Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-07-29
HIGH TIDE.
SATURDAY, JULY 20.
.lIRNrsHING E~LECTRICITY.

Over two columns of news, to
which the EVENING NEWS readers
were entitled, were left out of the
paper yesterday because the Public
Service Corporation decided to shut
of the electric power at / O'CLOCK yes
torday afternoon. Arrangements are
being made, however, for other pow
err, and we trust our readers will not
be so cheated out of the news again.
we will wait until the Public Ser
vice Corporation gets ready to fur
nish power during the day, as they
advertise to do, before depending on
them any longer.
When the EVENING NEWS install
led it's linotype machine it was de-
cided to run it by motor. The Pub
lie Service was advertising power all
day as we'll as night and the NEWS
took 1t at it's word and connected up.
We have since learned the power is
furnfshed when the Public Service
finds it convenient and If you don't
like II why, of course, what are you
going to do about it? The Public
Service has a monopoly, the Citizens
electric light company which would
furnish competition is practically
held up, so there you are. If you want
electricity you take it when you can,
get 1t at the price the Public Service
chooses to ask, otherwise, do with
out. We don't wonder the merchants
are e~xasperated and want relief. 1t
is up to the aldermen to give it to
them.
From l O'Clock to 8 o'clock is the
busiest time in an evening newspap-
er office, yet that is just when we are
without power. After our new ma
chine was installed we had to wait
a week before we could get any pow
er at all. We were told they were
connecting a new line from the pow
house at Metuchen to the new sub
station here. We were not told this
until after we had installed the ell
ectric service. We were assured that
after that everything would be all
right. We finally secured power and
II was supplied for a week or two,
when Thursday morning about IL
o'clock we were Informed that the
wv would beJoT from 1 to a o.
clock that afternoon. Naturally we
,>were great Aforementioned. 1t was
aggraating for we put in electric pow
er believing the Public Service could
do. what they claimed and furnish
power all day.
Yesterday morning We started in
again. This time no word came about
shutting down the power, it simply
shut down at / o'clock leaving us
without proofs corrected and with
stories half finished. Upon inquiry
we were told we would get power
at 4.30 o'clock.
OF course, gentlemen, the Public
Service can do as it pleases. 1t has
the public by the throat, but if it can
not furnish power during the day it
ought not to deceive people by adj
vertising that it can. There are plenty
of ways of repairing OF changing
systems without shutting down en-
tirely. Other places are not used that
way, but in Perth Amboy the public
can be hanged as far as this monop-
oily is concerned, when it feels like
shutting down it will, and what are
going to do about it?
1t is high time this kind of treat
ment was stopped. The aldermen are
elected to represent the people of
Perth Amboy. At present their con-
~stituents arc being kicked about by
this corporation. An application for
a franchise for the Citizens Electric
Light, Heat & Power Company is be-
fore the board. This company is COM
posed of local citizens seeking relief.
They have a right to expect not only
fair treatment, but the assistances
of the aldermen. The vast majority
of the citizens of this city favor
granting a liberal franchise to this
Citizens Company, composed of local
people, because 1t mean competition
and a relief from this monopoly. We
intend to prove this before W. get
Through with this subject. It is high
time this Public Service is brought