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FLOOD OF BILLS.
Little of A N Importance i'm Either
House-Some City Ones.

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Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, Feb. 8, 1S9S.-The following
bills We're introduced in the Senate last
evening"
Bill SO, by Mr.. Reed-Allowing the fire com
mission in frst-class cities to salary the super
intendent of telegraph at 50, 800 a year.
District Court act 50 as to limit the number
Of such courts in frst-class cities to two, and
which shall by resolution of the City Council
adopt this act within one year.
Bill 1o5. by Mr.. Notwithstanding the
commander-in-chief of the National Guard to
cause the organization of an additional COM
pany or companies to be drilled in the use of
wise. but not more than three such companies
shall be organized.
Bill 109. by Mr.. Stokes-Amending the act for
the compensation of the Chancellor and Su-
preme Court Justices and making the fee so
cents for signing judgments.
Bill 10, by Mr.. Stokes-Providing that the
Supreme Court Justices may appoint two per-
sons as sergeant-at-arms and criers at a salary
Bill III, by Mr.. D~aly-Prohibiting the en-
ployment Of any workman on surface and
elevated railroads for more than ten hours a
day and requiring the ten hours to be included
within twelve consecutive hours, one full hour
of which shall be allowed for meals; penalty
| 5000 for each offense, to be recovered in court.
These were introduced in the Assembly:
Bill 50, by Mr. Observation-Disclosures bonds
heretofore issued by cities and towns for
public purposes.
LII Og - -bAs INNS iIC SOU
of bonds for $50, 900 additional for the building
of station houses for the police department.
Bill S4. by Mr.. Ebie-ProhibitS the chattel
mortgage loan brokers from securing chattel
mortgages for. sums greater than the amount
loaned. and REQUIRES them to give pass books
violating, fine of from 500 to $500, or two
years imprisonment.
Bill IS, by Mr. ~Ebie-Fixes charges that
chattel mortgage loan brokers may charge
at two and one-half dollars for each bond and
mortgage, and interest not to excel legal rate.
Ril1 NJ by Mr.. GUenthPr (by reQueSt1-Au-
| thorizes the Governor to appoint two addi-
tional deputy labor inspectors, who shall be
females; salary $1,000 per year for each; term
three years.
Bill IS, by Mr.. Guenther Cby reauesD-Au,
thorizes the committing of poor, homeless and
in cities Of the first class, to any ehild ars
home aid society or any incorporated society
for the aid of such children.
RilI 50. by Mr.. Pooie-Authorizing cities to
apply surplus money from the proceeds OF
water bonds to the purchase of fire suppressing
Bill SO. by Mr.. Crispen-Authorizes prosecu-
tors to appoint the detectives or special off
GERS at a per diem not exceeding 81 per day.
Bill "a, by Mr.. Bruder-Estops any city from
collecting any liens which any official search
issued by the proper official of such city, does
not show thereon.
Bill 80, by Mr.. Bauer-Requires all turnpike
companies collecting toll to macadamize their
roads; particularly for the observation-disclosures
| City turnpike company.
Bill 100, by Mr.. orter-Authorizes the proper
officer in first-class cities to apportion taxes,
assessments and water rents upon differenl
Riu 100, bvS Mr.. Holdrum-Requires all prop
erty. excepting railroad and canal property,
to be taxed in whatever taxing district It may
be located.
Mr.. Bauer's turnpike bill is designed to
compel the Hackensack Turnpike Com.
pany to repair it's road. In speaking OF
the measure Mr.. Baue said:-
This bill applies to the Hackensack
Turnpike which begins in Weehawken, at
the northerly end of Hoboken and runs
through Weehawken, between Union Hill
and West Hoboken; thence through
North Bergen to Bergen County, and
on to Hackensack. The road has been
kept in a terrible condition for the past
few years. If my memory serves. me
right the turnpike officers were indicted
some years ago, but nothing ever came OF
it. Matters are getting worse and worse
SO much so that anything but the slight
est kind of hauling or trucking is out OF
the question and SO on. Last fall the
leading manufaetursrs and Merchant nala o. o.
4 society. the object of which was to oblige
the turnpike people to X keep sh,s this 6isor roaa n q
tba introduction of his bill tonight.