Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
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COUNCIL AND
THE TROLLEY.
Special Meeting Was Called
Last Night to Consider
the Matter.

council was heldalast night in Dor
ough hall. The mayor and council
men, Hillman, u H. Gordon, A. NJ.
Gordon. r. A, Dey, Warren Disbrow
and Edward Dewan, Clerk Fulton
and Counsellor, Pearse were present.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
The mayor stated that he had call
ed the special meeting of the council
for the purpose of looking into the
matter of the running of the Jersey
Central trolley cars into this borough
without getting a permit from n
borough council. He said that the
superintendent ofathe Jersey Central
Traction Company was present and
he would explain to the council Just
what was wanted. At the last coun-
ell meeting when he ordered the cars
not to be allowed to run through the
borough he had not learned the full
particulars. but now that it had been
explained, he saw things in a differ
ent light.
Superintendent Speaks.
Mr.. Bangs then spoke and gave a
clear statement of what was wanted
by the company he represented. He
said heretofore the people of the Dor
OtlEH a Adu w Peg HAh~>N
get to Keyport, but now it only cost
them ten cents, with better accommo-
dation. That the company did not
intend to issue any transfers. Tha
all passengers ON the Public Service
cars who wished to transfer at the
station TO the Keyport cars would be
carried TO the borough limits with
ont extra charge. The mayor then
asked Mr.. Bangs if a person by mis-
take got on the wrong car and want
ed TO &c to the borough limits,
would the company charge them a
five cent fare? Mr.. Bangs replied
.sNo." Councilman Dey then spoke
and wanted to know how the com
pany got into the borough. Had
they asked permission from any OF
the councilmen.
After MIR. Montgomery.
The mayor replied, mo, it was
through John Montgomery, who
thought he owned the town, and who
had fixed things up for them" After
some more talk by the mayor and
some of the council, the mayor inylt-
ed Mr.. Bangs to come up and sit be-
side him and Mr.. Bangs accepted the
invitation. Councilman Dey then
said that where the cars stopped 1t
was a very muddy hole in front OF
the Central station and he would sug-
gest that the company bring a load
or two of stone and put II ON the
street so as to harden it and do away
with the mud. The mayor said 1t
was one of the worst places in Broad
way. 1t was six inches below grace.
Andrew Slower wanted it hat way
and they had to put it down to suit
him.
Counsellor Arrives.
Counsellor Pearse then came into
the council chamber and excused
himself for being late, saying his
watch had stopped and he didn't
know the time. The mayor said he
was very glad the cars had som into
the borough as it done away with a
nuisance, a bad place. 1t il had kept
IN he would had 10 have placed an
officer there, meaning where the old
car was that was used for a waiting
room Mt the terminal.
Counsellor Pearse said that they
could not do anything without
amending section % of the ordinance
that had given the Public Service a
franchise to run through this Dor
ough. The mayor said he didn't
know what kind of a dicker had been
made between the two companies,
but he guessed they had made things
all right between themselves, looking
at Superintendent Bangs, who nod
ded yes. After considerable discus
sion on the subject Counsellor Pearse
said the mayor and council could not
have any dealings with the Jersey
Central Company. They must have
it all with the MiddleseX & Somerset
Traction Company, o r the Public Ser
vice. A. NJ. Gordon moved that the
council prepare papers and present
them to the Public Service Company
for them to sign-altering the sec
ton % of the ordinance and that the
council take no further steps in stop
ping the Keyport cars from running
here. The motion was carried.
The Electric Light Service.
The mayor then spoke to Mr..
Bangs. who is connected with the
Electric Light Company. about the
poor service and condition of our
electric lights. Mr.. Bangs said the
company thought that they had a
man here who was a man, but they