Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

of Elizabeth-Cl Clark NICK Whittemore to
succeed Charles Addison Swift. appointed
prosecutor.
Trustee OF State Home For Boys-Ed
ward Spaeth, Essex, reappointed.
In reply to the resolution passed the
first week of the session Attorney Gen
eral Robert McCarter Informed the
senate and house that additional legis-
lation was necessary to secure the pay
ment of taxes on second class railroad
property for the years 1906 and 1907.
The assessments of these years under
one of the series of the Perkins acts
of 1906 were set aside on the ground
that the act which provided that this
class of property should be assessed
by local assessors was unconstitu-
tional.
New Administration Bills.
Nine of the twenty bills introduced
in the senate Monday evening were
administration measures as the vari-
Gus proposed laws advocated in the in
augural message of Governor Fort are
termed The first of the series came
from Leader Robbins and provides for
the abolition of the state sewage COM
mission and state board of health as
now constituted, with a retention of
all powers of each board, which under
one of the bills introduced by Senator
Robbins are transformed to new
state board of health to be composed
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the governor.
Senator Minch introduced several adj
ministration bills. One creates a de-
partment of riparian rights with a SIN
gle commissioner, who may appoint
such assistants and grant or lease such
lands as may be approved of by the
governor. OF the other bills presented
by Senator Minch one provides for a
commissioner of reports, to act as ed
itor on reports of state officials and
state departments and decide on the
matter to be printed in public reports.
Another bill gives to the governor in
stead of the board of managers of the
Home For Disabled Soldiers, Marines
and Their Wives the appointment of
the institutions officers.
Senator Bradley of Camden intro
tluced the bill meeting the governors
suggestion as to the Enlistment of
a system of public accounts and book
keeping for the several state depart
ments, and Senator Hand introduced
another measure to create a depart
ment of inland waterways.
Senator Alderman of Union intro
duced bill providing for the estab-
lishment of free employment bureaus
in first class cities, with a superin-
tendent to be named by the chief of
police at a salary of $1,000 per year.
An important bill pertaining to the jul
dietary was introduced by Senator
Wakelee of Bergen-to revise the dis
trict court act by permitting two or
more municipalities Where the popula-
tion has not warranted the establish
ment of such courts TO combine and try
the civil cases now brought before the
justices Of the peace.
Governor Fort sent a special mes
sage to the legislature declaring that
laws relating 70 the primaries and cleo
tons are in a esis.sised state ana sug-
costing that tiies be amended He
urges that the primary laws be ex-
tended to the election OF delegates TO
conventions for the selection of nation
al convention delegates and recon-
mends clearer and more effective pro
vision for the expression of popular
preference to the legislators i'll guiding
them in a choice of United States SEN
ators.
Other important Measures.
Among the bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: BY Mr.. Tantum-Provides that
when TWENTY-FIVE freeholders in any vii.