Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-16
SOUTH AMBOY.

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council is open, gentlemen, for any
remarks"
The mayor inquired as to the con
sents. The clerk replied that the con-
sents as filed with him he believed
gives the necessary amount for Bor-
dentown avenue, that it was recently
figured up and he though showed
from 1,150 to 1.175 feet on Borden
town avenue.
Peter Slower, Jr.: Mr.. Mayor, !
think it was the intention or the UNI
derstanding of a great many of the
people, or part of them rather, of the
Bordentown avenue residents who
signed that petition or consent,
think 1t was the understanding that
these cars were to run down over the
tracks already laid On the street; and
there is a number of them that | have
spoken to personally who would, If
there is any possible way, withdraw
their signatures from that consent.
That they misunderstood the meaning
of the thing, did not understand there
was to be a double track there at all.
I looked over the map here, 1t shows
the track on the north side crossing
the other road at Meinzer's corner
then to the depot or Henry street on
the east side of Broadway. | have
been informed they intended to come
down on the north side of Borden
town avenue as far as Stevens venue
and there cross to the south side of
BordentOwn Now if / I'M
derstand 1t right they require about
twelve or thirteen feet from centre
to centre of track and as the track
that Is there at present with another
laid parallel with them Their would
not be but about four or five feet
clearance between the curbing and
car passing. Now | want to know
what chance a person is going to have
who happens to have a wagon in front
of the door, they will have to come
out of the house and o 1t for the
car to go by. 1t gives the people, in
my opinion, a very poor chance. In
other placese where they have the
double track system through a street
they as a rule shift the tracks from
the centre of the street. / should
think IL they run another track down
that street that would be the proper
thing to do. l understand the origin
al franchise with the 'Middlesex &
Monmouth Company, | have been in
formed there is a clause saying that
any competing companies coming in
on the same streets should be allowed
to run over these tracks at a nominal
rental. | do not know how it reads
or whether | have been informed
right, but | should think in this case
it would be easy to run over the
tracks as now laid without ripping up
the Streets
The mayor: II would say to Mr..
Slower that that was the reason |
made the short statement | did. ]
am informed that those Of you who
signed, signed under the impression
that they were to come down on that
track, making only a single track. l
understand you were deceived in that
and so far as your having signed al
ready is concerned, If you have been
deceived it is entirely with the mayor
and council to withhold the fran
chise."
Mr.. Slower: II do not want to say
that 1t was misrepresented to them, i
simply say it vas a misunderstanding
with them
Mr.. Rose: Il can say positively
for one property owner on Borden
town venue that was the under
standing. When that consent was
signed there was no representation
made at the time they would follow
one track down there, nothing at the
same time was said about construct
ing another track, and while it might
have been an act of carelessness on
part of the man who signed the ON
sent, at any rate he was laboring UNI
der a misrepresentation"
Mr.. Newton: Il simply want to
say ! was not home when the applica-
ton was left at my house. / signed,
1t under the impression that the cars
were going torun on the present track.
Had | known different | would not
have signed it,"
The mayor: "These are all good
points. The council wants to be fully
informed on these matters. l do not
mean to imply there has been any
misrepresentation, but it has been a
Misrepresentation on yoI gentlemen's
part. You understood it was to come
down on the same track and that is
not so, it is to be a dorble track. ]
myself, If l was a property owner
there, | should certainly very much
oppose 1t and in order TO set myself
straight, gentlemen of the council,
from what l know | did not say any
thing at the time you were consider
ing this franchise, but | thought !
would wait until the last momenl. so
that | could hear the full extent OF
public criticism as to the double track
through Bordentown avenue AMI
Broadway, but the scheme seems TO
be so impracticable, so unwise, when
they can come down through another
street and accommodate the borough.