Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-10-13
MAYOR HEARS PUBLIC
OPINION EXPRESSED.
Telephone Ordinance Was Under Consideration at
the City Hall Last Night Officials Of the New
York and New Jersey Opposed the Grant
Promise OF Four Story Building.

damage. He stated his objections to
| the giving of something for nothing.
Mr.. Convery told of the failure of the
independent company in Newark to1
carry out it's promises, and said that
he has never heard of the granting of
franchise in South Amboy to the
Hudson & Middlesex Company. He
declared that this company has in
jected local flavor into the manage
ment by disposing of stock to num-
Der of local men.
s. r. Harrington read the list of
local stockholders, in reply to q ques-
tion by Adam Eokert, as to whether
or not any city officials we're among
the stockholders. No city officials
were found in the list. President
MacLear also stated that he had
signed no issues of stock to local city
officials
| Superintendent McCully, Of tho N.
Y. & N. ]. Company, spoke at some
length against the signing of the
ordinance. He mentioned number
of New Jersey towns and cities
where, he declared. the granting of
franchises to small companies had
been harmful in result. Among the
places which ile declared to have thus
been harmed were Paterson, Jersey
City. Newark, Plain1eld and New
Brunswick.
| He said that he had been unable to
Rnd 225 stations in this city, Wood
bridge. Sewaren and Carteiet. Super
intendent William j.. Lansleyss of the
Hudson s. Middlesex Company,
laffirmed the statement that they have
that number of stations. In Carteret,
Mr.. McOully declared, most of tho
lines of the Hudson & Middlesex
Company are strung on the poles of
the Ilrteret Electric Light 81 Power
Company. He declared that he did
not see how the statement tlint the
new company has expended $4,000,
in this city could be true. Mr.. Nc
Gully said that the new company
would have to put the yearly rental
down 10 s18, when, lie declared, they
might force lowering of the rates.
He further declared that the Smith
street pavement would have to be torn
up for the lavinR of the oonduits, ac-
coIdipg to the terms of tho ordinance.
He said that his company now has 53l
stations in this city.
| President Malcolm MacLear made
An eloquent plea for the signing of
the ordinances. He brought out all
the above points, and offered to ans
wer any questions put by the opposi-
tion. He was asked no questions.
Lawyer John W. Beck man, stock
holder, also asked that the opposition
state its side.
Mr.. McLear said that his company
was not trying to compel the New
York g. New JERSEY Company to buy
them ont. He promised that, if the
ordinance becomes law, mis- COM
pany will erect four-story building
in this city, plans Of (which have been
prepared by Architect K Jensen.
Lawyer James S. Wight made o
strong appeal for the signing of the
ordinance. He was greeted with ap-
plause as were Lawyer j. W.. Beck
man and Samuel G. Garretson. who
fdeclared that the service of the New
York & New jersey Company is not
what it should be.
| J. ]. Deitohe, Frank Neer, w. G.
Rock and Martin Peterson oil voiced
their sentiments, as business men of
the city, that the franchise should be
granted. Mr.. Peterson submitted to-
the mayor a copy of the business
mems petition for new telephone
company.
Emil Fry, delegate Of the Central
labor Union, asked the mayor to fav.
orablv consider the ordinance.
| President MacLear declared that the
aldermen had safe guarded the city g.
interests by going over the ordinance
twice, and amending it. until it,
differed materially from its original
| form.
| Manager @. M Root, of the New
York & New Jersey Company, was
present. as was also W. P. Lindsley,
secretary and treasurer of the II Hudson
& MiddIesax Company.
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