Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-29
GOVERNOR ACTS
To h|D HOUSING
Has Special Message to Legls-
Iature Asking for Immediate
Vote on the Gaede Bill

BIZ Special CorrespoHdsnt. Cor
TRENTON. April 29.-Pleading ior
como solution to relieve the hcusS
housing situation. Governor EdNa'uS
tnst night urged the Legislature ~
rass .be house bill, now before inc
sona4e 40 hermit municipalities 10
80 into the house building BUSINESS
The special message to the Ieelsia
sura also urged immediate action %
tho Caede bill, for a fair Ns4ua''O"
OF public utility property. ,o.-
Communicating with h IegiSi"'
ure. the governor said;
.sTbo bour of the adjournment OF
fegislature of the state or rev
Jersey for the present session pelns
e. hand n seems well 10 call you.
.t+enfion publicly 10 some matters %
great interest to the citizens o, ms
state. rather than TO walt lIiti az
adjournment of your honoraple po1y
has occurredl n then indulge ~
n~oatisss criticism of h failure OF
the legislature to adopt cohstlu'S'S
or corrective measures.
.I notice from the record OF ny -
legislature that little or nothing n1S
been done toward passing Jaws WIZ
might in some degree at least, Ie-
iieye the housing situation. II seems
10 me that honest n lhous,I4o
naOnlA VINO Ilu lllIiAAHN
roofs over their heads may Wen ~
dujre in a feeling of unrest ana uls.
satisfaction with the g~overnhle.e
yhfcb IS so impotent 10 deal with
their needs. There are some WAYS ~
which this matter could be deait WI
nv the legislature that l think "o"Ie
~ some measure afford a degree "
relief and sid our people Nno ~
iaboring under this very serious oe-
nrivation. The condition Is causeu:
rs Won we'll know, by the ialiure %
build;nc TO keep pace with the heeu'
- az noonla. In other words. the
e,,nnlv does not meet the DEMAND
md under this situation many IA
pcrupulous people are taking auNat.
tage of the necessity OF the puyo
and romoting the rents TO exorpi-
.ant ie1Ires. but l believe that some
relief can be extended to the peopie
,hro1,ph the passage of House Bill
No ASS, now pending in the senate
This bill grants power TO muhiclpai,,
ties to construct homes ana 10 SCI
and lease them TO the people Oh such
municipalities. 1t IS a NpermisslNe
measure and carries a REFERENDUM
feature, so that its provisions reihaa
tnoperative until assented TO by inc
voters OF such municipalities as ue-
Giro to operate under its provisions.
IT may not be the best thing 10 40
hut at least 1t is a move on the VI
rection of providing a means OF meet
ting the demand for housing accom-.
modations. j urge upon you eha'
before you adjourn YOU pass ms OF
acme other bill granting Such powers.
.9rha public utilities situation also,
q think. should meet with more ser
ious consideration than 1t has at phe
hands of your body. The people OF
This state have made up their minus
NOT TO be further exploited by Pubic
utility interests so that unfair earn
ings will be extorted from the people
upon watered stock. Under THESE II
ci,mstances. III the legislature docs
not pass the bills advocated ny ife
an an earlier message, yet something
definite and sincere should pc uone
10 meet this situation so that the
public will not be at II mercy oi
manipulators OF public utilities STOCKS
Capital itself, of course, Is most es-
-Fsntial to the we'll being OF any peo-
ple. Capital should be protected ano
safeeuarded in every way that IL can
he as well from the W leSisia-
ton sprincing from the clamor OF
uniformed people as from the re-
strictions that would be imposed py
economic faddists. but there sun re-
mains the fact that wise and heaIlhy
capital does not need legislative cou-
ding, ana lne leSiSldtulN " sT
should see to it that h people OF TINS
state are not forced to pay unlai
earnings upon the stock of companies
which does not represent actual value
and that no subterfuge should be al
lowed to receive legislative appropa
ton which would lend face 10 TN
attempt by certain public utilities cor
porations to give artificial value I
that which has no value. Legislation
should be rather enacted that W.
protect the public and sec that onI
such rates, fares and prices al
charged by those dealing in puoil
necessities, such as transportation
heat and light as will represent
fair investment upon capital actual
invested and n return upon busine'
~sagacity and enterprise. l thereior
urge that you pas the Gaede vaiua
tlon measure. introduced at my II
stance. which could be reintroduce
by consent. so that something be don
to relieve the situation as 1t no
exists.
while ] realize that the legislator
IS controlled by the party OPPOSE
to that TO which l hold alegianc
vet I am eager to work with II
legislature. and distinctly disavow II
idea of trying to make political car