagraDge about thai
IL tas Oil took effect jan. /, next. there
would DC time 10 arrange for al that.
10 take eject taen would not AFFECT tie
representative apporLioument. Atthelr
October session Toe supervisors would
make tne apportl0nmsnt IA the country
aad they would then know ~naE the
elty would be on Jan. /. Mr.. Taylor
then cited and commented upon some
Supreme Court decisions, sustaining
his position OF the question OF appoT-
L.O1ment.
The Constitutioa Invoked.
Aid. Turner insisted .hst there coulc
be no good objection 10 giving the bill
Immediate effect, and that N fact that
was Tie only safe and proper course.
The only objection Is that some one has
got 10 10 some work. There was con-
st.tutlOnal objection TO giving Il effect
January /. The ouly time 10 altar the
boundary OF city entitled 10 more
than one representative and 50 con-
struetlng single district Is alter y new
census enumeration, anu before new
apporLlOnment. A return has Just been
made, and II 5 the duty OF the Legisla
ture 10 make al apportIonment now.
ilence this Is the time Tor any change
IN the city limits.
Mayor Cnl-''fhen you think II must
DC given immediate etfeet@'
Alderman Iurner-"Yes; il must be
done. / understand that the Board OF
supervisors will meet IN June. 1t
makes 10 difference, however. Unless
the biil be gwen immediate effect, you
raise the constitutional question and
endanger the D.ll. You give chance
for lawsuit Mr.. Iaylor's position
rlay perhaps be right, but We know We
are rlgnt II We give the bill immediate
effect. Is Il worth while TO endunger
the bill 10 save some one some work?
Clerical assistance can be obtained. |
can see no difficulty about the election.
We can MAKE the added territory por-
tons OF the present precincts.
Ex-senator Wesselius-''Why would
1t not constitute part OF the precincts
immediately upon the passage OF this
bill without further acton"
Alderman Turner-''There are streets
now outside of the city limits to be
graded and they should be graded this
season."
The Contracts Not to Intervene.
Ex-senator Wesselius-"If there is
any question about the matter of pre-
clncts or notice under the charter
proper provisions can be made III the
bill. There is no reason why the bill
should not be given immediate effect.
question will arise anyway"
Mayor Uhl-"This bill ought not to
be encumbered with any question as to
these contracts
Ex-senator Wesselius-"No question
of contracts should be saddled on the
BILL"
Superintendent Haven-"Our town
ship does not want to be left with the
on &c a.,
Alderman Turner said that total
valuation of 81 100000 of g 2.000, 900
was added to the city 10y the extension
of the limits and the city should have
the immediate benefits arising from
taxation.
Ex-senator Wesselins-"That is the
strong point IN favor of immediate
effect. The city has got to take care of
this new territory and should have the
benefit of having the taxes assessed and
collected under the new charter"
One-Ouarter Milo Men Prevail.
1t was mutually agreed TO fix upon
the one-quarter mile limit and to give
the bill immediate effect and this closed
the discussion by the delegation. The
Senate Committee reassembled and Ex-
Senator WesselIus stated TO the COM
inlt.ee that the delegation had agreed
TO request the committee to restore the
one-quarter mile limit. Amendments
were accordingly framed by tho chair
man, Srustor Beers, and j. W. Ransom
prepared another amendment which
was adopted by the committee to stand
as section 6. Il provides that the Com
mon Council shall have power to
divide the new territory into election
precincts or attach portions OF it TO the
present precincts st any tinic before
notice of the meeting of the board of
registration.
Immediately upon the assembling OF
the Senate IN the afternoon, the olll
was reported with the amendments
mentioned. On motion of Senator
Doran the amendments were con-
Cured in. the rules were suspended.
and the bill put upon its immediate
passage. Having passed, Il was gwen
immediate effect on Senator Duran's
motion. When il came back To the
House. Representative Hayward moved
concurrence in the Senate amendments.
The House concurred and referred the
bill for enrolment. The bill was en-
rolled and 10 the Governors hands be-
fore s O'Clock.
The Kieksrs Were Not init
Ahout fifteen minutes after the
final passage of the bin NJ. L. Sweet,