The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-23
Moran UphOlds
Gov. Edwards
Attorney General Says Governor
Legal Right to Dismiss
Highway Commission

eating compulsory education for blind
children. A survey is being conducted
throughout the entire state for the pur-
pose of locating blind children. Field
workers have already thoroughly In
vestigated Atlantic, Burlington, Cam
den, Cape May, Cumberland, Glouces-
ter and Salem counties. Miss Marga-
ret Joyce, trained nurse in the employ
Of the commission, has during the last
six months visited 300 patients having
eye troubles.
Field secretaries will endeavor this
month to conduct a survey in Mercer,
Monmouth and Ocean counties. The
cooperation of the public in this state
wide SURVEY is strongly urged. Miss
Lydia Y. Hayes, executive secretary,
requests that persons report to the
commission all cases where blind per-
sons are not receiving proper medical
attention.
Army Trucks for Road Building.
From the Director of the Bureau of
Public Roads at Washington has come
a telegram to the New Jersey highway
department suggesting that working
arrangements be perfected between
shippers and railway officials with a
view to obtaining the full benefit of CO.
operation In the shipment of road
building materials. From every direc-
ton come complaints hat because of
the inability of the shippers to obtain
sufficient cars road improvement and
other contract work is at a standstill.
Inasmuch as the Interstate Com
merce Commission is likely to soon or
der to the northwest great numbers of
open cars, to be used in carrying coal,
the situation will probably become
much worse, and efforts spent in trying
to make working arrangements with
railroad companies that are without
cars will be wasted.
Recently announcement was made
that several thousand motor trucks had
been apportioned by the war depart
ment among the states for use In high
way construction. New Jerseys share
was said to be 200 or more Why not
utilize these in delivering stone, &C.
ment, sand and other materials re-
quired in road building. AS all of these
materials are to be found neal at hand,
the hauls would be comparatively
short, at least on many Of the con-
tracts.
If lack of freight cars is the main
cause Of delay in road building the
government trucks may greatly cid i n
relieving the situation in some portions
of this state. Use more trucks and
fewer touring cars. Our roads are be-
ing destroyed by the huge commercial
trucks, that bring In no revenue to the
state, and can scarcely be made worse
by hauling stone, sand and cement to
help along the spending of the 100000
600 to $50,O00,O00 fund.
Bridge Project Halted.
No progress was made with the Phil
adelphia-C Camden bridge project at the
recent meeting of the Joint Bridge
Commission in Philadelphia. Last De-
cember the commission met and organ
ICED, but has held no meetings since.
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania was
unwilling to proceed until the city of
Philadelphia was ready, and there was
a question concerning the availability
of $250,000 which Philadelphia apprO-
priated for preliminary work on the
bridge operation. The hold-up is due
to the city's unwillingness to take def
mite action.
Mayor J. Hampton Moore explained
that he and common council were
amazed at the large estimates of cost
that had been made, "some Of which
run over $685. 900, 900" The referen-
dunn which Is to be submitted to popu-
lar vote in New Jersey next November
calls for the spending of only S2S,OO0,-
900. one-half of which is this states
share of the cost of the proposed tuH-
mel under the Hudson river. City So
licitor Smyth emphatically declared
that the city could not go ahead with
its share of the enterprise in the pres
ent status.
Attorney General Shaffer agreed
with Solicitor Smyth that the city of
Philadelphia has not complied with the
law creating the commission by pass
ing a proper ordinance and said that
it was his advice that h state of
PENNSYLVANIA should not proceed until
Philadelphia has complied with the re-
uuirements of the law. Governor
Sproul has accepted this advice, I'M
Mayor Moore promised to put before
common council for action a proper en-
ebling ordinance. AS will be SEEN, the
project is not in such shape as will in
fuence New Jersey voters to vote
"yes'' on the S2S, O0O, 900 bonding propo
sition.
With the election but a little more
thar three months away, the prospect
cannot be regarded as bright for the
bridge boosters.
Public Wants Roads Improved.
In his opinion, prepared at the re-
quest of Senator Case, president of the
senate, Attorney General McCran con-
firms substantially the view generally
taken with reference to the Highway
CommiSSiOn He holds that the gov