The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.
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state now Ine once Is conducted anu
what savings are effected.
The decision of Supreme Court JUS
tice Swayze upholding fully the consti-
%tutionality of the Gill act of 1912 for
small Boards of Freeholders preserves
the small Boards and their governments
in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth and
amy other counties that have adopted the
act. This is expressly decided by JUS
tice Swayze. The decision clarifies the
situation as to small Board legislation
and paves the way for the adoption of the
act in all the other counties that may de-
sire this reform in county government.
The suit to test the Gill act was brought
by the large Board of F~reeholders of Der.
gen county to prevent the election of a
small Board, this county having adopted
the act last fall. The result is a com
plete victory for the small Board. The
large Board has 80 members, all of whom
must retire January l, next, unless there
is an appeal to the Court of Errors. The
new Board will have only seven mem
bers. Both Democratic and Republican
leaders of Bergen aided the fight for the
adoption of the small Board act.
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Atlantic county has a curious political
situation where City Commissioner AL
bert Boyer, Republican, has issued a
statement repudiating the action of his
son, Albert, Jr., in opposing Speaker
Godfrey for the Assembly nomination.
Boyer, Jr., is secretary to Mayor Rid
die, of Atlantic City. Commissioner
Boyer is actively campaigning for the re-
nomination of Assemblymen Godfrey and
Whitman, and declares that his son viii
not get a bit of support from him, finan-
cial or otherwise.
State Road COMMISSIONS Stevens de-
clares that political conditions offer as
much trouble in meeting the new improy-
ed road requirements as any other cause.
He directs this declaration particularly
at the selection of the men who do the
work of improving and maintaining the
highways.
I'm the manning of the road force
he says, "it is essential that the proper
Iy qualified individuals should be chosen.
Selections cannot be made ON the basis
of partisan politics. The proper spirit Of
the force cannot be maintained unless
there be a permanence of tenure, and UNI
less faithful and successful work will
bring promotion and advancement.
These rules should be applied to all road
organizations, whether they be State,
~4-atX or town."
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Assemblyman Arthur N. Pierson, OF
Union county, chairman of the special
legislative Commission to investigate
municipal finances. said at the State
House today that his Commission was at
work on a series of bills covering the sub
ject, to be introduced at the coming Leg
i~slature. The bills are based upon the
hearing held throughout the State.
State Architect Drew has completed
plans for the partition to be placed in
the Assembly Chamber to divide the lob
by from the main floor occupied by the
legislators. The resolution for the change
was introduced by Assemblyman Barber.
of Passaic, and 81 900 was appropriated
for it. The partition will be of paneled
wood as a base and glass above that. The
purpose of its installation is to prevent
the noise in the lobby from disturbing
the lawmaking and to keep out d%raughts.
The gross receipts of the State Motor
Vehicle Department for the eight months
ending August 81, were $3.50, 1888, or
$165, 632.S9 more than for the whole of
1914. The number of automobiles regis
tered during the eight months was H.
1S5, compared with 60,247 during all of
1914, an increase of TO- 22 for the two
thirds of 1915.
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Din
has issued a notice to the effect that un-
der Chapter 81 of the laws of 1915, the
81 days of grace heretofore allowed in
which to re-register automobiles is abol-
ished, and the use of the 1915 number
plates after December 81, 1915, is abso-
lutely prohibited. The new law provides
that every automobile registration shall
expire on December 81, but that licenses
for the following year may be issued af-
ter December 1, such licenses so issued
not to be used until the first day of an
uary.
There will likely be a renewal in the
Legislature next winter of the move for
legislation for trackless t~rolleys. The
popularity of the jitneys and the estab-
lishment of a line of trackless motor cars
in Salem county is attracting attention
to these methods of transportation. The
trolley companies are fighting the jitney
busses, but there is an increasing de-
mand for motor bus lines where the troll
leys do not operate.
The weights and measures officials
of New Jersey held their fourth annual
conference at Atlantic City yesterday
with State Superintendent OF Weights
and Measures Waldron, of Trenton, in
charge. Mr.. Waldron is president Of the
organization. TIL work of the past year
was reviewed and there were discussions
of the various problems connected with
the work throughout the State.
The State Engineering conference es-
tablished by the last Legislature, and
which includes all the engineers of the
several State Departments requiring
engineering service, is planning for great
er economy and efficiency along the en-
cheering lines. 1t has just adopted a