Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-04
P. S TERMINAL BILL
BEFORE ASSEMBLY
Essex Delegation in House In
PRODUCES Measures Affect
ing Newark.
PROVIDE FOR DEPT. OF
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
Normal School, Appropriation
for Band Concert and Sal
airy Acts Up.
IRON a star Correspondent

TRENTON, y. J., Feb. 4,-Severa
bills directly affecting Newark wer'
introduced by the Essex delegation
IN the House at last nights session
The terminal bill. to permit the Pub
lie Service Railway Company to ereei
a trolley station and subway in ParR
place near Proctor's Theatre, is prob
ably the most important of the meas
ures for the benefit of this city.
The terminal bill, introduced by
Mr.. Foley, provides that land may
be acquired by purchase and con-
domination. that in order TO connect
the existing system with the terminal
the company may construct a sub
way not exceeding half mile in
length, subject TO the approval OF
the Board of Works and the Board OF
Public Utilities Commissioners; that
1t may construct elevated tracks, and
that II may issue bonds and sell stock
for the purpose of raising money for
the terminals construction.
In order to change the Newark
Normal school from a city to q State
institution bill with this provision
was introduced by Mr.. Bloom. 1t
provides that the name of the insti-
tuition would be THE New Jersey
State Normal School at Newark,
that tuition would be free. and that
the school would be controlled by the
State Board of Education as State
normal schools are now controlled by
that board.
Provision for a department Of gas
and electricity in Newark is con-
tanned in the bin introduced by Mr..
Mcclure. This suggestion was made
late last year by former Alderman
Albert H. Biertuempfel. then chair
man of the Common Council commit
tee on lighting in Newark. Public
lighting in all its details would be
covered by this department the
members of which would be appoint
ed by the Common Council but the
department would not have the
power to pass ordinances or to make
gas or electric light or power con-
tracts, such powers being retained in
the board in which they now exist.
The appropriate which a city may
make for public band concerts is In,
creased from $1,000. to $4,000 in the
bill submitted by Mr. Foley. This
bill was drafted with the idea of hav-
ing money availa BILE for public con-
certs in the schools of Newark during
the winter.
BY the provisions of the bill intro
duced By Mr.. Fisch. the regulation Of
the salaries of Board of Works Com
police and fire commits
is vested with the Common
Council instead of being fixed by law,
as is now the case.
The board of trustees of the teach
ers retirement fund is added to the
list Of those who by law are entitled
to ride free of charge on all the
railroads of the state, by the provi-
sions of the bill put in by Mr.. Me-
CURE.
The House adopted a resolution
eongra tulating Governor Wilson's
Joseph p Tumulty, on his
as Mr.. Wilson's secre-
tary when the latter becomes Presi-
dent
Four bills were passed and one
vas defeated at the session Of
the House of Assem- bly,. The measure
lost was that of Mr.. Beekman,
abolishing personal registration in
townships of less than 5000 popula-
ton, on which the vote was IS to 40.
Mr.. Bredenbek was the chief OBJ
3ector to the passa ge Of the bill.
The bills passed included Mr.. Kirk
patricl1's. amending the employers
liability act by fixing compensation
for father and mother for death of
workmen on whom the parents de-
pended for support: Mr.. Moores. per-
hitting use of armories by oranges.
police horticultural societies and for
social centre work; and Mr.. Egan's,
regulating the preparation of registry
List by election boards for use by
fhn r,nlicn