Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-13
SOUTH AmBOy.
MORE TROLLEY
TALK HEARD.
Citizens Tell the COuncilmsn
What They ThinkOf The Borden.
town Ave. Extension.

The regular meeting of the borough
council was called to order at 7:45 p.
m. Present: Mayor Treganawan,
Conneilmen Dey. Dewan. Foreman,
]. II. and A. NJ Gordon, also Counsel
lor Pearse and Clerk Fulton.
Minutes of the previous meeting
4 were read and approved. The clerk
read communications signed by B. A.
Robinson. NJ. d., E. f. Fielding and
large number of others deploring
the fact that some objection had been
raised TO the route of the Jersey Cen
tral Traction Company down Borden
town avenue, stating they had con-
siderable business with the borough
and that such service would be much
better and save considerable delay to
them, and requested that the appli-
cation be given earnest considera-
tion and if possible granted The
communication was ordered received
and filed The clerk also read Pc
tition signed by practically all the
business people on Broadway request
ing that a franchise be granted the
traction company to run Its cars down
Bordentown avenue and Broadway.
This was also ordered received and
filed.
i Bills amounting in total to 81, 204.-
&;5 were ordered paid. At this point
the council went into executive ses-
sion for fifteen minutes. Upon re-
suming, the financial report was read
which showed:
Balance to borough account$2, 2,1I6.77
Balance to school account 4,904.42
Balance to water account 1,211.50
Balance from all sources$S ,232.69
The clerk stated that the hearing
of the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany was in order. j. H. Gordon
moved that the matter be laid over
to the next meeting. Before this could
be carried John Lovely said: Il rep
resent certain people and have been
here couple of times. ! would Hike
to see some disposition made of the
matter. 1t is unnecessary to say that
every time l come here there is a
little more expense attached TO it
and do not think would be justified
in drawing on my clients for any
more foney than Is absolutely neces-
sary and if you gentlemen are in d
position to dispose of the matter this
evening so far as the public hearing
is concerned, | would greatly appre-
ciate it."
A. M. Gordon moved to proceed
with the public hearing and it was
carried
Mr. Lovely: Il represent certain
jnarties who stand in favor of the"
y The Mayor: John, want to tell
Nyou, you are under certain disad-
vantage tonight; you have frog III
your throat. You come to me tomor-
row and will only charge you two
dollars to get that oAt.'A
Mr.. Lovely: Before proceeding
would like to ask the parties who are
opposing this to make any further
objection that they may have against
the franchise so I may answer their
objection at one and the same time. "
Mr. Steuerwald: II came over to
night to explain my feelings in regard
to the trolley. When the petition
went around to run the trolley down
Bordentown avenue l signed the Pc
tition, but / did not understand that
there was another track to be laid
there. l thought probably the new
trolley would come down on the same
track and / was in hope we would
get something in this town that would
have sprinkler same as in other
towns and not have so much dust. We
have measured the street today and
do not see how you could lay troll
ley on either side without danger, as
the trolley will almost reach the