The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-01

in every respect. The bill was sc
framed that it would prevent the reck.
less driving OF automobiles on the pub
lie roads and that the restrictions as to
speed and otherwise were uniform and
general throughout the state.
President Hutchinson took the floor
and explained his vote in opposition to
the bill. He said the speed of twenty
miles an hour in the country districts
was too great and should be reduced
The president took occasion to correct
an impression that had gone abroad
that he was holding up this bill. He
said that he was not going to hold up
any bill and would have every measure
introduced put on the calendar so that
the senators could have an opportunity
of passing or defeating 1t. He stated
that he had not buried the bill as init.
mated and that he had no such inten.
ton concerning this measure or any
other bill that might come before the
senate. Governor Murphy this week
signed the bill
Morris Canal Bill.
One of the most important matters
now before the legislature is the prop
ostion relating to the abandonment of
the Morris canal. Great opposition has
developed to this scheme, and it is re-
ported that the leading supporters of
the measure are seriously considering
the proprlety of giving up the fight to
have the canal abandonment bill pass
ed and will agree TO the adoption of the
bill TO have a commission created to in
quire into the matter and submit re-
port to the next legislature. 1t Is ar
gued in opposition to the abandonment
bill that the company owning the ca
nal has done so many things that are
contrary to the law that Its charter has
been violated some time ago and that
the state has the right to take posses
sion of the canal. There are three such
commission bills now before the house,
and it is safe to say that one Of them
will be passed.
The original bill providing for the
abandonment of the canal involves GER
tain rights and title to the water front
in Jersey City, which, 1t is argued,
should revert to that city instead of GO
ing to big corporation. The Morris
Canal and Banking company, under
state charter granted in 1924, built the
canal. A supplement passed by the
legislature in 1871 permitted the canal
to be leased in perpetulty by the Lee
high Valley Railroad company, which
concern is now in possession of its
property and franchises. The present
charter will expire in 1918, when the
canal will become the sole property or
the state. Under the Boyd bill, which
is likely to be allowed to die, the canal
company will be allowed to abandon
ton purposes and at the same time to
retain. sell or otherwise dispose of the
franchise, water rights and other prop
erty. The Williams commission bill Is
practically the same as that introduced
in the senate by Mahlon Pitney In
1901. The commission is to inquire In
to the fair value of the canal property
to the two companies and to the state
and whether the property, il taken by
the latter, could be probably operated
as public highway by charging rea
sonable rates for transportion and also
as to whether the state should own and
control the water rights of the canal
and to use the same for supplying mu-
inequalities with water on just and
equitable terms. The commission is to
consist of six members.
More Nominations CONFIRMED.
The senate has disposed of the fol-
lowing nominations sent in last week:
For members of the board of visitors
to the State Agricultural college-First
district, Ephraim T. Gill, John f. Driv-
err; Second district, John E. Darnell,
II. l.. Sabsovich; Third district, James
Nelson, David ID. Denise; Fourth dis
trict. Samuel X. Ketcham, Peter V.
d. Van Doren; Fifth district, Ogden
Woodruff Melvin S. Condit; Sixth dis
trict William II. Belche, Abram c.
IIoldrum; Seventh district, George Il.
DeCamp, Cyrus Il. Crane; Eighth dis
trict, George Dorer, Joseph Ward;
Ninth district, Philip NJ. Brett. John
Hudson; Tenth district, Harry Bell.
Henry A. Goede. These appointments
were confirmed.
The house on Monday night passed
the bill requiring that all applicants
for physicians shall have high school
education and certificate. Mr.. Scovel
of Camden opposed the measure on the
ground that it would take away the
chances of poor boys who may study
medicine after their opportunity for
high school education has passed.
Most of the senate's time early this
week was taken up with discussion
of the Passaic pollution bill providing
for trunk sewer to drain the Passaic
valley. The bill, after vigorous oppo-
sition by Senator Mckee OF Passaic,
was finally passed.