Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-08
REFORM
IS AIM Of NEW
HOUSE MEASURE
Another Bill Permits Taxing OF
Newark's PequannOck Hold
ings in Other Counties.
[From a STAN correspondent.I


teen new measures were introduced
The most important of the new bill
was one looking toward ballot reform
1t is an election law amendment and
provides that whenever 1t shall BIT
necessary to designate upon any OH
cial ballot the term of any officer OF
office to be filled at any election such
designation shall be printed ON each
ballot on a separate line beneath the
title of such office and shall never be
printed on the same line with the name
Of the candidate.
The bills passed were:
A meter inspection bill, introduced in
the House by Mr.. McCran, provides
that the board having charge of city
finances may appoint an inspector to
investigate complaints of users of gas
and electricity. The inspector is to re-
ceive fees for his services. If the meter
is found on test to be more than . per
cent. wrong. the company supplying gas
or electricity must pay for the inspec-
ton and install a new meter. If the
meter is found to be standard the fees
must be paid by the complainant.
House 222, by Mr.. Tatem, makes it
q misdemeanor for any person to make
any false statement respecting the
financial condition of any banking in
%stitution.
House So, by Mr., Meyer, prohibits the
hunting of rabbits or hares with ferrets.
House 224, by Mr.. Tatem, permits
cities to deposit in trust companies.
Senate ), by Senator Osborne, permits
benercial societies to make payments to
persons dependent upon members.
Senate 101, by Senator Plummer, con-
Germs the management and maintenance
of the poor in Salem County.
Senate 90, by Senator Wilson, corrects
a technicality in the item in the appro-
priation bill for the inland waterway
scheme.
senate 81. by Senator Mills. provides
for the registration OF motorboats ply
ing on inland lakes.
Other bills introduced included:
BY Mr.. Kenny-Provides for register
ing title to real property, and practical
by abolishes the present method of con-
Neyances.
BY Mr.. Terhune-Provides that the
compensation Of probation officer shall
be fixed by the judge of the County
Court, and then fixed monthly by the
County Collector upon the approval of
the judge.
BY Mr.. Thompson-Corrects two or
three errors in the language of act
providing for the formation in towns.
BY Mr.. McCran-Gives finance COM
mission in any city authority to ap-
point inspectors of gas and electric me-
tiers and fix their compensation. An
entirely new act.
BY Mr.. McCran-Provides hat the
body in charge of the finances of any
city may from time to time appropriate
and set apart moneys to be disbersed
applied and expended for the improve
mept of streets and the construction of
sewers n drains and assess benefits.
by Mr.. Smalley-Authorizes the es-
Enlistment of county hospitals for the
care treatment of patients suffer-
ing from tuberculosis and providing
for the maintenance of the same. The
custody of these hospitals shall be in
vested in the Board of Freeholders. A
Somerset County bill.
BY Mr., Smalley-Gives justices of
the peace jurisdiction to try disputes
where the matter in controversy does
not exceed $25.
BY Mr.. Smalley--A companion act of
S63. giving justices of the peace au-
thority TO try civil suits where the
sum involved is less than S25.
BY Mr.. Smalley-Similar to 1853 and
S64 relative to justices of the peace.
BY Mr.. Smalley-Provides that shares
of building loans when issue to any
person in trust and the trustee dies
the share shall thereupon become the
sole property of the person for whose
benefit the shares were issued.
By Mr.. Smalley-Amends the build
ing loan act by striking out of the
present law that money borrowed on a
note of the association shall be used
for no other purpose than to pay in
whole or in part a loan already made
or a maturing series of stock.
BY Mr.. Birch-Incorporates the Dor
ough of Normandy Heights, Morris
County.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
financial boards of cities to establish
and maintain public l~aundries.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
cities to borrow money for the purpose
of building and equipping additional
firehouses and issue bonds to pay for
the same.
BY Mr.. Recommendations
cities to repave paved streets and issue
bonds to pay for the same.
By Mr., DeUnger-Fixes the salary per
Rnnum OF officers and employees of
paid fire departments in municipalities
of this State other than cities of the
first class, provided that the citizens
thereof so vote at a special election held
for that purpose.
BY Mr.. q. w. Whyte-Makes 1t I'M
lawful to capture or kin any Hungarian
partridge prior to November Is, 1911.
Another bill hat made its APP
pearance in the House last night
provides that real estate forming part
of the watershed of any municipality
and lying within the precincts of some
other municipality. or county, shall be
taxed in the taxing district where it is
located
This is aimed to permit assessment
OF Newark's ~Pequannock holdings in
Passaic and Sussex counties. The bill
is fathered by Mr.. McCran. of Passaic,
and is a renewal of an old fight.
Speaking of his bill, Assemblyman
McCran said:
10 meet constitutional limitations, It
has been necessary to draw the bill so
that all watershed property and all
other property used for water supply
shall be taxed. whether within the
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