GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE.

tiovernur Franklin Murphy on Tut*«Uy arnt to the State LegUlature the folio

Gentlemen of the Senate and General Aaaembly: The condition of our etate contlnnea to be one of continued proeparity. The farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer. the profeealonal man and the wave earner are buey In the peaceful pursulti of a proeperoua and happy time. In addition to thla the poor, the feeble minded and the Inaane are eared for In luatltutiona sorerned by enlightened administration, the wayward are eent to reformatorle*. from which the majority return aa law abiding dtlxena -and tbe tuunl proportion of the wicked

In a aultable aalary. Tbe laborer woMUy of hla hire, but one laborer "ot worthy the hire of two or three. In Borne minor office* In aome of the (mailer countlee auch a law might add slightly to tbe expenae of the county. If ao, 1} may be aald that each county can afford to pay and ahould pay a reasonable salary for services rendered.

. . Icea real

Hut as to moat offices and'ln all tha larger counties the aarlng to the people

for which we have occasion to thank

an overruling Providence.

I commend to your consideration the report* of the state officials and tbe boards which administer the various institution* of the atate. These exhibit in detail the information which It Is Important for tbe legislature to have and which It la unnecessary for me to

repeat in this message. Pauklc River Sewerage.

This important subject, which has \been before the legislature several year*, will come up again and, I hop*', finally In the report of the commission appointed under the law of last winter. Tbe commission bits given much time and thought to this most Important matter, and their Investigations, pursued along Indeiiendent lines, lead them to the same conclusion as that reached by the state sewerage commission In their report, that the only practical solution of the trouble is by a trunk sewer from Paterson to Newark

bay. I hope the report will be read by every member of the legislature and

1 legislature

that legislation providing for the construction of the sewer will be passed. The expense will be considerable, and a question has arisen if it Is not a proper case for state aid. Much may, be said from that point of view. My own opinion Is sufficiently favorable to allow me to say that If the legislature should so regard It I would approve their action. But In any case I urge strongly prompt action. Prlsurr Election I-aw. The last legislature authorized the appointment of a commission to consider an amendment to the election law which should provide for the regulation of primary elections. That commission was appointed. They have given much study to the question, and as a result of their Investigation they have prepared a bill which I commend to the favorable consideration of the leglsla-

I cannot too strongly state my own views as to the Importance of this measure. The primary election Is at the beginning of our political life. By Its means the people express their opinion as to measures and men. Every pains should be taken to have that expression registered In a free and uutrammeled manner. No tingle act will conduce more fully to the confidence and satisfaction of the people In our form of government than tbe passage of a law providing for the regulation of primary elections. The present condition la bad. It might posalbly be worse, but in aome counties of our state not very much worse. It ahould be improved and that without delay. It la of the highest Importance that mean* ahould be provided by which the voter can express hls Individual opinion without undue influence from any one. I believe the bill, prepared with great care by the able and experienced commission, provides the way, and I earnestly commend it

the way, and I earnestly comme for prompt and favorable action.

Tke Volin* Uarblnr.

Second only to the importance of a proper primary election, perhaps In every way Its eqnal In Importance, Is the necessity of providing means for correctly registering the will of'the people at the final election. The present law Is good, but It Is not without Its defects. The last legislature provided for the appointment of a commission to Investigate the desirability of a voting machine to replace the ordinary ballot. That commission has done Its work and made Its report which I commend to your favorable, consideration.

pears against the adoption of the machine in place of the ballot is its cost, and under ordinary conditions that would be serious indeed. I think It may be assumed that if a law were passed giving the various counties or munlripalltiet In the state tbe privilege of using the machine, but requiring them to bear the expense, it would be a long time before the machine would be generally adopted. If It Is , what Is claimed for It It shonmdx-'put in at once, and if it is good for one locality It Is gopd for all. I suggest that If the report of the commiraion Is favored by the legislature the state should provide the first machines to the people, with the understanding that repalm and additional machines be provided by tbe counties. It is true this will require a large appropriation, per-

is $500,000. But how ran the money the state be ao well used as In proriding a means by which the corrup-

i why 1, and

wImo It Is stated that this office In many counties yields In feet over $20,Ooo a year the gain to the people Is at once apparent A striking Illustration of the desirability of the salary over the fee system Is shown in the results in two of the state offices where the change has been

made.

In the office of the clerk of the supreme court the annual receipts during the last five years have Increased from $44,000 to $52,000 per year. Tbe annual expenses have not Increased, being slightly less In 1002 than they were In 1S«, and the net profits to the state after paying all expenses, including the salary of tbe clerk, nave In that period muted to the substantial sum of $110,477.10. In the office of the clerk In chancery for the same period the average annual gross receipts have been $45,581.75, the average annual expenses have been $33,102.96, and the net profits for the period after paying all expenses. Including the salary of the clerk, amount to $02,393.88. These two examples show that under the aalary system In these two office* the state Is making an average annual profit of $35,774, which under the fee system tbe incumbents of those offices used to put In their pockets, and the offices are aa well administered today under the salary system as they ever were under the fee system. Bet me furnish another Illustration, lu some of the larger counties of the i the fee system has been abollabed In several of the county offices. In the large county of Essex the surrogate receives a salary of $7,500. and the county receives a substantial profit from the e. In some of the smaller counties occupant of that office la still allowed to take the feea, which, I am Informed, amount to upward of $15,000 per annum. I cannot too strongly urge making this change in every office In everjcounty in tbe state. Interest on State Depesits. The last legislature passed a law requiring the treasurer to demand an Interest of 2 per eent on deposits of the ; money kept in the various banks of tbe state. Although the law was passed after a part of the fiscal year had expired, the report of the treasurer shows that the sum of $28,000 has been received by state from this source, and of course a larger sum may be expected year. This is just so much money added to the income of the state which It has not heretofore received and which shows tbe wisdom of the law referred to. Child I-abor. During the year many complaints were mndeihat children of less than legal age haW been employed In various factories in tbe state. In some instances suits bare been brought and tines Imposed for breaking the law. In other ease* charges have been made against certain establishments, notably against certain glass factories In the southern part of the state, for employing children of tender years, and the papers at one time were filled with stories of what was described aa child slavery. I Investigated many of these reports and am satisfied there was much exag-

>t in a northerly dk of (1235 feet to the north end ot

Schellenger* Landing, a total distance

petition and applies!

siileralion and public hearing, and consider whether or not auch consent and

permission •shall be granted.

Notice. To all to whom these presents shall come:—This is to warn the public that I shall in no way be responsible for anything sold to my wife, Maggie West, upon my name, or credit, unless upon my written order. Dated January 10, 1903. jl7-St Samuel West.

gcrution In them, and In some they were entirely without foundation in fact. But. dealring to have the law obeyed in letter and In spirit I had a number of Interview* with the factory Inspector and urged upon him tbe Importance of prompt and vigorous action In every case of Infringement of the law. The inspector and hls assistants are responsible to the legislature only. If tbe power of removal was lodged

at once. Children should be protected from the beartlewness of parents and the selfishness of employers. The present legal age for the employment of girls is fourteen and of boys twelve years. I recommend that the legal age for the employment of boys be Increased to fourteen. That Is quite young enough and Is the age prescribed by Masaachusetts, Connecticut, New York and eight other states, eleven in all. Children

•a* si on, leaving the balance for the eonsideration of their successor*. I recommend that, whatever the amount, the cemmlsslan be anthorlaed t# pressed upen a plan sufficient to anieaame*ate tha large nsmbar of patients they

of. m

i Ukaly t* be called upon to taka care and I approve tbs suggestions made

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Notice ia hereby given that the Ocean Street 1‘araengcr Kailwav Company on the fourteenth day of January, A.D.

tnth day

1903, filed a petition with Common Council " r

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City t

a! of the City of Cape

May, requesting the consent of the governing body of raid city to the construe-

and operation by

tion, maintenance and operation by electricity of an extension of its street «_ and over the following

ilway in, upon a

Beginning at a point in the line of the present track of said _

Street Passenger Railway Company near the intersection of said Ocean street with Washington atteet in tbe City of Cope May, thence by a curve to the right, with a radius of about 60 feet for a distance of 78.8 feet to a point in the

point

centre of Washington street; thence along the centre line of said Waahing-

n ifor a

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■fore, take notice, that the Comtuncil of the City of Cape May the third day of February, A.D.

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the practical and their mental, moral and physical welfare all demand that the change recommended be made.

Hospital For Consumptive Foor. refer you especially to the report of commission appointed under tbe

tbe commission appointed

bill of last winter to provide a sanitarium for the consumptive poor of the

and listening to suggestions from the jx-opte of all sections the commission

tion of tbe baHot Is made Impossible? And for what does money count when pared with ao desirable a result? Perhaps I might say in this place that, owing to the effletent action of the attorney general, the state 1* likely to

receive from the general gov« for Interest on money advanced by the state during the civil war a sum that

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I recommend 1 that a law be passed abolishing the fee system In payment

finally chose a location In Hunterdon county at -Glen Gardner, where an abundance of land has been purchased

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