Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
MORAN BILL TO
PASS WITHOUT
HITCH IN HOUSE
Measure CURLING Water Snake
Will Not Be Amended, Say
Esser County Men.

the McCran bill in its entirety by the
House is today considered assured. No
amendment of the bill, which aims to
prevent the so-called water snake
from diverting subterranean water In
his State to other states will be made
If the Essex county Assemblymen can
help it. [ n a conference here yester-
day the Assemblymen from Essex de-
cided to stand firm against h pro-
posed awanmants. This practically as
! sures the passage of the bill without
alterations in the House.
Bills introduced in the House late
yesterday include.
Mr.. Sullivan-Provides that where
county buildings nave beer finished
| after the beginning of any fiscal year
and the board of f~reeholders have not
| provided for their maintenance, such
board may, by a temporary bon issue,
provide for such maintenance.
Mr.. Sullivan-Amends the act relative
to the releasing of incohate right of
dover by an infant widow.
Mr.. Tumulty-Amends the crimes act
relative TO the issuing of warehouse
receipts unless the character and extent
of any lien or lens upon or effecting
the goods covered thereby shall be
stated. etc.
BY Mr.. Scharff-Amends the dra rage
act of 1903 by providing that dra .lage
commissioners may apply to Common
Pleas judge for an order 10 show cause
by adjoining land owners why their
lands should not be included in he
drainage districts. Applies to the drain
age of meadow lands in Bergen County.
Mr.. Burt's bill to appropriate s25, 900
for a chemistry building at Rutgers
was passed by the House just before
luncheon recess.
A water bill appearing in the
House yesterday Afternoon. 1t is one
of those involved instruments that
will bear a good deal of study and
guage. 1t was introduced by Assem-
blyman Davidson. of Hudson County.
Apparently it is to enable riparian
owners to recover damages through
proceedings before the State Water
Supply Commission where the diver
sion of water from any stream may
be considered as damaging the hold
ings of such owners. The decision in
the Meeker case against East Orange
established the right of such owners
TO claim damages.
Needs Careful study.
Whether the bill, il passed, would
result in good or harm, whether II
would embarrass Newark and other
municipalities owning their water sup
ply. are questions that only careful
study of the bill will answer.
A synopsis of the bill follows:
olota - fIn 4 nltp0 a nd diversion
of water from streams for pubic use.
Requires all water companies or any
municipality or township seeking a sup
ply of water from any stream to Apply
to the State Water Supply Commission
to appraise the total damages Tor the
diversion authorized which viii result
to the respective riparian owners, ana
to award against any such petltlone1
for use of such stream the share and
proper proportion TO be paid by reason
of the total dana ge, and to award dam
ages against other parties so divertinG
the water and apportioning their snare
thereof.
ply Commission shall describe each par
Gel of riparian lands damaged, the
names of the owners and their resi-
dences. n shall state the .appropria-
ton of water to be taken daily. The
commission upon fling the petition
shall assign a time and place for hear
ing, and notice thereof must be given
to all persons interested.
At the hearing the commission shall
take proof and likewise view and ex-
anime the riparian land affected. and
shall report in writing by any three
of them the damages to each riparian
parcel, the ap~portionment of the same
and the award against each petitioner.
The Chancellor shall confirm the award
upon proper notice and hearing. He
may affirm, increase or decrease any
award as in his judgment the evidence
may require. He shall also allow costs
inc expenses.
TuhCrcuJOsis Hill Pissed,
Essex County ~Assemblymen, with the
exception of Mr.. Terhune, were against
Sullivan's bill, House So, to permit
Hudson County's fr%eeholders to estab-
fish a tuberculosis hospital in an aban-
doned building on Snake Hill. Essex
members talked the matter over in con-
ference. and felt that the nee
essarily general terms of the
measure might lead to the establish
ment of some sort of a contagious dis
case hospital in the abandoned South Or