The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-31
TRENTON ROUTINE
Tor other Trenton Meas see First PGos.
FLOOD OF BILLS.
Routine Work of the Assembiy-The
Ruffsioes- to Go.
Special 10 the Jerssu cty Neres.

Special 10 the Je1ssu CITY Ne,cs.
TRENTON, Jan. 81, 1693.-The House
met at the usual time last evening in the
presence OF a crowded lobby and thronged
caIlarles, and transacted considerable
business. The first thing done WIS 60
concur in the Senate resolution with
drawing the fatal No. IS from the GOV
ernor.
Then Max Salinger got up and with
drew his Building and Loan bill which
has created such anlmosity throughout
the State.
Mr.. CAROLS bill, requiring that all
electric light wires shall be Insulated
with u material red in color. passed. 80
did Mr.. Hutchinson's bill, authorizing
Boards of Health to destroy goods liable
10 Infection aud pay for the same. Mr..
Kelly's bill, providing for an assistant to
Overseer of the Poor Hewitt at a salary
of $1,000, also went through. Several
othsr bills affecting townships were
passed, and then the House adjourned. as
a mark OF respect to the memory OF James
G.. Blaine.
Mr.. Hutchinson, the Republican leader, ,
introduced a long set of resolutions. say
ing all sorts of fine things about MI.
Blaine, aud Mr.. Lane moved their adop-
ton. which was carried by q unanimous
standing vote.
FLUOD VI lLLo
There was a perfect flood of bills in
troduced in the House. Many of'them
affect Jersey City directly or indirectly.
Mr.. Holmes got in one which provides
that all real estate hereafter acquired bY
railroads in cities, by whatever means,
shall be subject to the same rate OF tax
alton and the same valuation, and shall
be assessed in the same manner as THAT OF
citizsns. The City Collector is TO collect
the taxes, and they are to go Into the
treasury of the city for the titY's use u
benefit.
Mr.. Carroll introduced two measures
which affect the Fire Department. Que
aboIishes the butfaloes and authorizes
Fire Commissioners in first class cities TO
appoint for each steam tre engine COM
pany QUE foreman or captain al II salary
OF 81, 200 per annum; Il engineer, at u
salary OF 81, 100; one stoker, $1,000; Two
drivers, 81, 900 each: four hoselneD, S9oO
each. TO take advantage of the acc the
Board must pass q resolution TO tnaC
effect thirty days before it can go into
effect.
The other takes from the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners all coa-
troll of the buildings in the Department,
and gives it to the Fire commissioners.
THE MEADOW NUIsANCEs.
II. w. Winfield, the counsel to the
Board of Health was down with two bills
which were introduced by Mr.. Salinger.
Oae seeks to do away with the legal OBJ
stacles which the Chancellor found in the
way of abaiting the nuisance Of the
manure heaps on the Meadows, and the
other makes it obligatory for County
Boards of Vital Statistics TO pro-
vide for the registration of physic-
ians, nurses and mid-wives, COM
peillng proper returns of all deaths
births and marriages; control aud regu-
late all burials, reburials, removal and
transit of dead bodies. compel rep0rds OF
all contagious diseases. This latter Dill
is aimed at the Hoboken Board OF Health,
| which claims to have sole jurisdiction
| over matters of this nature within It's
limits.
Mr.. Tine Of Hunterdon also introduced
a health bill, which authorizes Local
| Boards of Health to examine all cattle
and mich COWS, and make registration
| thereof, aud see that stables are Kept In
good Sanitary condition.
Mr.. Lane introduced two important
amendments TO the tax law. one OF
which provides that all assessments shall
be made on the first Monday in April;
| that all assessments shall be completed
by July l; that Commissioners of Appeal
| shall first meet on the first Tuesday OF
| September, and that all taxes shall be due
| and payable on the first day or October.
The other provides that mortgages on
real estate snail be taxed In the district in
which the lands lie. Among the other
bills were;-
M. B-yrnss-authorizes the Commissioners of
Insurance to give license to brokers to negotiate
| contracts of fire insurance upon payment OF a
fee of ten dollars per year.
Mr.. Thompson-Provides that every governing
body of any municipality upon the petition
| OF the majority of the directors of any street
railway company, may grant permission to
locate tracks in such municipality In conformity
to the route designated in the Charter of the
company.
Mr. Ryte-Authorizss Finance Boards of cities
to fix the rate of interest on past due taxes.