The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-29
CITY PUBLICITY
BILL APPROVED
Allows Commission Governed
Cities to Spend $1,000 Yearly
TWO SALARIES INCREASED
Law Providing for Revocation of Lii
censes of Physicians Who Adver-
tise Special Ability to Cure
Chronic Diseases Signed.
Especial Trenton Correspondence

chronic Diseases signed.
Especial Trenton Correspondence,)
Trenton.-Governor Wilson signed
the bill which will allow commission
government cities to eXpend up to S.
900 per year for publicity purposes.
This bill was suggested by Mayor Don
nelly, who held that Trenton should
be allowed this amount yearly for pub
licity. In the past it had not been pos
sible for the city to expend even d
small amount for decorating when
large conventions would come here.
Another Gill measure signed was the
one allowing the city to send five rep
resentatives to industrial, commercial
and civic conventions. 1t has been the
contention of Mayor Donnelly that the
city greatly benefited by its represen-
tatives attending these national con-
ventions. The Governor approved the
Gill bill, which regulates the practice
Of medicine by providing that licenses
may be revoked for physicians who
advertise special ability to cure chron-
~ u IISul quiz dloCdCCO. Nv III III
creasing the salary of Lewis T. Bryant,
the State Commissioner of Labor,
from $500 to $4,000 was signed by
the Governor. This bill also carries
an increase for the assistant commits
sioner, John l. Holt, from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Many Bills Signed.
Other House bills signed by the
Governor were:
Tenbroeck, provides that any presi-
dent of any common council who shall
act for the mayor shall be known as
the acting mayor with all the powers
of such mayor.
Martin, provides that the failure of
a municipal corporation to pay inter-
est on its bonds shall not be deemed a
default as long as the validity of the
bonds is being contested in court.
Stickel, amends the d~isorderly act
by providing that any person arrested
on street corners, or in public places,
for using indecent language shall be
a%djudged a d%isorderly person.
Pout, directs the secretary of state
to issue to all state officials certificates
which shall carry them free on the
railroads of the state.
Meyer, allows the Fish and Game
Commission to condemn land for the
propagation of fish and game.
Griffin, places county and municipal
c1narinfondpntc of wniohtc aod noooc-
ures under the civil service act.
Holloway, changes Arbor Day from
first Friday of May to second Friday
in April.
Stickel, allows first class cities to
issue bonds for opening and widening
streets.
Stevens, abolishes the office of town
ship clerk, assessor and collector, of
any township whose boundaries are
cc~.extensive with those of any village
by reason of the voters thereof having
adopted such village government.
B~ranegan, amends the act relative
to the sale of infants lands so that
the lands may be sold by virtue of a
deed Of trust.
James, regulates the age, employ
ment, health and hours of persons
working in bakeries, confectioneries
or where ice cream and frozen sweets
are manufactured, and provides for
the licensing and sanitary condition
of such places.
Stickel, apportions the fees received
for searching records of municipal
liens in first class cities.
Taylor, appropriates $4,000 for
making a permanent inlet to Shark
River, Monmouth County.
Holloway, requires local boards of
health to defray expenses of officers
attending the regular meeting of the
Health Officers Association of New
Jersey.
Holloway, forbids giving or selling
cigarettes or cigarette papers to any
minor under Is years of age. Provides
$40 fine for first offense and $25 fine
for second.
Godfrey, allows the return Of notes
which are considered capital stock of
municipal fire insurance companies
when same shall have matured.
Prout, makes it unlawful for a per-
son to trespass on land for the pur-
pose of cunning.
Weart, requires SKINNED and con
densed milk to be sold from cans with
a proper label thereon designating the
character of milk.
Joint Resolution 1, Martin, creates
a commission to confer and cooperate
with a like commission of New York
to investigate the project of building
a bridge across the Hudson River.