Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-02

INTO buggles ana wagons carrying no
/ lights at night 1t is To avo;d such ac-
cideats that the bill is introduced.
TO Amend Pure Food Act.
Senator Hornef by request presented
bill amending the pure food act of
1901 by designating food as every
article used for food or drink by man
and every ingredient used in such food
| The bill defines the word drug as in
GLIDING every article OF medicine for
| internal or external use. Another see
ton of the act is amended by defining
more clearly what constitutes the
i adulteration of foods or drugs
Assemblyman Wright succeeded in
having the house pass his Sandy Hill
cemeteries bill after he had strenu-
ously urged its passage, pointing out
the benefits to the city of Paterson if
these grayeyards were converted into
public parks Mr. Wright's first bill
authorized religious corporations to
convey lands held by them for burial
purposes, and the second bill author
ICES Paterson to accept such lands for
park purposes AssembIyman Dal-
Irymple presented a bill providing that
4 common council or governing body
j of a city shall cause Il detailed audit
to be made of the several departments
OF Il city once year. and the same
shall be published iii AT least one news
/ paper
Indorses Roosevelt.
Senator Minturll the Democratic SEN
ator from Hudson county presented Il
joint resolution indorsing President
Roosevelt oil the subject Of rates for
interstate commerce and calling upon
New Jerseys senators in congress to
assist the president in his efforts to
give the people a square dear by stp-
porting the Esch-Townsend bill or such
other measure on those lines as will
meet with the presidents approval.
/ Copies of the resolution are to be sent
j to Senator kean and Senator Dryden
and President Roosevelt.
| A great deal OF amusement was caus-
ed in the house Monday night when AS
semblyman Manners presented a
fake" resolution in line with Dr Os-
! lers theory to the effect that chloro-
form stations be established III the
state, at which all the members of the
| senate and general assembly over sixty
years and under thirty could be pat
out of the way; also legislative CORE
spondents and all state officials who re
| fuse to resign when others seek their
jobs. The laugh became a roar when
Speaker Avis quickly referred the resp
| hutton to the committee ON the State
Home For Girls
| Mr. Scove asked that his automobile
bill be recommitted for a hearing. He
said he proposed to have the bill pass
and believed it WAS il faH measure and
| properly restricted autoists. \ hearing
will be given on this measure next
Tuesday.
| A supplement to the savings bank
act was offered by Senator Bachelor
permitting tie payment Of extra diyi-
bends Oh deposits of $1,000 on less his
bill is for the purpose Of encouraging
small depositors. The present law pro.
hibts such determinations A bill, also
/ presented by Mr.. Bachelor requires
the comptroller or chief collection ofii-
Ger in cities to publish i list in the Oh
cial newspapers i'll May and October
Of each year Of all past due assess
ments for public Improvements. lie
also offered a bill amending the aet for
the assessment and collection OF taxes
| by including all assessments for ini-
| Drovements as liens.
Assemblyman Miller offered bin
of the state shall be paid to the state
treasurer and all expenditures shah be
made by the state treasurer on the
warrant of the comptroller. The meas
ire is Intended for state hospitals etc.
Another bill by Assemblyman Miller
authorizes sheriffs to serve summons
issued by justices Of the peace
A bill by Mr. Henry increases the
jurisdiction of the district courts from
$500 to SEQ
| a bill WAS presented by Assembly
man Coyne authorizing mayors of see
ond class cities which have not accent
ed the fire and police acts of 1885, to
appoint fire and police commissioner
under such act
Amending the school Law.
Mr. Manners introduced a bill amend
! ing the school law so rs to clearly de
fine a day school to he one in which
the common school branches are
taught by a competent teacher. Mr.
| Manners also presented Il bill making
excursion tickets OH railroads good in
either direction MI Loyeridge intro
/ duced measure which increases the
number of fish and game wardens to
| twenty-five Mr. Wilson put in bin
which provides for the appointment of
| three commissioners by the board of
| health of cities to examine and license
| plumbers Mr. Riordan submitted a
bill providing that assessments Of bene-
fits for any public improvements in
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