Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-05
BILLS HELD Up
BY WILSON'S TRIP
WILL Be RUSHED
Presidential Campaign Jaunt at
End-State Affairs to Re-
ceive Attention.
ESSEX MEASURES ARE
DEMANDING ATTENTION
Bill to Extend County Commit
teemen's Terms Ar0uses
Much Interest.

TRENTON, June 5.-Several meas
ures of Importance to Newark and
Essex county generally are among the
pile of bills on the desk of Governor
Wilson awaiting executive action. The
Governor began to give hearings today
on all bills before him. In the hurry
of preparing for his presidential CAM
paign trip In the West and South the
Governor did not have time to pass
upon these acts of the Legislature be-
fore he left Now that the Governor
has returned from a 10,000-nile speech
making tour in quest of delegates to
the next national convention he will
try to dispose rapidly of these proposed
laws.
One measure of wide interest through
out the State that has the attention OF
politicians is the Griffin bill, providing
that the terms of members Of county
committees shall be two years instead
of one The progressive Republicans
are opposed to this measure, but its
approval is earnestly advocated by the
organization Democrats in Hudson
Wilson's choice for the State Board of
Assessors, has expressed no opinion as
to whether or not he favors the meas
ure. Mr.. Records advice will go
long way with the Governor
Mayors salary Increase.
The bill to increase the salary of the
mayor of Newark from $1,000 annually
to $500 is among those waiting for the
Governors consideration. Assembly
man Michael J. MCGOWAN, of Newark,
was here today at the invitation OF the
Governor to discuss all pending Essex
county bills.
House bill 526, introduced by the
late Assemblynan Brown, and provid-
ing that East orange nay take water
from Livingston, lay mains and supply
water to residents along the route
without acquiring lands, is another am
portant Essex measure unacted upon
When Mr.. Brown became too Ill to at
tend to his legislative duties McGos n
piloted this measure through the Lei j
laturc.
Other Essex bills on the governors 3
desk awaiting his signature or reJec-
tion are House 165, providing for the
issuing of bonds to repave main thor
oughfares in Newark; House 166, au-
thorizing justices of he peace and
clerks of police justices In Sfrst-class
cities to sit as police justices in such
cities House 176, the Shalvoy bill, au I.
thorizng Newark to construct o. n
pital and acquire the lands theref ,vo,
Other bills awaiting hearing are =,
requiring railroad companies to pay
their employees twice each month, and
that. abolishing contract labor in the
state prison. and one requiring pawn
brokers and secondhand dealers r.
file with the chief of police daily re
ords of goods received. M
The Frelinghuysen bill, permitting
North Plainfield to build a sewage dis
posal plant. was the first to receive at
tention today. Residents of Bound
Brook strenuously object to the meas
ure, on the ground that the plant would
pollute the water supply of that place.
The measure was also opposed by the
Township of North Plainfield.
No Joker in Bill.
Friends of the meat e gave assur-
ance TIA. S1ere was no joker in the
bill and expressed surprise that there
was opposition to the proposed site
of the plant claiming it to be most
IDEAL There was opposition on the
ground that by a change of site the
company hoped to reap a harvest out
of the sale of an undeveloped tract
of land.
M. I. Pagan, one of the Hudson big
six and city clerk of Jer ey City, ap-
Speared for the county committee 4wo-
year bill. He said that he drafted the
bill Mr.. Fagan went on to state that
If under present conditions a vacancy
is caused there is no way to fill the
vacancy, and he considered the bill an
admirable remedy. AT the present time
a county committee has no right to
expel q member or to have a consti-
tuition or bylaws. The county COM
mittee has nothing to do but stand
around the polls on election day, he
said. He referred to the bill a
companion of the Geran bill, which
gave him, he said the inspiration for
the measure.
Assemblyman Griffin, introducer of
the measure went over the features of
the bill at length and explained its
many advantages from his viewpoint.
Let us get down to sober thought,
declared Assemblyman Griffin. "and
produce something"
Former Assemblyman Harry Ma:elli,
of Passaic, a Progressive Republican,
said that the only way to get the peo-
pie interested is to elect the committee
men each year I'VE have a new cleo
tion law" he declared and are more
likely this year than ever. before 10
get measures before the people that
they want" He contended that the
bill gave opportunity to build up a
vicious machine.
Former Assemblyman James e..
Blauvelt, of Passaic.' in expressing his
objections to the bill, said that county
committees have been little better in
some instances than schools of crime.
ITO give the people an opportunity, :
he continued, ito elect and safeguard
themselves under the Geran bill it is
most essential that committeeman be
elected to assist. For any purpose un-
<S-o~.ftn.,eA nm second paRe.)