The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-08

provisions. 1t is unnecessary to say that a.
law or section of d law Tint is not in exist
ence cannot be amended. What was section
36 has been abrogated since 1892, and is
therefore incapable of being amended
Therefore section | of the proposed law is
completely imperative. Furthermore, sec
tion l should it be operative, provides that
he shall take annually or the board shall
cause to be taken an exact census the
pronoun he refers to the District Clerk the
board referred to is the local Board Of
School Trustees.
ut also provides for a method OF RETURN
ing this census to the State Superintendent.
But this bill in section 3 provides that in
order to carry into effect the provisions OF
this act the State Board of Education shall
appoint a suitable person or persons, who
shall have charge of all the details connect
ed with the taking OF the annual school
census, at an annual salary OF $1,000. This
latter provision is inconsistent with the
former provision.
Two bodies or sets of officials are charged
with exactly the same duties. Unless it be
desired to create a multiplicity OF officers
for the mere purpose of enabling them to
draw unearned salaries, the proposed law
will be rejected.
sThe law of 1892 is not liable to any of
these objections. 1t provides a simple, dl-
rect and effective method of taking the
school census under the direction OF a
single official. 1t has operated beneficially
to the chool system, and largely to the pub
lie advantage. This act would introduce
great confusion by probably preventing the
taking OF any census at all, and dlsruptlng
the entire school system. There is no JuSti-
fable complaint against the proper and
efficient management of the present depart
ment. The proposed, law makes no change.
in the method or system now prevailing. 1t
seems to be inspired by the simple desire to
susplant tho present official in order to in
stall one or more others in his place. Under
the present method of taking the census it
has been clearly demonstrated that formerly
thousands of names were annually lmprop-
erIy included in the census. In ten years :.
at an additional expense OF less than $4,000,
it has saved $3.50, 900.
each district is interested in the number
of children in<every other district, and the
school census must be properly taken to
properly protect each district
Governor Wertsalso objected the House $50
amending the Public Road act. The bill in
creases the amount to be paid from the State
Treasury for stone roads from $4,000 to
$125, 900 and gives the President of the State
Board of Agriculture s. per day for his SER
vices. He thinks the bill proper if it were
not that he fears the State Treasury is now
impoverished because of present and pros
pective demands. If the Treasury would
these, all other and more pressing de-
mands upon it. He suggests that localities
and counties should increase the amount
they will pay towards such roads and the
same result would follow. He also suggests
it proper to pay the per diem mentioned.
The Governor objects to House 1856, which
sets off the township of Woodbridge and
and Raritan, Middlesex county, into Union
county. He says the bill does not provide
for submitting the proposed transfer to a
vote of the municipalities to be affected
thereby. So far as l lave been able to
the sentiment of the inhabitants of
the territory to be affected by the transfer, 1t
is adverse thereto.