The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-27
NEW JERSEY
LEGISL. A TUR I.
Insurance Investigation and
Equal Taxation Features of
the Week s Session
TR0LIHYS MAY cAFR RY FREIGHT

fts utmost speed Most Of tie hears
ings on the important measures have
been disposed Of, but there is enough
work on hand to keep The legislators
busy for the next few weeks Tile
passage OF tie bill permitting trolley
companies To carry freight and the
knocking out of the proposition to iii
figate Insurance companies were
among the most important features Of
the week.
Tie senate in executive session re
eeiYed and referred to the Judiciary
committee these appointments. Adrian
Lyon, reappointed Judge Of The district
court Of Perth Amboy, and James
Mitchell Of Paterson, member OF the
board Of trustees of the State Home
For Girls.
A matter Of great interest and I'M
portanee to the cities and towns on
the Delaware river was presented to
the legislature this week by Governor
Stokes III a brief message, in which he
suggests that The legislature authorize
the state sewerage commission or its
representative to meet the proper au,
thorlties Of Pennsylvania and New
York to devise legislation to be pre-
sented at the next session for the pre-
vention Of the pollution Of the Della
ware river It is pointed out that the
watershed of the Delaware drains 81
per cent of the entire land area OF the
state and has population Of 415,0o0.
nearly one-fifth of the states entire
population
Salaries For Fire chiefs,
bin introduced BY Senator Mckee
makes the annual pay Of fire depart
ment chiefs as follows: iii municipali-
ties Of from 100 to 1.000 people. $50;
1000 to 5000, 500; 5000 to 10000,
$500; 10000 to $4,000, $500; $4,000 to-
10000. $1,000; 10000 to $4,000, ST 500;
10000 to 100000, $500; 100000 to 200,-
600, $4,000, and iii cities Of 100000 or
over, $1,000 The bill also fixes the
salaries of assistants.
Other senate bills introduced were
BY Mr. Jackson Makes it misde,
meanor for any person not duly au-
tlaorized to organize fraternal body
fand pattern it after another body duly
incorporated Mr.. Jackson also intro
duced bill that makes it a misde-
meanor for any one not entitled to do
so to wear the insignia Of any fraternal
body or to use it for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning relief
BY Mr.. Minturn Provides for a
board of trustees of the teachers re
tirement fund to be composed as the
legislature shall direct, including the
state superintendent, five teachers and
three persons not teachers. The trus
tees are to have control OF Investments.
The state treasurer is to be treasurer
of the board
BY Mr.. Wakelee Prevents a railroad
operating in whole or in part in this
state from collecting double fares from
commuters
BY Mr.. Jackson Prohibits a person
promoting his own or another's election
by gifts or contributions Of any sort
except for personal expenses or to a
political committee. The committee
treasurer is required to make a detail
ed report of receipts and disbnrse
ments. A corporation when it con
tributes must do so in it's own name.
1t shall be unlawful for any one to So
Iicit campaign funds A violator of the
law is to suffer Acknowledgement for
i've years.
Senator Jackson's bill abolishing fees
in the offices of surrogates, registrars
Of deeds and mortgages, county clerks
and sheriffs and providing scale of
salaries for these officers passed the
house Monday night after a short de-
bate. Only two votes were recorded
against the measure.
Extra session In September.
An extra session Of the legislature
will be held early in September it hav-
ing been promised Monday evening by
Governor stokes after hearing delega-
tions from Essex and Passaic counties,
which had come to show that they had
really agreed upon a plan for the solu-
tion Of the Passaic pollution problem
after many years of bitter conflict
Mayor Johnson Of Paterson said the
substance Of the agreement between
the two cities was that the bill intro
duced by Martin Of Essex providing
for great sewer should be Withdrawn.
that the expert engineer employed by
the city Of Paterson would be able to
report about the middle Of August, and
upon that report Paterson is willing 10
stand. II it fayors a trunk sewer Pat
erson will Join Newark in such q bill
as has been on the calendar; il it shall |
disapprove Of the scheme Paterson viii |
withdraw all further opposition to the
Newark plan, and the details Of bond !
issue and construction are to be work
ed out before an extra session Of the
legislature AT Monday nights session
Martins trunk sewer bill was with
drawn
Assemblyman Elvins introduced a
bill Of far reaching effect with special
reference to machine politics. 1t en-
powers justices Of the supreme court
sitting IN the several circuits to draw
grand juries for the several counties.
Ar Vanderreer presented measure
winch regulates The employment OF
leslsiatlve counsei ana agents ana pro.
xldes for the return Of legislative ex.
penses.
Di'is passed py the mouse were:
by MI Jackson Amending the elec.
llon at. supplement Of April IA ioos
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