The Jersey City news., 1892-03-14
THE WORK SUMMED UP.
What the Legislature AC-
complished During the
Expired Session.
LAWS FOR HUDSON COUNTY.
How Our Representatives Worked
at Trenton and What
They Accomplished.
LAWS FOR HUDSON COUNTY.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs.

of adjournment to consider the measures
and all that do not receive his approval
by that time are lost beyond recall. 1t is
the purpose of the Governor to give. as
far as possible, a hearing on each meas
ure to all who wish to be heard. He will
begin tomorrow by hearing what the ad-
vocates and opponents of the Perth Am
boy Water bill, over which there was
such a controversy, may have to say.
Although the Legislature, which closed
with last week, was essentially a talking
one and consumed more good time i'll
talking without saying much, it accom-
plished considerable business. However
beneficial that business may have been to
the State is u matter upon which the peo-
pie at large will never agree.
Over seven hundred bills were intro
duced during the session in both Houses,
of which 22l passed, 101 Senate bills and
100 House bills. This, Of course, does not
include the large number which passed
either House and came to grief in the
other. Nevertheless, it compares favor
ably with the number passed by the
other three nine weeks sessions which
have heretofore been held. The session
of 1877 passed 1856 bills. that OF 1879, 209
and the third, that of 1880, passed 224.
How many of those passed by the last
Legislature will become law rests with
the Governor. and cannot be ascertained
until the thirty days in which he has to
sign them has expired.
JERSEY CITY GETS THE FIRST BILL.
The first bill introduced in the House
was one of great interest to Jersey City.
1t was the one providing for a Board of
Appeals, and it became law. receiving
the approval of the Governor on Febru-
ary 25 Hudson county received large
share of attention at the hands of the
lawmakers, and many bills were passed
for her benefit and some for her detri-
ment. One of the most important to Jer
sey City was Mr.. O'Neilps Fire Escape
bill, which was snatched from the jaws
of death by Messrs. Heaney. Potts and
Hudspeth. to whose attention its precari-
GUS condition was called by The JERSEY
CITY NEWS. The bill extending the term
of the Mayor to five years, in order that
der the guidance of Allan L. McDermott,
to recover from the disastrous effects of
the last municipal administration, was
another highly beneficial act.
BAYoNNE'S GOOD FORTUNE.
Bayonne was remembered by the Solons
and given President of the Board of AL
dermen to be elected by the people at
large and new District Court, presided
over bv the erudite Tom Noonan. Here
after the boards of election and registry
appointed by the County Boards will
serve at municipal as well as other elec-
tions; that is. if the Governor signs the
bill for that purpose, which passed both
Houses. Mr. Zeller's bill fixing the terms
of the Assessors and Collectors of the
North Hudson townships at three years
also passed the Chambers. Three new
offices were created for Jersey City and
Newark by Mr.. Hardin's bill which pro-
vides that the Mayor shall appoint three
Commissioners at a salary OF $1,000 for
three years who shall assess all benefits
and damages caused Dy improvements In
The two cities.
The Board of Works, when conducting
will hereafter have the
power to administer oaths and compel
the production of books and papers. Mr.
Heaney's Subway Commission bill be-
came a law, and Miles Ross, Allan Nc
Dermott and James Smith, Jr., now have
the power to compel all companies using
electrical wires, except trolley wires, to
put the wires under ground. The bill
authorizing the Board of Freeholders to
issue bonds not exceeding 100000 tor re-
pairing the bridge over the Hachensack,
only needs the Governors signature to
become law, and the bill making the
service of legal papers on Saturday after
noon legal, is in the same condition.
MIR. ZELLER's BENEFICIAL WORK.
Mr.. Zeller succeeded in getting through
his bill fixing the terms of Tax Receiver
of the Hudson Township OF over ten
thousand inhabitants, at two years, and
the bill forbidding the changing of the
salary OF the Assistant City Treasurer
during his term, had the same good for
tune.
If the Governor approves, Hoboken
will hereafter have City Engineer to
superintend all public Improvements and
sell her old volunteer fire houses and erect
new ones. The Hudson townships can
lay out roads ana streets connecting with
streets of adjacent cities, and in the case
of contagious diseases the Bsard of
Health will have the power to appropri
ate the necessary money to guard against
an epidemic 1t will only require the
Governors signature to increase the pay
of the Fire Department. accordingto Mr..
MoyIan's bill provided the people sanction
the same at general election. The
salaries of the officers OF the North Hud-
son townships will be $1,000 for clerk.
collector, treasurer and assessor, mem
bers of the town council $500, and reco ded
$500. The Board of Freeholders can elect
a member from the Tenth district, which
is not now represented in the Board, and
all policemen over sixty years OF age, who
have served twenty years can be retired
ou half pay. The Dill TO remove what
ever legal doubt there was to the regu-
larlity Of the appointment of the the bat
talon chiefs is now in the Governors s
hands, The new Greenville police sta
tion was provided for, and the Freehold
ers were authorized to sell any surplus
rock and earth the county may get out of
Snake Hill or elsewhere.
OF IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE.
Several measures of imporIan ce TO the
State at large also passed both Houses
aud prominent among these was the
bill legalizing the combination of the coal
carving roads so far AS the roads incor-
porated in this S ate are concerned.
The Governor has not as yet signed this
taken up tomorrow.
Then there was the Board of Arbitra-
tion for labor troubles and the Inspector
of Mines which was provided for and
which it is expected will lessen to great
extent labor troubles and mine abuses in
the State. Mr.. Potts amendment 20
the mechanics lien law, it is pre-
dicted, will be of great benefit
to the laboring men as well
as to the material men. The reorganiza-
tion of the Riparian Board with the
Governor as member so that the Board
can have the benefit of his experience is
another measure in the right direction
which became law. Mr.. Flynns bills
making fifty five hours weeks work in
factories and workshops. and barring
Pinkerton's detectives from doing duty
as deputy sheriffs are also well received
by the laboring men.
Mr. Hudspeth deserves much credit for
getting through his bill providing for
home Tor INDECENT adult blind who now