Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-10

Legislature has not seea "A to enact
them Into law. II Is earnestly to be
hoped that the present legislature will
It will not increase the expense oil
management TO create these depart
ments. They can be managed without
any additional cost and, in my judg-
ment, at less cost than in the method
at present prevailing and certainly
with greater efficiency.
The Power Of Removal.
Every state official holding Office By
virtue of a statute should In all cases
be made subject to removal by the
governor upon written charges and
after hearing. For three years / have
earnestly urged this. 1t is right and
necessary to good administration that
1t should be so. The governor is elect
ed by the people and expected to In
sist upon the proper performance of
public duty by all officials In the state
government. 1t Is humiiiating TO de-
mand that wrongs be righted and that
extravaganza, fllegality or incompe-
tence cease and have a subordinate
Ut may be an underling In some de-
partment or institution treat your sug-
gestion with contempt or possibly crit
icise you for making 1t and be power
less to deal effectively with the con-
tumacious, corrupt or incompetent Off
cial. No governor would exercise this
authority other than discreetly. 1t
would have been safe In the hands Of
governors In the past, and 1t Will be
In the future. Such a power exists by
statute In many states and In some by
constitutional provision, notably New
York and wisconsin. a summary OF
the constitutional and statutory legis-
iatlon in the several states on this
nual message. No honest, faithful and
competent public official car object to
being subject to removal for cause. 1t
Is only the Inefficient, careless or
grating who need fear such a law,
The Inland Waterway,
The inland waterway department
was established by the laws OF 1908.
Under it. through appropriations made
for that purpose, the sum OF about
100000 has been expended OF con-
tracted for to dredge the proposed wa
terway from Bay Head to Cape May
City. The greater part of the work
has been done, and when the existing
contracts are fulfilled the work will be
very near completion. 1t will require
only one additional appropriation of
probably about 100000 to finish the
dredging to give a waterway 100 feet
In width and six feet In depth over the
whole course.
Already 1t is doing wonders for our
Atlantic coast. The future mainte-
nance of the way requires that a IL
cense fee be laid OF 81 per year for
every power boat using it, which, 1t liz
estimated, will produce a revenue OF
10000 per year, which amount will
more than pay the cost OF the annual
stalking of the waterway and also COW
err the actual expense OF the salary of
the commissioner of the department
and his Office force and incidental ex-
penses. Such q license tax is recon-
mended. This enterprise is enthusi-
~astieally supported by all our seashore
counties and, / am convinced, has the
approval of the people of the state.
The total expense may not equal, GER
.tain1srSvtll not exceed. the original ap-
- a e faaa0oo-
4 s nov evidenf dsmsnds
foz riparian lands alang the ialaadMs=
terway that the large increase In the
value OF these lands owing to the con-
strucfion OF the waterway will many
times cover its cost. In this respect
alone It was paying proposition for
the state.
This Ocean Highway.
Pursuant to the provisions OF the
laws Of 1909 and chapter go, laws OF
1910, the state highway commission
nave defined the route of the proposed
ocean highway and provided for the
expenditure Of the $4,000 nppropriat-
ed In 1910 for the commencement OF
the work OF the Strengthening and
opening of said highway. New strips
OF road have been opened and old
strips improved under the action of
the highway commission during the
past year., and parts of the work
IRE stiII under construction and i'm
proyement. or the fund so appro-
priated In 1910 $1,000 was voted for
work in Burlington county, $1,000 for
work In Cape May county, $50, 900 for
work In Monmouth county, $1i. 900 for
work In Ocean county and $1,000 for
work In Atlantic county.
This state highway IL one of the
great enterprises undertaken by the
state and should be carried ON BIZ ap-
propsiations rear by year until the
highway is put into perfect order and
fully established from the Highlands,
In Monmouth, to Cape May City. The
Atlantic coast is one OF the greatest
assets of the state, and It's beauty and
attractiveness should be fostered In
every way. The maintenance OF the
way should be done at the expense of
the state. Massachusetts, finds IL car
be done for less than $500 per mile,
which means that the ocean highway
could be Kept In repair and made the
most attractive 100 miles in this coun-
try for not over $4,000 per mum.
or the annual sum appropriated by
the state for highway maintenance
this is not an unreasonable proportion
to devote to this great public enter
prise. The proposed ZEE highway
has met with universal public approx
ST. 1t should be widened, straighten-
ed and improved until 1t shall become
the most attractive highway in the