The Morris County chronicle., 1904-03-11
GRINDING OUT
STATE LAWS
Legislature This Week Settled
Down to a Semblance
of Activity.
ELECTIONS AND COUNTY BOARDS


Wednesday morning. 1t was againin
session yesterday, this making up for
the holiday.
Teachers from all parts of the State
visited the State House Wednesday
to attend hearing which the House
Committee on Education gave on Mr..
Swackhamer's two bills affecting their
retiring fund. The first Of these meas
ures appropriates $500 for the ex-
penses of the trustees of,the fund, and
the other appropriates $13, ,235. .43 to be
paid to the fund, which is the amount
the State has taken from the fund for
the expenses of the trustees in admin
iStrating the fund.
The bill prepared by the County
Board of Elections to increase the
powers and Importance of the county
boards was introduced yesterday by
Mr.. Manners, of Essex. 1t aims to
place the machinery of elections, which
is now in the hands of the municipal
and county clerk, in the hands Of the
board. The bill ainsnothing about
tine compensation of the members of
the board
The House went on record yesterday
morning against the cigarette habit
in no uncertain way. Mr.. Roberts
bill, which prohibits the sale of cigar
cites to any person under fourteen
years and fixing the penalty as a vio-
lation of the act at a fine of $50 or inn
prisonment for three months. or both,
passed without adissenting voice.
New Bills senate. ~.
No. 1913, Mr.. Horner. Provides
that minor heirs of deceased persons
who have acquired property under the
Martin act. shall acquire full title to
sames a~la s.a s,@ 1gtsss
No. 194, Mr. Horner. Provides that
the state treasurer shall convex to the
trustees for the support of public
schools all lands now held byc the
state sinking fund, and execute to
them an assignment Of mortgages
held by said fund.
=. Recommended by both the majority
and the leader of the minority sof. the
House, the tenement house bill, pro-
viding for a permanent board Of tene-
ment house supervision, passed che
House of Assembly without dissent
! ing voice.
Northern New Jersey Flood Com
mission, appointed under authority of
an act passed at the special session of
the Legislature last October, presented
to Governor Murphy it's report con-
cerning the Investigations as to the
means of preventing the disastrous
floods in the valley of the Passaic
River and that section of the State.
Two remedies are suggested to pre-
vent future floods. The plan strong
ly advised by the committee is the
construction of an immense dam at
Mountain View, which would in
times of high water flood about 600
acres. This would control and hold
back the immense volume of water
which, like last year swept through
the Passaic Valley.
The trustees of the Morris Plains
Asylum, headed by John G. Eisele, of
Newark, asked for $4,000 for a new
laundry at the institution, $4,000 for a
new tireproof room in which to keep
the records of the place, and $4,000
for reserve fund, because the laws
require them to pay cash for all sup
plies purchased for the institution.
There is now S1S,722.66 due to the
State from the counties which do not
pay up promptly for the care and keep
of county patients. The managers
reported that there were 1861
patients in the asylum, and that last
year 80 per cent. of the cases were
cured. Several other requests were
made oy the managers, one for $4,000
for new dairy barn for the accom-
mediation of the cows at the place.
They told of the need of new slaugh-
ter house and a new elevator for the
mems quarters, but they asked for no
money for these things.
From Mr.. DeCou, of Mercer, came
the long expected amendment to the
Meeker anti-spring election act. The
proposed amendment is intended to
abolish spring elections in all munich
palities where such elections are now
held
Bills Signed.
Senate 26, Mr.. Price. authorizes
boards of freeholders to borrow money
in anticipation of taxes to meet any
deficit arising by reason of an errone-
Gus or Illegal apportionment Of State
or county taxes the money must be
provided for in next tax levy.
Senate 20, Mr.. Bradley, transfers the
management of the travelling State
libraries from the State Library
Commission to the Public Library
Commission.
Senate IS, Mr.. Hudspeth, authorizes
building and loan associations to dis
solve and wind up their affairs through
a hoard of tructaoc