The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-15
ERA OF REFORM,
Republican Legislators In-
vent New Clerkships in
the Interest of
Economy.
GOOD BILLS IN BAD HANDS
Mr.. L. B. Wards Water Meas
ures Intrusted to Bolter
Bradley.
GOOD BILLS IN BAD HANDS
"Sure Death Is the Endorsement
on Everything He Backs-Mr.
brakes Economy Bill.

TRENTON. Jan. 15 1s95.-Echoes of the
great victory were still in the air this
morning. Plenty of beleaguered MEM
bers of the Sewell Association who miss
ed the special last night were still about
the streets looking and acting as though
the celebration was still in progress.
Almost everyone showed some evidences
of the relaxation and when the House
assembled there was such an air of
languor about the members that after
few bills were introduced an adjourn
ment was taken until this afternoon.
Among the bills introduced was one
by w. NJ. Blackshaw, and it is the water
bill of last session with this difference,
that last years bill provided for four
commissioners appointed by the Governor
absolutely and those were to select an
other who should be hydraulic engineer;
all to serve during good behavior, while
- Blaekshaw's bill provided that four
commissioners shall be appointed by the
Governor with the consent of the Senate
whose terms shall be four years. Mr..
Blackshaw's bill also provides that moth
ing in the measure shall impair the ex-
isting rights of Jersey City in the Pas
siaic
CHANGES IN JERSEY CITY.
Mr.. Drake introduced a bill in the in
terest of economy in Jersey City. 1t
abolishes the present Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners and creates q new
board to consist of three commissioners.
Treasurer and Comptroller and one COM
missioner appointed by the Mayor.
Mr.. Drake says that the Comptroller
and Treasurer do all the work and there
is no use having figurehead commission
ers to draw money from the Treasury
for nothing. If the bill passes it will
save the city s1.5G0 a year.
THE REPUBLICAN CLOVEN HOOP.
The Era OF Economy has set in, and
the old time Republican hypocrisy lift
ed lis head this morning in the Assem-
bly, The Committees on Banks and In
surance and Towns and Townships were
given clerks. This last scheme is a new
one, strictly in the Line of Reform"
Mr.. Somers, Chairman of the commit
tee, did all the work last year, and this
year he is Chairman again. He held out
! against Sewell a long time, and it took
much persuasion to get him into line.
His clerk will be William Stricken of
Somerville.
BRADLEY AT IT AGAIN.
Senator Bradley renewed his fight on
the water question this morning. He
put in a bill which provides that ex-
cepting the ordinary usufructuary right
of a riparian proprietor, the right to the
control and use of all water at any time,
in any river, stream or water course. or
in any lake, pond or reservoir, shall be-
come vested in the State by purchase or
otherwise. and no person or municipal
corporation shall appropriate any of said
water within the State water shed.
1t further provides for the erection of
reservoirs and the supplying of any mu-
nicipality with pure and wholesome
water; the State to be bonded for the
expense of erecting said works, and the
whole to be under the control of State
Water Board