Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-07
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Picayune opposition to private enter
prise tina: proposes to establish in New
ark one of the most attractive features
of social life of q great city. superbly
appointed restaurant and assembly hall,
is not unexpected. When Delmonico
moved from Fourteenth street to Fifth
avenue, years ago, there was small
howl raised that it was invading
residential neighborhood," as II II
ought to have gone into u factory Sec
ton Fifth avenue has been trans
formed In a few years, and 1t Is estan-
lished with a score of fine restaurants
and hotels, all having cafes. Broad
street, Newark, Is business thorough
fare, ana soon will be business from end
to end. The ornate structure that Is TO
be erected will replace ramshackle
buildings that disfigure the street AS
for the character Of the structure
designed for a refined.social centre, only
downright malice could find an objec-
tion. -,
A sensible plan of dealing with inebri-
ates is pursued in Massachusetts
Nearly one-half Of the persons arrested
for drunkenness are released on propa-
ton and the police courts are relieved
of the expense of their committal. First
offenders receive this grace. A similar
law is proposed in New York. 1t pro-
vides for probation, for fines In install
ments and the indeterminate sentence.
There is to be an industrial colony to
which chronic cases can be committed,
where they can receive hospital care,
with open-air treatment and employ
ment instead of the close confinement
and foul air and depressing surround
ings of a Jail. The usual sentence of
small fine or "ten days is never a de-
terrent There is no reforn1atory in
fluence in a. Jail and the fine, when paid,
usually comes from relatives who can
Ill afford the penalty.
The situation in the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard in respect to life tenure
for officers is so absurd and so seri-
ously harmful that the Legislature
should entirely disregard any expressed
doubts OF the constitutionality of the
Vredenburgh bill providing for court
martial examinations of officers after
they reach the age of 64. and pass the
bill at the present session II any off,
Ger beyond that age is disposed to con-
test the act in the courts let him do so.
The opinion by the Errors Court in
validating the retirement act was die
tated by reasons that would not obtain
against the vredenburgh act. State
the case OF this act outweigh all argu-
ments. against its constitutionality.
1t is claimed that Senator Hand, of
| Cape May, to whose committee was
referred the Belleville annexation bill
will this year report the bill, instead
of interring it, as formerly in his pri-
vate graveyard. The appearance of the
bill from committee this week will
gratifyingly confirm the statement OF
the Cape May senator's good intentions
And there is no need for any delay
Senator Hand has had the bill under
observation and study for two years.
Newark cannot be too strongly rep
resented at the hearing on the bill for
bidding the diversion of subsurface
water out of the State. If, as asserted
influences have been furtively at work
at Trenton to defeat the bill, it will
require a large and representative dem
onstration in force at the hearing t,
counteract the effect of these influences
Governor Forts remaining appoint
nlonts will be sent to the Senate to-
night or tomorrow, and presumably
they viii be disposed of before this
weeks session is adjourned. as they
ought to be. The Governor has KEEP
his counsel we'll, and all that has ap
peared in print forecasting his appoint
ments is pure conjecture
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