The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
LEGISLATURE At WORK
House Committee Appointed and
Senate Bills Under Way.

Bills to Form Boroughs at High Bridge in
Hunterdon and BranchviIIe in Sussex
State Board of Taxation Recommends
Changes in Assessment of Bank Stock
Bogus Reform Bills in the House from
Hudson County-Notes.
The sessions of the Legislature were
unusually short. The Senate confirmed
the following nominations sent in by
Governor Griggs last week.
Judge of the Court of Errors-William Fl.
Yredenburgh.
Law Judges Bergen county, David z. Za-
briskie; Hudson, John A. Blair; Warren.
George NJ. Shipman.
Prosecutors s. Erwin, for Hudsoni
John L. Swayze for Sussex.
Judge Hoboken District Court-Abel /.
Smith.
Girls Industrial School Trustees-Lewis
Parker. E. R. Cook.
State Board of Education-James B. Wood
ward.
State Hospital Manager-Joseph Rice.
Port Warden -John J. Toffey.
Managers of Home for Feeble Minded
women-Emily S. Williamson and Charles H.
Anderson
The House committees give general sat
isfaction, excepting of course to the Hud-
son County Democrats, who are all brok-
en- up over the fact that Mr.. Lawshe of
Hunterdon was named as the minority
representative on the special committee
to investigate Hudson County officials
and affairs and as he is an honest and fair
minded Democrat of course his appoint
ment does not suit Senator DAILY and
"Bob' Davis. However, it is entirely
acceptable to the Republican members
of the committee Messrs Gledhill, chair
man, Bradley, Squire and Speaker Wat
kins
Among the Senate bills introduced No.
81 provides for the Incorporation of
borough in Hunterdon county, to be
known as the Borough of High Bridge.
Bill No. %, introduced by Senator Mar
tin, provides for the Incorporation of the
borough of Branchville in Sussex county.
Bill No. 10 fixes fees of township
assessors and collectors as follows: ~
cents per name; also 1-2 per cent. of the
amount of taxes, except when the amount
exceeds $4,000, in which case the fee
shall be 1-2 per cent. on the first $780,
900 and three-qRarters of a cent on the
excess.
Bill No. IA, Senator w. NJ Johnson's
railroad commission bill provides for
board Of three persons, to be named by
the Governor and approved by the Senate
one to be counselor and another a civil
engineer, and not more than two to be
of the same political faith. The term is
to be five years and the salary $1,000 a
year.
Bill No. 10, also introduced by Mr..
johnson, empowers governing bodies in
cities, towns and villages to have grade
railroad crossings protected by gates,
fagmen, etc.. fine of 800 day upon
any railroad neglecting the ordinance.
President Voorhees, presented the re-
port of the Jury Commission, appointed
last November. It provides for the APP
pointment of non-partisan commission
and recommends other changes.
President Voorhees, also announced the
appointment Of Senators Francis, Stanger
and Barber as committee on public
health.
The State Board of Taxation presented
number of bills recommending that
the stock of every National Bank and
State Bank shall be assessed IN the ward
or township where the bank is located, to
to all stockholders thereof, and the bank
shall retain out of the dividends the full
amount and pay it to the taxing district;
requiring the completion of assessments
by July LIST annually, and the books to
remain open for inspection till August
LIST; an act to provide for the removal
from Office of tax assessors who wilIfully
violate the law in the discharge of their
duties; limiting the time within which
tax appeals shall be heard, and provid-
ing for interest on the amount of the
taxes meanwhile; requiring bank officials
to furnish the State Board of Taxation
with list of the names and residences
of the stockholders and the number of
shares held by each and par value there
of, fines provided for failure SO to do;
providing for poll tax of 81 on
every male inhabitant over 81 years
Of age, and that all real and
personal estate shall be taxed ac-
cording TO its full value, excepting
national and state property, county and
municipal property used for public pur-
poses, buildings used for educational
| purposes where there is no tuition, also
| churches, libraries and charity institu-