Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-07
CITIES CAN
NOW BUILD
OWN PLANT
Governor Stokes Has Signed
Municipal Ownership Law
For Electric Lighting.
OTHER BILLS VETOED
Governor Gives His Reasons for
Disappearing Some Of the
Measures Placed Before Him.

TRENTON, July Governor
Stokes yesterday settled the munich
pal lighting situation by approving
assembly bill 1873, by Mr.. Jones,
which enables cities to construct and
maintain light, heat and power
plants, and disappearing Mr..
Wright's bill, 80, which enabled cit
les to acquire electric light plants
and operate the same and issue bonds
to pay for same.
In his veto of the Wright measure,
the governor says:
This bill is disapproved. A bill
has already been approved so similar
in its provisions that it would not
only be unnecessary, but unwise, to
add other laws, which would only
confuse legislation and not promote
the object in question. The iegisla-
ture left this subject in an uncertain
attitude. 1t passed several bills con-
Trajectory and overlapping in provi-
sions and at the same time passed a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of commission to Investigate
this subject and declaring that in the
Judgment of the legislature it would
be wiser to postpone legislation on
this question until the next regular
session of the Legislature.
"While these bills were pending
sent a message to the legislature re-
questing that all measures relating
I, INN int n
comprehensive general act, stating
that | would not be able to approve
a variety of bills on this subject, con-
tanning inconsistent provisions.
zone general measure on this sub
ject has been approved. After an in
vestigation such as is being made by
the civic federation and such as will
be made by the commission yet to be
appointed under authority of the leg
islature, whatever changes a years
experience may show to be wise can
better be made as amendments to
one act, than to a variety of meas
ures lacking uniformity both in prin-
ciple and in provision.
Text of New law.
The text of the bill signed by the
governor is as follows:
1T shall and may be lawful for
the governing body of any city in this
state whenever, in its Judgment, 1t
shall deem it eXpedient so to do, to
purchase, take, hold, enjoy and con-
vey and dispose of in the name and
off oil
real and personal property as may be
necessary for the manufacture, gen
Grafton, accumulation, storage, trans
mission and distribution of light,
heat, and power for the purpose of
selling and supplying the same In
such city for public and private use;
and to construct, maintain and oper-
ate municipal light, heat and pow
er plant or plants and all buildings,
stations, machinery, apparatus, wires,
poles. pipes, subways, or conduits and
appurtenances of every kind that may
be necessary and useful for such pur-
poses, with full power and authority
to erect and maintain poles and string
wires thereon, for the transmission
of electric currents on any and all
streets, avenues and highways of said
city and to build, lay and construct
and use, for any of the purposes
stated above, underground pipes, sub
ways or conduits in any and al
streets, avenues and highways in said
city and to string electric wires ol
/ lay pipes or other heat, light or pow
er conductors therein.
"2-Tt shall and may be lawful fol
any city taking advantage of thu
terms and provisions of this act tt
sell. dispose of and furnish the light
heat or power so to be manufactured
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