Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
NEWARK GAINS
BY LEGISLATION
OF PAST SESSION
Several Bills Will Aid City
in Its March of
Progress.

While a large number Of bills drawn
to apply to the city of Newark were
defeated or failed to reach third reads
ing In either enc of the two houses in
session OF the Legislature just closed,
several acts of much consequence to the
city were passed In both branches.
Probably the most important bill APP
proved affecting this city is the LeYeen
act, providing for the widening and ex-
tension of Mechanic street, and allow
ing the city to appropriate 81, 200 900
for the purpose. This measure has
been signed by the Governor.
The fate of legislation affecting the
city will not be settled until the Gov
has passed on numerous bills
that accumulated on his desk in the
last week OF the session. He will dis
pose OF those in the next three days
IL he follows the example set by Gov
ernor Fort. In singing or vetoing all
bills within five days after the Legis-
lature adjourned.
RepayinG of Streets.
Next in Importance to the Mechanic
street widening bill comes the Nc
Gowan bill providing for the repaving
OF streets that are main thoroughfares
in first class cities and allowing bonds
to be issued to cover the cost. This will
enable the city to repave Broad and
Market streets.
A bill put in by Speaker Kenny, au-
thorizlng the necessary steps to be
taken for the construction Of a bridge
over the Passaic river, is Of interest to
Newark. It refers to the proposed
structure at Elwood avenue. II passed
both houses.
The Balentine bill, amending the Pas
sale Valley Sewerage Commission act
50 as to make the prohibitory pro-
visions thereof effective after Deem
Der 81, 1914, was passed in both houses.
Balentipe Bill.
The Baientine bill, House 49,, Fro
viding for adequate fire protection in
factories, suggested by the High strest
disaster n which is Of more interest
to Newark than any other place In
tho State, vas passed. The MCGOWAN
fire marshal bill, which would have
supplemented the B~alentine act, was de-
feated. \ similar measure by Mr.,
Balentine was not moved because OF
the action on the MCGOWAN bill.
The MCGOWAN bill, authorizing the
common council or finance board of
1irst-class cities to fix the salary of the
mayor, q minimum Of 5000 and a max
imum of $780, 600 being named, PASSED
both houses, SIS did also the MCGOWAN
bill providing that the salaries of the
corporation counsel and his assistants
might be fixed in the same manner.
The MCGOWAN bill, providing that a
salary may be paid to members of the
board of education, was passed.
a bill introduced by Mr.. Donnelly,
of Hudson. and which was passed, will
have a bearing upon Newark. 1t pro-
vides that when the concurrence of the
financial board is required with n
act Of the Board of Works It shall be
the duty of such board to concur or
-non-concur within thirty days. Other
wise concurrence shall be understood
and made binding.
Dental Clinics.
The Shalvoy bill providing for Il
$1,000 appropriation for dental clinics
passed, as did also the Shalvoy bill
giving to secondary firemen the same
rate OF pay as that OF engineers.
The Baekus bill prohibiting water
companies from competing with cities
that owned their plants was approved.
The Mylod bill, adding telegraph line
men to those under tenure of Office In
the police department, was passed.
The Macksey bill. authorizing COM
mon councils to license employment
agencies, was passed and has been
signed by the Governor.
The McCran bill, House 1888, giving
the State water supply commission
power to mortgage lands under water,
which is of interest to Newark, passed
both houses. =
The Shalvoy bill, authorizing the city
to buy hospital site and construct hos
pitfalls thereon, was passed.
Rejected Legislation.
The record OF proposed legislation re-
jected or not acted upon is more for
midable. For instance, there is the Nc
Gowan subway bill, passed by the
House, which was reported in the Sem
ate on the final night of the session,
but never got any further than that.
The Newark charter bill, introduced
in the upper house by Senator Osborne,
never saw the light of day. The bill
to permit freebooter districts in Es-
sex county was defeated in the House.
The Measure that would have per-
mitted the Public Service Corporation
to make half-mile extensions without
getting the consent Of p~roperty-hold-
ers was killed In the Senate after hav.
ing passed the House.
The MCGOWAN bill that would have
allowed the city authorities to fix all
salaries, regardless OF State laws On the
subject, died In infancy. 1t was re-
ferred to the labor and Industries COM
mittee, for what reason nobody knows,
and there It was silently put TO death.
The MCGOWAN general home rule BIZ
was beaten. The MCGOWAN bill amend
ing the act relating TO the erection of
telephone or telegraph poles and the
securing Of consents, introduced for the
purpose Of preventing a company from
getting through the city against the
municipalities wishes, died. The E1ud-
son and Middlesex Telephone Company
last year forced the city to designate
a route for it's lines and the bill had in
view the prevention of similar action In
the future.
The Brown bill, prohibiting the en-
ployment OF females in n establish
ment for more than ten hours in on
day. and forbidding also their employ.
ment before 7 q. m. or after ten p. m
was beaten.
/, The MCGOWAN bill providing for &