Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-14
AIDS WORK Of
UTILITY BOARD
Governor Signs Measure Al
lowing Body to Consider All
Data in P. S. Valuation.

TRENTON. April 14.-As the re-
suit of the action of Governor Ed
wards in signing Senate Bill No. II,
the Public Utility Board will have
authority to consider all the data
available as to the valuation of the
property of the Public Service Rail-
way Company in reaching a deter
mination of the basis upon which a
permanent trolley fare for the COM
pany shall be fixed. This measure
which was introduced by Senator
Mackay, of Bergen county, originally
provided for a review by the SUI
preme court of the valuation made
by the firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis.
under the authority of the Allen Act
of 1920. This act by its terms made
it mandatory upon the Utility Board
to accept the Ford, Bacon and Da-
Wis figures al the fare basis. The
Mackay law, just signed, was amend
ed before ii went to the governor
striking out the mandatory feature,
as embodied in the Allen act, so hat
now the utility board has the widest
latitude in reaching its conclusions.
1t may use the figures contained in
the report of Ford, Bacon and Davis,
"iANi y publiS vi lutSudyi
but 1t also has the authority now to
consider such other facts as it may
deem proper.
Il am signing this measure be-
cause it affords the people of the
state some relief from the effect of
the Allen act of 1920, and not for
the reason that l believe in the prin-
ciple of the BILL" said the governor.
Il am also impressed with the
thought that the period of three
months fixed by this bill for the de-
termination of the increase of fares
or rates is too short to permit of the
proper consideration of the subject"
Among the latest bills signed are
the following:
Senator C. d. White, authorizing
expenditures for maintaining detour
highways; Senator Parry, allowing
libraries to Inappropriate money
from fines: $40, 900 for closing Tur-
tie Gut Inlet, Cape May; Senator
Parry, requiring applicants for CHR
opody examination to have academic
education of four years; Senator
Smith. giving county tax board SAL
airy of $500 in counties of more
than 100000. salary of $4,000 in
counties of more than 100000, and a
salary of $4,000 in counties of more
than $4,000; Senator Wallworths,
allowing women to vote at school
elections: Senator Wallworth, allows
representatives of the American Le-
gion and other veterans organiza-
tons to take the affidavit of appli-
cants for the Soldier Bonus; Senator
Heath, authorizing the governor to
annnin a 'Nnm VprSnu Rni1Iino
Commission" consisting of six mem
bers, two of whom are to be regis
tered architects, two to be construc-
tional engineers, and two to be ex-
perienced contractors; Assemblyman
Pierson. authorizing the State fin
ancial officers to pay out of the
general funds of the State interest
charges upon bonds issued for the
construction of the Delaware Bridge
and Hudson River Tunnel.
Assemblyman Owen, authorizing
the appointment of an additional
fish and game warden for each coun-
ty; Assemblyman Eldridge, enabling
consolidated municipalities to select
the name and class of the munich
palities in and by which they desire
to be known, instead of combining
them to the class of the largest con-
solidated municipality; Assembly
man Champion, making clear that a
corporation may, by it's original GER
t~ificate, provide that any action
which would otherwise require the
assent of either two-thirds of all the
stockholders or two-thirds in the in
terest of each class thereof having
voting powers, may be taken upon
the assent of two-thirds of stock
holders or t~Wo-thirds in interest of
each class represented at any meet
ing of stockholders.
Assemblyman Pierson, providing
to make it clear that the proceed
ings for the sale of land may be in
stituted on behalf of an infant; it
also provides the accumulation of
future tax league; Assemblyman
Boswell, permitting the State High
way Commission to enter into agree
ments with owners of toll roads and
bridges before taking them over;
Assemblyman Rowland, increasing
the salary of judges of the district
courts in cities above zoe, 900 from
$4,000 to $500: cities between 1907
900 and 100000. from $500 to
$4,000; cities between 60, 900 and
100. 900 from $4,000 to $500; AS
otiiipiyhidh evans, luiLIltll IS tllS
conservation of potable waters of
the state and the equitable distribu-
ton thereof among municipalities
and to make fully effective the pol
icy adopted by the State Water Sup
ply Commissioners.
Assemblyman Warner. giving dep
uty surrogates, registers of deeds,
deputy county clerk and under sher-
ifs in counties having a population
between 100000 and 100000 an an
nual salary of $4,000: Assemblyman
Eldridge, validating proceedings for
the sale of school bonds. notwith-
standing the failure to publish no.
tice of the same: Assemblyman Co
rio, increasing the fees of constables;
Assemblyman Rowland, empowering
the State House Commission to con-
denim land for state buildings; AS
semblyman Franklin, authorizing
municipalities of the state t. issue
bonds. notes or other obligations for
the purpose of paying any indebted
ness to the county in which said
municipal corporations are located
arising out of n agreement or pro-
vided for by decisions to build coun-
ty roads and validating all such
agreements.