Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-06

M of last session being buried. Sec
ond class counties may engage inter
prefers for the Hungarian and Slavish
languages by the provisions of another
measure by the same assemblyman.
who has one to abolish fees for grant
ing letters of administration in estates
where the amount does not exceed
$50.
Owners Of properties facing on
streets that have been sprinkled with
oil, water or other liquids may be as
sessed for the service under a bill for
this purpose by Assemblyman Eaton
He would authorize cities to pass ordi-
nances covering the question and
would also permit them to regulate by
ordinance the erection Of signs pro
jecting beyond the building line of
streets and highways.
Although the senate last year de-
feated the plan of having a state boiler
inspection department Assemblyman
Quinn will try this session to get APP
proval for his plan. He would author
lie the governor to appoint a chief
DOtiCI lncDcCtOl " clCdn DOiiCiS dIu
all steam generating apparatus. The
inspector. who Is to receive $1,000 a
year. is to appoint six deputies at
$500 annually. First class cities are
to be permitted to build subways and
conduits for electrical conductors and
enforce the removal of overhead wires
by the measure introduced by MI.
RJnOU1 onI NJ Yrtcix MOULD ,noI-n mi
form the law governing the transfer
of shares of stock in corporations.
Street car lines that do not furnish
adequate service nay be fined and
franchises revoked under another bill
by Mr.. Fisk. Assemblyman Kuhlke
would regulate the price to be charged
for water in first class counties by
per 1000 cubic feet up to 5000 cubic
feet and 81 per 1000 for all over 5000
cubic feet delivered to one person.
Thrift In Schools.
Habits of thrift are designed to be
%inculcated in school children under the
scheme that would permit the principal
or superintendent or some person des-
ignated by the board of education to
collect small amounts of savings from
the students and deposit them in a
bank for the pupils.
In former years when a bill has been
introduced in the legislature to place
a tax on cats the move has always
been regarded in a spirit of levity and
'meows,'' Maria" and different
phrases have been directed at the
sponsor of the measure when he tried
to get votes for 1t. Lately, however,
the idea has been spreading that the
representative of the felines is often a
nuisance. particularly in the cities.
This sentiment may prove of assist
ance this year to Assemblyman Byrne.
who will try to have an assessment
Of 81 placed on every female cat. The
money is to be paid by the person har-
boring the animal, and If this is not
done policemen will have the right to
kill It Such a statute has long been
desired by the board of fish and game
commissioners because of the depreda-
tons of the cats on birds. Objections
have come from the farmers, who like
to have the rat catchers around their
barns. and they may again be able to
prevent the enactment of such a law
To Check Money Lenders.
Assemblyman Branegan will try to
place a check on INSCRIPTIONS money
lenders. He has a bill to regulate and
control the business of making loans
or Announcements in sums of $500 or
less. He would also control the as
for the loan. Persons or firms in the
loan business would be required to OBJ
tain a license from the commissioner
of banking and insurance each year
and pay him a fee of $50. The affairs
of such organizations may be investi
gated by the commissioner, and as
signmeDts of wages must be accepted
in writing by the employer before they
are valid
The number of employees Of the
house and senate are to be increased
under another law offered by Mr..
Branegan. and their salaries are to be
increased. This attempt will meet with
the opposition of Republicans and some
Democrats who maintain there are al
ready enough helpers for the work
that is to be done. The changes pro-
posed for the senate are: A second as
sistant supervisor of bills. salary $500;
second assistant Journal clerk, $500;
assistant bill clerk. $500; clerk to SEN
ate committee on appropriations. $500;
four clerks to senate committees. $3.50
each; four stenographers. $500 each:
three gallery keepers. $3.50 each; six
instead of five pages, 5000. The house
Will be affected as follows: Assistant
to clerk. $3.50: two assistant journal
clerks. $500 each; three assistant SUI
pervisors of bills. 5000 each: eight in
stead of four clerks to committees,
$3.50 each: four stenographers, $500
each; fifteen file clerks. $500 each.
Abolish Excise Boards.
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