Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-10
MANY MEASURES
SIGNED BY FIELDER
Several Bills of Local Interest
Among Those Which He
Approves.
[From a stan oorre.pondent.l ]

L H.
nor Fielder yesterday signed forty
eight bills and joint resolution,
among them being two Newark meas
ures. one of which would allow the
Common Council of that city to APP
propriate $4,000 annually to aid the
Newark Free Dental Clinic, and the
other making 1t possible for the new
Down Town Club. which is to oc-
cupy the Kinney building. to have a
liquor license in spite of its prox-
unity to the Old First Presbyterian
Church.
Two other measures to which the
Governor affixed his signature were
the Elizabeth city charter bills. One
of these provides for a Board of
Works, consisting of three members
appointed by the Mayor, and the
other that the Common Council shall
consist of one member from each
ward instesd of two, as now. Their
terms shall be for two years and the
new law reduces the number of coun-
cilmen from twepty-four to twelve.
Assemblyman Fishers bill making
1t possible to kill the starlings which
annoy Montclair folk by their chirp-
ing also was signed. A similar
measure met defeat in the early part
of the last session.
Wider use of schoolhouses will be
possible under another law.
It is understood that Governor
Fielder now has before him all the
bills which were passed by both
houses at the last session with the
exception of three. One of these is
being held so that. there may be a
hearing on 1t next Monday. 1t is
Senate BAL, by Mr.. Wheaton, and re-
quires that referendum elections on
commission government shall be held
on general election days and that the
first commissioners chosen after the
act is adopted shall take office on the
first of the year.
Among measures which met with
executive approval were the follow
ing:
Senate 246, Mr.. Low. provides that
all bonds and other evidences of in
debtedness held by any life insurance
company authorized to do business
in this State, If not in default of
principal or interest. shall be valued
as follows: If purchased at par, at
par value; above or below par, on
the basis of the purchase price adj
justed to bring the value to par at
maturity; that the purchase price in
no case shall be taken at a higher
figure than the market value. The
banking commissioner is given dis
cretionary power of determining tie
method of calculating values.
Senate 205, Mr.. Leavitt, relieves
former State Treasurer Frank O.
Briggs from payment Of a balance of
So, 43250 due on account of the fail
ure of the Monmouth Trust and Safe
Deposit Company in November, 1902.
House 81, Mr.. Richards, appropri-
ates $500 for damages done the
oyster beds of John r. Conover, of
Atlantic County, by reason of digging
os inland waterway.
House 23S, Mr.. Griffin, amends the
act relative to conveyances.
House 2S2. Mr.. Egan Committee
substitute). authorizes Prison Labor
Commission to acquire lands for a
olHI6 anu On
State prisoners may be employed.
House 2S3, Mr. Egan COMMITTEE
substituted. amends act relative to
employment of convicts upon public
roads and gives State commissioner
of roads authority to apply to prison
authorities for convicts for that pur-
pose.
House 1870. Mr.. Peacock, amends
act for recovery of damages by rea-
son of death of any person by wrong
full act, neglect or default, so that in
case of death of wife the surviving
husband shall have such action; all
such actions to be sued for within
two years after the death.
House 2. Mr.. Egan, makes it mis-
demeanor to manufacture golf balls
containing fluid substance, acid or
corrosive.
House 556. Mr.. McGrath, authorizes
taxpayers to pay their taxes in par
tial payments, no payment to be less
than 500.
the employers liability act by au-
thorizing guardians of minors to COM
promise any disputed claim, Court
of Common Pleas to approve.
House Sal, Mr.. Richards, author
ICES an appropriation of $4,000 to
deepen the channel Of Absecon Inlet
by erection of jetty or other con-
struction.
House 500, Mr.. Kerwin. authorizes
prosecutors to appoint a special Of
ficer in counties having a popula-
ton of between 10000 and $4,000; sal
airy, 5000. Position TO be approved
by judge of the county.
House 511, Mr.. Holcombe, gives
power to Public Utilities Commission
to examine into rates and other mat
ters pertaining to toll bridges within
the State or between this and an
other State.
House sos. Mr.. Martin, permits
towns of over $4,000 population to fix
salaries of recorders
House 4S6, Mr.. Zisgen, authorizes
freeholders to maintain roads within
municipalities, excepting cities.
House 462 COMMITTEE substituted,
j, C. Agnew. supplement to free pub
lie school law, dealing with voca-
tional, industrial, agricultural and
household arts education and evening
and continuation classes.
House 1885, Mr.. Marshall, extends
time for completing certain railroads
two years.
House $40, Mr.. Roe. empowers free
holders to bury veterans of the Civil,
Spanish Philippine and Boxer wars,
and authorizes appropriation of $50
for such purpose.
House 734, Mr.. Hennessy, makes 1t