Gloucester County Democrat., 1900-03-01

there Is a very large increase of pOpu-
lation and of court business during the
summer months. because people then
flock to the seashore resorts by thou
sands. Under the present law the
! judges salary is based ON the small
winter population. The bill passed.
Under its provisions the consent of the
| supreme court judge on the circuit is
required before the increase of salary
takes place. 1t applies to all seashore
counties.
The bill providing for reorganiza-
tion Of the Hudson board of free
holders also passed after some opposi-
tion. Senator McDermott explained
that it provides for nine freeholders in
any county. to be elected at large, each
to receive a salary of $1,500. Before
becoming operative the act has TO be
accepted by the existing board BY
this clause it is believed the bill will
affect only Hudson county, where
there has been so much agitation that
even the existing board is in favor of
reorganization.
WORK Oh Inc Assembly.
| A lively discussion ensued in the as
sembly when the bill providing for an
nexation of Vailsburg to Newark came
up. It was favored by Mr.. Mungle and
opposed by Mr. Dexheimer The bill
was lost-l6 to 3S.
The house yesterday listened to an
address by Commissioner General John
/ B. Weber, representing the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition TO be held at Buffalo
next year. Other representatives were
present. and they made favorable
impression
A joint meeting of both houses was
| held yesterday for the election of COM
missioners of deeds.
Among the bills passed in the house
were the following: Prohibiting the
planting or catching of oysters by
boats propelled by artificial power; re-
quiring all state printing to have the
stamp of the Typographical union;
enabling Piainfeld to erect a 100000
city hall; incorporating the borough of
Highlands of Navesink. Monmouth
| county; anneXing part of Ewing town
ship to Trenton
Among the bills passed in the senate
were these: Providing that soldiers and
sailors of the Spanish war shall be adj
mitted to the New Jersey Soldiers
home; providing for the Incorporation
of West Orange. Essex county; permit
ting the West Jersey railroad to absorb
the Delaware river road, all of whose
bonds and stock it owns; authorizing
the supreme court TO appoint com
mission to report on methods of inn
proving the educational qualifications
of law students; providing for medals
for Jerseymen who enlisted in the reg
ular army during the Spanish war; Civ
ing local health boards plenary powers
to prevent the sale of impure milk.
Various Notes.
The Ocean boulevard bill was intro
duced yesterday by Senator Francis.
1t provides for a boulevard along the
ocean front of Monmouth county, run
ming through Ocean Grove, the abut-
ting property to pay 10 per cent of the
cost, the county 60 per cent and the
sldAc " pay lllt ut OGtdil
Grove authorities will fight the bill
tooth and nail as interfering with their
exclusive privileges.
A bin is offered by Senator Stokes
providing that the governor may ap-
point six deputy factory inspectors,
one to be woman, at salary of ST.
600 year.
Governor Voorhees, has appointed
Peter v Voorhees, of Camden as judge
in the court of errors, to succeed Judge
Nixon, just appointed circuit judge.
The track elevation and 5 per cent
interest bills had committee hearings
this week. There was a good sized
gathering present at the latter, but no
one appeared in favor of the bill d.
D. Denise. president of the state board
of agriculture. denied that the farmers
wanted such bill and said that they
had much difficulty in loaning money
at per cent The tax was per cent
now, and if the interest was reduced
they would experience still more trou-
BILE in pa.tting ont their money. There
were several representatives of small
banks present, and those who express
ed themselves on the bill said its pas
sage would practically close up their
Institutions