Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-24
SOUTH AMBOY.

and | think we can guard agalns
that. | think a combination ca
would carry it ALL"
Mr.. Dey offered the amendment as
follows: Such freight and express
as may be carried in a combination
passenger car" The amendment
was accepted.
Counsellor Pearse suggested thal
the company should have the rlgh'
to apply to the mayor and council to
change the power, and also have Q
section in there that the mayor ana
council can force the company 10
change the power. An Amendment
to that effect was offered by oun
man Dey and accepted.
Mr.. Dewan offered the following
amendment to section 5: That the
borough of South Amboy shall at all
times have the right and privilege
at its own expense, to erect, con-
struct and maintain two fire alarm
wires and police alarm wire on
the poles of the said railway COM
pany, said wires to be erected under
the supervision of the railway COM
pany." This was accepted.
Considerable discussion was in
dulged in as to the weight and kind
of rails, etc. Mr.. Dewan said he
would add that the rails shall be OF
not less than sixty pounds to the
yard and shall be fiat steel girder
rails of the best quality properly
bonded"
Considerable discussion followed
as to the merits of the girder and
the ''T" rail, the councilmen express
ing themselves at great length. The
matter was finally laid over until the
next meeting.
Mr.. Dewan offered the following
amendment to section Z, covering the
service: Cars to be run over the
said route as herein described at
least one each way each half khour
between 5 a.. m. and ~ midnight"
After quite lengthy discussions,
Mr.. Dey moved it be from 5 O'Clock
to 8 p. m. every half hour and from
the latter time to midnight every
hour. This amendment was adopted.
Section 8, giving rates as five cents
with limits of South Amboy and
three and one-half cents for school
teachers and children, firemen and
policemen on duty to ride free, was
next taken up. Mr.. Dewan stated
MI. DIOWH DIOlllStu a. AFC-Ctlll law
from the borough limits to the city
of Perth Amboy and no provision
had been made for it, that the ordin-
ance said within the limits of South
Amboy.
Mr.. Brown: you a put that in,
the borough of South Amboy or to
the city of Perth Amboy."
Mr.. Pearse: Better WORD would
be be to or from any point within the
limits of South Amboy to or from
any point on the line of this company
within the city of Perth Amboy."
Section 81, covering limit of fran
chise, was expunged as being covered
in a previous ection and Mr.. Dewan
suggested that the following be sub
stituted as section 21: That the
company be compelled to curb and
gutter Ridgeway avenue' from the
westerly side of the Northumberland
to the borough line, that is macadam
from curb to curb and set the curb"
Mr.. Brown: Il think you + ask
ing us a god deal on that. 1t is not
like if we were getting a long term
of franchise; at the endo f twenty
years we are a your mercy"
Considerable discussion followed
and it was finally decided to make
the substitution above noted.
Mr.. Dewan: "As a point of in
formation, | would like to know if
the franchise is granted, what steps
you will take in order to get through
the hole-in-the-wall."
Mr.. Brown: THAT is up to oar
attorney"
Mr.. Dewan: 81 mean, if you get
the franchise the chances are you
will go through there anyhow in its
present condition."
Mr.. Brown: I'VE could not get
through in it's present condition, it
is not high enough, not wide
enough
Mr.. Dewan: I'VE do not want any
transferring of cars"
Mr.. Brown: IF we are granted
a franchise we have got TO operate
it all, or our franchise is not valid"
Mr.. Pearse: 81 have one or two
little things to suggest. That there
be a clause inserted as to the time
for the completion and operation of
the road, with the proviso that any
hold-up by courts shall not be count
ed as part of the time of construc-
ton.
Mr.. Dewan: "If you get a fran
chise you would not want eighteen
months to complete 1t, would you?"
Mr.. Brown: Il do not think we
would want eighteen months. |
think a year would be all we need"
Mr.. Dewan: II make that amend
ment to Section 22, that the time be
made one year unless stopped by the
Mr.. Brown: LET me understand
that by the courts. Suppose we
started suit against the company,
now we might not be stopped by the
courts, but may not have the right
to go ahead"
Mr.. Pearse: 81 vas going to make
a further suggestion, what you were
going to do with reference to their
constructing their tracks in the hole
in-the-wall. In the first place we
must have a provision in this ordin-
ance an exception, as it were, that
although we give them the franchise
we are not under any obligations to
give you the possession of that por-
ton of the street enclosed by the
hole-in-the-wall, but what are you
going to do about that hole-in-the-
wall Wa chOrl1 hava cOn,atbipu IN