Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-05-13
MAY HAVE THROUGH
CARS TO BOYNTONS.
Ordinance GRANTING franchise Ezqbeport AbOy and Long
Branch RaHwdy in Woodbridge Provides that RGrOn Traction
Company shall have of Tracks over Greek BRIDGE

The ordinance granting the fran
chise to the Elizabethport. Long
Branch and Amboy Railroad passed
its second reading before the Wood
bridge township Committee last
night. The next reading will take
place May 22 After the reading last
night the citizens were called upon to
express their views.
@. w. Boynton asked to have ex-
planned to him section 16, which reads
to the effect that Woodbridge town
ship will grant the right of way to
the Elizabethport. Amboy and Long
Branch Railroad Company to operate
its road in Woodbridge Township
provided that co.rpany will allow the
Raritan Traction Company to run
over its track, on the Woodbridge
Greek bridge for one year, from the
day the franchise is granted. Mr..
Bovnton said he did not understand
this section and as it was not in the
ordinance before, it must have been
put there by some one who was inter
ested in the new company.
The chairman then called upon Mr..
Quinn, the representative of the new
company, to explain. He said;
1.-The Elizabethport, Amboy and
Long Branch Railroad has no desire to
keep the Raritan Traction Company
from running it's cars to Boynton
Beach over the Woodbridge Greek
bridge for one year while we are con-
structing our road, for we know how
hard it will be for the people to get
back and forward from the beach.
eff the company was given the
right of way they would not only be
willing to let the Raritan Traction
Company run over its tracks, but
would lay the rails over the bridge at
once so that cars could be running to
the beach this summer "
Mr.. Boynton declared that all winter
strangers had knocked at his door in
the middle of the night. and ask to
be directed to the bridge so as to
make trolley connections.
Many people have gotten on Rah-
way car,' Mr.. Boynton continued,
with the sign Perth Amboy on it.,
thinking they were going direct to
that place. Only last week two
gentlemen, who found 1t necessary to
walk to the Woodbridge Greek bridge,
came very near losing their lives, by
drowning. In fact. one of them did
fall off into the water and got good
wetting. The sooner these two trolley
companies get together, and stop all
this dilly -dallying, the greater benefit
it will be to the public.
In speaking of the company agree
ing to build it's road Mr.. Boynton
called attention to the fact that the
ordinance gave them three months in
which to begin work. Mr.. Quinn re-
piled that he had said before that the
company would start the work at
once.
Mr.. Connell asked if the cars could
not be run every 20 minutes instead
of every half hour, but it was ex-
planned that if the service became un-
usually heavy the company would be
willing to put on more cars.
At present the Raritan Traction
Company ends it's line at the south
end of the bridge. They have track
On a private right of way from the
north end to Boynton Beach and last
season passengers were forced to
transfer and walk across the creek.
The township committee refused the
Raritan Traction Company the right
to cross the bridge.