The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-02

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as many sessions of the Legislature as
peforel for the Legislature viii moi adj
lourn SINE die, with any regularity, but
go on Tecesses- 50 as to be IN a position
circumstances might require. The eau
Gus OF the majority viii decide just what
VIII Be the best to do. II,
De a question OF paramount interest. 1t
not only affects Hudson and Essex. but
b bass sIfsa Norris rrsn and nd B @T,s n cG I01rus,,os 4
for an expert examination by Senator
ketcham. and another bill for a uniform
OF oEslnage Long me sv rass sah liver. 81
State Board of Health will be asked to
do this work. or whether It will be left
a a. msjorisy Of the Member 81 efp the de ael
gatioit wifi favor the latter plan.
NeEhrk Will also present a bfli chang
plies only to fall elections. Ii. is ex-
pectei that the entire election board of
Esse1 county, together with sthe Senator
ferenEe before the sitting Of the Legis-
rneesedah. Senator Ketcham wants the
avoid he CONFUSION that comes ande r the
law. tand he wants those clauses which
apply to the registry applied to the New
It Is likely also that there will be a
Essfk to issue bonds for a new Court
hOttc aIil COuulY DQllQlIlI.
TIE proposed division of the county of
5 HTes h 3ss p sooIisaasa t 5a'f tie + ere na ! a e
twonew counties. by clipping from Hud-
sonhnd Bergen, but new county schemes
haV not been favorably regarded of
latd and at the present time the change
is DOT favored. because it involves an
exknse to localities, and in the State a
resbportionment would have to be made
f4 the Assembly representation. The
admission of two new Senators would
insbive many confusing changes. 1t is
qhte likely that thA Advisory Commit
SeSwill make shorts work Of the new
-.fAe question whether it is TO be a
Glb3ter- Newark or a Greater Orange will
Resent itself to the Legislature. Thu
hexation of townships surrounding
Ewark and their absorption into that
lrticular municipality is likely to be the
Irden of one measure, while Orange
lay come into the fight by seeking to
I love on to Newark and absorb its sur
funding townships, so that a very pretty
nd interesting fight between Newark
nd its ambitious neighbor will be
lSenator Keteham will introduce a bill
Prrecting the error in last years Technt-
"a School aw, also a bill repeating all
he laws authorizing Mayors to fill va
fancies in Common Councils and Boards
II Education, and another defining what
quorum is in a board having charge of
The big bill from Hudson will be that
bf equal taxation. There are now two
pills ready for Introduction comprehend
Ing the taxing of railroad property at
The same rate as other property, and for
fhe direct benefit of the locality. This is
a distinctly Hudson county easur be-
cause there is S36, 900, 600 of property ex-
tempted from local taxation under the
Railroad law of 1884, which law the new
bills will attack and endeavor to change.
Hudson members are prepared for an
aggressive fight on those lines and ex-
and make i q general State fight. Hud-
80 = PAM IN &c H. H.
minal. property, and her members are
charging themselves with facts so as to
show the smaller counties hat it would
De 70 1nelr r;ia nm so1on maze a. 1s q en Garac
Elevation bill, the same bill that has ap-
peared for several years. There will also
be MEASURE looking for a cheaper rate p Of
Hudson River. These measures are ia
miliar to those who have watched legis-
lation, but it is given out that in con
asked for under that general title will
be different from what has heretofore
been presented. The bill will create a
the manufacture of gas IN various
municipalities, which commission is to
repor to the Legislature, and on that
Senator DAILY will devote his energies
to the Equal Taxation bin of Hudson.
He is undecided as yet whether he will
introduce a general riparian bill. similar
to the one that ne put in last year,
which was tha the State acquire by con-
domination all the riparian lands it has
SO sold T. a tn g IN the the b 5eTafa o oq yb lsas ine them I
ing value, and to provide a perpetual
source of income for the school. funds of
the State. He win introduce a bill recon
structing the city government of Hobo
ken, mainly with the object of getting
a new police force and providing for
better control of it.
The Atlantic City charter will be again
a subject for the commission of the
Legislation. The city rejected the charter
passed last year, which had been pre-
has been acting as advisory counsel in
municipal matters for that seashore city.
The people need a new charter, n
while there is much division of poinion
on the subject, Senator Hoffman propose
20 have a Symposium before he introduces
any new measure. He will bring to-
let rhem discuss in open meeting just
what kind of a charter they want, and
then draft the bin and bring it before
Rutgers College is in rather an awk-
ward position. and an effort will be
TO stra .ghten out its dif1culties
W chola inf Ssafe Some % rere years i ago 'ns s i BIZ
was enacted making provisions for the
of the free scholarships, which
al are tb gwen fme 70 vl 1ne s co9eSies fo opm 4 setens
tiffc education. The provision of the
is that the scholarships are to be
PAID OUT OIL the surplus VI Tie SCiiOOi'
fund. U is so happened that there new
err has been any surplus of this parti-
cular fund; in fact. it has been running
short year after year, SO that Rutgers
has gone on and educated q number of
young men on faith. There is now up
wards of q hundred thousand dollars
due for these scholarships. and Rut-
gers has made q number OF unsucceSs-
attempts to get at the money. The
only way that it can be secured is to
repeal the old law enact a new one
a compulsory payment, and provide for
it in the appropriation act
The State Road Commissioner, in his
annual report to the Governor and the
Legislature, makes a number of recon-
m~efrdations. The principal among them
is one for an increased appropriation
The State now spends 500, 600 each year
State Road Improvement Association
does not think the amount is sufficient
by one-half. because Of the many de-
mands for State aid. There are on file
now applications for assistance that
will absorb the appropriation. for the
next fou years. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, whether any more money will be
given TO this cause. for the reason that
appropriation acts are not to be. FASH
ionab1e during the coming session of
the Legislature. Mr.. Budd, State Road
Commissioner recommends a number
of charges to the Road law, principal
among them being the exemption of 81
from the taxes of all persons using wide
tres on public roads. some changes in
the matter of assessments. and the
placing of the Road Commissioner ON a
Salary instead of q per diem basis.
It is very evident that stone road meas
l1res that are introduced in the Iegis-