The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATION,
G.. a. n POSTS ON THE REoRGANI-
EATON OF TIE KEhRNY HOME.

~Ceumissisn Froposed - Consider Csnsoii-
datien or All Municipalities or Hudson
C-ounty-Prope.nl TO Fay County Omoers
Salaries nnstsad OF Recs-Other Bills.
TRENTON, Feb. 2s.-Democratic Leader Allen
did not attempt TO get his Equal Taxation bill
out OF the House committee tonight Many
petitions were received in both houses in favor
of the bill prohibiting the licensing of a saloon
within 200 feet Of q church or school. and petit
tions wero also presented from Grand Army posts
both In favor Of and against the proposed reor-
ganization OF tho Soldiers Home at Kcarny.
Tho Senate passed the House bills annexing
Wilbur borough to Trenton, authorizing Ho-
boken and Camden to issue bonds to the amount
OF per cent. of the ratables to pay for repaving
streets. and approprlating money to pay the
expenses of the Hudson county investigation.
Bills we're introduced as follows:
BY senator Notwithstanding the general rail.
road law by making it necessary for the consent Of
datious OF roads. where one ia q foreign corporation.
By senator vreeland-aivlns consent to the lease
to the Erie Company, or to its being merged with the
By Senator Ketcham-Empowering the Commits
sioners OF the state Library to devise a scheme for
creating mail travelling libraries" TO be supported
Siris Sssi IL h dipPi ast message. as 'S'0'nnena'a O' '0''
BY senator misunderstanding tho fec system of
paying county onicen. and providing a schedule OF
salaries for County Clerks. Registers OF Deeds. and
sdsSSU 3 Sop;u IlsaE,ns Of 1FG moo S5;'G 20 $500 ySs5 in in sSantiss
with 100. 600 population; the county officers to pay
over all fees to the County Collector by the 10th OF
each month.
By Senator paly-Enabling Hcooken to provide for
paying costs and expenses for repairing paved
streets.
In tho House these bills wero introduced:
By Mr.. Poole-Annexing 10 Madison, Morris county,
ABORTION Of Chatham township.
By Mr.. hcKee-Providing that employees OF baker
lee shall not be required 10 work more than sixty
hours a week. or ten hours a day. nor shall any such
employee DO discharged for q truthful statement made
in court,
BY MT. lark-Appropriating $4,000 to build a
monument at Andersonville. "a. in memory OF New
jersey soldiers who died there.
By Mr.. Flummerfelt-Giving q rebate OF % in taxes
to every person maintaining q public watering trough
along a highway.
By Mr.. nny-Rec the fact that there are over
&c, 700 school children in New Jersey without school
accommodations and requiring governing bodies to
provide necessary funds and Boards OF Education In
all cities to erect buildings needed to accommodate
all children entitled to the benefits of public schools.
By Mr.. Benny-Authorizing the Governor to ap-
point hve persons, who. with the Mayor or other
chief onlcer OF each of the municipalities in Hudson
county. shall constitute a commission TO consider
consolid ating all tine municipalities in Hudson county
under one government.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING all bicycle ordinances
TO be conspicuously posted before they may oe en-
forced against %vioiators.
By M, Gloihili - Providing that the certificate
given by the Secretary OF State to foreign corpora
tlons Incorporated in New Jersey, shall entitle such
corporations to maintain any action and proceed
with any Euit In this State.