Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-18
GOVERNOR FORTS
MESSAGE NOW A
SENATE DOCUMENT
Proposed Income Tax Amend
ment Is Largely Circulated
at Washington.
lspeciaI 10 The Newark star.l

WASHINGTON Feb. 1S.-At the re-
quest of Senator Brown, OF, Nebraska,
the message of J. Franklin Fort, Gov
ernor of New Jersey, to the LegisIa-
ture of that State on the subject Of
the proposed income tax amendment to
the Federal constitution a been
printed as a Senate document, and US
a result the United States Senators who
wish to read what the Governor had
to say on the subject may do so at
their leisure, as we'll as circulate the
document among their constituents.
Since the Governors message has been
printed in the Congressional Record il
may BIO sent through the mail under
the frank of a United States Senator
or Representative.
Senator Kean has introduced an
amendment to the river and harbor
bill proposing an appropriation of SILL.
OSLO for Improving the channel of the
Eackensack river in accord with the
Recommendations of the chief of engi-
neers, a preliminary survey of the
stream having been made. 1t was
estimated that the dredging of the
channel twelve feet deep and 200 feet
Wide from Newark bay TO the Little
FERRY bridge would cost s22, 400, and a
channel 1850 feet wide to the New York,
Susquehanna and Western Railroad
bridge would cost $i33, OIL.
To provide for contingencies it Was
estimated that $l5,547.10 would be all
that would be required. There was an
other project considered, hui this would
involve the expenditure of $3.50. 851. 80,
and it would cover a channel of six
teen feet. 1t is stated in the report
that it would probably cost $4,000 a
year for maintenance.
Senator Kean has also introduced an
amendment to the river and harbor
bill which provides for a six-foot chan
mel at mean low water from West
Tuckerton landing to the milldam at
Tuckerton This is the improvement
In which Merritt w. Pharo, of Tucker
ton, had a conference q few days ago
with Representative Howell and Sen
ator Kean. He came here too late to
get the item In the river and harbor
bill while 1t was before the House, but
Senator Kean too it up and had it
inserted in the Senate.
United States Senator Briggs, who
vas graduated from the United States
Military Academy at West Point, has
IOIWdIucu lib CiiCCh " III toiiiiiIdiid~
ant of cadets there for $500 as a con-
tribution for a memorial window in the
new chapel which is being built at
the academy. There has been a change
In the appointment to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, made by Sen
ator Briggs. Clifford Fl. Tate, son of
william Tate, postmaster at Closter,
has been named as the principal, and
J. Milton Conoyer, of Harrisonville,
Gloucester county, as the first alter
nate. Tate is attending the Peekskill
Military Academy, and Conover. who
was graduated from Norwich Univer-
sity, is teaching school at Swedesboro.
They will both take the examination
at, Trenton on April 10. There are two
a~lternates which have az yet not been
designated.
duced a bill to increase the pension OF
Cornelius Britton, jr., of Keyport, to
$24 a month, and a bill to increase the
pension of Thomas Scarlet, of James
burg, to $40 a month.
Senator Kean and Miss Kean were
guests last night at a dinner given by
the acknowledgement and Mrs. Wicker
sham in honor OF the Speaker of the
House and Miss Cannon.
Many society people here were inter
ested in the wedding at Toronto on
Wednesday evening of Miss Elsie
Brock to Lieutenant E. H. Thompson
and at which Miss Kastner, of New
ark, was one of the bridesmaids.