New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-06
a. aJerseymanSeesk It.

New-Jersey waters are to be stocked with
"steelhead salmon" Is this the ordinary salmon
equipped with armor to enable It to get through
the Passaic River?
It is the easiest thing in the world to get
signatures to petitions urging clemency to
murderer in New-Jersey. matter how afro
cious his crime.
Somerve's municipal officials. It seems, have
authority to pay out Of the public funds the
funeral exercises Of Policeman Manning T.
Crow. who was fatally wounded by burglars.
to give financial assistance to his destitute fam
lily. Perhaps this could be provided for in an
amendment TO Assembiyman Marnelrs bill. now
before the Senate. which authorizes Hoboken
to pension tie widow OF a policeman killed un-
der similar circumstances
Forty more lawyers I'm Jersey. Can they all make
a lving?-(Atantic city Review.
Did you ever know one Of them to starve
while there was anything eatable in sight?
The bill recommended by the Passaic Polu-
ton Commission. and introduced by Senator
Johnson. is not going to have plain sailing. All
the power Of the Paterson municipality is 10 be
thrown against It. account Of the expense
likely TO fall upon that city and hostile feeling
Is being stirred up in South Jersey, on the
ground that the pollution OF the Passac River
is purely local matter with which the State
has no concern. The health OF practically one
third OF the population Of New-Jersey is surely
at least as much a matter Of State concern as
the building OF roads in the various counties
to which the State annually contributes thou
sands Of dollars. Besides. the principle behind
this bill is not only the cleansing of the Passaic
but also the cessation Of stream and river pol
luton throughout New-Jersey. The State is
not asked TO bear much OF the expense. although
there are many who believe that IT should pay
a substantial proportion.
Frank Haft is the Pooh Bah Of Garfield He
Is Street Superintendent. Poormaster and Pound
Master As the local member OF the Republican
County Committee he selects the election board
ard fixes the time and place for holding pri-
maries When he IS accused OF being pretty
smart Haff's usual reply is
'Oh. no. I'm only hayseeder from Long
Island"
Hudsons bipartisan police and fire bills are
not receiving the sympathetic consideration in
Trenton that their authors fondly expected.
II was in April. 1898 that the Passaic River
pollution case was submitted 10 the Chancellor.
The decision has just arrived.
The brunswick clergymen are opposed TO
having funerals on sunday; We are opposed to
having them any day Of the week,-Paterson
Call
Have bill embodying the objection presented
10 the Legislature.
4 Jersey City undertaken persuaded Assem-
blyman Guenther TO introduce an act relative
TO morgues and mOrgue-keepers.' The second
section OF the bill reads thus:
1t shall be the duty Of the Chief Of Police. where
such officer exists notify the authorized morgue-
keeper appointed by the Court in whose district
said body bodies exist TO take In charge said
body or bodies and dispose Of the same as provided
by law in all counties where county physicians eX-
st.
Hypercrltical persons say that bodies do not
exist but. then. those critics are ignorant Of the
fact that It is a common practice for dead men
20 vote in Jersey City.