Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

Third Week Of the Session
Opens Briskly.
FIFTY-FoUR NEW BILLS ARE UP.
senate VIII CONFIRM Appointment Of
Justice Bennett Van syclSel TO SUI
preme Court : Antigrade Crossing
Measures.
[special Correspondenee.l

Especial Correspondence.l
Trenton, Jan. 28.-The third week of
the legislative session was opened
briskly in the house last Monday night
by the introduction of forty-three new
! bills. while in the senate at the same
Session eleven new measures were in
hodueed. The senate received from
Governor Murphy the name of Justice
! Bennett Van Syckel for appointment
to the supreme court, thus setting at
rest all discussion on the subject The
nomination was reported Tuesday and
will be confirmed next Monday night.
The senate has confirmed the reap
pointment of Judge William III. Vre-
denburgh of Freehold TO the court Of
error and appeals.
Justice Van Syckel, who is in his sew
enty-fourth year, has served on the su-
preme bench for thirty-five consecu-
tive years. His first appointment was
in 1869, while he was practitioner at
Pennington, and he has been success
siyely reappointed by both Democratic
and Republican governors. He was
graduated from Princeton in the class
of 1876. In his circuit are the coun-
ties of Union and Ocean. He is a
Democrat in politics
AntIgrade Crosefng Bills.
Among the new biigs3 are two anti
grade crossing measures from Essex
One was introduced by Senator Bach
eller and the other by Assemblyman
Taylor. They are practically the same
and put in the hands of the chancellor
with unlimited powers the matter of
abolishing dangerous crossings or hav
ing them altered. Upon the petition OF
the majority of the governing body OF
any first class city the chancellor I'M
der this act can fix time for hearing
and then can decide what shall be
done. The city presenting the petition
must pay its proportionate share of the
expense with the railroad company.
Hudson county presented series OF
tax bills which give promise of making
things warm politically. Assemblyman
Hamill presented two and Assembly
man Fielder one. They are equal taxa.
ton measures and provide for the taxa.
ton of railroad property at the local
rates in addition to the one-half of ]
per centum assessed by the state. An
other bill by Mr.. Fielder embraces the
taxation of franchises and privileges
on the public highways. The franchises
I are to be taxed and valued at the local
rate
The bill validating the acts of the
state board of taxation, which board
it was feared had been legislated out
of Office by the general tax revision act
of last winter, has been passed by the
senate. 1t was amended on third read
ing so as to go into effect on the third
instead of the first Monday in Feb
ruary. The changing of the date when
the measure is to take effect was done
because Of delay in getting it through
For Dollar Gas.
A new bill providing for dollar gas
came from Hudson through Assembly
man Duff. 1t makes a uniform price
throughout the state. The prevailing
price in Hudson county is now $11O
Right after this bill came one from As
semblyman Taylor of Essex which pro
vides for the appointment of inspectors
of gas and electricity in first class
cities. These inspectors are to be chem
lists and in every way competent The
mayor is to make the appointments
and the salary is. to be $1,000 This
sum must be contributed by the gas
and electric companies in proportion tc
the amount of stock they own.
More amendments were submitted
to the game law, which will be almost
obliterated if all the proposed meas
ures are passed One amendment is by
| Senator Shinn, who wants TO permit
nonresident gunners to take out of the
state not more than twelve quails, two
grouse, six woodcocks, six rabbits and
six squirrels in one day.
A measure creating a board to license
BARRIERS has made its appearance. By
its provisions no barber can ply his
trade without a license from this board.
/ Its purpose is to make the BARRIERS more
| efficient.
Another act almost on the same line
was a bill to create board for the
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prohibiting any one from acting in that
capacity who has not complied with
the conditions laid down.
Governor Murphy had conference
early in the week with the tenement
house commission over its bill, which
provides for a permanent inspection
of tenements. There have been about
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boroughs Of $500 population, and one
of them provides for representation by
such borough in the board of freehold
ers.
A bill by Senator Bachelor Of Els
sex provides for annual examination Of
municipal accounts in the various city
departments in first class cities.
Senator Bradley submitted an amend
ment to the general tax act of 1903 by
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