Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
NEWARK SUBWAYS
BILL IN HOUSE
Many Measures Affecting This
City Come Before the
Legislature.
PRU RESERVE FUND TAX
BEFORE LAWMAKERS
Dance Halls and Liquor TRAIT
fic to Be Acted
On.
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It's opening session last night os
Mr. Foley. Several bills which aflee'
Newark we're placed before the
House. among them being bill pro.
xiding for the burying of overhead
wires: another which makes 1t lega
for the city TO tax the reserve FUNDS
of the Prudential Insurance Com
many. bill giving the Playground
Commission charge of the pubic
baths. and another providing for tne
licensing and regulating OF dance
halls.
Election Of State Treasurer to
succeed Daniel s. Voorhees,, was pro-
yided for in concurrent resolution
s introduced by Charles Egan, of Hud-
son, calling for a joint session on
TUESDAY. January IS. II the resolu-
tion is concurred in Edward i. Gross
cup, State Democratic chairman, will
undoubtedly be elected.
Among the Newarkers in the House
were John H. Donnelly, presi-
dent OF the Newark Common Council;
Board of Works Commissioner
Charles +. Kraemer, and Comptroller
Tyler Parmly.
After a three-quarters of an hour
session the House adjourned, TO meet
at . p. m. today.
In a bill introduced by As
ssmblyman Kerwin, of Passaic. the
State school tax now levied upon tax
: able real and personal property is
abolished.
= Prevention of accidents due to in
: toxicated automobile drivers is the
aim Of another bill introduced by Mr..
Kerwin, by the provisions of which
any person convicted of operating an
3 automobile while under the influence
y Of liquor shall be imprisoned for not
{ less than thirty days nor more than
3 six months.
Metaphysical and mechanical heal
Z. ers are hit in q bill introduced by Mr..
Martin. of Hudson. authorizing the
{ Governor to appoint board of eX-
aniners to license such healers and
to punish persons violating the act
by practising without such license.
In q measure introduced by Mr..
FISHER. of Essex, the number Of
licenses to sell liquor is limited so
that the total shall not exceed one for
every 1000 of population,
Mr. McCabe, of Essex, introduced a
Z bill providing an eigllt-hour day for
ell State, county and municipal EN-
ployees:>
A bin introduced by Mr.. Steurwald.
of Hudson. provides for the repeal of
an act Of 1912 establishing county
mosquito determination commissions
Every factory or place where goods
- IL, O.. =,
quired to keep a registered physi-
clan in attendance to render imme-
date service in case of injuries to en-
ployees in the bill introduced by AS
semblyman Griffin, of Union. Failure
10 do so would be considered mis-
denneanor.
BY the joint resolution introduced
by Mr.. Burton. of Middlesex. the
Governor is authorized to appoint
three commissioners to act with COM
nissioners to be appointed by other
States to see if they can agree upon
laws regulating the use of motor We
hicles and their registration.
Fire peril is reduced in all build
fngs used for public entertainment in
/ the bill presented by Mr.. Marshall. of
Mercer, in which board of commits
sioners are authorized to compel the
erection of such buildings with
proper exits and fire escapes to prop
erly guard lights and electric wires
and to regulate the construction in
stallation and use of moving picture
machines, scenery and other appa-
ratus and appliances.
The bills introduced We're:
Mr. Embellishments the act OF
1918, relative to the assessment and
4 collection of taxes by providing how
records of tax liens shall be cancelled
by the collector of taxes.
DIR. Martin--Makes valid convey
a ances heretofore made by religious
societies. and in which there were
Mr. Martin-Amends the act of 1905
{ relative TO paying expenses of the
educational system of the State by
adding thereto pensions now OF
hereafter payable under the act, DC
tober 9. 1868"
Mr.. Martin-Provides that the sher-
7m OF each county shall keep what Is
known as a grand jury roster and 4
: method by which the sheriff shall
draw the grand and petit jurors OF
each county. Considerable detail Is
given. as TO the manner in which tho
guarded
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the incor-
D0F0t10nS OF kutlenlaD CuInOl
churches or congregations.
Mr.. Martin (by reques)-Author
: ICES the Governor to appoint board
of examiners to license metaphysi
y cal and mechanical healers to prac
tise in this State, and to punish per
sons violating the provisions of thu
sx act by practising without sucI
Mr.. Martin (by equest-Author
4 izes the Governor to appoint an osthco
2 pHthic examiner to examine ant
I. license osteopathic physicians.
Mr. Fishler-Amends the crimes ac
4 Of 1898 by raising the age of consen
from 16 TO is years.
Mr. Fishler-Limits the number 0
: licenses to sell spurious, vinous, NAL
= and brewed liquors so that the tota
B number of licenses in any munict
palify shall not exceed one for eacl
y 900 population. a new place shal
be construed to mean any place no
heretofore licensed or in which TO
any reason such sale has been dis
continued for twelve months mex
preceding the date of the applica
<ion for such license.
Mr.. Rowe--Gives. cities, townships
towns, boroughs and villages the RICH
/ 70 license and regulate public dane
halls.
to the collection of taxes from as
sociations or corporations, who's
business is that Of insuring lives.
Mr. Fisch--PrOvides for a chang
OF venue in condemnation proceed
IS ihgs.
1Ar. Kirk Embellishments the work
~ mems liability act by changing III
present schedule OF Compensation b
proVtding under the head OF actus
dependents as follows; II father 0
mother rs per cent. of wages;
= father and mother, 40 per cent @
wages; IL father or mother and mino
! brothers or sisters. or brother or sis
ter 40 per cent. and In other case
in this class the compensation sha
bear such relation TO the amount
stated above as the relationship Z
those actually dependent on the Dc