The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-12

that the state law demanded should be
given it.
Then, when the company came to
some of the smaller items. It again
was up against parallel objections By
the state. The master allowed eight
per cent for interest during the con
struction Of the company's property.
The company says it should have been
eleven per cent. The state says the
amount should have been lower and
that certain items upon which the in
terest was figured by the master
should have been excluded.
Highway Board Boosts Pay
Salary increases for about 2s4 Of
its employees and a-ggregating adj
vances amounting t s3,17s monthly
have been adopted by the State High
way Commission and submitted to the
Civil Service Commission for ap-
proval. Action upon the proposed IN
creases, it is understood will be con-
sidered at the next meeting Of the
Civil Service Board. The monthly
salaries of the employees involved
aggregate s35,4Ss and under the pro-
posed increases will anount to $3S,666.
The present payroll of the highway
commission for all Of its employees,
between 1900 and 1900, reaches q
total of approximately $1,000 900 a
year. and with the beginning Of the
fiscal year, starting July 4, it is esti-
mated that the annual payroll Of the
department, including increases and
expansions, viii reach about x1.250s
900 annually.
The increases as proposed range
from $3.50 a year to $500 a year. The
largest increase of $500 is recommends
ed for Alexander W. Muir. as super
intendent Of maintenance, whose
present salary is s4,506, ana who was
recommended to be paid S 800. Both
Edward e. Reed, assistant state high
way engineer, and G. f. BedweIl, con-
struction engineer. are recommended
for salary increases from $4,000 to
Sc, 1900. Jacob Hagen, as superintend-
ent of plant and equipment, ~ recora-
mended for a salary increase from
$4,000 to $1,000. A. Lee Grover, sec
rotary and chief clerk, is recommend
ed for an increase from $4,000 70
$4.950.
Increases of $500 annually are rec
commended for the following: Charles
Fishberg, assistant chief clerk, now
receiving s225 monthly; NJ. l. Howell,
auditor and accountant. $275 a month;
r. A. Meeker. r~ight-of-way engineer,
present salary, $3.50 q month; John L.
Vogel, bridge engineer, present sal
airy, s400 a month. c. A. Burn, di-
vision construction engineer. present
salary. $500.
Attacks Mathis Road Act.
Assistant Attorney General William
Newcorn, acting for Governor Silzer,
attacked the validity of the Mathis
road law before eight Of the nine
justices of the Supreme Court Two
questions are involved, whether tbs
law was legally passed and aether
the Assembly had authority { vote
on it the same day the Senate re-pass-
ed the bill over the governors veto.
The Mathis law proposed a 5S-mlle
stretch OF state highway from Toms
River to Camden, estimated to cost
$1,000. 600. The last day Of the 1928
legislative session, the Assembly, by
vote Of 35 to IS. re-adopted the Mathis
bill.
Lewis S. Garrison. legislative COR
respondent OF the Newark Evening
News, testified before Supreme Court
! rz---~oro- mbao51-o paokax that
seven Assemblymen we're incorrectly
reported. Garrison maintained b
Mathis act received but rs votes. IN
stead Of IS, and was shy three votes
of final adoption
Six OF the seven legislators, whose
votes were questioned, decided to
stand by the house record. The re-
port Of Commissioner Backes was pre-
scented to the Supreme Court.
Major Leon Barry of Toms River.
representing Senator Thomas A Math-
is Of Ocean, urged the court to uphold
the law. Chief Justice Gummere
thanks counsel for their investigation
into the question whether a vetoed bill
can be acted upon by both houses OF
the legislature on the anne day
On this point the assistant attorney
general quoted the testimony OF Upton
s.. Jefreys, clerk of the house OF as.
sembly, that since 1901 a vetoed bill
has laid over in the house Of origin
one legislative day. After an investi-
cation of legislative records since 1916
Mr.. Newcorn said: @An examination
of the same would indicate that while
in some instances during the early
portion of the sessions bills would lie
over after being transmitted from the
house OF origin, that vetoes which
came in near the close of the sessions
were acted upon Immediately by the
second house as soon as received from
the house of origin"
Set Aside Land Sale
A decree has been filed in the Court
Of Chancery setting aside the sale to
the state Of seven and one-half acres
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