The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-26

investigating commission, clarlnes
| foundry laws, set-ofs or counter
| claims in district courts to be passed
upon by Judge, Mackay repeating
statute for private capital to build
! 17Sth street, New York, tunnel
Guardians Of minors to sell secu-
rites, 500 penalty for permitting
bulls to run at large, prescribing pre-
liminary educational requirements for
chi~ropractics, prevents separation Of
aged married couples In poorhouses,
requiring p~racticing physicians to be
citizens.
Authorizing comptroller to name
committee Of three to appraise all
property belonging to the state, re-
curing that commercial vehicles shall
bear the name and address of owner
I in letters at least three inches high.
permitting an improved highway
from Sussex to the New York state
line near Port JerVis. &
state Being Sued
William L. Dill, commissioner Of
motor vehicles; Thomas F. Martin,
secretary Of state, and the state Of
New Jersey are codefendants in a
suit filed in Federal court by Robert
e. L. Mitchell Of Caldwell to
$1,000, 900 for alleged infringement Of
a copyrighted bill of sale for motor
vehicles by the state motor vehicle
department.
Mr.. Mitchell states that he obtained
a copyright February 8, 1928, and that
subsequently he showed it to Mr..
Dill. who told him it had never been
used in the motor vehicle department.
Since June, 1928, Mr.. Mitchell alleges
that in the ssuan Of licenses to
motorists there have been added to
the bill of sale stamped impressions
requiring signatures Of the motor We
hicle officer issuing the license, the
principle of which is copyrighted.
Besides seeking an injunction
against the motor vehicle department
Mr.. Mitchell seeks to recover 81 for
every motor vehicle registered in
New Jersey since June, 1928. He
assesses the damage at 81, %. 900 up
on the ground that represents the
number of registrations. When served
with a copy of the summons Mr.. Dill
turned 1t over to the attorney gener-
ais office in complete ignorance that
he had been made defendant in a liti-
cation for so large an amount.
How the action can be maintained
against the state as a sovereign pow
err WITHOUT its consent is now puzzling
the states legal department.
Bergen County Detours
The State Highway Department has
announced the following detours now
in effect on state and county high
ways:
Hudson county: Road under con-
struction from TonneHe avenue, Jer-
sey City, to County avenue, Secaucus.
Detour is from Jersey City at Man
haitian avenue over Hudson County
Boulevard, Paterson plankroad and
County avenue. Asphalt and granite
block paved streets in good condi-
ton. Length of detour, four miles.
Bergen county: River road closed
from Fort Lee road. Bogota, to North
avenue, R~idgefeld Park, on account
Of construction Of underpass for West
Shore Railroad tracks. Detour is over
Fort Lee turnpike, Palisade avenue,
Second street and North avenue.
Macadam, asphalt and concrete paved
streets in good condition. Length OF
detour, one mile.
Essex county; Mt. Pleasant avenue
under construction between Pleasant
Valley Way and Second Mountain.
Detour is over Laurel avenue, Eagle
Rock avenue and Pleasant Valley
Way. Asphalt and macadam roads
in good condition. Length Of detour'
three miles. Prospect avenue, We
roma and West Orange under con-
struction from Bloomfield avenue TO
Mortified road. Traffic being main
tanned. Detour II desired over Bloom
field venue to Pleasant Valley Way.
Length of detour, three miles. AS
phalt roads in excellent condition.
Franklin avenue. Nutley, closed be-
tween Rutherford boulevard and
Brook Passaic. on account Of
bridge construction for D., L. and ".
Railroad. For detour see Passalc
county below.
Passaic county: Main avenue, Pas
sale. closed from Brook avenue to
Rutherford boulevard, Nutley, on ac-
count of bridge construction for D.,
L. and w. Railroad. Detour for south
bound Nutley traffic over Brook ave-
nue., Riyor drive and Kingsland road.
Length OF detour, IL miles. Asphalt
roads in good condition. Detour for
northbound traffic is over Rutherford
boulevard, Passaic venue and Van
Houten avenue. Length of detour.
one and one-half miles. Asphalt n
macadam roads In good condition;
Greenwood Lake, Upper Macopin
road, under construction from West
Milford TO completed section. west
Traffic being maintained.
Marion county: East Front street
under construction from Berkman
street, Plainneld, to Terrill road. De-
tour is over Berkman street, East
caoond STRAIT and Tarril1 road. Mac