The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-14

such cities. The bill applies partlcu-.
larly to Paterson, enabling that city
| by an issue of bonds to dredge the Pas
sale river with view to preventing
floods. The bill provides for com
mission of five to carry on this work,
the commissioners to be appointed by
the board of aldermen.
A committee substitute for Senator
Jackson's excise measure was present
ed. The substitute provides that boards
Of excise commissioners hereafter to be
established under the act to establish
an excise department in cities between
$4,000 and 10000 shall be appointed
upon application in writing either by
the mayor or the common council pur-
suant to majority vote thereof to the
| judge Of the court Of common pleas in
the county in which the city or town is
situated. Nothing in the substitute in
terferes with the continuance in office
Of any board Of excise,
Senator Wakelee BY request intro
duced supplement to the practice act
which provides that In trial of causes
counsel shall agree to a statement Of
facts and submit the same to the trial
| judge in the form of briefs, and the
| judge, with recommendations as to any
question Of law arising shall transmit
the same to juries. Senator Brown in
| troduced a bill amending the mechan-
les lien law by comforting jurisdiction
| ,f,. koIf nc
court Justices A bill by Mr.. Bradley
permits stenographic statements of
trial Of causes in district courts to be
used on appeal under direction of the
trial judge.
Canal Abandonment Bill.
The bill to abandon the Morris canal
and sell the waterway has been intro
duced by Mr., Dutield.
Senator McKee's joint resolution to
codify the laws bearing upon fishing
in the waters off the Jersey coast is
meeting with considerable favor. Com
plants are being continually made by
the hand line fishermen along the coast
that the fish pounds which are located
just of the beach from Cape May to
Sandy Hook are driving the fish away
from those waters. The fight between
the hook and line fishermen and the
pound net owners has been going on
for years, and it may be that the com
mission which Senator Mckee proposes
will do much to adjust the matter.
There was brief hearing Monday
afternoon given to those who opposed
and favored the amendments to the
tenement house bill. Secretary Charles
j. Allen by figures refuted the state
ment that there had been falling off
in the building Of small tenements
owing to the stringent provisions Of the
bill He showed the contrary to be the
fact. A number appeared who favored
| the amendments, claiming a three fam,
| lily building should not be included In
the tenement classification.
The Excise Question.
The excise question is just now the
paramount one in many cities Of the
state. 1t is ever vexed problem to
deal with in any community Camden
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near satisfactory solution as is at
tainable. After trial by the courts,
| by common council and a commission
legislation was obtained for an cleo
tive board of five members II the
board fails In any respect to give salts
faction, 1t Is displaced by the popular
vote, and, being thus directly amenable
to the people, 1t is guarded In its action
OF course there is and always will be
some complaint so long as licenses are
granted but the public in nine cases
out of ten, it Is commended, is sure to
render just verdict
AT meeting of the joint committee
on appropriations held early in the
week many applications were made foi
additional appropriations by the differ
emit institutions Of the state. No ae-
ton was taken by the committee ex-
cept on those appropriations required
by statute referring to the attorney
generals department and the supreme
court clerks Office The state reforma
tory at Railway asked for 100000, In
addition to its regular appropriation
for the purpose Of building new wing
Insane Hospital Wants Money.
! The State Hospital For the Insane il