Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-09
Jersey LEGISLATURE.
Fifth Week Finds Session 5
Work Well In Hand.
AGAINST LONG FRANCHISES.


ton Opposing Grants of Charters In
Perpetuity to Public service Corr
4 poratfons-ofher Notable Measures.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton. Feb S.-The fifth week of
i the state legislature was fruitful with
/ promise of important things to be done
soon by the lawmakers. Considerable
progress was made toward shaping leg
islation for speedy handling. Speaker
Avis request Of last week for the com
mittees to hurry the bills before them
had a good effect, and many of the
measures introduced were reported this
week
The house was treated to surprise
Monday night by Mr.. Colby RepD of
i Essex, leader of the majority last year,
against franchises being granted in
perpetuity to public utility corpora
lions. The resolution follows:
Whereas. A strong and urgent senti-
ment counter to the general practice of
municipalities granting to public corpora
/ tons perpetual and unlimited franchises
ana without proper compensation 70 salo
lle,paileeg IT, ~ scs ir1 ri,c dn,, no,
which such grants are made i,ss IS funda-
mentally wrong in theory and fact and
is not recognized by the best authorizes
uifpl 1ll'.'il pnp - =
Whereas. This problem. vital as it is to
the welfare of every community, should
receive the most careful consideration OIL
sasso1, aess,,lei ferefore he II
Resolved tthe senate concurring3 That,
i pending possible legislation and the final
lar ana eealtapie aa1uselsn. q ~ ~ =.
senate and general assembly Of this state
that all franchises granted in perpetuity
TO public utility corporations are wrong
as5jlla y a,,rin f,,tre
generations Of their lust rights and are
therefore unfair and wrong and in every
respect contrary % Pubic pohey.
Laid Over TO Tuesday.
Leader Dufleld OF the majority asked
Ar. ,Vips > eViiseii' ~ ild'e ens iesoia-
tioh he over lihtll next TUESDAY 50 tiiat
the members Wouid nave ah oppofeu-
MY 70 give i alipie consideration.
rms was zone, ana the resolution WAS
mace me sieeial ofoer ior neAl ! ues-
Jay,
NJ eoipF y speakllis upon 'ne ls'so-
lutioh SAD that tle sentiment III New
Jersey was pfacsieaiis uii''iiiilous
''s.iiis' el'les si'll.il's p71l'e'u''i il4'li-
ehlises - Soi2o1 8 'l'''ls - n''', go
Sasseu tle hoe'ss aiil nau iounu oniy
olie ,i.''i'ioSi VIZ i"Nohea p9'peeusi
ii'iici,is's i,e a'lgs7''oil ~ ''ls ae ,.,
.,oii ~ n'sslli'.'''is'sl. Woula - pin9
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81 y $50 9l,.ii'
siio''io plS s'i' 'l''''e 800, -
'eiins a"as Nai"''''ie ii',ii0nisss - Pc
pesui's, a'i''. = ..'sseu ~ VIZ 'ss 80.
euie' ili','ile'i'''ilelss "0.lu 'nen s'"ae
IT 4, iel't', - s'i'Sil,sN'S - 49,
mas ,esoiu'igii "'1ee'9 i''''.,e 's'l,'ie' -
~ classes, lue aet,oii ~ = ileAs We. MeeN
= 'o0Aeo hoi y ''''i - i'n 7'e''' ~ ~
81
Governor STOKES heappoinss '"e'ses.
" eNecutiEe session eile sel'''te r.
ceiVed from uoNetilo1 otoAes ene iioih-
lhatlohs OF Joilh hehstab, feappolllteu
Judge OF the Mercer county court, anu
George W. macpherson reappolnteH
Judge OF the city district court OF lren-
ton The appointments We're referred.
The bond Of State Treasurer FRANK ..
Briggs was presented to the senate ana
referred to the judiciary committee.
The house passed the concurrent reso-
luton requesting the attorney general
TO submit an opinion as to whether the
law providing for the use of votaig na-
chimes conflicts with the genera eiec-
ton act.
Automobile Legislation.
More proposed automobile legislation
cropped out this week when Assembly
man Scovel presented an amendment
to the automobile law providing that
IicanSnS shall no isSl9aI oalv TO CONNIE