JERSEY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT.

JERSEY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT.

最近决定后the Court of Errors and Appeals, invalidating the proposed purchase by the New Jersey State Water Supply Commission of the Wharton tract, in Atlantic and Burlington counties, propositions for the carrying out of the proposed conservation projects in Northern and Southern New Jersey were considered at a conference by members of the commission and its chief engineer, Morris R. Sherrerd, Assistant Attorney General Backes and Frederick J. Faulkes, the latter representing the Wharton estate. One plan is to seek the enactment of laws under which the citizens of the State will be called upon to vote on the proposition of authorizing the Legislature to incur a bonded indebtedness exceeding $100,000, the maximum permitted by the Constitution except by direct authority from the people. The other contemplates municipal bond issues by municipalities directly affected or benefited by the conservation projects. It was announced that Mr. Backes would prepare for introduction in the House a bill authorizing municipalities to issue bonds collectively for carrying out a conservation project in whidh they may be interested. It is planned to provide in the bill that the State Water Supply Commission shall act in virtually the capacity of a holding company as reagrds these bonds. This plan will be applicable only to the conservation projects contemplated in the Passaic Valley, and would not include the proposed purchase of the Wharton tract. To enable the introduction of bills to carry out the other projects for authorization of a bond issue by the State, or one of its agencies, unanimous consent on the part of the House will be necessary. As these bills would be special acts, they would have to be advertised before introduction. This would prevent their introduction within the time limit for introducing bills in either house except by unanimous consent. Mr. Backes will also prepare the bills necessary to effectuate the second proposition. Should this go through, it could be made applicable either to the Passaic Valley development plans or the purchase of the Wharton tract, or both.

最近决定后the Court of Errors and Appeals, invalidating the proposed purchase by the New Jersey State Water Supply Commission of the Wharton tract, in Atlantic and Burlington counties, propositions for the carrying out of the proposed conservation projects in Northern and Southern New Jersey were considered at a conference by members of the commission and its chief engineer, Morris R. Sherrerd, Assistant Attorney General Backes and Frederick J. Faulkes, the latter representing the Wharton estate. One plan is to seek the enactment of laws under which the citizens of the State will be called upon to vote on the proposition of authorizing the Legislature to incur a bonded indebtedness exceeding $100,000, the maximum permitted by the Constitution except by direct authority from the people. The other contemplates municipal bond issues by municipalities directly affected or benefited by the conservation projects. It was announced that Mr. Backes would prepare for introduction in the House a bill authorizing municipalities to issue bonds collectively for carrying out a conservation project in whidh they may be interested. It is planned to provide in the bill that the State Water Supply Commission shall act in virtually the capacity of a holding company as reagrds these bonds. This plan will be applicable only to the conservation projects contemplated in the Passaic Valley, and would not include the proposed purchase of the Wharton tract. To enable the introduction of bills to carry out the other projects for authorization of a bond issue by the State, or one of its agencies, unanimous consent on the part of the House will be necessary. As these bills would be special acts, they would have to be advertised before introduction. This would prevent their introduction within the time limit for introducing bills in either house except by unanimous consent. Mr. Backes will also prepare the bills necessary to effectuate the second proposition. Should this go through, it could be made applicable either to the Passaic Valley development plans or the purchase of the Wharton tract, or both.