The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-26


to spend / $1,000 a year for outings for
the poor instead of the $1,000 permitted
under the present law. No objection Is
anticipated in the Senate,
why Canal Is Not Used.
Fearing the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which controls the Delaware and Rari-
tan Canal, intends to follow the same
course with that waterway as the Lee
high Valley Railroad Company has
done with the Morris Canal, in destroy
ing its utility for general shippers,
Senator Silzer, of Middlesex County,
offered a resolution for the appointment
of q legislative commission to inquire
into. the reasons for the disuse of the
canal. Whereas, the canal formerly
did a big business, it has fallen off
greatly during recent years, and many
people are of the opinion that the rail-
road company, desires to drive to the
railroad the business that was formerly
done on the canal. It is supposed by
some hat the company fears the result
of the agitation for the development OF
inland waterways and is doing What
it can to discourage the use of the
canal. The canal Is an important hhk
In the chain of inland waterways pro-
posed along the Atlantic coast.
Not to Pay for Gas Pipes,
Assemblyman Young's bill h a prop
erty owners shall pay for gas II
nections to- the curb line was defeateo
after Assemblyman Blohn, of Hudson
made a fight during which he said tha'
under the terms of the bill property
owners would be compelled to pay iol
;mnrovements that would benefit the
gas company.
At the present time the companies
make street connections.
More Money fog Rutgers.
Following the appropriation OF $oO,ooV
made last wear to Rutgers College Tor
an engineering building, the Assemply
has passed a bill to appropriate $zV,VoO
TO equip the building. though AS
semblyman Mark A. sullivan OF HUI
son, made a fight against the proposi
ton on the ground of economy puL ne
was not supported. Mr.. MOTIFS OF gus,
sex County, said he hoped there woulp
he occasion for further Calls TO "iuen
the scope of the institution.
wants water Bills out of Committee.
In accordance with the rule to relieve
a committee of bills which 1t viii not
report. Assemblyman Sullivan, of Hud.
son. will try to have a petition signed
to have House bills Nos. l44 and IN
| taken out of committee. The bills are
aimed at the East Jersey Water Com
pany and its subsidiaries. They are &c
prevent the laying of water pipes II
any city without consent of the mum;
~cipality. They are in the committee OF
municipal corporations. of which As
semblyman Moxon. of Elizabeth, Il
chairman. The bills would affect thu
| Elfzabethtown Water Company o
Elizabeth; the Passaic Water Com
pany, of Paterson: the Aequackononl
Water Company, of Passaie. and thu
New York and New Jersey Water
Company i'm Bayonne. The two latter
are subsidiaries of the East Jersey
The bills are intended primarily to pro
tect Jersey City and Bayonpe agains
the East Jerseys operations. One rea
, son for the bills is that the companies
after they lay pipes, leaYe the stree-i
in bad condition.
Land for Detention Houses.
The bill authorizing freeholders Z
acquire lands not exceeding thirty acres
for the erection of jails. houses of de
tention. or for similar purposes, intro
duced by Mr. Colby, was passed by TIL
Senate. The bill originated in the agi
tation in Essex County to keep youni
prisoners or witnesses separate fror
confirmed criminals.
To Publish Tax List Duplicates.
The bill of Senator Fielder. of Hud
son, permitting the publication of dupli
Gates of tax lists, has been passed b,
the Senate.
New Fairgrounds BilI.s
The third bill. introduced by Assem-
blyman II. Stacy Smith, of Esse,
County. to authorize the Playground
/ Commission to loan Fairgrounds TO
exhibition purposes. and withdrew iron
the files the second measure of the kim
he had introduced. The first he had al
ready withdrawn.
The last W. We're introduced to NEE
the objections of the Hudson Assem-
blymen to having the grounds used 70
ANYTHING but the benefit of the chill
dren, as they felt hat Hudson Count
Fairgrounds might be affected. TIL
present bill allows only Fairgrounds Q
five acres or over to be rented, an
makes the term of the lease not NOR
than twenty-four hours. The Hudso
nien are still dissatisfied. however, an
VIII oppose the bin.
Arbor Day BIII Passed.
Assemblyman Princes resolution Civ
ing the Governor the right to set tn
date of Arbor Day either in Apr
or MAY WAS dopted by the Housl