The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-26

TO tunnel luslSdu Oi 9IluSS,
Bridges Would Be Asset
The bridge advocates who spoke
were William P. Drew, secretary OF
the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce;
M. D. Griffith, secretary Of the
Elizabeth Chamber; Robert Hoos,
president OF the Jersey City Cham
Der; Max Thaten, chairman Of the
Staten Island general committee on
bridges, representing 124 organiza-
tions; Mr.. Van Buskirk, Mrs. William
M. Wautters, Of Bayonne; Mayor
Talbot, Mr.. Melniker, John ]. Carlin,
OF Staten Island, representing State
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh, of tbs
New York Legislature; G. H. Koven,
Of the Manufacturers Association OF
Hudson County, and Cornelius j.,
Kolf, Of the Staten Island Chamber
of Commerce.
Special attention was given to the
talk by Mr.. Van Buskirk when he
declared that unless the Bayonne
bridge we're built the other two would
lose a great part Of their value.
'All bridges will be an asset to the
entire state" Mr.. Van Buskirk de-
clared, 'just as the bridges across
the East River were an asset to Long
Island, putting that territory in d.
rect touch with Manhattan. In the
metropolitan district we have
population of two and half Millions
while on the other side OF Manhattan
is a population OF six millions. II the
New Jersey bridges had been built
twenty-five years ago, great par. OF
the population would have come to
u.s."
Message on Zoning
constitutional amendment to en-
able the enactment of coming laws
was recommended in a special mes
sage which Governor Silzer transmit
ted to the legislature. The suggestion
is made also that while such steps
are being taken the legislature at
tempt to devise a coming statute
which will meet objections by the
courts in setting aside former coming
acts.
To overcome one objection, the
message suggests that wherever
power is 10 be exercised by muni-
cipality beyond the ordinary police
power of the state, any property own
er who may suffer injury should hays
a right of action against the NUM-
cipality for damages and thereby be
protected In his constitutional right.
Failure to provide in suburban
communities for manufacture and
business ON the one hand and for
comfortable residential life on the
other, the message asserts, has been
of real damage to the state and IS
going to be Of lasting and permanent
injury If we do not act soon"
Pass June Primary Bill
The Republican caucus measure by
which primary elections will be held
in June instead of September was
passed in the Senate without opposi-
ton, fifteen Senators voting for it.
including Senator Simpson Of Hudson.
and none against it.
During the talk on It, Senator
Davis, it's sponsor, afforded an OPP
portunity for Senator Simpson to
mention the candidacy of Commits
sioner A. Harry Moore, Of Jersey
city, for Governor on the Democratic
ticket
Davis mentioned that while the
Democrats had known for two years
who their candidate would be. the
Republicans did not know their cam
didate.
1T is fortunate" Senator Simpson
commented, that the Republican
candidate is not known but 1t will be
unfortunate for the Republican when
he is named to oppose Commissioners
Moore"
Protest pension Bills
Pension bills Affecting municipal
employees are opposed in letter to
the majority leaders of both legisla-
tive houses, forwarded by Secretary
s. H. Prinney of the League of Mu-
inequalities. The protest is based on
the ground that the bills are man
datory and do not provide for financ.
ing except from current budgets.
state Soil Survey Speeds
According to q report submitted by
Iinwood L. Lee, senior soil classifier
of the State Department OF Conserya-
ton and Development, in charge Of
the work of making complete in
ventory and classification OF the wide
" varied soils types found throughout
New Jersey. the work is rapidly near
ing completion. There now remain
about 42S square miles Of the Camden
area to be surveyed in order to com
plete the entire State survey.
According to Mr.. Lees report, field
work was carried on with the coop
Grafton Of R. T. A. Burke, of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
from April 15 to December "A last
year when freezing temperatures
made further outside activities impos-
sible. During the last field season the
work of revising the survey Of the
Freehold area was completed and in