The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
EQUAL TAXATION,
Leader Queen Starts the
Great Democratic Fight
in the Assembly.
ABOLITION OF FEES. ALSO
Pierce Fleming Introduces a
Track Elevation I'LL Hoos
Against Rookeries.
BULLocK's IDIoTIc FLYERS
Cheap Fares, Cheap Bread, Cheap
Everything Especially
Cheap Wind


SDccfel to the Jsfsep Cftu Ncscs.
TRENTON. Jan. 81, 1Sse.-Mr, Queen.
OF Hudson the Democratic leader of the
House. has the honor Of having intro
duced the first bill OF the session. 1t is
an equal taxation bill. and provides that
each railroad and canal compan shall
pay a tax pom the true value Of all real
estate owned by such company as ascer-
tanned by the State Board of Assessors,
one-half of one per cent. to the State.
and the local rate less the one-half of
one per cent. SO paid to the State to the
local taxing district. the tax to be COM
puted by the State Board OF Assessors.
Mr.. Queen later in the evening got in
" bills similar to those introduced by
Senator Kuhl last week, which placed
the clerks of the Supreme Court and
Court of Chancery upon a salary of Sc. 900
per annum. Mr.. Smart has come forward
as the champion of the motorman and in
PRODUCED a bill compelling all traction
companies to provide hoods or inclosed
at each end of the car under a
penalty for each violation of the act
Mr.. Cagney then sprang to the rescue Of
the OLD soldier with a bill which pro-
vides that no honorably discharged SOL
oier holding any appointive position in
any municipality shall be discharged I'M
less upon cause shown after a hearing.
Then Pierce Fleming secured the floor
with the old familiar bill to compel the
Erie Railroad to elevate its tracks.
PROVIDES that in cities of the first class
all railroad tracks shall be elevated over.
OF depressed under all streets of such
cities whenever the Board having COM
troi OF the streets shall pass a resolu-
ZION 10 that effect, the same to be APP
proved or vetoed by the Mayor; if APP
proved. the Board shall notify the conn
paples to present plans within thirty
thereafter. which plans may be
ADOPTED or modified by the Board; if
no plans be furnished them the Board
snail adopt plans of it's own. The COM
may then by written notice agree
70 enter into contract to build said i'm
provements; II not so willing the Board
email advertise for bids under the plans
procured. The total expense in either
case shall be borne by the company. II
any company be insolvent and files a
statement under oath with said Board
that 1t is in the hands of a receiver and
has no money with which to do this
work then the city shall apply to the
Chancellor. who shall determine whether
the public will be benefited thereby and
whether an order shall be made for the
receivers to raise money for such pur-i
pose, 1t he SO orders, the work shall
be done and the company pay for it.
Mr.. Fleming fused great consterna-
ton among the pages and messenger
boys with another measure ~forbidding
the manufacture n sale Of cigarettes
in this State after June l. The boys
need not be alarmed, however, as Fos-
ter voorhees, is d veritable cigarette
fend, and will see that the bill does not
go through the Senate.
Mr.. Hoos wants the erection Of frame
buildings prohibited on the principal
: str bI1t T. Of th tlrst Glass class cities. and introduced
s Sread w asa mean Ne; G ,pn'1ek !. n IntTSs' S!a his
year. The latter likes stree p1 Gar . fa res
between five and seven "A. M. and iive
$50 r. N. at the rate of eight tickets for
cents, ali tickets good FOR tran III @
Penalty for Violating any Of the. 's ABOVE
tion. w.
He also Introduced a measure giving
efiiciai challengers at election the same
private sen seoref asss'n' iourn Mssa4r down Manser e
Trenton last evening. and brought with
Hoos, which gives Board Of Works Of Jer-
sey CITY power to order supplies by re-
QUESTION SIT J, Without the eonc,,rrence Of the
BY Mr.. Cagnsy. requires the clerk Of every
board in each city of the State. at the close
Of claims against such board. and Il I'M
surplusagel remains over said surplusaEe
shall be DEDUCTED from the following
0sytheg Houas bills i~nsroduced were:
and other employees IN manufacturing q
preference to other creditors. IL. ana Nj
No TO- NJ Austin, Makes 1t unlawful
for nc nonsrssidents to plant or grow oysters
No. 81. Mr.. Austin authorizes the
Governor to appoint three persons as
Oyster ssn Ssa c 20 esds i term; three
exclusive control Of the oyster beds in
Maurice River and Delaware Bay.
No. q. ME-: Minch Repeats supplement
No, q. Mr.. ,Mullin. Repeats the act
making school transfers deponitive 50
Over IN the Senate Mr.. johnson came to
the front as a sort of bill tiend. He got
II several. one Of which viii be. oil more
gives m~unicipalitiss power 20 pass ord.ns
. lamp that. can bs plainly seen 1W yards
hour after sunset 10 SUNRISE: u) 10 have
q bell that can be heard 100 yards away:
% fot to GO faster than any other
also allow the use cf tricycles on side
~ Il q sids sailarsn ii q sn psS ma eyss.tit 5 E6s
R4s t1s roads ssS 81 lylh as0' Outside e 81 p fsieR1s ss 6