The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-15

House yesterday a number of municipal
employees from Paterson labored with him
to introduce the Anti-Spring Election bill.
He agreed with their argument that
something ought to be done to assure
their tenure of Office as well as that of
their fellow Republicans in Newark, not
to mention the possible help 1t would be
to the workers in Hudson.
When told of a pilgrimage made to
Washington yesterday by two employees
of the Newark Board of Works he was
almost ready to introduce the bill When
told that the pilgrims had gone to secure
the assent of Senator Sewell to the bill,
Mr.. Stalter suggested that it would be
well to await the pilgrims return.
His constituents saw their error, but
they were timid about forcing action and
decided to wait until today in hopes of
more favorable action.
Thus another attempt to introduce the
spring election bill has hailed and each
week Of the Legislature heaps another
foot of clay upon it's corpse.
Mr.. Benny proposes to make another at
tempt to have State Normal School In
this part of the State, and for that pur-
pose, yesterday, introduced a bill in the
House which provides for State Nor
NAL School at Newark, at a cost not
exceeding s3OO, 900, $15OOOO being appropriat-
ed to purchase land and commence the
construction thereof. This subject was
much discussed last year, and a similar
bill was introduced into the Legislature,
but nothing definitely came of it. Mr..
Benny hopes for better luck this session.
Among the bills introduced yesterday
was one by Assemblyman Fleming, which
came from some of the residents of
Crosswicks. The bill is aimed at the To-
cal trolley company and provides that it
cannot lay its. tracks along the side of
the road in Crosswicks without the con-
sent of two-thirds of the property own
ers. The trolley company, under the
proposed law, would also have to use
what is known as a fiange rail through
the town. Already the Hamilton town
ship committee has passed an ordinance
g wing the company the right to construct
it's tracks on one side of the road.
Other bills introduced in the House
were:-
Substitute for H. bills IA, 4S, 73, by Com
mittee on Towns and Townships. provides
that all township committeeman hereto
fore elected shall serve until the second
Saturday following the annual township
election held in the year his term expires
and for which he was elected. At the
election of township committeeman where
the term has been for one year townships
shall elect such officers for one, two and
three years and thereafter for three years
each.
Mr.. Lewis-Authorizes Paterson to pur-
chase certain lands and convert them into
public parks
Mr.. Lewis-Authorizes religious corpor-
ations in Paterson to convey certain lands
to Paterson for public park purposes.
Among the bills in the Senate were
these:-
Mr.. Francis-Enables lawfully qualified
physicians and surgeons practicing in
other States, and applicants who have
matriculated and received the degree OF
MD. from registered medical college.
may receive upon payment of SIS. an en-
lorsement of the license or diploma con-
ferring the same right and privileges of q
State board of license. Applies particular
ly to those who have served as physicians
and surgeons in the civil or Spanish war,
commissioned as medical officers by. the
Governors of their respective States.
The record of the Legislature for the
six weeks is four bills passed both
Houses.