The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-09
PASSED AND TO PASS.

Numerous Bills Go Through Both
Houses-New Bills Still.
Special to The jersey CITY Netcs.
TRENTON, March 8. 1S93.-Both branches
of the Legislature remained in session
until late last evening and passed a large
number of bills. The Senate passed the
bill providing for a permanent Fire De-
partment in Jersey City and the two
Boulevard bills. One provides for loops
to onnect Hoboken and Highwood Park
with the County Road, and the otner
authorizes the Board of Freeholders TO
pIetion and beauJiTYing of the road.
The Senate also passed the bill which
prohibits the laying of. horse car tracks in
the streets of any municipality without
the consent of the governing body. The
Senate bill allowing the sale in saloons of
a gallon or less of liquor, to be drunk
either on or off the premises, was lost.
Among the other bills passed by the
Senate were the5e:-Compelling horse ear
companies to submit the plan OF the
tracks, etc., to the governing boards of q
municipality, and providing that only
one director of a corpoI alton must live
Il the State.
In the House, two bills were passed to
enable the Crimmins-Sbanley syndicate
~ Will - SAOA& RA&ANs
present law one road may consolidate
with any other road in the county. but
cannot cross the country lines. One OF
the bills removes the obstacle. while the
other provides that Il company can
lease another. and If a stakeholder objects
to the proceedings, he can apply to the
Court for the appointment of three APP
pralsors to appraise his stock, at which
figure the company will purchase it.
ALL PASSED,
Among the other measures passed by
the House were these -
Senate 1S2-Provides that when an appeal is
filed from an award of damages in any proceed
ing for taking property for public use, the Court
may order trial at once.
Senate 1s5-Allows cities to enter into contract
with railroad companies to change grade, ele-
vate tracks, etc.
the New York and New Jersey Underground
Railway Company and the New York and New
Jersey and Eastern Railroad Company.
House 3?4-Converis the State Arsenal into q
hospital for the State Prison.
House 373-Directs the State Military Board to
erect q new arsenal, at a cost of ST., 900.
House ~as5-Authorizes cities to issue bonds
bearing interest at five per centum per annum
House 137-Gives Excise Commissioners in sec
ond class cities power to appoint q clerk and;
employ a counsel
cutors of the Pleas of Hudson and Essex Coun-
ties at $4,000 per year.
Senate 1l9-Fixes salary of Clerk to Hudson
County Grand Jury at 500.
Senate l2-Establishes rate of interest on ar
rears of taxes in cities at Z per cent.
House 190- Requires prudential and industrial
insurance companies to pay IS per cent. of
moneys paid in after policy has run three years
and becomes lapsed.
House 2i7-Places assessment insurance com
panies under control of Banking Commissioners
The bill extern ding the terms of the
Directors-at-Large of Hudson and Essex,
passed the House with the amendments
as published in The JERSEY CITY NEWS
yesterday
Tie big railroad fight which was ex-
pected to be such q great affair, came off
Yesterday afternoon, and was very tame.
Both bills passed the House without a
murmur of dissent, and Pensy was de-
feated, horse. foot ana dragons.
NEW BILLS.
Two bills were introduced in the Senats
today by Mr.. Barrett which are for thu
purpose of perfecting the recent street
railroad deal in Newark and Jersey City.
One provides for the formation of traci
ton companies and the other authorizes
street railroad companies TO lease trap
ton companies.
Other bills introduced in the Senate,
Were:-
A bill introduced by Carroll provides
that after the first of October. the ballot
box of Camden, a patent arrangement.
must be used at all elections throughput
the State.