Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-08


Senator Martin offered a bill appro-
priating $1,000 for expenses connected
with the work of the state dairy COM
missioner.
Senator AlcCarter offered bill con
tinuing to deceased veterans of the
Spanish war the same provision as
now exists for those of the civil war
with respect to burial $50 is to be APP
propriated in each case BY The board IF
freeholders.
Senator Stokes offered a bill provid-
ing for the appointment of a deputy TO
the chief of the bureau of labor statis-
tics who shall take the place of the sec
rotary, whose Office is hereby abol-
ished
A bill introduced by Senator Reed
increases the salary of the stste road
commissioner from 81, 800 to s.. 500 and
allows an the sum Of $500 per year
for clerk hire, attorney and consulting
engineer fees, stationery and actual
travelling expenses. II provides for the
appointment by the state road commits.
sioner of a supervisor to assist him in
supervising construction and performs
ing such other duties as necessity may
require. at a salary Of $1,000 per year.
An interesting bill presented by Mr..
Van Cleef requires every candidate
voted for at any public election to file
within ten days after such election an
itemized statement showing in detail
all the moneys contributed Or expended
by him. directly or indirectly, by him
self or through any other person. in aid
of his election The object Of the bill is
to put an end to bribery Refusal or
neglect to file such statement shall
constitute misdemeanor. punishable
by fine not exceeding $500.
Mr.. Stokes offered bill making it a
misdemeanor for any one who shall
hereafter dredge upon or throw, take
or east his oyster dredge, or any other
instrument used for the purpose of
catching oysters, upon any oyster bed
or ground duly marked, buoyed, staked
up within the waters of the Delaware
bay and Maurice river cove in this
state belonging to any other person,
without the permission of the lessee or
lessees thereof.
In the interest of Cape May Mr..
Hand introduced a bill making it law
full for fourth class cities to raise an
nually, by taxation, and expend a sum
not exceeding $1,000 to provide music
for the public in the public buildings
and pavilions located on the beach
stand.
Among the new bills offered in the
house We're the following:
Mr. Marks Authorizes the establish
ment and maintenance of free public
baths and gymnasiums in any city
wherein the governing body so votes,
and permits the appropriation of not ex-
ceeding $4,000 annually therefor.
Mr.. Kirkbride Appropriates $780,
600 for stone roads.
Mr.. Foote- Provides that if a jury in
capital case shall return verdict of
guilty with modified punishment the
penalty shall be Imprisonment for life
at hard labor.
MIR. Mungle tby Observation-Disclosures
railroads to contract with any street
railway company to run its cars upon
the tracks of the latter for the purpose
of delivering freight to warehouses,
etc, such tracks to be used therefor
only between the hours of II midnight
and a. m.
Mr.. Fallon- Makes it unlawful to
adulterate coffee, pepper, candies. jel-
lies. confectionery. wheat -four, inoIas-
ses, tomato catchup or olive oil
The senate passed various amend
menfs to senate bill No. S providing
for the creation of a sewerage pollution
commission and of sewerage districts
with view TO abating nuisances in
any stream whose waters are used for
potable purposes. 1t is aimed princi-
pally at curing the evils arising from
pollution of the Passaic river. The
bill. while now modified somewhat
from. its first draft SO as to better pro-
tect towns suburban to Newark, is still
in good shape to accomplish its gen
eral purpose. The senate also passed
the Newark library bill. making it I'M
lawful to issue fire Insurance policy
containing a coinsuance clause unless
a reduction in rate is named; Mr..
Wright's commercial feeding stuff bill,
and a number of others.