Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
IS BILLS PASSED
BY ASSEMBLY
One Gives Newark Playground
Board Control of Public
Baths.
IFrom a stan Correspondent

/ bates between Democrats ana lie
publicans A joint resolution and six
teen other bills were also advanced
to second reading.
Among the measures passed were
! those providing for an additional
vice chancellor. vesting the control
of the Newark public baths in the
Playground Commission, the Newark
city planning act. one which applies
to Newark and makes it unnecessary
| for bodies having control of the cree
ton of public buildings to enter into
| bonds and that which changes the
teachers retirement fund act Late
in the afternoon the House adjourn
ed until next Monday evening.
Speaker Taylor stating there would
probably be a Thursday session next
week.
In explaining the city planning bill.
! Assemblyman Fisch, who introduced
/ the measure, said that 1t raises the
amount of money which may be ap-
propriated to the City Plan Commits
sion from $4,000 to $25, 900. This was
necessary, he said, because of the
important work which the commits
sion in Newark is doing. Another
provision is that the nine members
shall be so appointed that the terms
4 of three shall expire each year. Mr..
Fisch explained that it was important
! to have hold-over members in the
! commission so that work begun might
| be carried out along the lines
originally planned.
New Vice Chancellor Needed.
| Concerning the bill which increases
the number of vice-chancellors from
/ seven to eight Mr. Marshall. of Mer-
Ger, the sponsor for the measure, stat
J ed that it was the only solution which
/ would provide for the increased work
of the Chancery Court, and he en-
phasized the Importance of litigants
in this court having hearings on their
cases as quickly as possible. The
calendars were very much overloaded
at present. he said.
! Mr.. Lewis's bill, taking the control
of the public baths of Newark from
| the Board of Works and placing II
with the Playground Commission, is
| in line with the general plans of the
latter body for the development Of
the recreation system of that city.
| Mr.. Mcguire explained the provis-
/ ions of the bill he introduced regard
/ ing the bonding of bodies which have
| charge of the erection of public build
| ings. He said it was necessary now
| for the entire thirty-two members
of the Newark Common Council to
give bond in connection with the
erection of each new building, and
this had been found to be an incon-
venience because Of the number of
school and fire houses built and in
the process of construction.
A bill, whose sponsor was Mr.. Nc
Cabe, of Essex, and which provided
that villages would be permitted to
establish and maintain public parks,
met with no opposition. This is In
tended to apply particularly TO the
village of South Orange.
Another bill, which had been intro
duced by Mr.. Lewis, met with no
opposition to its passage. 1t was
that amending the act concerning the
amount of bond issued by first-class
cities to secure funds to open. widen
and Vacate streets and highways.
To Work with Other States.
The House passed the joint resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Burton, of
Middlesex. This creates a commits
sion to work with similar bodies from
other States for uniform laws govern
ing the operation of motor vehicles.
Mr.. Bredenbek objected to the pro-
vision which authorizes an appropria-
ton of $1,000 for the commission, de-
claring that if nine other States
should appropriate an equal amount
that would make a total of $4,000
for their expenses, and he thought
that too much. There were no other
objections to the resolution and it
went through as drawn.
By TIE teachers retirement fund
bill, introduced by Mr. Egar, which
was passed, the distribution of pen
sions would be by the State. At
present the pensions are paid by the
school district in which the teacher is
teaching at the time his or her pen
sion becomes available, and frequent
| ly it happens that the burden of this
! pension is placed on district in
which the teacher has been working
! for only short time. Sometimes it
happens that a district will not en-
ploy a teacher because>it knows that
/ he or she is soon to be eligible for
a pension and that it will have to
come out of the funds available for
the district. The bill was approved
! by the State Teachers Association
and the State Board of Education.
For Supplementary Proceeding Act.
/ Two more of Mr. Marsha1l's bills
We're passed One of these makes
every yice-chancellor vice-or-
| binary, and thus makes a trip to
i Trenton by a specially designated
vice-ordinary unnecessary, and al
/ lows the vice-ord,nary to hear cases
in the different parts of the State,
wherever their offices may be. The
| other is a measure amending the
district court act by providing that
supplementary proceedings may be
taken, Notwithstanding the amount
due on the judgment shall be less
than s25.
Other bills passed were that of Mr..
Lyons, providing that all State and
county employees shall be paid semi
monthly instead of monthly, as now
that of Speaker Taylor, providing for
an armory at Asbury Park; that OF
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, relating to tax
! sales, and that of Mr.. Zisgen, ex-
tending the police tenure of office
act to all villages and boroughs,