The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
HALT ON ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
Message Warns of Veto Of All
Highway Extension Bills
Increasing Cost.
LIMIT MUST BE- FIXED
Contemplated Program Would Re-
quIre sos, 100000; Bills Pending,
$e1, 900, ooo-condemn Morris
Canal, Urged by Record.

Trenton.-Declaring that enactment
OF all the proposed legislation would
necessitate an expenditure of $lO9-,
100000 for highway construction be-
fore the end of 1922, Governor Ed
wards in a message to the Legislature
urged the abandonment of plans IN
tended to provide for the building
of a score or more of additional high
ways. The Governor said that meas
ures pending would require an ex-
penditure of Sq1, 10000
my inclination is to veto every
bill extending the state highway sys-
TEN unless the Legislature m to an
agreement with respect to keeping the
extension program within reasonable
limitations was a part of the Gov
ernor'S message.
New Bridge Board
The Senate confined the Governors
appointments of 7. Albeus Adams OF
Montclair, Frank F. Gallaher of Col
lingswoods and Charles S. Stevens OF
Cedarville to places on the New Jer-
sey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Com
mission. Mr.. Adams will succeed him
self, Mr.. Stevens will succeed Daniel
F. Hendrickson and Mr.. Gallaher will
fill the unexpired term of the late
Richard T. Collinge.
The Governor also named Otis Il.
Cutler of New York and Richard Y.
Lindabury of Bernardsville members
of the Palisade Interstate Park Com
mission. Each succeeds himself.
The Senate papssed over the COVER
nor's veto the bill introduced in the
House by Majority Leader Rowland,
repealing of the provision in the Walsh
act, which makes mandatory a special
registration day preceding a munich
pal election in commission governed
cities. The governor said that he saw
no difference between a municipal cleo
ton and a state election. The bill
having passed the House over the
governors veto, the action of the Sen
ate makes it a law.
The senate passed the concurrent
resolution introduced by Senator Ste
vens of Monmouth county providing
for a survey and a codificatiOn Of the
laws helping the poor. The bill pro-
vides for a commission which will sub
NIT its recommendations to the next
legislature.
Realty Board Bill
With only four votes against it, the
house passed on final reading Assem-
blyman Franklin's bill to create a state
real estate commission. The measure
rroyfJa6 F1r fha Tiaoncfnu Of raa1 pC-
tate brokers and agents. The commits
sion is to. consist of three members ap-
pointed by the governor and paid a per
diem compensation and expenses de-
rived from the licenses. The cost of
the license is fixed at $40.
The senate passed over the veto of
Governor Edwards the Rowland bill
raising the age of consent from six
teen to eighteen years.
The assembly defeated the Rowland
bill increasing the number of vice
chancellors from eight to ten. The
vote was % to "a. The house passed
the Evans bill permitting married wo-
men to make contracts the same as
single women.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the senate bill increus-
ing the membership of the State Board
Of Education from eight to ten to per-
NIT the naming of two women as mem
bers.
Condemn Morris Canal Plan
After a two hours debate on the
merits Of the Parry bill, backed by the
municipalities of Jersey City and New
ark and providing for the taking over
of the Morris canal by the state before
the Senate Judiciary Committee, the
hearing was continued until Monday,
March IA, at the request of representa-
tives from the vicinity of Lake HOpat-
cong, Hudson Maxim, the inventor, be-
ing the chief spokesman of this dele
cation.
Jersey City's main contention In the
canal abandonment proposition lies
largely In the water front available for
the city in case the property is taken
over by the state. The city was repre-
scented at the hearing by Corporation
Counsel John Milton, City Attorney
Thomas j. Brogan and Commissioner
Moore, who, although they did not
SPEAK at uNe HedIIIS, utCluItu Llty
were ready to defend Jersey City's in
sterests at the oppOrtune time.
No Abandonment, Says Milton
Jersey City will not stand for the
abandonment Of the canal according to
the terms Of the railway" said Mr..
Milton. 1T Is entitled to the water
front and will have 1t. The rest of
the property Is not worth anything
compared to the terminal"
The proponents of he bill speaking
In its behalf were George L. Record OF
Jersey City; Corporation Counsel Je-
rome Congleton, Of Newark Frank NJ
Sommer, of Newark; John W. Heck, OF
the Jersey City Chamber of Commerce
Spaulding Frazer, Of the North Jersey
Water Supply Commission, and Edgar
Meury representing the Chamber OF