The Penn's Grove record., 1912-01-26
The PENIS Grvye Rfcord
FRIDAY. JANUARY 26. 1912.
The both Legislature

The both Legislature
The third week of the session began
Monday evening.
A very comprehensive bill for the
establishment OF a state road system
was introduced by Senator Gaunt. 1t
provides for 1900 miles OF improved
roads which will require the State to is
sue bonds for $40, 0UO COG. Ii abolislies
the present Stale Road Department,
State Highway Commission and the
State MOTOR Vehicle Department and
the creation OF a new State Highway
Commission are all provided in a series
of bills introduced by Senator Gaunt,
of Gloucester County.
Under the first Gaunt measure the
new HighM ay Commission Is W consist
of three members, term four years,
salary $1,000 Fer year, 10 p.rtorm all
the dulles OF The abolished Uttl eS. An
other bill provides for the system OF
State highways, not " exceed l,5VO
miles, connecting The principal cltles
and Tile SuOre resorts With Lhe Della
ware lives boulevard, no highway 10
extend through "A town VI CITY.
The need of new road laws a been
emphasized ny tie declaration OF State
Motor Vehicle LOmmISslUne j. b.. Il.
Smith before the STA Z Board OF AgiI
culture last week Thai IL viii re4une
-, SUI, UUU LnlS year 10 Keep LLe I'M
proved roaus tlom Deihg ruined.
Mr.. Gauni introduced ii Dill giving
NONRESIDENT motorists who have COLL
piled Win The auto laws Ill LlIelr States
Il htteeI-uay motor privilege III any
one year IN tils Stale without pay upon
application 10 the STATE Highway Com
mission.
Completing the ad interim appoint
mentS nlaue st Vtlal months ago, Gov
etuOr Wilson S,nL W tl6 SENATE Vie
names OF The Safe Commissioner Of
Education and The members OF Tile
Stale Board Ut Education. The ap
pOintments Wele made under The new
SCHOOL law and ale:
Commissioner OF Education, DR.. Cal
WIN n. Kendall, OI Indianapolis, SALARY
SlO,OOO d yeaI; menlDers Oh The Stale
Board OF Education, john L. Murray,
oil Hudson; 1oiLaer Senator Joseph D.
Erellnghuy Sell, OF Somersei; Professor
Henry j. FOld, of Princeton Unlyel-
silly; Dr.. WIIiam q. Sclauttier, vi
Ocean; Colonel ID. Stewart Claven, ol
Salem; Edmund B. Osborne, Of Essex;
john .. Van Dyke, OF MiddleseX, anu
Melvin Rice, OF Monmouth.
A resolution was passed requiring the
Attorney General w pass Oh ali bills
within tOur days as ~ The question Ol
their cOnStItutlonailty.
Two important measures were passed
10y the Senate. Those introduced by
Senator Edge, providing for better pro
lection ia factories Of tLlS ) ale. The
first bill provides tor the suitable ventl
latiun of factories and The prevention
OF dust by the installation Ut dust col
iecting devices. IL provides u penaIiy
OF $40 a day tor failure 10 comply with
the statute within twenty days after
notice las been given ny tile Stale
Commissioner of LaUor.
Tue other measure empowers the
Commissioner OF Labor TO ORDER safety
devices attached 10 all machinery II
to stop HE USE of machinery not prop
erly guarded and 10 require The proper
Lighting of any portion oil d factory
where machinery Is operated.
PROPERTY VALUATION REPORTED
Governor Wilson transmitted TO the
Senate The report OF Charles Hansell.
the expert appointed 10 investigate The
reVaIuallOn OF the Stale'S railroad and
canal property. The report was re
tefIed TO the Committee On Railroads
and Canals. All outline of The report
has already been publiS' red. 1t shows
all aggregate valuation OF 1884, 547. 232.
all increase over The assessments Of 1910
of SOS, OOU, 797.
Domestic servants, farm laborers
and office employees are eliminated from
the provisions OI the employers liabil
ity ACT by The bill introduced in The
Assembly by MI. Anderson, of Somer-
set. Emerson l.. Richards, tile mem
ber-elect from Atlan.ic County, who
had been prevented from attending
the organization vi the House through
illness, was present and the oath was
administered to him by MI. IIildreth.
of Cape May.
All passenger cars are to be equipped
with ice water and proper appliances
for its use by travellers under The bill
introduced 10y MI. McAlIsler, of Cum
berland. The penalty Is 500.
On Tuesday Gov. Wilson conferred
with the Democratic legislators in re-
CARDS t drafting bills to carry out the
Democratic platform. The Governor
said he would, shortly send Il special
message TO the Legislature asking it 10
ratify the proposed income tax amend
ment to the U. S. constitution. The
House approved il last year While The
Senate did not.
Governor Wilson has appointed John
Scott Dawson, OF Paterson, ard William
G. Bumstead, of Jersey City, members
of the Teachers r tireLnenJ Fund.
The New Jersey Senate will tender
a dinner 10 Governor Wilson III Allan
tic City on February Sd.
The report of State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner J. b. r. Smith was en-
dorsed. This report showed that good
road repairs nave jumped from $500, 900
i'll 1907 to 81 ,565, 900 in 1911, and that
", 500O,O 600 will be required in 1912 to
keep the roads from being ruined. He
charged au omoble traffic with being
responsible for these outlay.