The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-16

session, leaving the balance for the
consideration of their successors.
recommend that, whatever the amount,
the commission be authorized to mo
coed upon plan sufficient to accommO-
date the large number of patients they
are likely to be called upon to take care
of, and / approve the suggestions made
in the report as to the class of cases the
, institution should accept.
Labor Troubles In Paterson.
The city of Paterson has had disas-
trous year. A large part of the business
section of the city was destroyed by
fire, and larger part was injured by
4 flood. Loss of property in both in
stances was very considerable, and the
sympathy of the state went out to the
unfortunate city. Early in June it also
had serious labor troubles, which last
ed some time and finally assumed pro-
portions which raised a doubt in the
mind of the mayor as to the ability or
the local authorities to cope with the
threatened danger. At the request of a
large number of leading citizens Mayor
Hinchliffe called upon me on the night
of June 10 to send troops to Paterson
to aid the authorities in maintaining
order, assuring me that he felt the
gravity of the situation required the
presence of the troops.
In conformity with his request or
dered Brigadier General Campbell to
proceed Immediately to Paterson with
the first and second battalions of the
First regiment and the First troop of
cavalry and upon his arrival to confer
with Mayor Hinchliffe and aid him in
preserving the peace and order of the
community. On June % the battalions
of infantry first sent were relieved from
duty by the third battalion of the same
regiment, to which Companies G and D
of the Fifth regiment were temporarily
attached, and which remained in Pat
erson until July and were then or
dered home. The discretion of the Off
GERS and the excellent bearing and con-
duct of the troops prevented blood
shed, and they are entitled to the
thanks of the state for the creditable
manner in which they performed dis
agreeable duty.
The expenses, as shown by the quar-
termaster's report, were $1S,340.57.
There being no appropriation for this
account and the amount in the emer-
gency fund not being sufficient, the
money was advanced by the state
treasurer, the state comptroller and the
governor. Doubtless the legislature
will at the proper time reimburse them.
l recommend that the sum set apart in
the emergency fund for the use of the
governor hereafter be increased to $685.
600.
Increase In Pay of Commissioners of
Banking and Insurance.
The present pay of the commissioner
Of banking and insurance is $4,000 a
year. The Office is equal in Importance
and requires as high an order of ability
and character as any in the statehouse.
The pay of the treasurer, comptroller,
the clerks of the supreme court and the
court of chancery is $4,000 year. The
term of the present commissioner is
about to expire. The duties of the Of
flee can be enlarged to the benefit of
the people of the state and should be sc
enlarged. recommend that the pay OF
this Office be increased to $4,000 year.
Tenement House Regulation.
AS our state grows in population an
increasing number of people are com.
PEELED to live in tenements. Fortunate
ly the percentage now compelled to live
in them is not large, but as the number
increases it is important from moral
and physical point of view that tene
ment houses should be constructed I'M
der the latest approved standards. Suf-
ficient space should be provided for
each occupant, each room should be
lighted from without, the plumbing
should be approved in character, an6
generally the health and welfare of the
inmates should be considered. The ex-
perience of our sister state of New
York shows that this can be accom-
plished and reasonable return ON the
investment obtained by the owner. The
question is comparatively new one in
our state, and now is the time to con-
slider it. / recommend the appointment
of commission to investigate the sub
ject, with power to employ proper as
sistance, and to report to the next legis-
lature and that $1,000 be appropriated
for their expenses, the commission tG
serve without pay.
To Regulate Automobiles.
The increasing use of automobiles
and the record of accident and death
caused by them make it important that
the legislature should pass a law regu-
lating their use They are machines
which. as every one knows, may go
anywhere. If man is to drive loco
motive engine, he must serve years of
apprenticeship as fireman and under
go successfully rigid examination as
to his duties. And the locomotive en-
CINE is confined to carefully built
track, from which it is never able to
move very far. An automobile, with it's
power to run wild, is now allowed to
be driven by men, women or children
who in the majority of cases have little
knowledge of machinery, and when the
thing goes wrong, as it frequently and
suddenly does, they are helpless
A record of the accidents of the past
year would be long and sad one. In
the interest of the lives and comfort of
the community L ask the legislature to
pass law that will require suitable
examination to be passed before any
one may be allowed to drive an auto