The Jersey City news., 1899-03-08

RIPARIAN REFORM.
Senator McDermott's Bill
Favorably Reported in
the Senate.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS NAMED
Coal Combine Resolution In
troduced by Leon Albeit
in House Today;
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS NAMED

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.'1
TRENTON, March s. 1S99.-Senator Me-
Dermott's new Riparian bill, which he m
troduced yesterday, was reported favor
ably this morning by the Committee on
Revision of Laws. Mr.. McDermott and
several other Senators irrespective of par
ty consider the measure a good one and
the prospects of its becoming law are
excellent.
Briefly the bill provides that hereafter
the Riparian Commissioners shall not sell
outright riparian lands, but shall lease
them for terms with privilege of renewal
The principal object of this measure is 10
provide the State with a continual income
from the riparian lands. Now when the
State makes a grant it receives the price
fixed by the Board and that is all. Under
Mr.. McDermott's bill from that same
piece of riparian land the State would re-
ceive a yearly rental.
Mr. McDermott said if this had been
done when the present system of Ripar an
grants went into operation the State
would now have money enough to dis
tribute large sum of money to each
municipality.
AT noon the joint meeting was held In
the Assembly Chamber, and these Com
missioners of Deeds for Jersey City and
Hoboken were elected
JERSEY CITY.
First Ward-Harry w. Meen.
Third Ward-Henry Haas, Frank r
Leblanc, John J.. Prillwitz, Martin Finck,
Michael j. Cassidy.
Fourth Ward-Edward DAILY, Joseph E.
bernstein.
Fifth Ward. L. Meek:
Seventh Ward-Edward Vreeland, .. X
7 s-s-'s Edward McAuernV. Charles IL.
III Ward-F. G. spengeman, John
]. NJ. Laney, David D. Clark.
Tenth Ward-Henry Bundy, R. j. Liv-
Eleventh ward-C. E. weissenborn.
HOBOKEN.
First Ward-August M. Bruggemann.
Second Ward-A. L. Condict
Third ward-August Moller, William
Fourth Ward@Timothy J. conlon, Jos.
J. Kennedy.
The meeting then proceeded to the elec-
tion of State Directors of Railroads The
Republicans nominated Charles Bradley,
of Essex and the Democrats. Patrick F.
Doyle of Hudson. Bradley was elected.
The House passed the Speakers bill
which provides for the government and
management of the Village for Epilep-
tics. The. Governor, with the advice of
They shall be residents of the State and
three from each political party, first APP
pointees being two for one year, two for
two years and two for three years, with
three years terms thereafter. Managers
shall have full control. appoint superirl-
tendent, physician and all other employees,
fix all salaries, establish bylaws, &c.
Duties of each officer are defined. Mama
aIor huh ho he
paid their actual expenses.
Mr.. Benny's Bayonne sewer bill also
passed, also Mr.. Marnelrs bill for pro-
hibiting the adulteration of certain articles
of food.
Mr.. Albeit introduced in the House this
morning a resolution. Leader Mckee,
thinking that it was one of Mr.. Abbett's
resolutions to relieve committees of his
bills. moved to lay it on the table before
the clerk could read it. The resolution,
however, dealt with the new coal COM
bine and was as follows:-
Whereas, 1t appears by the public
prints that combination of all the inn
portant coal mining companies and coal
carrying railroads of this country has
country has been or is about to be formed;
and
whereas, Such combination of inter-
ests will be a great detriment to the
greatest hardship upon our people and
especially our citizens who are known as
Wage-earnerS; and
Whereas, Such a combination is or
should be made illegal, and is or should
be made a crime of the highest degree;
and
Whereas, All or nearly all of such COM
panies are within this State or doing busi-
ness in this State; there be it
sResolved. That the Attorney General Of
this State be and he is hereby requested
to forward to this House, as soon as pos
sible. statement of the law of this State
bearing on the subject of such COM
biaation, and his opinion in regard to the
possibility of enforcing such law; and be
II further
..Resolved. That if in tl1e opinion of the
Attorney General, no adequate law exists
to stop and prevent such combination he
at once prepare and forward to this House
a bill which will. if the same become a
law, prevent such combinations and sew
erely punish any persons attempting to
form the same, and which will provide
for the forfeit of the charters and prevent
any railroad company doing business IN
this State.''
II will be introduced again at this after
moons session.