Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-03
ECONOMY MOVE
FOR THE C. O.P.
IE
Conference Committee to
Make Reduction in Legis-
lative Printing This Year
SUGGESTED BY SILZER
G. o. P. Also Interested in
Salary Paid Governors Sec
retary and Other Matters

TRENTON, Jan. s:-After a four
hour session the joint Republican
legislative conference committee at
the State House late yesterday after
noon announced its intention of
making a substantial reduction in
the item of legislative printing. Gov
ernor Silzer last week pointed out
the advisability of cutting down this
expense.
The Republicans are seeking the
cost of printing in the executive de-
partment and salaries of employees
there.
Majority Leader Bright, of Cape
May, after the conference, issued a
statement saying:
THE legislators are interested in
knowing the salary actually paid to
the governors secretary and to as
certain the number of assistant Sec
retaries, their s,-laries and duties,
and also the number of stenograph-
ers and clerical help. Furthermore,
they want to know the cost of exec
utive printing and whether the quail
ity of stationery is the most expen-
sive or in line with the principles of
economy as heretofore suggested"
preside t, expressed the belief that
the plea for economy was merely a
political move and an ill-timed one.
in view of the fact that the last three
legislative sessions had taken up the
question of pairing expenses with
satisfactory results. reducing the
amount from $19S,000 in 1922, to
$120, 600 in 1928.
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for three general highway projects.
one being the extension of the high
way system from Elizabeth to the
Hudson River vehicular tunnel, an
! other the extension of the highway
routes from Trenton, Atlantic City,
Salem and Bridgeton, to the Cam
den River bridge terminal. and lastly
the relief of traffic between the met
ropolitan area adjacent to New York
City and North Jersey shore resorts.
The committee was of the opinion
that all these projects could be COM
pleted without adding to the s40,-
100000 bond issue, already author
lied for highway construction,
though possibly at the expense OF
immediate improvement of other
sections of the state highway sys-
| tenn.
The advisory board of the highway
| commission suggested as a solution
of the Camden traffic problem, the
construction of crescent boulevard
virtually encircling the city and con-
Meeting by a direct route with the
Camden bridge, but owing to a plan
more favorable to Camden authori-
ties and to lack of detailed informa
ton and technical knowledge of the
engineering problems to be solved
the highway program, though ap-
| proved in general way will not be
ready for presentation on the open
ing day of the session.
The conference received a sugges-
| tion for concurrent resolution by
the legislature requesting congress
| tn intervene for the purpose OF
granting relief in the coal situation
1t was practically decided TO sane
ton such a resolution. Senator
Woodruff, of Camden, in conformity
with his campaign promises, will
draft bill providing that coal shall
be retailed by the long ton of 2,24C
pounds
Governor Makes Denial
TRENTON, Jan. 3.--The implica-
tion of the Republican legislature
J that there is extravaganza in the
governors office was today denied
by Governor Silzer. who said the
legislature itself fixed the salary oi
his secretary and all executive ex-
penditures in the appropriations bill
Mr.. Silzer also said the writing paper
used by his Office is the same as has
been used for the past twenty years
The Republicans yesterday hinted
that there might be unwarranted ex-
penditures in the executive depart
ment and declared they were inter
ested in knowing the actual salary
paid Frederick NJ. Pearse, the gov
ernor's secretary, as well as how
many clerks the office had and the
quality of stationery used.