Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-06
PARTISAN NEWARK
CHARTER MEASURE
ON T0DAY'S SLATE
House Expected to Pass Bill
Drawn Under Essex q. O. P.
Committees Orders.
Trrom a STAFF Correspondent

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TRENTON, April 6.-An attempt will
be made today to rush the Newark
charter bill through the House and
endeavor to pass 1t in the Senate be-
fore final adjournment. The measure
known as the Minard bill was hurriediy
dra wn under instructions from the Re-
publican county committee of Essex
county. The minority are fighting
against the bin principally because
the Newark Charter Revision Commits
sion is working out a bill for presonta-
ton to the next Legislature. The
charter will have to be submitted to
referendum, and it is believed that he
voters of Newark will reject the rarti-
san measure if it should be enacted.
''rhe gentleman from Essex says he
understands this thoroughly" said Mr.
sullivan in reply to remarks by Mr..
Minard. Maybe he does. He UNDER
stands everything thoroughly. But the
rest Of us DOOR mortals don't under
stand this volumihous document"
MIR. Goldingay insisted that the Char
ter Revision Commission had had
enough tim to evolve a bill, but had
not done so in the three years it had
Leen at work, and apparently there
was a chance of waiting ten years
more If the Minard bill did not pass.
The House disposed of the question OF
abolislling County Boards Of Taxation
last night by voting IS to 81 against
relieving the judiciary committee of
further consideration OF Assemblyman
Nicholss bill repeating the law under
which the boards were created. SOW
ernor Fort has made up more than
half his list of County Tax Board nom
nations, n said that he would send
the forty-two names to the Senate his
afternoon
Majority Leader Edge said he had ne
apologies as chairman OF the judiciary
committee for failure to report the bill.
1T is not a proper BILL" he said. 1T
would wipe the county appeal sys-
tenn at n fell swoop and offers moth
business proposition. The County Tax
Boards have been a success"
Home Rule Bill Passes.
Assemblyman Moore succeeded in
getting his home rule bill through, with
only four members voting against it.
Mr.. Minard, of Essex, opposed the bill
on the ground it was unconstitutional.
IF this bill is unconstitutional" said
Mr.. Moore, why is it that certain
powerful interests who object to local
self-governInent arc so against it?'
Assemblyman Brooks's bill authoriz-
ing any Supreme Court justice to in
yestigate Overlook Asylum buildings
construction upon application Of the
Essex Board Of Freeholders also passed.
Assemblyman dwell won a fight
that dates from January II in
putting through the House his bill,
House 10. to permit municipalities by
ordinance to ~legalise or prohibit base
ball, tennis, cricket and kindred out
door sports on. Sunday.
Essex lined up solidly with eleven
votes for the bill
The measure as it goes to the Senate
rcenacts the 1893 amendment to the
crime and immortality act. and adds to
the things that may be permitted by
ordinance the sports mentioned above.
The present law permits only walking,
driving, selling milk and printing and
selling newspapers on Sunday.