The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-20
How 1t Differs From the
Mu1lone Bill and What
1t Seeks to Do.
NEWARK's QUESTIONABLE TACTICS
Looking After the Industrial In
surance Companies-Legisla-
tive Work To Begin In
Earnest Next Week.
A LAST YEARS EXCISE BILL.
specio, to the Jerseu city Ne,vs.

Special TO the Jersey Citu Neos.
TRENTON, Jan. 20, 1s92.-Tne Legisl a.
tnre evinces an apparent disinclination TO
get to work. Although twelve bills were
introduced into the house and twelve in
the Senate, the first week of the session
the Senate was obliged to adjourn for the
week at noon yesterday, and the House
to take recess from eleven o'clock in the
morning to two in the afternoon for
want of bills to act upon. The
trouble appeared to be with the commit
tees, and several of the chairmen took
the trouble to explain to the Assembly
yesterday how hard it was to get the
committees together. The recess was
taken and the committees got together in
their handsome new rooms, with large,
highly polished brass plates upon the
doors, and considered several bills.
IMPORTANT MEASURES
When the House reconvened at TWO
o'clock several bills were reported and
sent to the engrOSsin9 room to be en-
crossed, 80 that by Monday night there
will be plenty of work in both Houses
Among the bills introduced yesterday
We're some very important measures,
which will cause considerable discussion
before they become laws. Mr.. Hudspeth
stood sponsor for several of the bills one
OF which provides for the establishment
of home for adult INDECENT blind
be appointed by the Governor and
three lady managers to be appointed by
the trustees. All are to serve without
compensation, except for necessary ex-
penses, and Sl2, 600 is to be appropriated
annually by the State for the support of
the Home. Senators Cornish, McMickle
and Hinchliffe introduced several meas
ures for the preservation of game and
game fish in their part of the State.
Mr.. Hagerty of Warren wants the
railroads to pass Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas when riding for the pur-
pose of discharginR their official duties.
As the official duties of the
Common Pleas Judges, does not take
them outside of their respective counties,
IL would be good joke If the railroads
should issue the passes and limit them TO
lhe counties in case Mr.. Hagerty's bill
becomes Il law.
TINKERING THE LIEN LAW.
Mr.. Potts Introduced another amend
ment to the Mechanics Lien law, which
provides that the contractors must notify
tue owner that they are performing his
work. The Judiciary Committee to
whom the bill was referred will give q
nearing upon it at seven O'Clock Monday
night.
Mr.. O'Nelil is of the opinion that the
Industrial Insurance Companies and
their methods OF doing business need at
tending to. and for that purpose he in
troduced several bills. One provides that
such companies shall give receipts which
shall include an agreement to repay
twenty-five per cent. of paid premiums
in case OF lapse of payment OF premiums,
within the first six months. This bill,
MIR. O'Neill says, is inspired by the con-
duct of one of the companies OF this city
toward poor woman who was unable to
keep up her payments and lost all the
money she had paid.
MIR. Neider, of Newark, also went for
the industrial companies. One of his
bills gives persons insured in Prudential
or Industrial the right to designate the
persons TO whom the insurance shall be
paid. when the insured arrives at the age
OF twenty-one, and the other makes it un-
lawful for Industrial or Prudential insur
ance companies to declare void any policy
upon which two full years. premium have
been paid but tnat the same snail have
surrender or paid up cash value.
Mr.. Carroll of Union got in an excise
bill which was defeated last year. 1t
provides that where license has been
granted for three years consecutively in
any township no application for renewal
shall be required 10 have the recommends.
tion of Freeholders.
PURE WATER FOR JERSEY CITY.
The measure which interests Jersey
City the most, however, is the one which
gives her the right to take Newark's sur
plus water, which was introduced by
Mr.. Hudspeth in the Senate and Mr..
O'Neill in the House.
The bill is about the same as the Null
lone Water Bill OF last winter, and Is
given in full below. Tine second section
in which the difference lies is printed in
parallel columns with the section OF the
Mullone bill from which it differs
4 supplement to an Act entitled An act to en-
able cites TO supply the Inhabitants thereof
spith pure and wholesome Wdter." Approued
ApriI taUent first one thousand eight hun
dred and Seuea tu siGq
Re il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That any
city of this State needing new or additional
works In order provide better supply of
water to such city and It's inhabitants may erect
and construct or may contract for the erection
and construction of all such works as may be
necessary TO procure such supply and provide
for the stora ge and distribution thereof, or may
purchase and own the whole or joint interest
In water works heretofore constructed (Which
whole or joint interest the owner or owners of
such WORKS are hereby authorized to sell and
conyeyl where such works so constructed
available for the supply OF such city, either
aione or iontly with olier cities and towns of
this State; and thereupon such city shall hold,
maintain and enjoy such water works and such
other re al and personal estate and franchises as
NAV be necessary to their operation as fully and
with the same rights and priv ieges as IL the
said property and franchises had been purchased
under the act TO which this act is suppl ment.
THIS Y4AE. ''MULLoNE BILL" OF
LAST YEAR.
oAnd be it en- And be it en-
s,Ied That where acted That where
anv city has hereto any city has hereto
fora lawfully con- fore lawfully con-
tracted for, or may tracted for, or may
hereafter contract hereafter contract
for, or determine for or, determine
uron the erection upon the erection
and construction OF and construction or
water works for the water works for the
sunniv OF such city supply OF such city
and its Inhabitants and Its inhabitants as
as aforesaid. such aforesaid, such city
c;tv shall have power, shall have power, if
III he deemed neces- it be deemed necs-
Snrv to purchase, or sary to purchase, or
IN case cf inability 10 in case of inability TO
agrse with any own agree with any own
ar 70 condemn such err to condemn lands,
lands, waters anu waters ana rlghts uS
rights as may be re- may be requreu
ouired therefore, and therefore, ano IN nhe
in like manner, manner, ueenleu
deemed necessary, to necessary. 10 puI
INT interest in and water works or a
~ss ns an aoueduct Joint interest In and
snd storao oa reservoirs use thereof; and the
San, and works or any method of procedure, If
oS theno for collecting condemnation precaed-
sior;ns, diyerting and ings are taken shall be
conveying the water OF the same proViaea ,r tor
any stream, river pond by the act 70 wnlcn t tnts
or lake of potable act Is supPlelnshnt h
water III this State or PROVIDED, howeVer,t ,tDS. -
10 purchase orcondemn such cly shan not os
Inc right to connect authorized " conU"cs