The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-04
.PITIABLE CONTRAST
Lawmakers Witness the
Unfurling of a New
Flag at the State
House.
LEAVE THEIR PATRIOTISM OUTDOORS.
Assembly and Senate Plotting and
scheming to Enact Their Par
tisan Measures.
.EAVE THEIR PATRIOTISM OUTDOORS.
Special to the Jersey oitu Nescs.

Special to the Jersey Citu Nesrs.
TRENTON, May 4, 1894 notwithstanding
the promise of President Rogers to Mr..
Winton that the Senate should meet at two
o'clock, it was three quarters Of an hour
after that time when he called the solons to-
gether After few bills had been intro
duced and several measures passed, the Sen
ate took a recess to witness the ceremony of
unfurling the new flag over the State House.
This was very simple ceremony. The Sen
ate and House stood on the opposite side Of
the street with bare heads. The sight of so
many men standing uncovered in the boil
ing sun, attracted quito a crowd, who, as
soon as they saw the tell white staff with a
bunch Of frilled bunting at its peak loom
ing up from the Capitol roof over the main
entrance, took off their hats too. Captain
Burton, the lope representative OF Ocean
county in the House, whose chief claim to
distinction y that he produces the finest
oysters sold in Trenton, climbed carefully
on tho slippery roof out to the pole He gave
tho haiyards Q jerk and the handsome new
flag was flung to the breeze while the as
sembled crowd cheered Justify, Then the
lawmakers put their hats on and went back
to making laws
The bill which prevents the Board of
Education of Plainfeld from making ap-
preparations without the consent of the
governing bodies was passed. The object OF
this bill is to put check upon the extra
VACANT tendencies of the Plainfield Board OF
Education. 1t included Morristowu, but
there was such O howl raised against it from
that city that the measure was amended so
as to leave out the proud possessor of Wash
ington's headquarters.
Mr.. Voorhees, bill relating to assessments
for street Improvement was passed. The
assessment laws now in force are complex in
detail slow In operation and are burdened
with costs If advertising and other fees.
Property owners frequently petition govern
ing bodies in cities for permission to improve
streets at their own cost and this law is for
the purpose of allowing them to do so. 1t
compels the property owners to pay for only
the actual cost and the inspection fees
out Of its general fund the cost of
advertising for bids and compels the legal
officers, the engineers and tax assessment
commissioners to furnish the detail work of
their respective departments free.
In order to encourage improvements, the
city agrees to pay the contractor in the first
instance by Improvement certificates at q
rate of interest not exceeding Eve per cent.
payable at the option Of the city or within
six years, while it permits the property own
er to pay the whole cost OF his share Of the
Improvements at once or spread the payment
over five aqnual payments interest running
on the whole amount at seven per cent
ALI the laws relating to the payment OF
taxes and assessments apply and the City
Collector Is compelled to keep separate ac-
count of the certificates issued against each
improvement SO that ut q moments notice it
can be seen how much tbs property owners
have paid toward retiring the Improvement
carfiHcafnS
KETCHAM'S PARK BILL
The Senators had some fun with Senator
Ketcham over his new park bill This pro-
vides;-
.sThat in any county with more than two
hundred thousand population, it shall be
lawfal for the Justice of the Supreme Court
presiding In the courts Of such county to aD-
point fye persons, to be known as the -
County Park Commissioners, who shall hold
their Office for two years from the date Of
their appointment, and shall serve without
compensation; and If vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise, such vacancies
may be filed by such Justice and the per-
sons appointed to supply such vacancies shall
| be appointed for the unexpired terms only;
! said commissioners shall consider the ad-
visibility of laying out ample open spaces
for the use Of the public in such county. and
shall have authority to mako maps and
plans of such spaces and to collect such
| other information in relation thereto as the
said board may deem expedient, and shall,
as soon ae conveniently may be within tn Q
| term aforesaid, make report in writing Of
a comprehensive plan toy laying out acQuir-
k.g and maintaining such open spaces.
| tsThat said commissioners may employ
,nch assistants as they may deem necessary
and may expend such sums tharefoy and IN
| the discharge of their duties, including the
| actual travelling expenses OF said members,
as they may deem expedient, not exceeding,
however, the sum Of $4,000; and such ex-
penditures shall, from time to time, be cer-
tiaed by said Justice Of the Supreme Court
| who, if satisfied of the correctness thereof
| shall order the payment OF the same
| by the Board of Chosen Freeholders Of
l such county, who shall order the county
| collector to pay the same out of the funds ap-
propriated or to be appropriated for the
maintenance Of highways and bridges In such
4 county or of any unexpended balance"
| When the bill was put on hnal passa &c
/ Mr. KetchaIn made long speech in favor OF
the bin, and with few exceptions all the
| Senators voted against it, thinking to worry
| the Essex Senator. Then before the vote
was announced, they changed to in favor OF
\ the measure and it passed.
Another bill which Mr.. Ketcham succeed
ed in having passed makes a misderleanor
for any governing board Of city, county or
| public Institution to open any hid before or
| after the time stated in the advertisement
for proposals.
| vEToEs LAID OVER.
The yetoes of the bills which oust Bernard
| j, Ford from the office of the Superintendent
| Of the State House were taken up. Senator
Bradley was absent, and the republicans
were not sure that Perkins would vote to
| override the Governor, and so they went
over until Monday night, when it Is expect
| ed that Mr. Bradley viii have gotten
l through the caucus with his conscience, 2
which it Is said he went homo to attend.
Messrs. Thompson, Ketcham and Stats
| were appointed on the commSstee to consider
| the alleged abuses in connection with the
Phillipsbnrg Easton bridge:
MONMOUTH COUNTY DIVISION.
The seaside MEN Can't Agree with