Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-08
S|LzER URGES
PROHIBITION
ENFORCEMENT
Transportation is Also Given.
Consideration by Governor
in his Message
BOTH CARS AND JlTNEYS
Tax Reduction Problem and
new Supervision Over
Assessments Taken up

TRENTON. Jan. S-The opening
message of Governor George S. Sill
ger to the New Jersey legislature.
which convened its 1924 session here
today, recommended to il the en-
forcement of the prohibition laws
with the declaration that there
can be no two views on the subject
of law observance and law enforce
ment," urged the study of the trans
portation problem with the view of
determining the action to be taken
to give adequate transportation
to the riders saying that in most
parts of our state trolley and jitney
service both are required" and
warned the legislators that it is their
clear duty" to take up for imme-
diate action" the question of regula-
ton of coal supplies and coal pro-
The problem of tax reduction.
which recently has come under the
critical scrutiny of the nation, was
given extensive consideration by
Governor Silzer, who warned the
legislators that "our people are be-
coming restless under the tax bur-
den," which is mounting ito such a
point that, unless curbed, a discon-
tented people will be the result"
Supervision by the state tax board
over assessments in the making:
granting of power to that board TO
investigate assessment when they
are turned over to the county board,
before being certified to the collec-
tors, and control by the state tax
board over budgets af taxing dis
tricts, were the governors recon-
mendations for lessening the tax
burden.
Repeal of the divorce law passed
by the 1928 session which pro
vided for easier methods of seeur-
ing a divorce" repeal of the open
specifications law md the enactment
of one in its place which will truly
provide open competition by means
of open specification on public
works." repeal of the election act
laws and of the law establishing
election bureaus in first class coun-
ties which were passed by the last
session, and repeal of the law plac-
ing the regulation of boxing under
the state comptroller, were asked by
Governor Silzer of the new legisla-
ture.
Other repeals asked were of laws
enacted by the last session which
designated 270 miles of roads to be
built by the state. which the COVER
nor charged were secured by log
rolling" and of one which author
lied the building by private COM
panies of tunnels under the Hudson
river.
Declaring that there "is no sub
ieet before the people of New Jersey
today of greater importance than
that of potable water" the COVER
nor stated that "all sources OF
water in New Jersey should be taken
over by the state for regulation and
provision of future supplies.
Speaking of the Hudson river We
hicular tunnel, now being built by
this state and New York from Jer-
sey City to New York city Gov
ernor Silzer recommended that the
completion of the tunnel "be placed
in the hands of the Port of New
York Authority with full power to
act and raise the necessary funds
In recomme mending this he said that
S7,000,000 additional appropriations
by New Jersey will be necessary to
finish the enterprise that the people
will not entrust this additional
amount to the present commission
because its conduct "has been such,
with its quarrels, chickering's and fail
ure to keep the people informed,
that it has lost the public conf
dence."