The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-09-14


Of authority, unless the statute itself
contains words restraining the persons
upon whom the duty is imposed from
performing that duty at any time sub
sequent to the period stated for such
performance. In the absence of such
limitation the court held the duty en-
Joined may be performed at time
subsequent to that named in the statute
and the action be valid.
eve conclude, therefore," added
Chief Justice Gummere, "that, both in
reason and on authority, action of the
legislature In 1922 in passing the stat
ute making a new apportlonment of the
membership of the lower house was a
valid exercise of the authority COLI
ferred upon that body by the constitu-
tional provision which has been re-
cited"
Old Problem of the War
Wartime problems were recalled in
a suit brought in the court of chancery
by the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of
New Jersey against Carl Reinberg and
other officers of Paterson Lodge to
compel the subordinate lodge to turn
over to the state body all property In
its possession The Paterson lodge Is
said to have assets amounting to $6,S26.
For three years the Paterson lodge
has not been functioning, due to legis-
latior adopted in 1918, during the war,
requiring all subordinate lodges using
any other than an English ritual to
turn their rituals over to the Grand
Lodge and have them replaced by a
ritual in English. This order was not
obeyed by the Paterson lodge and the
revocation of its charter followed.
Plum for Paving Crowd
State Senator William H. Parry, of
Essex county, called attention of citi-
zens to the referendum at the Novmber
election of the proposed $4000O,000
additional loan for highways and the
defeat by the last legislature of a bill
for open specifications on road con-
tracts.
Parry's attack is not against the pro-
posal to spend the money, but he points
to the possibilities for contract Juggling
"in the interest of the patented paving
ring without an open specification law"
"If the bond issue goes through with
no legislation compelling open specifi-
cations, there is nothing to prevent the
State Highways Commission handing
over millions of dollars in contracts to
the patented paying interests at exor-
bitant prices" says the senator.
Best Routes to Seashore
Information for the benefit Of North
Jersey motorists travelling from New
ark to Asbury Park, Atlantic City and
other shore points, and also from
Trenton to Asbury Park, was given
out by the State Highway Commission.
1t was also announced that the new
concrete road between Adelphia and
Farmingdale is open to traffic.
The directions from Newark to the
shore points, as given out, are:
From Newark to Asbury Park and
Atlantic City follow Route No. 4 from
Broad street, Newark, to Elizabeth,
Linden, Railway, Perth Amboy, South
Amboy, Keyport, Red Bank to Eaton
town at Eatontown follow Broadway
through Eatontown and Long Branch
to Ocean Boulevard, follow south over
Ocean Boulevard to Asbury Park ;
from Asbury Park continue on Route
No. A through Ocean Grove, Bradley
Beach, Avon, Belmar, Spring Lake,
Manasquan and Point Pleasant to
Laurelton, where it is necessary to de-
tour through Cedar Bridge and Silver
ton to Toms River at Route No. 4
through Forked River. Barnegat, Man
ahawken, Tuckerton, New Gretna, Port
Republic, Absecon to Atlantic City.
The route from Trenton to Asbury
Park directs motorists to go out
Greenwood avenue to State Highway
No. l to Hightstown y from Hights-
town follow State Highway Route No.
Z to Freehold, Jerseyville and Ham
ilton to Asbury Park or from Free
hold take road to Adelphia and Farm
ingdale to Asbury Park.
Oyster Prospects
Opinions of wholesalers concerning
the quality and quantity of Delaware
Bay oysters during the season which
opened September l, differ. Some say
examinations made in the last week
in and around Maurice River indicate
good oysters and an excellent yield.
Others say the crop may not come
up to last years, which was consid-
cred a good one. One big dealer would
not venture an opinion, preferring to
await the results of the dredging.
Some dealers say there is prob
ability that oil pollution will damage
the oysters when they are brought to
the surface. New Jersey growers are
in a movement to have dumping of oil
from steamships in the bay stopped.
Reports on the output of Chesa-
peake Bay and surrounding territory
also differ. Last year the crop was
considerably diminished by mussels,
it is said, and Maurice Cove oysters
were shipped in big lots to Baltimore
and other parts of Maryland. AS a
result of the poor crop in the Chesa-