Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17
Board Of NAVIGATION.

Board Of Navigation.
Third-A department of shell fish
cries is provided for, to consist of a
board of six members, who shall serve
without pay. In connection with this
board there is created the office of
commissioner of shell fisheries, who
is to be appointed by the Governor
for three years at a salary of $500 a
year and Is required to give his entire
time to the duties of his office.
Fourth-A board of commerce and
navigation is created to consist of six
members, who are to serve without
pay. In connection with this board
there is to be a commissioner of COM
merce and navigation to be appointed
by the Governor for term of five
years at a salary of $500 a year.
This board is to take over the duties
of the present Department of Inland
Waterways, the New Jersey Ship
Canal Commission, the New Jersey
Harbor Commission, the commission
ers of pilotage and the inspectors of
power vessels.
F'ifth-The State Board of Assessors
and the State Board of Equalization
of Taxes are consolidated into one
board, to be known as the State
Board of Taxes and Assessments. The
new board to consist of i've members
and not more than three of whom
shall belong to one political party
The board shall consist of a presi-
dent, selected by the board. who must
be a. lawyer and who shall receive
$1,000 year. The other members of
the board are to receive $500 a
year.
Sixth-The Commission on Tuber-
culosiS Among Animals is merged
into the State Board of Health.
Seventh-The engineering depart
ment of the State Board of Assessors
is transferred to the Board of Public
Utilities Commissioners.
Eighth--The State Board of Health
is given power to designate inspec-
tors who shall be known as inspectors
of food and drugs, in addition to the
usual duties of sanitary inspectors.
The Economy and Efficiency Com
mission tomorrow will begin q probe
of the department of labor The
Board of Tenement House Super
vision underwent an examination last
Wednesday. and other State bodies
are slated for the same thing
Local option Bill Is In.
Senator Smick's local option bill
was introduced in the Senate last
night. 1t is the same as he intro
duced in the House last year, when
he was an assemblyman. 1t provides
for vote at a special election for or
against license In any municipality
in the State whenever 30 per cent. of
the number of voters join in petition
asking for such vote. The decision
of the majority decides for or against
license there for three years. At the
end of that time another election can
be called.
In a communication to the Senate
Acknowledgement Wescott advised
that the Fielder jury-validating act
should be repealed, because of the
error recently discovered in 1t. He
recommended substitute, and two
bills embodying these Recommended
tions were introduced by Senator Nc
Ginnis.
Mr.. McGinnis's bill to permit su-
preme Court justices to reconsider
sentences was passed last night, after
lengthy debate. Some thought the
powers would be too sweeping, others
thought the reconsideration of sem
fences was a matter that should come
entirely under the Court of Pardons.
Bank Tax Bill.
Senator Carlton B. Pierce, of Union,
Republican, introduced a Demo-
cratic bill last night designed to in
crease the State Golfers by taxing the
capital stock of every banking insti-
tuition in New Jersey.
1t provides that a tax of l per cent.
be levied on the capital, surplus and
undivided profits of every trust COM
pany and bank in the State. The
project was one of the matters re-
ferred to by the Governor and advo-
Gated by him in his inaugural adj
dress.
Three-Cent Fare Bill.
Assemblyman William ]. Barbour,
of Passaic. introduced bin last
night providing that between the
hours of $50 and 7:30 a. m. and the
same hours at night, that three cents
shall be the single fares on all trolley
lines in the State. The bill also pro-
vides that transfers shall be given.
1t follows:
THAT no street railways or street
railroads operated in the State or New
Jersey, whether they be operated by
horse, cable or electric power, or
either or any of them shall hereafter
between the hours of $50 and 1870 in
the morning and between the hours of
$50 and 7:30 in the afternoon and
evening of each day of each year, ex-
cept Sundays and legal holidays,
charge higher rate than three cents
per single fare, nor shall any higher
rate therefor be fixed by any munich
pality by ordinance or otherwise or