Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-18

ever, to Investigate ali denanis roi
way of letting the air out of many an
otherwise promising bubble. Still there
are claims that cannot be denied One
of these this year is the appropriation
for the extension of the statchouse
The business of the state demands this
extension for additional courtrooms
vaults, etc. and the improvement
which has been deferred for seves al
years, cannot wisely be postponed any
longer. It is believed that fully quar-.
ter of million dollars will be needed
for the purpose.
Then there is the school approDria
ton provided for a couple of years ago
An act was passed providing that ?
certain sum Of money should be Iai9
aside annually out of the surplus 10
the support of TIE schools, with th
hope that by gradually increasing The
amount the public might finally be re
lieyed entirely from the burden Of
state school tex. The amount allcNc
each year has been 100000, but an cf
fort will be made this winter to double
the figures. thus carrying ont the pol
icy of the trainers of the original bill
The law is very popular one through
out the state.
There is also talk of erecting q new
state arsenal, devotlng the present site
to state prison purposes The present
arsenal adjeins the prison grounds
and the prison needs an extension. In
connection with the new arsenal it is
proposed also to build an armory fol
the Second regiment. This is the only
regiment in the state not provided with
an armory. and the deficiency is all
the more glazing since the regiment is
located at the state capital. This will
involve an expenditure of several hun
bred thousand dollars unless the plans
are pruned.
The State Hospital For the Insane at
Trenton needs more room also, not
withstanding the growth of county
asylums. Sixty thousand dollars is sug-
gested as an appropriate figure for a
new building.
The Girls Industrial school is also
overcrowded, and it will take from
$4,000 to $4,000 to erect a suitable
annex.
Then there is the Railway reformato
ry, which got S2G5000 last year and
will doubtless need a further allow
ance; the State Normal school wants
$4,000 to provide new dormitories for
the pupils. and the new Home For Sol
diers Sailors, Mariners and Their
Wives will need a few thousand dol
lars for furnishing the building
Various Legislative Topics.
The senate this week confirmed the
nomination of John II. Lippincott Of
Hudson county for another term as
justice of the state supreme court; also
the nomination of Ernest Rooster for
prosecutor of the pleas, Bergen county
Governor Voorhees, has renominated
J. Franklin Fort for judge of the Els
sex courts. The term is for five years
and the salary is $500 year
The house has adopted a resolution
requesting the attorney general to fur
nish an opinion as to the constitution
ality of the act abolishing the office of
engrossing clerk and creating the of
flee of supervisor of bills. The resolu
ton was offered by Mr.. Wright of Bur
lington and was supported by Mr.. Muir
ply of Hudson. The new system. with
a supervisor of bills at its head. seem
to be very unpopular with the mem
bers, who do not find that it win be Ell
Their so economical or convenient as
had been predicted.
1t is expected that a joint meeting
of the legislature will be held next
week. at which State Treasurer Swain
and State Comptroller Hancock will
be elected. Both are popular and eff
cient officials. This will make theii
third term.
Mr.. McDermott has a bill designed
to reorganize the Hudson county board
of freeholders. It provides for nine
members TO be elected at large and the
directors veto to stand unless it is
overluled by six votes.
The government wishes to erect bar
racks in connection with its fortified.
tons at Finn's Point, Salem county
and with that in view Senator Mile
OF Salem has offered a bill in the sen
ate providing for the cession of certain
lands needed.