Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-11


the inmates to be transferred from the
the two hospitals. =
(2) A woman's reformatory should be
erected on the property of the State at
Jamesburg, and placed under the man
agement of the board now controlling
the Boys Home.
The State prison is o~vercrowded, and
this will afford needed relief. There
are forty-four women now confined in
the State prison, and from thirty to
forty in the Girls Home, who should
be transferred to the woman's reforma-
tory.
The reformatory should be constructs
ed for the detention of $50, and In sucl,
a way that a wing could be added
for fifty more In case of future needs.
This would probably answer for the
next twenty-five years.
The Girls Home management ask
for an appropriation of $50, 700 at this
time to provide a. disciplinary building
at the home, If the older girls now there
and being sent there are to remain. /
The State prison authorities ask for
the erection of a separate wing or a
laundry with cell attachment for the
care of a part Of the women there.
The expense of each of these build
ings will be avoided if the woman's' re-
formatory be. erected. Economy and
wise policy both dictate the erection of
the reformatory-which is far prefer
able to keeping ome in an institu-
ton in which male criminals are re-
quire to be also confined.
New Departments.
In my inaugural and my first mes
sage the creation of three new depart
ments was recommended, namely:
A department of corporations.
A department of motor vehicles.
A department of collateral inheri-
lance taxes.
! still adhere to the view that the in
terests of the State, greater efficiency
and a larger revenue would result from
such action.
The revenue from motor vehicles last
year was SPAS, 1861 The expenses Of
the management in the office Of the Sec
rotary of state were s36, $50. so. Greater
and closer supervision should, IL pos
sible, exist over motor vehicle opera
ton than at present. There is no prop
er supervision Of agencies. Their finan
cial methods are not carefully guarded,
nor are they in any way examined
or audited. A commissioner, with a
reasonable force of assistants, should
be created, and the agencies inspected
and all matters of license kept under
careful surveillance.
The collateral inheritance tax law
passed at the last session, is a technical
act, and requires skill and constant at.
tention to details to secure the full
benefit to the State which should bt
derived from pit. The total revenue
from this source the last fiscal year ex'
ceeded $3.50, 600, which was an increase
of over 1922, 900 over the previous year
The revenue of this department could
be largely increased II proper vigilanc,
were observed by men constantly en-
gagged in examining the county surro
gates records and deiving into the in
ventories of estates of decedents ant
the stock transfer offices of New Jer
sey corporations in this State and else
where. To do this effectively will re
suire the whole time OF skilled officials
New York State, by such a watchfu
method, is reaping an enormous rev
enue annually from this source.
The comptroller's office is doing tn
work, under its present difficulties
with c~ommendable zeal and are blu
1t cannot continue 1t without additions
assistance. With a department doinI
nothing else, the results would be sur
prising and of great advantage to tn
treasury. Two per centum of the tota
receipts would more than cover the ex
pense of the department. The State
prior to. this year, paid s per centur
on all such collections to the surro
gates.
AS to the department of corporation
the arguments for it, and the benefit
to be derived from 1t, were fully state
In my inaugural.
These matters are commended to II,
thoughtful consideration Of the Legis
lature, as experience has convince
me that they are decidedly for tt
good of the State. The creation {
these departments would not increas
the cost of the work as now done, al
would. I am sure, promote Its efflcienc
along all lines and augment the revs
nue. Of the State.
Public Utilities Commission.
In my inaugural address and frs
annual message the creation of a publ
utilities commission, with ample pow
ers to regulate public utility corpors
lions, was recommended. This recon
~mendation was in line with the pledge
made to the people OF the State b
both political parties in their respec'
i've conventions in 1907.
The opposition to such legislatic
emanates solely from interested SQUIRE,
and corporations which control II
franchises for public utility purpose
II the people of the State could full
, realize the character of the infiuenc
exerted to defeat this beneficent' legi,
lation, or could be brought to fully al
p~reciate the advantages which woul
aocrue to them under il, the resu
would not be doubtful.
AT the present time there is, abs
| lutely no control. in any authoritatis
way, over the public-servihg corpor;
tions of this State. II they give goo
service, well; il poor. the people a
} without remedy. TT they charge T,