Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-07
Gives Control Of
The Hole In
The Wall.
BIG ADVANTAGE.
By Granting This Company the
Right Of Way Under the Penn
syIvania Tracks Central Jer-
sey Has Equal Standing
With Public Service.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. AT the
meeting of the borough council last
night the ordinance granting the Gem
trail Jersey Traction Company fran-
chise through the borough to the
Sayreville township line on the way
to the Amboy bridge, was passed on
final reading after much discussion.
AS this gives the Central Jersey the
right of way through the hole In the
wall, which is the only route leading
to the bridge, it gives the Central
shore as the Public Service holds ON
the Perth Amboy shore. The two
companies must now meet in the final
struggle to cross narrow strip of
Sayreville township and the county
bridge over the Raritan river
The meeting last night was not
called to order until $3.50 O'Clock.
Those present were Mayor Treganow-
an, Councilmen ]. H and A. M. Cor
don, Dey, Dewan, Disbrow, and Hill
man; also Clerk Fulton and Counsel
Pearce. The mayor announced that
any person desiring to be heard on
the trolley franchise question could
speak, that they were limited to one
hour.
Joseph Lyles Speaks.
Joseph Lykes was the first speaker.
He said: ''In the first place have no
particular objections to the franchise
of the Central Traction Company, but
/ am heartily in favor of connecting
the two Amboys by trolley. In the
first place, there are over one hum
dred people that are working in Perth
Amboy that live in South Amboy, and
it would be a great benefit to them
I If ~ could cross over at any time;
if~ in the second place, it raises pro-
ierty where the line goes. I have 4
little property on the line of the New
Jersey Central Traction Company,
and after they established their route
was offered 5000 more than I gave
for the property; in the third place,
If the two Amboys were connected to-
gether l suppose most of you know
that the poor working man can save
from l 0 to Is per cent. on his living
Now the reason l state that Is that y
know it to be a fact.
Honorable Mr.. Mayor and gentIe-
men, l do not believe in giving away
this franchise, | believe in holding
them tight because in great many
things these companies will say, We
don't have to-. Now | would like to
see everything so that they do have
| to. Now in the next place, you walk
down Broadway and opposite the Cen
tral railroad station you see lots of
people there in all kinds of weather.
walking along and oftentimes moth
ers with their little infants in their
arms, and sometimes during storms.
Why not have 1t in the franchise that
there shall be place where they can
wait for the cars--a waiting room.
Why the Public Service doesn't have
that is because they don't have to-
Now there is a building they could
get for a song almost right there on
the ground, three or four dollars
month-no, they don't have to- Cen
tlemen, | would like to see 1t put in
your franchise that they would have
to. Have a place where people can
go in with their infant children and
wait fifteen or twenty minutes soms-
times by comfortable fire or somc-
thing of that kind.
Then there is another thing that
| do not thing is in your franchise.
can go to the Long Branch railroad
station here and buy monthly ticket
to Perth Amboy for five cent fare,
$3.50 per month. l would like to
see it put in your franchise that they
shall run from any part of South AM
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