The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-20
Legislative New.

Jersey VIII have a unique distinction uarf
summer. Miss Gr0sseuD's battalion viii
be composed Of 200 girls who win bs en-
eamped at Seaside Park on land ownaa
BY her. and who will come from all 49,
tons Of the country. Miss Grosscup e
teacher Of physical training in Ho1lin4
college, HoIins, Va, where she Il mai
ing the preliminary arrangements for fhe
|patrof. > > : ;
Former State Senator Austen coleafe
Of Essex County. is being doomed fof II
;. Senator in 1918 by his North Jersey
riends. When asked if he would 81 !
candidate for this Office to succeed United
States Senator Hughes. he said TT Is
very early TO talk about the Senatorehfn
now. 1t Is an important Office and no
good citizen would decline it il the peo-
PIE wanted him to take it.r
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This Legislature passed 343 measure
out OF q total of 9e1 measures Introduce
during the session. Governor Ede1 h
signed 40 bills and ii joint resolution
ana has vetoed As bills. He has IL Bit
stiil in his hands 10 dispose III, tomorrow
being the last day TO aet upon them. The
number Of bills and joint resolutions bit
u the senate was 800, and 10 Tile Assem-
bly,, gil. Last year the total number iii
measures introduced was S92. of which
sss bills and 8 joint resolutions became
In a statement reviewing the rork of
the Legislature. AssembIyman Elmer 81
Geran, Of Monmouth, the Democrats
leader in the lower branch, declares that
the doings of the Legislature seemed to
5e predicated upon the theory that the
Republican Party was backed BY big in
terests, powerful Influences, unseen, yet
very real. were in control. The LeeisIa-
tnre acted as though it relied upon The
belief that the public does not know. Is
not seriously. continuously Interested but
conveniently forgets.r
~Partisanship characterized the sezsfe
in a greater degree thar probably at anx
previous one, says the Democratic leader.
the most fragrant example being the abol-
ition Of the bipartisan Civil Service Com
mission and tie substitution 81 ) Com
mission controlled by the Republicans.
The new Civil Service CommissioIV has
taken up its work. Former Senate kresi-
dent John D.. Prince, of Passaic County.
Is President by provision of the new act
The other members are Arthur Z. SILL
man. Of Hoboken and William Z Nolan.
II Somerviile, Republicans, and William
K. Devereux, Of Asbury Park and Edw.
II. Wright, Of Newark, Democrats. Mr..
Wright is the only one who was a me.n-
Der of the old Commission.
The new State road tax Of 81 On each
) $1,000 viii be payable for the first time
next fad- Tn new act provides that this
tax shah be assessed, levied and collected
n the same manner and at the same lime
as other taxes upon the real ind p~erzonaI
property, are assessed and collected.
taxes are assessed as Of the date of Mar
70. When the usual assessments are
this year, the road tax viii be added
and viii appear on every tar bill next
November. The law requires that all the
road taxes as collected shall be paid Is
the State Treasurer on OF before January
20. 1918. The road tax is to be levied
i've years only.
Rules and regulations governing fhe
operation of creameries and mix pastenr7-
1atien plants have just been adopted and
promulgated by the State Department .of
Health under the acts Of 1906. 1909 ara
1916 In its notice of the pronunciation.
The State Department says:
The Department of Health is empower
ed By law to regulate the sanitary .
iitions and the method Of handling milk
and its products in milk pasteurixafion
plants and other similar places where
milk IS handled. To facilitate this super
vision and in order that persons engaged
N the milk business may have q clea- con
option of the requirements Of the d.
i'artment, it was deemed advisable ID
adopt certain rules and regulations
The regulations contain 80 ~expl;e;f
rules, covering the licensing, operation.
sanitation, cleanliness Of milk receptac1es.
screening against flies, proper washing 81
mix cans, regulations as to what pasfeur-
izzation shall include, construction Of
reamery floors. cleanliness Of ceilings and
sidewalks, and many other similar rules.
Licenses must be renewed annually. such
licenses are not transferable and may 81
revoked for violations. There are also
strict rules covering toilet rooms.
The availability of New Jersey for
amp sites if the war with Germany nees-
states the mobilization Of large numbers
I troops, is pointed out by Governor EDGE
IN a letter written BY him 10 United
States Senator Joseph S. F-relinghuyseu.
The Governor referred to several sites Tor
arge military camps in this state. He
old Senator Frelinghuysen that he can
serve this State materially*s an the Ma
ton as well, BY keeping the availabilify
Of these sites before the Military Author
tiles at Washington. The sit suggested
are in the vicinity Of Winslow Junction.
here 10000 troops can be accommodated
with ample ground for mans yars: be-
tween New Lisbon and Writings; another
n Somerset County. IS miles west 81
SemerSiilel and the State Camp at Sea
Girt.
That New Jersey Is the only State
that has made a special study Of iii
read conditions with respect to the mi1-