Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-15
CITY CONFERENCE
APPROVES BILL
FOR 100000
Colgate Measure to Aid Newark
250th Anniversary Is
Unopposed.
FAVORABLE LEGISLATIVE
ACTION SEEMS CERTAIN
Local Officials Also Indorse Act
for the Building of Tuber-
cuIosis Sanitarium.

A bill which would give Newark the
power to purchase land and erect a
memorial building for the 250th an
niversary celebration to be held next
year, received the unanimous ap-
proval Of city officials at IL
legislative conference held to-
day in the City Hall. The bill is
Senate 194, and was introduced last
Monday by Senator Austen Colgate,
of this county. A maximum of ST.
100000 is placed on the expenditure
which q city may make for such q
memorial building
William P. O'Rourke, superintendent
of the building department, explained
to the city officials present that the
bill was the result of a conference
by the Committee of One Hundred,
in charge of the celebration. 1t was
said that there was every indication
that the bill would receive speedy and
favorable action in the Senate and
Assembly and would soon be a law.
At the suggestion of the Board OF
Health, House bill 375, providing for
the erection of tuberculosis hospi-
tai in Essex county at cost of $780,
900. was approved.
Another bill approved by the Board
of Health was House 376. This would
give the health boards the power to
regulate the manufacture and sale
of non alcoholic drinks. The health
board recommended the approval Of
Senate bill $50, which makes it man
datory that all milk and cream sold
in this State shall be pasteurized.
The bill providing for the establish
ment of State constabulary, which
ie tgrf-n 1F hn al
strike last month, when twenty
strikers were shot, two fatally, was
referred to the police department.
The bill is number 163 in the Senate.
The Board of Police Commissioners
recommended that House bill 377 be
approved. This measure would pro-
hibit the dismissal or reduction of
any police officer in this city for in
fringing the rules of the police de-
partment after he had become eligi-
BILE for retirement under the pension
act.
A bill providing that copies of the
tax maps be filed in the office of the
county register or county clerk wa:
| disapproved The bill is Assembly
| number 1926. 1t was voted also tc
disapprove of House bill 337, which
would allow certain municipalities
along the Passaic Valley trunk sewer
to make connections with the sewer
even though they have not borne part
of the expense in constructing the
fiume.
Veteran women city employees are
entitled to be pensioned on half sal
ary, according to the provisions OF
House bill 1853. This was referred to
the city counsel. The Board of
Health disapproved of Senate bill 1888
which would permit a graduate of a
college of osteopathy to practice in
this State.
Chief Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd
announced that the Board of Works
disapproved of House bill 312, which
would permit trolley companies to
carry freight. He said there was no
provision in the bill for regulation
of such freight traffic by the munich
palities through which the trolley
lines pass. House bill 257 was also
disapproved of by the Board OF
Works The State regulation of
traffic is provided in this bill and
would empower a State inspector OF
traffic to regulate traffic in cities
even though such places would have
their own regulations.
At Mr.. Sherrerd's suggestion the
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