The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-12-15
NE W JERSEY
MEASURES.
Benny's Bill to Erect a
Bridge Over Newark
Bay Reaches the
Senate.
MAY Be PASSED THIS SESSION
Senator Dryden Hopeful of
Preserving Red Bank Bat-
tleheld Some Assign
ments.
MAY Be PASSED THIS SESSION

WASHINGTON, Dec. is, 1904.-Rep-
resentative Benny is i'll hopes that the
bill authorizing the erection Of a bridge
across Newark Bay, from Bayonne to
Elizabethport, may be passed by the Sen
ate before the adjournment of the pres
ent session Of Congress- The bill author
ICES the Freeholders of the counties OF
Union and Hudson, or the legally con-
stituted authorities of Bayonne and Eliz-
abeth, to build the bridge SO that it shall
be at least 1000 feet between the pier
head lines to be esta blished by the Secre-
tary of War and any other bridge.
It is provided that the bridge shall be
built for a distance of at least 5000 feet
over the deep water portion of Newark
Bay, upon permanent stone piers, to be
placed at least 100 feet apart, and there
shall be draw or draws, to be construc
ted at right angles with the channel,
with two openings of at least 100 feet
each in the clear.
Provision is made in the bill that the
bridge shall be public highway and no
railroad shall be laid thereon except pas
operated so as not to interfere with or
binary road travel. All rates of toll
charged shall be subject to the approval
Of the Secretary of War, and after TWEEN
ty years no toll shall be charged for or
dinary travel. All street railroad com
panits are to have equal rights, and the
structure is to be known as post route.
Authority is given for the construction of
a joint structure with the Central Rail-
Road of New jersey, if proper agreement
can be made with the railroad company.
Senator Dryden has been advised that
the Interior Department will prepare
favorable report ON the purchase of the
Red Bank battlefield reservation, which
will be submitted for the consideration of
the Senate committee. The Senator has
received a petition from Moorestown
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, urging
the elimination Of the word .'sex' in the
bill admitting the territories as States.
New Jersey had 741 fourth-class post
offices in operation at the end Of the fis-
cal year June 80, 1904, according to the
annual report of the Auditor for the
Post-ofiiee Department. s.Uncle Sam"
does big business in money orders in
the State. There were 764,G04 domestic
orders issued last year to the amount of
$6,627, ,727.30, on which the fees amount
ed to S50,0S1.6 .6S. The foreign orders is
sued were $500, for 81, ,694, ,695.S9, the
fees on which were $19,194.5S, making
the total receipts from money orders
Sse,s76.2e.
Among the nominations confirmed by
the Senate was that of David II. Scott,
appointed as second lieutenant in the
army from civil life. Lieutenant Scott
is a resident of Princeton and was
member Of Company L, Second Regi-
ment.
Among the bills passed by the House
are the following: To increase the PEN
sion of Enoch McCabe, of Camden, to
$50 month. introduced by Mr.. Louder
slager, to increase the pension of Seely
Ernst, formerly of Company f, Twenty
fifth New Jersey Volunteers, to $24 a
month; to increase the pension of Mrs.
Annie Young, widow of Jacob Young,
formerly of Company +, Twenty fifth
New Jersey Volunteers, to $S month,
and to increase the pension of Colonel
Charles A. De Arnaud, formerly of Free
mont's staff to $40 month. Colonel De
Arnaud is resident of Paterson and
well known in New Jersey.
Representative Wood is we'll pleased
with his assignment as member of the
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. He might have Jared worse for a
new man, as there are 4 number of min
II. na,11sni ftaac which arp of no imnorf-