Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-17
SOUTH AMBOY.
The HEARING
is CONTINUED
More Of the Details Concerning
the Trolley Loop Through
John Street.

Continuing the discussion at tn,
public hearing on the proposed troll
ley loop, part of which was given in
the NEWS yesterday and which was
ended with Peter Slower, Jr., on the
iioor. Mr.. Slower continued as fol
lows:
/ do not want it understood thai
we oppose this trolley coming into
town. No objections to this trolley
coming In or any ohers, but let them
come In the properway without ruin.
ing our streets and interfering with
other business, There is a track al
ready on Bordentown avenue and let
them go over it.
The mayor: II do not see how il
could POSSIBLY interfere with the busi-
ness of the town. They strike Broad
way. Why, they could run right into
Andrew Slover's store if he gave them
the privilege.
Mr.. Dey: Il thing the gentlemen
and the mayor as well are little bit
off in this. The trolley company did
not ask for this This is a loop the
council forced them to make. They
did not ask for 1t, they did not want
it. | do not believe the trolley people
want that route whatever They did
not ask for it, they wanted to skip
through South Amboy regardless. 1t
is this council that fought them on
this point and got them to deposit
$500 agreeing to take that route. We
thought we were doing the citizens of
South Amboy favor by doing 1t.
The mayor says he knows it is a posi-
tive fact they are going to have two
tracks down there. | do not know it
and do not believe there is any man
in this room that knows it, but there
is this about it, if they get fran
chise down that street to lay another
track they can make better bargain
with the trolley people than If they
had not. Now they furnish the power
to Broadway for the Public Service
and they run down on their tracks
and they could just as easily do 1t
then as they can now and cut off and
go up John street. / would not like
to say that is the intention, but | am
satisfied 1t is. / haven't it with any
authority, but / am satisfied that is
the course they intend to take-fol-
low the present track down to Broad
way and go up John street. Every
one knows 1t would be foolish thing
to lay a track down alongside the
other. 1t would be foolish thing to
the Public Service when they could
get revenue from them, also it would
counter-balance the expense of furn-
ishing power; but of course they have
to have the right and privilege from
this borough to occupy that street
and as say it has been imposed upon
them by this council to take that
route. Their franchise only asked
to pass through Stevens avenue. l.,
as one, did it for | thought it best.
There were number came to me
and said You are not going to let
them skip through" | asked for 1t
down John street and up Henry
street. That was argued here time
and time again. They said it was i'm
practicable to do 1t on account of go
ing around the "Y." If there had not
been a "Y" down here they could
have done it and they laid out their
course"
The mayor: "Mr. Dey is right.
Mr.. Dey was very insistent they
should come down through Borden
town avenue into Broadway. Very
insistent, indeed. / was of a very
different opinion, but said nothing.
! wanted to hear the fullest criticism
by the people. Now I would say to
the council and gentlemen present
knew of this intention for application
To- q franchise by the Jersey Central
. ;fction Company at least six weeks
Dezore the council or anybody else
knew anything at all about 1t. They
visited my Office several times and
that was the route they proposed.
They had their engineers over the
ground and had made careful consid-
erations and surveys. Their original
intention was to come down If they
could through Pine avenue on a
double track, If not able to make ar
rangements with the Public Service
Corporation to come down on single
track, but then they deviated and
went around through Conover's field.
Their original intention was to come
down to Stevens avenue, turn down
Stevens avenue to John street, use
the 'Y' or the double track between
John street and Henry street by an
understanding with the Public Ser
vice Corporation and up Henry street
to Stevens avenue to the hole in the
wall That was the original concep-
tion and intention of the council and
must say the council as Mr.. Dey
said, insisted upon them coming down
Bordentown avenue and into Broad
way down to the station. Now they
did not want to do that, that was very
different and contrary to their origin
al plans Now coming down Stevens
avenue is what they originally intend
ed. | think If / had my way | would
have them go down Pine avenue to
John street, down John street to
Broadway and up Henry street"
Mr. Dey: ''Their original applica-
SOUTH AMBOY WANTS.