The Penn's Grove record., 1921-05-06

erals, stock on hand, investments and
&c UNITS from taxation.
=. The levying of IL state income tax
m a sliding scale on all incomes in
excess of $1,000.
8. A referendum for the adoption or
rejection of these bills to the voters of
New Jersey ut the general election to
De held November, 1922.
Mosquito Bond Issue
If the next legislature can't see its
way clear to increase the %approprta-
lions needed by the New Jersey Mos
quito determination Association, that
organization will urge a million dollar
bond issue to be used in gaining COM
plete control of the mosquito pest.
That alternative was framed by the as
ISOLATION at its annual session in At
Iantic City.
Another resolution adopted read:
I'VE are more than ever convinced
that the mosquito can be virtually
eliminated, and municipalities are per-
fectly justified in the expenditures OF
money for this object" The assocIa-
tion urged members to be alert and
fight tie elimination of the mandatory
appropriation clause for counties
where commissions are organized,
which is embodied in a state law.
The prosecution of anti-mosquito
work in the counties not now actively
engaged in control work was urged
by DIR. Jacob &. Lipman, director Of
the New Jersey Agricultural Expert
ment Station.
That malaria is far more prevalent
II New Jersey than is generally APP
preciated. was brought out in an adj
dress by David c. Bowen of the State
Department of Health. Il have visited
manufacturing plants in New Jersey
he asserted, "Where 10 per cent of the
workmen have been out on account
of malaria. In eXterminating mos
quitoS. New Jersey will get rid of a
disease that is costing the state thou
sands Of dollars every year"
Officers elected for the ensuing year
were President, Charles Lee Myers,
Jersey City vice president, Wilfred \.
Manchee, Newark second vice presi-
dent, Joseph Camp, Pierces secretary,
Thomas J.. Headlee. New Brunswick;
assistant secretary. Wilbur Walden,
New Brunswick. and treasurer, Lewis
W. jackson. Jersey City. Executive
Committee. Robert T. Eugle of Beach
Haven. Walter X. hudson of Paterson,
Andrew ]. Rider Of Hammonton, Ralph
Hunt of East Orange. Reid Howell of
Rutherford. w. II. Randolph Of Rah-
way and William Edgar Darnall of
Atlantic City.
Visions of SkeeterIess Jersey
\ state appropriation of seven hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars for an
intensive three year program will bring
absolute mosquito control in New Jer-
sey and jump rateables easily $500
100000, at a conservative estimate,
predicted Or. Thomas J.. Headlee, state
eutomologist.
With the present limited funds this
work will take fourteen years, DR..
Headlee asserted. In the interim there
will be Il great loss to both the people
and the state. The legislature last
winter appropriated but $4,000, but
the various counties supported the
work more literally and general salts
faction was expressed as to the prog
ress in the crusade against the pest.
Road Program Curtailed
SiNty-ive miles of construction work
will be undertaken by the State High
way Commission during the present
year. This program, which was an
nounced by State Highway Engineer
Thomas ]. WasSer, represents all of
the work that can possibly be financed
at this time. 1t differs from other pro-
grams of recent years in that various
kinds of construction are included.
Since Major General GOethalS was
state highway engineer about six years
ago, road-building has been confined
to concrete. OF the total of IS miles of
new roads to be constructed during
the year, 80 miles will be Of reinforced
concrete, eight miles of sheet asphalt
and one of Topeka. 1t is estimated
that the cost will be approximately
So. 900.
The Highway Commission has enter
ed into contracts for the construction
of 20 miles of reinforced concrete
road, including the Atco-Ancora sec
ton. and four miles of the Red Bank
road with sheet asphalt on
a concrete base, a type of paving sug-
gested by several townships through
the roads ass.
Under the reimbursement plan
ties have contracted for the construc-
ton of the following roads: Ledge
wood-Culvert and Parsippany-Denville
roads. three and a half miles Of war
enite-bitulithic on concrete base; city
of Plainfeld, one mile of Topeka on
base; from Salem-Cumber-
land county line to Mullica Hill, six
of reinforced concrete.
States New Office Building
Decision of the State House Com
mission to acquire properties on West
Hanover street, a few doors from Will
low, on the south side, for the new
State House Office building,