Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
EDWARDS SELECTS
n. J. BRIDGE BOARD
Decides to Appoint Three New
Members to Commission.
Ends Edge Control
WILL VETO UTILITIES BILL

spseo! Dispatch TO Evsniro Public Ledger
Trenton, Feb. 25.-Governor Ed.
wards has decided 20 make the following
appointments to the Interstate Bridge
and Tunnel Commission, the body
which Is supervising the construction of
The vehicular tunnel between Jersey
and New York, and which is to have
charge Of the construction of the pro l.
posed bridge over the Delaware between
Camden and Philadelphia:
T. Aibeus Adams. Of Montclair, re
appointed for five years; Frank F.,
Gallaher, Of Collingswood, Camden
county. to succeed the late Richard T.
Ceilings, of Collingswood. this appoint.
ment TO be for the unexpired term end
ing 1924; Charles 8. Stevens, Of Ce-
darville, Cumberland county, to sue
ceed Daniel T. Hendrickson, Of Wood
bury, for a term OF FIVE years.
These appointments end the Edge
regime in the board. the only holdover
appointees OF Governor Edge nov be.
ing: Weller H. Noyes, OF Tpnahy,
Chamber Of Commerce, whose term will
run out mex. year; Theodore Bottger. OF
Hackensack, whose term will expire in
1924, and Thomas J. Barlow, whose
term will expire next year.
Ends Edge Control
The other holdover members are Ed.
wards appointees, namely, John F.
Boyle, OF Jersey City. who was ap.
pointed last year for ive years, and
Samuel Shay, Of Camden, who was
named last winter. also for five years.
After the governor makes the three
appointments just mentioned the board
will consist OF five Edwards appoiptees
and three Edge appointees. The mem
bers serve without salary.
The Governor will return to the Leg.
islature Monday night the Walworth
Senate bill providing for a new Public
Utility Commission. giving his reasons
for vetoing the measure. John A. Mil
ton, personal counsel to the governor,
intimated the bill for u new three.
headed utility board would not receive
the governors approval.
The governor objects to the Legisla-
ture stripping him Of the power to
remove commissioners on charges, q
right accorded but never exercised by
his immediate predecessors, former Gov
ernors Wilson, Fielder and Edge.
There is little prospect that the state
will have utility board before March
at the earliest.
Passage Of the Walworth bill over
the governors veto would still require
nomination and confirmation of new
commissioners to start the board func-
tioninG.
The joint appropriations committee
practically cleaned up its work OF draft
ing the annual budget act last night.
Senator Whitney, of Morris, Said the
measure would probably be introduced
Monday night or Tuesday. The gov
ernor's budget message contained roc e
concentrations OF s15 .O43 900 for the
support Of the state government from
July ! next to June 80, 1922.
May Slash Salary Increases
II is believed that the Legislative
bill is within the recommendations o!
the governor, Any increase will max,
ments. There Is possibility that ever
some salary raises approved by the gvs
ernor will be slashed by the committee
Assemblyman Blackwell, OF Mercer
said he had urged his colleagues on th'
committee TO -recommend $4,000 foI
purchase BY the state OF the McKinle,
ferry house. at Washington Crossing
where the Continental army crossed h,
Delaware
In addition 10 the walvorth utility
measure, the governor has eight othe
bills on his desk awaiting disposition
One would appropriate S5O, 900 for ex.
penSes Of the soldiers bonus commis
sion and printing the necessary blanks
incident TO issuance Of questionnairies
for the $40 month bonus 10 ex x-service
men.