New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
AFFAIRS IN NEW-JERSEY.
THE ANNUAL MOVE TO THE COUNTRY.
WORK OF THE CITIZENS LEAeuE-rHE STATE
GEOLOGICAL suRvEY-REGULATIoN OF
THE DRUG TRADE-THE NEWARK
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BOARD OF WORKS CASE.


THE DRUG TRADE-THE NEWARK
BOARD OF WORKS CASE.
rrnton. n. J.. May 31e-At this time OF the year
the roads leading from New-iork ana Phiiaoeip'a
into the country districts OF New-Jersey have many
e,rance Messengers Two three horses carrisee'
doqcart or blackboard q coachman out OF livery iosds
~ stahle furniture and the family dog make mp parry
% nlnrims 10 some rural home During tho last peh
wears the number OF those who have Sought summer
homes in NewJersey has been steadily ncrcasihs snu
lately the growth of this population mas Deeh All Inv
portant factor in State progress Inc class reieii "
hardly includes the seashoe residents whose
and metbods are peculiar to themselves Tho clsss
,hoso animal begra Is now feature are those WHO
have sought country homes in New-Jcsey WIN ohiS "
side glance at the fashions and society," IL heou o
he supposed they necessarily persons OF iarse
wealth for that is not required An income sunccn1
10 maintain horse and carriage Will furnish enough
t,r delightful summer home in New-Jersey. In many
charming and accessible localities land sells for Sloo
An acre and there many farmhouses for SAFE taV
with moderate expenditure for improvements mahc VIC
ucbtful homes. The cost OF living-and inc hViue -
Goods not more than It is In the city, including 1e
moderate amount for commuaton and there Is large
saving compared WIN the eApenses vi S
a watering place hotel.
The citizens, League of the State held its meeting
n. Elizabeth last Tuesday and made an Important ue
cision as TO Its future. The call for the convention III
cluded those who are opposed to Sunday hquor-scne
and lower licenses we'll as those who desire 10 nave
gambling on the racetracks stopped INC he'suo
odnnted An amendment limiting Its objects to the sup
nrasson az public gambling. This was unquestlonabiy
the Isest movement for the purposes OF the League
To include the liquor trade In It's attacks meahV ''
divorce OF many friends Of the anti-gamDhnB hlONo
nont lint not that aone-t implied the consolidation
NJ the booksellers and the lquordeaers. Inc COM
bination would have been extremely grateim 10 tio
former. strengthening them amazingly Whether Iusu
fed or not the feeling against poolselng and betuhg
,s crovinp stronger The Hudson County movement
AGAINST Guttenbnrg has begun TO show some rea
strength and the downfall Of Gloucester is Only
matter OF time . L., ,.
The annual report Of the state Geologist has just
been issued and treats on topics OF large currchU
interest such as driven wells, the flow OF the rivers
of the State In reference TO water supply anu niin
mower. and similar questions. When nearly every
cro,pirc community IN the State Is discussing water
S,pply and sewerage the calm impartial discussions
by the States servants prove Of Infinite Value' lHerc
has not been a step taken by either public or private
enterprise in these matters during all the great changes
made in the last fifteen years that has not Deeh
raceablc IN some measure to the work OF tho state
Geological Survey.
The State druggists have been holding their annual
convention IN this city and choosing officers listening
TO papers read and discussing their business interests
Under State laws they have the regulation OF Their
business in their own hands, and are expected 10
maintain II above reproach. In the matter OF al
hitting pharmacists TO business privileges there Is
much strictness shown in educational requirements
The dentists have a similar organization Complaint
is made of these associations at times, especially by
New-York and Philadelphia practitioners who seek
TO gain a shining dollar at the watering places, but
so far at least the associations have been OF large
public service, preventing fraud and injury through
ignorance
"The Elizabeth Herald" Democratic newspaper.
edited by w. S. Mexican a well-known Democrat. is
giving Governor Albeit fts' these days. There is
an open rupture and The Herald charges the Gov
ernor with doing everything to build up party for
himself and to destroy such as fail to join in this
work.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week
upon the cOnsttutiOnalty Of the Board OF Works law
which enacted last winter for Newark, and which
has already been put into effect. The law provided
that II there attempt TO challenge its constitu
tionaty the supreme Court should give IL immediate
considerations and while the court managed to es
cape this provision by an understanding with coun-
sell the case viii have precedence when the regular
term of the court opens this week. 1t i believed that
the constitutional questions raised such that the
law will be declared void unless the court takes
different view from that held by 1t in the past. The
object Of the law TO transfer from Republican
hands to Democrats the control Of most of the city
business. Instead OF Water Commission composed
Of both Republicans and Democrats and instead of
Street Commissioner City Surveyor etc. controlled by
the Common Council a commission Of five Democrats,
selected by the Mayor TO hold Office for five years
each was prvided for. There no limitation on
the Mayors power Of appointment, but he received
meagre control over the commission after 1t Sc
ected The commission cannot he changed and
there will mot even be a vacancy In the body by eX-
piration Of term for three full years The Mayor APP
pointed the chosen for him by the political bosses
to whom he is entirely subservient, and If the law
stands city will be under t1r control without
show OF getting relief through local political
revolution unless the Legislature should repeal the