The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-26
WHAT NEW JERSEY GETS.
Appropriations for Service and
Public Buildings-0ther
Matters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1s92.-The Treas
ury officials have submitted to Congress
a statement of the amounts necessary to
sey districts during the next fiscal year
as follows.
Port of Newark. Collector. 81 200
Deputy Collector and Inspector, 81, 200;
Storekeeper s., l,095; total, So, 495.
The amount allotted for Storekeeper is
REIN bursaDle to the Government.
Port of Bridgeton, Collector, $500; two
Deputy Collectors and Inspectors at Sl20
each; total, Sl.040.
Port of Burlington, Collector. $780,
Port of Somers Point, Collector, $500;
Deputy Collector, $500; total. $500.
Port of Tuckerton, Collector, $500
Port of Perth Amboy, Collector $1,000;
Deputy Collector. $1,000; Inspector and
Clerk, $40; Deputy Collector and lnspec-
tor, 81, ,O95; three Inspectors at So per day,
So, ,2S5; storekeeper, 5000; boatman and
ianitor, S547 so; total, $40, ,567 so.
AS in the case of Newark the allotment
for storekeeper is REIN bursable to the
Government.
CONGRESSMAN MDoNALD.
Representatives Mcdonald has COM
menced work to secure an increase of ap-
preparation for the proposed public
buildings in the city of HoDoken. He
has urged the Committee on Public
Buildings to fix the limit of cost at S1l0,-
O00 This is an addition of 5000 to the
present limitation of cost. Originally
the appropriation was but $50, ,0O0
hut at the request of the super
vising architects this was increased
to SIS, 900, as extensive piling was found
to be necessary to secure stable founda-
tions for the buildings. AS there was eX
pended for the site $31, ,071.55, it can be
seen that but $43, ,92S. AS. Is left for the con-
struction of the building, and this amount
the architect says is not sufficient to pro-
vide building commensurate with the
necessities of the public service and the
people of Hoboken.
AT the other end of the State Mr.. Bergen
is working hard for a public building to
be located in Bridgeton. An appropria-
tion for only $4,000 is asked for both
site aud building. One thing is favorable
to this city. 1t has ever been The prac-
tice in the award of appropriations of this
kind to give preference 10 those places
where custom house is required, or
where the United States Courts are held.
From the preceding paragraph it is
hardly necessary to say tnat bridgeton is
a custom port. the third largest in the
State.
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA.
Professor Salmon, Chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry of the Agricultural
Department, in his report to Congress on
the extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia
among cattle, has the following to say
about New jersey
ut is doubtful if proper regulations can
be continued III New JERSEY under the
system Of cooperation until the contagion
is completely eradicated. The Importance
of success here is exceptionally great,
because of the traffic in cattle between
the infected districts in New Jersey and
the neignboring counties in New York.
If the disease should again become preva-
lent in New Jersey it would be difficult, il
not impossible, to prevent the rein
fection of Westchester and New York
counties in the latter State. There would
also be great danger of the infection of
cattle destined for shipment to Europe
from the port of New York, many OF
which go through the New Jersey stock
Yards To properly protect this enormous
trade between the States and with foreign
countries, greater powers are required
than are now possessed by this depart
ment.
In looking over the list cf publications
bought by the Secretary of the Senate for
the use of Senators l find only two
credited to Senator Mcpherson, and they
show that the Senator was bent on litera
ture having relation to the tariff and
economic questions. The only publica
tious secured for him were the american
Wool Reporter of Boston and the Ameri-
cun Manufacturer of PittsbuTg.
The junior New Jersey Senator, Rufus
Blodgett, does not appear on the list.
The government spent S2,3S6 20 las
year in the maintenance of the Glouces-
ter sbad station, operated by the Fist
Commission.
The Committee on Claims have beer
asked bs Senator Mcpherson to report