The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-26

ated or run on any street railway in such
providing for the maximum space of time.
that may elapse between the operating
of running of UGH cars.
III. To regulate, determine and fix the
each car shall carry at any one time
while running, operating or in use within
". To provide that the persons or cor
poration under whose ownership, control
or management any street railway car
violation of such ordinance or ordinances
shall, for such o~ffense, be liable to a fne
OF ten dollars.
Mr.. Fighter, who signally failed last
year to wipe out of existence the school
law, as he promised his constituents to
do, has again advanced upon the act.
He is more moderate than he was last
winter, and the measure he introduced
last night. instead of being a general re-
pealer, authorizes the dividing of every
township into as many school districts
as there are schoolhouses therein; that
each school district shall contain a
schoolbquse; hat at the next township
election three trustees shall be elected
from each district, who hall constitute
the Township Board of Election. The
voters at each school district meeting
shall vote such sum of money as they
wish for current expenses.
Mr.. Fighter followed this with another
bill, which will raise a storm IN Jersey
City and ewark 1t provides that all
real n personal property of any muni-
cipality h be subject to taxation if
located in any other municipality.
The animus for this is the water works
part of the pipe ines of the Newark
supply are located in Morris county and
are now exempt from taxation. The new
contract which Jersey City now has I'M
der consideration for a permanent sup
ply of water provides that the greater
part of the works shall be in Morris
county. Under the contract Jersey City
may purchase this plant and then it will
become exempt from taxation. Mr..
Brighter says the two plants take a great
deal of valuable farming land out of the
tax levy of his county and his constitu-
ents are protesting.
Mr.. Jones Of Essex introduced a meas
ure authorizing police justices and JUS
tees of peace to try violators of or
eies. and that the wheel may be left as
security for the attendance of the person
arrested before the court
Nh Not dis, disma ~ BY its defeat last year
marriage license bill. 1t requires all
persons to take out a license before they
can marry for which they must pay a
consent of their parents or guardians.
The war on the pounds along the Atlantic
coast was renewed by a bill by Mr.. Scovel
which provides a penalty of $1,000 fine or
three years Imprisonment for maintain
ing the pounds. Mr.. Scovel introduced
several other measures at the request of
the Fish and Game Commissioners. They
were.-
Prohibits the taking and possession of
OF i-nsect1vorous birds excepting for
license.
Repeats the act permitting the catch
Ing OF catfish and cells by set lines. fish
Repeats the act relative to fishing on
the Delaware, approved last year.
PROVIDES a uniform procedure for the
game and birds, and place the jurisdic-
ton In district, police and Justices
courts.
Fixes rabbit, quail, squirrel, woodcock
and pheasant hunting from October Is to
December Is of each year.
Authorizes the Fish and Game Commits
fish and game protector and fish and game
wardens.
Other House bills introduced were:-
No. %, Mr.. Scoyel-Authorizes the State
all honorably discharged soldiers who
served three years in the rebellion, from
the State of New Jersey.
No. ga, Mr.. Atherton-Provides that the
members of the State Board of Education
sha nave annual passes over all rail-
roads in the State.
~. :, NIL. Cn6 Board
having charge of the assessment of taxes.
IN hrst-elass cities, power to detail clerks
TO procure information, date and sta
tistics relative to property subject to
taxation.
In the Senate Mr.. Reed introduced a
bill reducing the rate of interest from six
to five per cent. Mr.. Daily took a whack
at trusts in a measure. providing that
all trusts, pools, ETC., in restraint of
trade, production, manufacture or sale
shall be conspiracies punishable by a fine
of from $1,000 to &c. 600, or Imprisonment
of from two to five years.
Mr.. DAILY introduced another bill. which
provides for uniformity OF text books in
the public schools of the State, n for
their purchase at reasonable prices. 1t
provides that the State Board of Educa-
ton ska purchase said text books from
the firm furnishing them at the lowest
prices, and hat local Boards shall obtain
them from the State Board at the same
figures. Local dealers may supply the
books at the specified prices upon proper
agreement.
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