The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-22
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1916
State News
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Democratic organization. He was the
Democratic candidate for State Senator
last November, being defeated by Assem-
blyman Emerson L. Richards. This is
two Offices that nave Unexpectedly come
to the Democrats, the other one being
the Surrogateship of Mercer County,
where the Republican incumbent also
died.
Marvin Spaulding, secretary to Con-
gresham Elijah G. Hutchinson, of the
Fourth District, has resigned to take
effect January 1. To succeed him Con-
gresham Hutchinson has appointed Da-
vid Kurtz, of Trenton, who has been en-
ployed at the Hutchinson -four mills
here. Mr.. Spaulding is a Trenton law
yer. Both are Republicans.
Brigadier General Charles W. Barber,
the New Aijutant General of the State,
whose home is now in Woodbury., an
nounced this week that he will remove
to Trenton soon. His residence in the
Capital City will enable him to attend
closer to his state military duties.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has sent another bill for passenger fare
to L. Edward Herman, secretary to
Governor Fielder, the amount claimed
being $2SS. The company states that it
proposes to collect the whole amount
claimed from Secretary Hermann since
he has held a state pass, or 1924. This
is taken to mean that the railroads of
the state are going to proceed against
all those state officials, some 200 n
number, who have state passes, but
which the companies claim have no law
frl right to them. This action follows
the recent decision of the Errors Court
declaring the pass of Mr.. Hermann in
valid. If the companies are enabled to
enforce all their claims, it will mean an
expense to the state of from $4,000 to
$4,000 for back fares, as well as sever
al thousand dollars annually for railroad
fares.
The New Jersey suffragists, who are
quietly pushing their campaign for votes
for women, have a new slogan. 1t is
every woman a suffragist by 1872
This is to be the watchword from now
until the equal suffrage question can
again be submitted to the voters of the
state four years hence, according to the
statement of Mrs. E. F. Feickert, of
GaPlain6eld, president of the New Jersey
, Snffragist Association.
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The Civil Service Investigating Corn
mittee appointed by the Legislature and
g of which Assemblyman o. H. Hammond.
Ct Somerset County, is chairman, will be
ready to file its report soon, according
to former Senator Everett Colby, its
r counsel. Owing to the fact that the
Z Committee has investigated appointments
in the office of State Comptroller Ed
wards and others where it was alleged
I rolitics were considered contrary to law,
tae appearance of the report is being
awaited with much interest
Livery feature of the Civil Service is
being thoroughly investigated" said
ex-senator Colby today, "and the report
of the committee will treat extensively
of the whole subject of Civil Service
administration in this state"
Mr.. Colby says that the public meet
ings of the Committee were discontinued
upon his advice, because it became ap-
parent that the hearings were being de-
manded in certain counties and towns be-
fore election for political reasons and
unworthy motives.
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The preservation of the existing i'm
+ proved roads in this state should be
: looked after by the state government,
before additional roads are built making
the problem larger and more difficult.
, This is the declaration of State Road
Commissioner Stevens in his annual re-
port just filed with the Governor. After
? stating this lie says
= Whatever may have been the case
20 years ago, the road problem has out
grown our methods. The unforeseen
y growth in the volume and industrial i'm
portanee of eur traffic and change in the
methods of propulsion have completely
changed the conditions to meet which
our present policy was devised. The
commercial value and the necessarily
great expense of good road service in
p this state render it necessary to organ
hfze and handle the work on a scale COM
q~meHsarate with its importance"
rai Under the new budget act Commits
p sioneF Stevens las found it necessary
Ito rask the counties to execute Ri
to ask the counties to estimate their
read money needs until October 81, 1918.
These requests for the two years aggre-
= gate $5,622,1S9, while the amount to be
available from the motor vehicle fund for
the two years is estimated to be only
$3.1O0,00O, excluding therefrom the pro-
visions, of the Egan 100000 road bond
ing, act. The number of miles of new
roads built the past year was 65, max
ing D.O53 miles huilt in fhis cfato cinno
the state aid act was passed in 1898.
. The amount expended this year from
1.-The motor vehicle fund was $716,361,
while the counties paid out for roads a
total of $1,712 400, making a grand
total of ~$2,435,s6O spent on the roads
of this state in the II months.
The III trust companies, % state
z banks and 25 savings banks in New Jer-
= sew Uninad e1S OQ1 0So IN Jo1oo;4. -