Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-21
! SOUTH AMB0Y. =
KEEP THE HOLE
IN WALL OPEN
Hearing in MeChaniCsville Re-
suited in the People There
Voting That Way.

A mass meeting was called for last
night at Mechanicsville by Council
man Dewan for the purpose of dis
cussing the ACCESSIBILITY of closing up
or Keeping open the Hole in the
WALL" Mayor Treganowan was in
the chair and Otto Hillman was tenn
porary secretary. until Borough Clerk
Fulton arrived, which he did shortly
after the meeting had opened. All
Of the councilmen and Counsellor
Pearse were there.
Several of the residents of Me
gainesville spoke, among them be-
ing Eugene Forman, William Jones,
John Spain, Warren Hansell, George
Thomas and Councilman Dewan.
Among those from this borough who
spoke were Mayor Treganowan,
Councilman j. II. Gordon, Dey, Bor-
ongh Recorder DeGraw and Michael
Welsh.
The residents of Mechanicsville,
except one party who should have
been called down. when asked for a
standing vote, voted in favor of keep
ing the Hole in the WALL open, and
making the p. r. r. company enlarge
it and foot the bills. One of two of
the Mechanicsville people who spoke
pounded the freeholders pretty hard,
especially one, the Hon. j. L. Mont
gomery He said he didn't want any
thing to do with John or his cigars.
He seemed to think the freeholders,
and the last one named especially,
were to blame for not opening the
Hole in the Wall" long and long
ago. Mr.. Hansell seemed to think
that most of those present, residents
of Mechanicsville, who work for the
p. r. r. company, We're AFRAID 10
open their mouth on account of their
positions with the company. f. e..
DeGraw made quite a lengthy speech.
He thought the same as the speakers
who preceded him. He was inter
rupted by Mayor TreganoWan. who
asked him if he was MOI an eE-mayor
of this borough and why hadn't he
done something towards the better
ment of the Hole in the Wall? Mir.
DeGraw replied. that at that time
there was nothing doing regarding
IT,. Everything was quiet and the
charging of it had not been agitated.
He said he had travelled there before
the mayor had come to this town
and knew it vas a bad place. The
mayor replied that ne didn't doubt
it.
The mayor stated that he had re-
ceived Il letter from w. e. d. Stokes,
president of the New York and
Brooklyn Auto Club, asking how long
lie thought it would be before the
new bridge over the Raritan would
be completed, what vas the coudi-
zion of the roads, etc, and shat lie
halleapHea tc the letter and later on
had received a bulky package which
contained his letter which had been
referred to the president OF the Unit
ed States, also one from Mr.. STOKES
to the president and the president
reply to the same. The president
said he was unable to do anything
towards the completion OF the AM
boy bridge. But later ON il was seen
that the president had Interested
himself. he being q personal friend
of Mr.. Stokes, and he did not doubt
but before long we would have the
president and Mr.. Stokes passing
through Mechanicsyille into South
Amboy.
There was a lot of chewing the
rag about streets, etc, that had
nothing to do with what the meeting
ms called for and at n time the
.or called their attention TO the