Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-02
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as local option advocates will demand
that the control of the liquor question
be included in the bill. 1t is expected,
however. that this campaign will be
productive more of moral results than
OF actual amendments in the proposed
statutes. The commission which drew
up the measure and a number of the
legislators do not look with favor on
bringing this question into issue.
Utilities corporations will have their
cohorts out in force IL try and kill the
administration bill providing fer a tax
OF ) per cent upon their gross receipts.
This measure affects all except the
trolley companies, which already pay 5
per cent.
Inc other corporations contribute 2
per cent at present. and under the
graduated scale drawn up their levy
will be increased 1 per cent each year
until it also equals 3.
While the corporations will make the
claim they are already paying enough
to the state, it is expected speakers
vii. be present to demand that the en-
tire 5 per cent be levied at, once.
Senator Edmund B. Osborne of Es-
sex county, the original proponent for
the boost in the rate, says the whole
sum should be placed at once.
There is a lot of talk" he remarked,
"about justice to the corporations, but
not enough about justice to the peo-
pie He maintains that the corpora
tons are well able to pay over this
money and says it is due the taxpayer
that they should get it at once and not
be deprived of the money they will
lose by the graduated advance.
Assemblyman A. Dayton Oliphant.
leader of the Republican majority in
the house, stated that a precedent has
been established for the sliding scale
in the way the trolley tax was levied.
He asserts it is OILY just to the smaller
firms to allow them to readjust their
business to the new demands. Be.
cause of his attitude it is believed the
bill will go through unchanged.
Tax on Motortrucks.
License fees for commercial motor
trucks are increased under the provi-
sions of a bill introduced in the as
sembly by Arthur n. Pierson, represen-
tatiye from Union county. The mini
mum assessment is SIS for motor
trucks of 1000 pounds OF less and an
advance is made at the rate of 81 per
thousand pounds, the maximum being
500 for trucks of $4,000 pounds and
over These fees are for the gross
weight of the vehicle and its carry
ing capacity.
The license for motortrucks now has
a maximum of $25, being $40 more
than for other automobiles. William
T.. Dill. commissioner of motor vehi
cles, drew up the proposed statute, an6
it will have the support of his depart
ment.
An appropriation of $4,000 to permit
the governor and his staff and the par
of the national guard selected for thu
trip to attend the inaugural ceremo
MES of President Wilson will be pro
vided for the legislature. The measur
was presented by Senator McCran
leader of the Republicans in the uppe
house.
Under the provisions of a bill pre-
scented by Assemblyman Read of Mer
Ger cities are authorized to make al
appropriation for the maintenance o
Incorporated institutions for the sup
port and education of the indigen
blind. This is not mandatory, but $10t
for each 10000 of the population ma.
ho narmittod for tho work
Another measure by AssemblymaI
Read would allow the boarding in pri
vate homes of children ten years of age
who have been sent to the State Home
For Girls. The State Federation OF
Women's Clubs is supporting this move
Inmates of the home are not sent out
for employment now until they are six.
teen years of age and better results, ii
is believed, can be obtained by having
the younger children in private homes
instead of keeping them at the institu-
ton. One requirement is that they be
permitted to attend school.
A change in the method of transfer
and registration of land is provided by
a bill presented by Senator Osborne. 1t
Is dlOuS Tie lllc VI d 1OIIcuS SyOItul
of registration and would obviate the
necessity for lengthy title searches.
Assemblyman Amerman of Somerset
county would permit one person to hold
two offices in a municipality if he re-
ceiyes compensation only for the one
to which he vas elected.
Assemblyman Runyon of Union has
several bills for the regulation of tene-
ment houses. One extends the tene-
ment house act to all buildings occu-
pied by three or more families, and
the second defines the word basin" in
the act and requires roof and dormer
windows to be covered with fireproof
or semifireproof material. Sinks with
running water must be placed in each
apartment.
Assemblyman Pancoast of Camden
would extend the provisions of the po-
lice pension act to widows, minor chill