The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MORE jobs AND RINGERS
County Buildings ad Lib, and a
New Deal in the Care
Of the Insane.
Special , the Jersey Cau Neacs.

TRENTON, Feb. 8, 1S97.-Bills rolled in
last night with the usual activity. In
the Senate, Mr.. Ketcham, authorizing
the erection of buildings for the courts
and county offices in counties of the
State. Provides that when the Board of
Freeholders decide on such Improvement,
the Supreme Court Judge of the district
shall appoint three disinterested residents
more than two Of the same political
party, who shall a power to purchase
land and erect the buildings. Bonds MAJ
be issued. not exceeding -three-quarters
of one per cent. of the assessed valuation
of property in the county. The matter
must be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie before any proceedings are under
taken. This is primarily INTENDED for
q new Court House for Essex county, but
Hudson can take advantage of it.
Senator Perry introduced a measure
which is intended to reform the system
of caring for the insane: 1t divides the
State into two districts for the care of
the insane, the Trenton district and the
Morris Plains district. The former shall
consist of the counties of Atlantic, Cape
May, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester.
Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Mercer,
Ocean. Monmouth, Hunterdon and Middle
sex. and the upper counties shall CON
stitute the Morris Plains district. In
mi persons shall be committed to the
asylum of their own district, and each
asylum shall have a separate board of
managers. Each board shall consist of
eight members, equally divided politically.
appointment to be by the Governor for
five year terms. The boards are to in
spect county asylums also.
Other bills introduced in the Senate
were:-
Mr.. Barber provides that persons de-
frauding hotelkeepers for accommoda-
tons by false show of baggage or other
device and then a~bsconding from such
hotel or boarding house on conviction,
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
county jail for not exceeding SIX months.
Mr.. Vreeland. providing that five or
more persons may form a bank or bank
ing company for discount, deposit and cir
culation subject to the act OF April 9.
1875, but they must nave NOT less than
$4,000 capital stock.
Mr.. DAILY, enabling all local boards of
health, except township boards. to license
plumbers (the fee not to exceed s2) and to
On business.
Senate Joint Resolution No. i Mr.
yoorhees, provides that the Governor and
Commissioners of State Reformatory al
hriashWay may grant to any railroad the
for such compensation as seems for fhe
States best interest.
These bills were introduced in the
Mr.. Fighter, Provides that hereafter
no trolley franchise shall be granted un-
less live per centum Of the earnings be
reserved to the corporations granting
Mr.. Hopkins, Requires the Governor to
appoint two persons to erect a monu-
ment at An~dersonville, Ca. iii honor Of
New Jersey soldiers who died there.
MI. Macarthur. Requires police officers
and write: a United States citizen and
three years a resident of the city; never
convicted of crime; 5 feet ~ inches in
height; between q and IS years of age;
moral character. Applies to all future
appointments.
Mi. Derousse, Provides that unused
portions Of railroad tickets sha be re-
deemed at the, general office OF comnanv
issuing the same.
MI. Gledhill, Fixes fees that the Score
tary OF State shall receive for such corn-
missions as he shall Issue.
Mr.. Hogan, Provides for the creation
of a pension fund in all cities having !
paid fire department.
Mr.. Leonard, Makes wages Of all house,
hold and personal servants a preferred
against estates.
Mr.. Hogan (by request), Provides that
the Governor shall appoint four persons
to compose the State Board 81. Exarnin-
ers in Optometry. who shall exjamine and
license all persons h shall pass the re-
qufred examination to practice ptometr
Mr.. Reid, Gives tax assessors the aai-
thority to REQUIRE every person and cor
poration (~excepting those which make Rs
port to the State Board OF Assessors) 10
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