The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-21
FACAN TRUMP HS.
Senate Passes Bill for Single
Street and Water Com
mission.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
MIR. Hudspeth's Gallant Fight
Against Rank Partisan
Legislation.
TOM M'CARTER'S S0PHlSTRY
Declares Act Is in the Interest
of Good Government and
Will Benefit Jersey
City.
TOM M'CARlER'S SOPHISTRY

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."]
TRENTON, March u, 19O2.-As told Ill
"The Jersey city News" yesterday,
Mayor Fagan's bill to get complete con-
troll of the government of Jersey City
through a single headed Street and Water
Commission, was passed yesterday by me
Senate by a strict party vote. The bill
was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Nc
Carter of Essex and is as follows
!. In every city of the first class in this
State it shall be lawful for the mayor
thereof to appoint an officer to be known
as the street and water commissioner
Of said city; the term of the street and
water commissioner first appointed under
this act shall extend from the date of his
appointment to the expiration of the term
of office of the mayor who shall make
such appointment, and until his successor
shall have been appointed and qualified;
the term of office of each street and wa
ter commissioner appointed subsequently
thereto, shall be for two years and until
his successor shall have been appointed
and qualified; vacancies shall be filed for
the unexpired term only; such street and
water commissioner shall qualify as other
officers of like character qualify in any
such city, and shall give bonds in the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be ap-
proved as to sufficiency by the board hav-
ing charge of the finances in and for SAID
city, for the faithful discharge of MS du-
tses
q The said street and water commits
sioner herein provided for in any city.
shall be substituted for and shall become
vested with and shall perform ali the
powers and duties of any board of street
and water commissioners now existing in
said city; the performance. exercise Or
discharge of so much of such powers and
duties as are now by law required to be
performbd, exercised or discharged by
such board of street and water commits
sioners, by resolution or ordinance, shall
be performed, exercised or discharged
by such street and water commissioner,
by signing appropriate resolutions or or
dinances in a record or minute book to be
kept for that purpose; provided, that no
such resolution or ordinance so signed as
aforesaid shall be of any force or effect
until the same is approved by the mayor
of such city; and the board of street and
water commissioners, in any such city, is
hereby abolished from the time the first
street and water commissioner appointed
under this act has qualified; and all books
and papers, property and effects, matters
and things whatsoever, now used by or
heretofore in the charge of any such
board of street and water commissioners
and used for any purpose whatever in the
exercise of the powers and duties by this
act conferred upon the said street and Wa
ter commissioner herein provided for and
authorized, shall at once be delivered to
the said street and water commissioner,
or to the person or persons designed by
the street and water commissioner to re-
cesve the same in any such city.
s. The salary of said street and water
commissioner shall be five thousand dol
lars per year.
T. The municipal board or body having
charge or control of the finances in any
city of the first class in this State. may.
by resolution adopted by a majority vote
and approved by the mayor of such city,
submit the question of the acceptance or
rejection of this act to the voters of such
city at any general or charter election. to
be held therein whereof at least two days
notice shall be given by public advertise
ment in two daily newspapers circulating
in such city, and if a majority of those
who shall vote for the acceptance or re-
jectien thereof shall be in favor of the ae-
ceptance of this act, then this act shall
go into effect Immediately, and the grant
of power herein made to such city snail
be deemed to be accepted by such city,
and such city shall be bound by the terms
of this act; persons entitled to vote at any
charter or municipal election where this
question IS submitted to them shall ex-
press their assent to or rejection of this
act by depositing their ballot in the box,
provided for depositing ballots in such
elections, in the election precincts or
wards of any such city, and those who
are in favor of the acceptance of this act
and the grants and the powers therein
contained. shall each deposit ballot con-
tanning the words. "For the street and wa
fer commissioner act OF 1902. written or
printed thereon. and those who are op-
posed shall each deposit their ballot with
the words Against the street and water
commissioner act of 1902" written or
printed thereon; and this acceptance or
rejection may be expressed upon the bal-
lot upon which are the names OF The
state, county. district, city or ward
officers, and no separate ballot shall be
required for the purpose of this vote'
there shall be a canvass upon the return
of the votes upon this question OF such
acceptance or rejection made by the elec-
tion officers in the same way and manner
as for officers voted for at such election;
and II a majority CT the ballots upon
which there shall be either the words
"For the street and water commissions
act Of 1902 or Against the street ana
A.. ,la and WeI1 Triad Remdar.