The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-02


gates, registers of deeds, c5unty clerks
and sheriffs shall receive Salaries ij
lieu of fees.
Joint Session,
The senate and house met in Joint
session on Tuesday for the purpose Of
electing a state director of railroads
and commissioners of deeds in the yari-
counties of the state. Senator Hill
lery placed in nomination Charles r.
Bradley Of Essex to succeed himself
as railroad director, and Senator Min
turn placed in nomination the name of
William X. Devereux of Monmouth
county, the well known legislative cor
respondent who was a Democratic can
didate for the assembly from Mon
mouth county last fall, but was de-
feated. While Mr.. Devereux was not
elected to the office, he had the salts
faction of running ahead of his party,
receiving eight votes. Mr.. Bradley was
elected with seventy-two votes.
The joint session adjourned until
Tuesday, March IS, at noon.
The n at its Tuesday afternoon
session took up on second reading Mr..
Hillery's limited franchise bill. For
the committee on municipal corpora
tons MI. Hutchinson offered amend
ments fixing the franchise limit at not
exceeding twenty years by governing
bodies, at not exceeding forty years by
a majority vote of the people and at
not exceeding sixty years by a two
thirds vote of the people.
Trolley the Poor Mans Friend.
Mr.. Hillery, in the course of his re-
marks, said that the trolley is the poor
mans privilege and that in permitting
him to live i'll the country though work
ing in the city it has done away with
many tenement districts in the cities.
Mr.. Colby said that when he consid-
cred the agitation sweeping wei the
country today the sixty year amend
ment was most discouraging. He men
toned that there are limited franchise
laws ON the statute books of more than
tw~enty-nine states and said that when
ever a municipality has a provision in
Its laws whereby u company can get a
HbAsS val nv COMPANY
will take a franchise for less than that
extreme limit. Senator Avis also spoke
against the amendment in that it pro-
vided for a two-thirds vote. The
amendment was lost This leaves the
extreme limit by the bill at forty years.
Mr.. COlby's amendment to prevent
the snap passage of an ordinance at an
adjourned meeting of a governing body
was adopted. His amendment requir-
ing written consent to the acceptance
of a franchise was also adopted.
Thirty-fve Year Limit.
He next offered an amendment fix
ing the limit at thirty-ive years in
stead of at forty and an amendment
that provided for the repeal Of a fran
chise where the company did not give
good service. An amendment provid-
ing for repeal of franchise where a
company failed to give good service
was lost.
Senator Minturn offered an amend
ment providing that the cost of pub
fishing ordinances should be borne by
the companies applying for the fran
chises. This was adopted. His amend
ment providing that elections under
the bill should be by voting machines
was lost. The Hudson senator then of
fered an amendment limiting fran
chises to five years and giving to the
people the power of extension. The
amendment was lost.
The house passed Senator McKee's
resolution creating a commission to in
vestigate the acquiring of title to pota-
BILE waters for the state.
Mr.. Hoagland's bill for pure milk
was amended in the house by the pub
lie health committee to read that when
the standard of milk falls below II per
cent of solids the state board of health
shall notify the milk producer and fine
him $15 for the first offense and $50
for each subsequent offense.
The following bills were passed: MI.
Everett's bill which makes it a high
miSdemeanor to take away a woman
child under sixteen years Of age either
for marriage or immoral purposes. Mr..
Woolley's bill which amends the mar
hhSu OLAi . y LhS q lC0
woman to prosecute a suit against a
corporation for damages without her
husband joining with her. Mr.. Martins
bill which is an amendment to the
practice act making the service of le-
gal process on any officer, director.
agent, clerk or engineer of a orpora-
ton. Mr.. Wise's bill providing that
the town councils or other governing
bodies shall fix the tax budget when it
has not been fixed by the last election
vote.
The senate committee on railroad
and canals gave a public hearing Tues
day on Senator Wakelee's bill allow
ing trolley companies to carry freigl
and express matter in this state. Tn
bill requires the trolley companies t..
first obtain the consent of each mu
1icipality through which they pass.