Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-09

! Bridge in the town OF PhilHpSburS,
and further all the right, title and
interest of the said companies or any
subsidiary company of, in and to all
that part OF the canal property and
its feeders between the said wester-
ly shore or bank of the Hackensack
river and the southerly side of Main
street adjacent to Green's Bridge in
phillipsburg, and all lands appurte-
nant TO or used in connection with
the aforesaid part of the canal and
its feeders, and also all lands, land
under water, water end water rights,
rights of tiowage, bondage and d.
I version of water appErtenant to the
canal, together with all rights to
take, use, impounG, divert, sell n
dispose of water at Il point within
the state foE any use or purpose in
any way incident or pertaining to
the canal or to the operation of the
canal, ond it's feeders, works or APP
rurtenances. CO. To transfer and
set over to the state all personal and
mixed property of the said COM
panies used in connection with said
canal. 90 The railroad company,
| at its own expense to maintain the
canal in the usual manner until
March l, 1928. go The railroad
company to assign, transfer and set
over to the state on or before De-
J cember 80, 1922, all shares of stool
Of the Morris Canal and Banking
Company owned by said railroad
company, all outstanding bonds OF
J said canal company and all OF the
outstanding preferred scrip of the
canal company. (9) The railroad
| company to acquire and assign to the
state all OF the remaining outstand-
ing stock of the canal company not
owned by the railroad company, it
being provided that il the railroad
company cannot on Or before March
/, 1928, purchase such remaining
outstanding stock at a satisfactory
Lrice, and it becomes necessary to
condemn, proceedings shall be
brought in the name of the state to
that end; pending the acquisition OF
such outstanding stock, the railroad
company to continue to pay the d1Vl-
dends thereon; the railroad company
to further deliver the designations
of all officers and directors of the
canal company when requested. (1O)
To transfer to the state all leases,
Licenses ari undertakings covering
any part of the property to be con
veyed to the state altogether with
all documents, maps and other NUM-
ments of title. CID The railroad
company to deliver on or before
| March ], 1928, a release of any
claims its may nave against the
canal company. (12) The company
to withdraw any protest against
taxes heretofore paid excepting GER
tain appeals for the years 1921 and
1922. (13) Rents collected to be
apportioned as provided in said
agreement.
RI - a.ux 1+bo, oro,io-c
of the agreement which it is not
necessary to here recite, but it may
be obvious to anyone reading the
agreement hat complete and ade-
quate power and authority should be
given by the Legislature to the pro-
per agencies of the state to deal with
and manage the property to be turn
ed over to the State. Further, some
policy, perhaps, should be adopted
by the legislature in respect of the
disposition of the moneys hereto
fore and hereafter to be paid by the
companies to the state. Care will
have to be taken in the drafting of
any legislation which is to be passed
so that the water rights to be &C
quired by the state from the COM
panies will be preserved.
I concluded to draw this matter
to your attention and not to leave it
to my successor, because of the ne
cessity for prompt action, so that the
legislation which is to be passed may
be passed and become operative be-
fore March /.
Water Resources of the State
The foregoing comments upon the
necessity of preserving the water
rights coming to the state from the
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prompt the thought that the legis-
Iature should give consideration
to the subject of adopting measures
to prevent water waste. An effec-
tive means of controlling waste is to
compel the installation Of meters.
Many of our municipalities, for rea-
sons which are quite human and un-
derstandable, hesitate to require the
installation of meters except grad
ually. While there is improvement
the subject of preserving this I'M
portant is so important II
seems to me the department OF the
state charged with the responSlpli-
ity of approving grants FOR the al.
version of h states waters should
examine into the question or nleth-
DDS to be devised to prevent waste. L
hesitate to recommend the Adoption
Of a policy which shall provide TOT
the taking over by the state ana tie
management by state agencies OF an
the water supplies in the state lN
the reason that / do not think that
Ne are quite ready for IL Ohtll
the state is prepared to pear the
expense of such undertaking the
municipalities should be alloWeu
freedom of action in the develop
ment Of their supplies. But I desire
to sound a note of warning. Tne
5av 10 approaching when the PROB
lem of supplying the needs OF the
nannle of this state in respect OF
water will be an acute one, and state
control may then become a necessity.
However, as | have said, that DAY Is
not here now, and for the present,
II seems to me, the development OF
water supplies and their genera
control and management may De
safely left with the respective mu-
inequalities.
State Salaries
Tho contest between conscder-
+,o,,s departmental heads of h
.+ate overnm and those under
them over the question of salarles
Is never ending. It seems TO De
the constant effort of those in puo-
lie employment to obtain salary IN
creases. One of the favorlte metn-
DDS to insure a salary increase Is
ths creation Of titles for those who
are TO be favored. the plea being
made the change in title involves o
promotion, but the fact is that al
that is involved is a plan to get q
salary increase. L would suggest
that the legislature direct the civil
Service Commission to revise the