Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-04-03
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the bill was passed and has been sign
ed by Governor Murphy.
The increase in the state road APP
preparation will permit New Jersey to
build seventy-fve miles more of new
roads at cost of $4,000 mile than it
could have built a year ago, or 1917
miles altogether this year. The state
pays SO per cent and the county and
individuals ca per cent of the cost of
the construction of these roads.
The trolley freight proposition, which
passed the senate, was killed in the
house committee, and the house also
defeated the Hoffman bills alleged to
have had for their object the doing
away with competition in the gas and
electric light business. Mr. Whitford's
bill for million dollar state university
was killed in a house committee early
in the session. The attempt to abolish
spring elections in other municipalities
besides cities also failed. Hunterdon
eounty's attempt to have the state pay
one-half the cost of building hard roads
in that county was not looked upon
with favor by the legislators.
Commissions to Be Named.
The legislature gave the governor
power to appoint several commissions
other than those mentioned above. The
most important of these is a commits
sion to prepare for New Jerseys par
tieipation in the Louisiana Purchase
exposition at st. Louis next year. This
commission comprises eleven men. and
they will have $4,000 of the states
money to spend, their services to be
rendered gratuitously. Then there is
commission to be named to investigate
the condition of affairs connected with
the Morris canal for the purpose of
recommending q scheme next year
looking to the abandonment of that
canal and the protection of all inter
ests; another commission to purchase
and present the ten thousand dollar
silver service given by the state to the
new battleship New Jersey and other
commissions to investigate the condi-
tion of the oyster industry in the state;
to make inquiry into the merits of the
claim of the Rutgers college against
the state for S131 900 for state scholar
ships at that institution: to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a state
normal school and to determine where
it should be established and one to
control the examinations and licensing
of veterinarians.
Eight of the state senators retire this
year. They are Herbert w. Johnson
of Camden, c. Asa Francis of Mon
mouth, Thomas n. McCarter of Essex,
Joseph Cross of Union, Charles A.
Reed of Somerset Richard C. Miller of
Salem. Solomon II. Stranger of Glouces-
ter and Johnston Cornish of Warren.
Bills Signed by Governor.
Among the bills signed by the gov
ernor besides the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel and the United States Steel cor
poration bills were the following: En-
towering keepers of state institutions
to refuse admission to committed per-
sons when contagious diseases exist in
such institutions; authorizing clerk to
the street commissioners in cities of the
second class; enabling borough councils
to make new assessments for construc-
ton or repairing of streets or side
walks; providing for a course of in
struction in clay working and ceramics
in the State Agricultural college;
Strong's county freeholder bill; the gen
eral educational bill; authorizing gov
erning bodies of a municipality to
spend $4,000 for land and to remodel
public buildings when such eXpendi-
ture has been authorized by the voters;
the state road appropriation bill; pro-
viding for the improvement of a part
Of the Paterson plank road: providing
for a manual training school at Borden
town for colored children; appropriates
$10,97774 to defray the inaugural ex-
Denses: provides for five veterinary
medical examiners; enabling freehold
ars to provide for the interment of vet
Grams; providing for the licensing of
dogs; designating the governors secre-
tarys salary at $4,000; the Passaic pol
luton bills; providing for commission
to investigate the claim of the State
Agricultural college; specifies manner
of trial and dismissal of police officers;
providing for the grading or promotion
of members of the police force in first
class cities, and the Louisiana exposi-
ton commission bill.