The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-31

ger than two weeks without licensed
engineer, and the fee is to be 81 for
each license. The penalty for violation
is fixed at from $40 to $50.
Amendment to Trunk sewer Act.
A billwas introduced by yAssenblyman
Lehlbach amending tie trunk sewer
act Of 1899 relative to joint building Of
trunk sewers by two or more munici@
palities. 1t also provides for the as
sessment for benefits in such cases. An
other bill by Mr. Lehlbach provides
that deeds, mortgages. conditional bills
Of sale, chattel mortgages and other in
struments shall be taken as legally re
corded as of the date of such actual
recording and shall be valid and effect
ual against all creditors. purchasers
and mortgagees from such date.
Mr.. Shedaker Of Burlington offered a
bill prohibiting the use of any SO calle
automatic or repeating shotgun for the
hunting Of wild birds or animals, un
der penalty of $25 OF $50 fine.
Asscinblgman r. G. Henry present
ed a bill authorizing the state board OF
heelt.l TO provide diphtheria antitoxin
for free distribution in the state.
Among other bills presented were the
following ~ Mr.. Lealbaeh, amending
the act relative to the appointment Of
commissioners Of unpaid taxes, watel
rates, ETC., and regarding the publica
tion of tie appointment Of the commits
sioners; BY Mr. Martin, aholishing de
murrers and substituting motions tie
strike out unnecessary pleadings; by
Mr.. Pennington, authorizing registers
of deeds and mortgages to appoint a
deputy during the pleasure of the reg
lister, the salary to be fixed by the free
holders; by Mr.. Colby. a supplement
to the road act providing for method
by which the freeholders shall build
and reconstruct macadam roads in vari
GUS municipalities; by Mr.. Hildreth,
authorizing cities owning and operat
ing water plants to acquire rights of
ways to lay water pipes; by Mr.. Gibbs,
Incorporating the borough Of Laurel
Springs, Camden county
Appeal For Parcels Post.
Assemblyman Layden of Passaic dur
ing the week presented a resolution III
the house urging New Jerseys repre-
sentatives in congress to cause to be
enacted such legislation as will give
the American people the best merchan
disc post in the world. The resolution
requests New Jersey senators and con
gressmen to support the bill preferred
fryf 11n fol 3nfo loo s11,
bill provides for the consolidation OF
the third and fourth class mail matter
and the extension of the present par
eel post; weight limit from four to elev
en- pounds, with minimum rate of 8
cents on four pound parcels and max
imum rate of 25 cents on eleven pound
parcels.
The following explanation has been
given out concerning the new jury com
mission bill that has been prepared by
the State Bar association. There are
to be three commissioners appointed by
the Justice of the supreme court who
presides in the county circuit for eacI
county. The commissioners after the
first will serve three year TERMS The
commissioners are to prepare lists fol-
grand and petit juries, and the names
on them are to be numbered. The slips
or metal tokens are to be numbered
without names. The court is to desig
nate person to draw the numbers
from the box in open court, and ther
the names will be announced.
Report of Taxation Commission.
The report of the equal taxation
commission is expected to reach Gov
ernor Stokes early next week. 1t is re.
ported on the authority Of one of the
commissioners that Charles G. Black
the defeated candidate for governor
will sign the report 1t is understood
that he will concur in the main with
the report and will add line or sd
pointing out certain phases of tax re
form in his Judgment necessary and
not covered fully by the report. This
it is believed, will eliminate a minority
report unless Commissioner Rikel
should decide to make one The an
nouncement that Mr.. Black will sign
the report is a surprise to many, as il
was generally understood that he
would present separate report.
A novel solution of the taxation prob
lem is claimed to have been made by
Senator Minturn, Democrat, of Hud
son, who, if he is allowed, win present
his ideas to the legislature in the shape
of a bill. The bill provides for the
equalization Of assessments, and de-
mands, it is said, that railroads shall
pay full local tax rates and that only
/ per. cent of railroad tax will go to the
state treasury, the rest to be distrib
uted among the municipalities. After
a Democratic caucus on the bill has
been held and It is decided to accept ii
it will be introduced as the Democratic
policy Of the legislature.