Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-31

appropriations for libraries and parks
of a permanent sum and not likely to
be decreased or increased as at pres
ent. All of the proposed changes would
naturally affect all cities of the state
irrespective of classification.
Gift For BattIeship New JERSEY.
The proposition to have the school
children of the state assessed in order
that gift might be made 10 the bat
tleship New Jersey in the name of the
state is not likely to meet with success.
A resolution was presented in the house
Monday by Mr. Waite of Camden set
ting out that sit was neither right nor
expedient that the school children
should be taxed to contribute to state
affairs" and providing that the gov
ernor, president of the senate, speaker
of the house, secretary of state and
the state adjutant general be named as
commission to consider the proper
form of present TO make to the new
battleship.
Mr.. Kirkbride introduced a bill rela-
tive to the Ocean boulevard from Sea-
bright to Sea Girt. The road is already
built, but the purpose of the measure
is to have Wesley and Fletcher lakes,
bounding Ocean Grove, bridged so that
the drive along the ocean will be con-
tinuous
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Albeit
which supplies remedy in such cases
as that of the wife of one of the trio
concerned in the Bosschieter case in
Paterson, who is said to be DESTROYS of
securing a divorce from her husband
Under the present law Imprisonment
cannot be advanced as grounds for de-
sertion. Mr.. Abbett's bill provides that
conviction of felony followed by a
sentence of ten years Imprisonment or
more shall constitute a cause for di-
vorce against the offending party.
The senate has passed these bills:
Senate II, enabling the Office of the
state board of health to certify to the
record of marriages, births and deaths,
which were formerly filed in the secre-
tary of states office; senate q, ex-
tending the time for completion of GER
tain railroads for two years, relates to
the Penn Greek railroad, a small
branch of the Erie; senate a. specify
ing more definitely the purposes for
which bonds may be issued by towns,
townships and boroughs, but making
no material change in the law.
The house passed these bills this
week: House GA permits Newark to
borrow money on temporary loans, in
anticipation of appropriations to be
made by the state for school purposes.
House is authorizes burial of honor
ably discharged soldiers or sailors of
the Spanish-American war by board of
freeholders. House 16 amends the act
relative to the incorporation of associ-
atoms not for pecuniary profit. House
81 authorizes cities to establish and
maintain free public baths and gym
nasiums. House So gives honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors of the
Spanish war n tax cxcmp.
ton of $500.
The governor, through his private
secretary, submitted to the house on
Tuesday the reports of the committee
appointed by the legislature to investi-
gate the charges of mismanagement at
the State Home For Girls. The reports
were referred to the committee on
girls home and will probably be print
ed.
Justices Must Know Something.
1t is more than likely that bill will
be presented to the legislature having
for its purpose requirement that fu-
ture justices of the peace shall have
some knowledge of the duties of the
office, that they must go before a SUI
preme court commissioner for eXamina-
ton as to their knowledge of law forms
and the preparation of complaints, etc.
The idea is to bar illiterate and igno-
rant men from acting as justices of the
peace. 1t is expected that the measure
will meet with very general favor
among the legislators as there has long
been much complaint about the char
ncter of the M II elected to these otfic. S.
Sss,tssss NJ .is Introduced ist'eeI
senate this week and 80 in the house.
Among these were:
BY Senator Wakelee-Enables mu-
inequalities having free public library
to increase the amount now required
to be raised for library purposes.
BY Senator Wakelee-Confers upon
boards of trustees of any town, village
or other municipality the same pow
ers and duties as were formerly enjoy
ed by the township committee.
BY Senator Stokes-Authorizes may
ors of boroughs owning or operating
waterworks, sewerage system or an
electric lighting plant to appoint su-
perintendent of such works at salary
of not more than 500 a month and
who may not be resident of the said
borough. No recorder shall be ap-
pointed in any borough except on re-
quest of the mayor thereof in writing.
By Senator Francis = Appropriates
$250,000 annually or so much thereof
as may be included in the annual APP
preparation lay. for the extension of
the benefits and making effective the
provisions of the public roads act.