The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-23
FUNNY FERRY BILL.
Monopoly in Flat Boat Traffic
on the Delaware Above
the Gap.
Special Is .rhe Jersey City News."I

Especial to 1.-The Jersey city news.
TRENTON, March %, 1S9S.-Senator
Barber of Warren introduced a queer bill
in the Senate yesterday. 1t provides that
Michael H. Dimick and his heir shall for
ever nave the privilege of running a ferry
across the Delaware River at P~ahaquarry,
Warren county. No other ferry can be
established within two miles above or
two miles below Mr.. Dimick's ferry. This
bloated monopoly consists of one of those
old fashioned fiat bottom affairs which
are carried over by the current. A stout
wire is stretched across the river and the
fiat bottom boat is hauled up close to the
wire at one end according to the direc-
ton it is proposed to take, and the cur
rent. which runs very strong in that part
of the river, carries the boat over.
The boat is a big fiat bottom affair
which will accommodate two teams at one
time beside several passengers. P~ahaquar-
ry township is a very narrow strip lying
between the Delaware Water Gar and
the Sussex county line. The traffic over
the ferry is nothing to brag of and
michael Dimick and his heirs forever"
will not reap a very large harvest from
their monopoly.
The bill for the protection of terrapin
was recalled from the Governor SO that
the clause making it to take effect inn
| mediately can be stricken out in order
| that what is left of this season may be
| enjoyed. The Senate passed the bill in
| cooperating the town of Kearny. Senator
| Vreeland's bill allowing each of the asy-
| lum boards to employ a secretary at $500
per annum on motion of Mr.. Reed, was
put back on second reading when MI.
Reed moved hat the salary be fixed at
$3.50. He said that all the secretary would
have to do was to keep the minutes of the
| twelve meetings held yearly. Mr.. Skirm
and Mr.. yreeland thought that the
boards ought to have the fixing of the
| salary. The amendment was carried and
the bill recommended. Mr.. Carroll dis
| tinguished himself in the House yester-
| day afternoon on his bill to prevent the
| placing of any emblem upon the Ameri-
can flag. The Committee of Miscellan-
eous Business offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in the bill should pre-
vent the use of the flag as an emblem by
political parties. Carroll made a fiery
| speech against the amendment during
which he said he wanted to quote the
words of that great soldier and Republic
can leader, General Grant, on the subject:
During the memorable Presidential
campaign of 1882" said Mr.. Carroll. Gen
eral Grant was called to attend a grand
demonstration in the city of Chicago. He
was met by a committee who escorted
| him to the Republican Headquarters
where an enthusiastic emb directed
the Generals attention to a large hand
some American flag suspended across the
street, to which was attached the simple
legend, Grant and Wilson and Victory
General Grant at the Dissertation in
his usual forcible manner said, 4 want
my name taken off that flag or off the Re
publican ticket, for no name, no motor no
matter how worthy, except an additional
star, has any room on the emblem OF
our nation, the ~grandest in Christen-
don.'
Mr.. CAROLS e1oqnence was ~unavailing,
and the bill passed.
Last. night Mr.. Carroll heard a great
deal about his speech and many had the
temerity to express the opinion that Gen
eral Grant never used any such words.
Attention was called to the fact thai ii
was many years after the memorable
campaign of 1872 when the flag was used
at an as a political banner. Mr.. Carroll
-strenuously maintained that the words
were uttered by the great soldier, for he
knew a man tina heard him. Just ths
| same he is looking for the Newark news
+ raper q who furnished him with the