The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-26
TODAY At TRENTON.
A Bill to Protect HudS0n'S
New Drive from
Injury.
RAILWAY COMMISSION PLAN
Investigations That Will Cost the
Companies $4,000 a Year
The "Big Six" Knock.
out.
RAILWAY COMMISSION PLAN
Special to the JERSEY CITY Ne,cs.

TRENTON, Jan. 26, 1S92.-Mr. Magners
bill providing for Presidents of Boards of
Aldermen in cities of the second class,
came up this morning and provoked
long discussion. Mr.. O'Neill urged the
passage of the bill, and Cole of Camden
offered an amendment, submitting the
proposition to popular vote. He
said his city did not want the bill nor did
it want to pay the additional expense OF
81 SEQ year to such officers.
MIR. O'Neill argued for the bill and
said that it was wanted by Bayonne and
Hobokeu. Mr.. Coyle said he had not
heard anyone in Hoboken clamoring 9 Tor
the measure. Mr.. Hutchinson, of Tren-
ton, and Mr.. Engard. of Camden,
opposed the bill and favored
the amendment. Mr.. Heaney
said the bill was in the line of improved
municipal government, as it left the
choice of the presiding officer OF the Com
mon Council to the people.
Mr.. Kalisch cut the matter short by
having the bill recommitted. The debate
emphasized the fact that Heaney an
Potts are two of the best speakers in the
House.
Speaker Bergen announced the new
Committee on Towns and Townships
Z4ller of Hudson. Kalisch of Essex
Warne of Middlesex, Wright OF Bergen
and Ernst of Ocean.
The Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions will give hearing on the water bill
after the morning session next Iuesday.
NOT FOR JERSEY CITY.
Assemblyman Lane introduced bill
looking to the preservation of finely paved
streets 1t provides that on the appl1ca-
tion of fifty freeholders it shall be lawful
for the governing bodies of municipal
ties to adopt an ordinance to protect the
use of the whole or part OF any stree5 TO
certain maximum weight when loaded.
The penalty for violating theaordinance is
fixed at $25.
RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The much talked of railroad commls-
sion bill was introduced this morning by
Mr.. Tumilty. 1t ests sblishes railroad
commission of three Commissioners to be
appointed by the Governor with the ap-
proval of the Senate for the term OF nve
wears Mt an annual salary of 5000. The
commissioners shall appoint secretary
at salary of $4,000; an attorney at
salary of SO, 900; marshall at Sl,OOO; an
accountant and an inspector at not more
than 81, 500 each, and other clerical force not
exceeding in tine aggregate So, The
Commission shall have full power to in
vestigate the railroads and their work
ings, The total cost of the Com mission
is nor TO exceeu SSo,ooo pei yo"i, MN ~ 10
to be paid by all the railroads of the State
proportiouately.
IN THE SENATE.
The bill providing for the retention in
office of the crews and captains of fire
companies in second class cities passed
the Senate this morning. This bill ap-
plies to Hoboken and Bayonne:
Mr. Hudspeth introduced bill
authorizing the Jersey City
Police Commissioners to spend s25, 900 for
q station house in Greenville, ana the bill
was rapidly advanced to third reading.
Mr.. Miller introduced bill which appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to pay the expenses of three
commissioners to visit Holland and study
that country's system of seawalls, with a
view to preserving the Jersey coast from
the ravages of the sea.
The Governor nominated Charles M.
Jennings as Lay Judge for Somerset.
The Senate adjourned for the week.