The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-19
MADE TWENTY NEW LAWS.
Governor Signed Many Bills, Includ-
ing the Essex County Courthouse
Measure.

a Especial to ''The Jersey City News."]
TRENTON, April 19, 1S97-Governor
Griggs was at the State House all day
Friday. He examined many of the bills
| passed by the Legislature and still in his
hands. To seven Senate and thirteen AS
sembly measures he attached his sigma
lures, thus adding twenty new laws to
the States already voluminous collec-
ton
The Governor sent word to the Trenton
Board of Trade that he would give that
body's representative a hearing on the
Delaware Dam bill on Friday, April %.
The Board of Trade is anxious to pre-
sent to the Governor reasons for wishing
the measure enacted into law, and will
likely go before the Governor next Fri
day. The bills signed by the Governor
were:-
Senate No. 33-An act to release the
title, estate and interest of the people to
certain real estate in Elizabeth of Cath
arine Wetherbee, died seized
Senate No. 66, amending the act of
April IA, 1896, relative to determination of
claims to estate in remainder
Senate No. 81, providing for the incor-
poration of associations for the improve
or township or borough.
Senate No. 157, permitting the issuance
OF bonds for the new Court House in
Essex county.
bonds in cities where the board or body
issuing them has been abolished: proyid-
ing for their transfer and registration
Senate No: 245, correcting the title of
certain supplements to the act to protect
trade marks and labels.
Senate NO. 253, the regular appropria-
tons bill for 1897, footing up total of
81, ,050, ,434 .32
Assembly No. so, committee substitnta
for bill to extend to Jersey City the pro-
visions of the Newark act relative to the
appointment of deputy collectors of ar
rears of taxes.
Assembly No. 6S, gives the board having
charge OF the assessment of taxes in
nrst class cities power to detail clerks to
procure information, data and statistics
relative TO property subject to taxation
Assembly No 232, authorizes West Ho-
boken to renew matured and maturing
bonds. ---e
Assembly No. 24o, provides for six per
cities ~ AZ
Assembly No. 251-Provides that tbe
purchasers of the property and franchises
OF any corporation, other than of steam
railroad, canal turnpike or plankroads.
shail, when SO buying at any sale under
control OF any court be constituted IN
10 corporation for the purpose of con-
tA14oihS tiiC UuSIl0SS IOr Wnlch such cor
poration was formed
Assembly No. 262-Authorizes Railway
TO make a contract for a water supply
Assembly No: 2S1-Provides that a loop
to connect Hoboken with the Hudson
County Boulevard shall be constructed
whenever the Common Council of Hobo
ken so request.
Assembly No. 2s1-Authorizes Jersey
CITY to issue $4,000 worth of bonds to
finish its City HALL ~
Assembly No. 320, authorizes Jersey City
to issue bonds to pay for lighting Of
streets, etc.
Assembly No. 321, repeals act of 1895 re-
iatiye to the construction of schooihouses
in first-class cities
Assembly No. 322, authorizes authorities
in first-class cities to enter upon roads or
pipes ""eei
Assembly No. 1923, authorizes first-class
cities to take one-half its license fees to
pc used for repaving and repairing its
streets and the reconstruction of sewers
Assembly No. 1863, authorizes fire de-
partments in first-class cities to organize
chemical companies. "AiiAe