Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-19

be done soon to remedy the dis
graceful condition at the "Hole-in-
tae-Wall," under the Pennsylvania
railroad tracks at South Amboy, was
given at the meeting of South Amboy
s3ity council last night The city So
c.tcr, f. M. p. Pearse, stated that
Benator George S. Silzer, who repre-
sents the county end of the litiga-
ton, had, Thursday or Friday of last
week, received letter from the
stenographer of Vice Chancellor
Stevenson, of Jersey City, who has
the matter in hand, stating that the
vice chancellor had prepared an
opinion and wanting to know if q
copy of it was desired. This is taken
to mean that the opinion regarding
: the matter had been dictated and
that 1t would soon be given out.
Word. was sent to the stenogra-
pher at once asking that copy of
the opinion be forwarded at the
earliest possible moment. Mr.. Pearse
said he had hoped to have the opin-
Ion by last night to lay before the
council, but 1t had not yet arrived
He said he thought it might come
today. Mr.. Pearse was not in his
Office In Newark when the EVENING
NEWS called up on the telephone
today. Senator Silzer was reached
at New Brunswick, however. He
told of receiving the letter referred
to by Mr. Pearse last night. He said
he had not as yet received the opin-
ion but waE expecting 1t in every
mail,
Cannot Explain Delay.
The senator said he was unable
to explain the delay In the matter.
He declared that at the beginning
the vice chancellor was waiting un-
til the court of errors gave its deci-
sion in the Metuchen case. This was
done in April, 1908. In it's decision
the court held the law under which
action was brought to be constitu-
tional, thus upholding all the legal
points involved. In this regard the
decision of the court of errors ap,
piled to the "Hole-in-the-Wall'' case
as much as it did to Metuchen.
The only point left for the vice
chancellor to decide, therefore, is
the width Of the old road over which
the tracks were built In taking the
testimony to be presented to the vice
chancellor old records were dug up
as far back as 1S46 and farther, all
of which tended to prove that the
road was wide enough for two wa
gons to pass at one time also for
footpath. This was the road used to
go to and from the salt meadows.
As soon as the opinion of the vice
chancellor is received, and If it is to
the effect that the road must be re-
stored to It's original width under
the tracks, Senator Silzer said that
steps would be taken at once to COM
pei the Pennsylvania railroad to
comply with the court order or else
the railroad would be held in con-
tempt.
Have The Hole" Lighted.
The present condition of the
'Hole-in-the-Wall'' was given much
consideration at the South Amboy
council meeting last night. Coun-
Gilman Berrian called attention to
the advisability of having electric
lights burning during the day time
as on cloudy days it was very dark
through the passage His motion
that the incandescent lights under
there be put on the commercial cir
cult and kept burning continuously
was carried.
There was some discussion as to
the proper protection there. This
was started by communication
from Mayor Treganowan telling of
complaints he had received and urg-
ing more adequate police force
This communication was as follows:
Mayor Treganowan's Communication
Shame compels me to ask again
an increase in the police force. There
Is not day that passes that | am
not receiving complaints and appeals
for some sort of protection from all
sorts Of sources on account of the
criminal condition that is complain
ed of. I have had appeals from
auto clubs In three cities, New Jer-
sey, New York and Long Island
asking for protection in passing
through Mechanicsville "HoIe-in-
the-Wall" and wanting to know if it
IS the law Of the city to collect toll
at the Hole. The automohillsts
are subjected to all sorts OF indigni-
ties in passing this point. Occu-
pants clothing are often ruined and
otherwise physically damaged. One
auto club asks me the pertinent
question, Are you really the mayor
of the city," and if / though ! knew
my business. Forty years ago South
Amboy township had the most GRIM
inal record of any town in the vicin-
ity and the old days, am sorry to
say, are returning and we viii soon
be known as such again
Now. gentlemen, am not exag-
gerating in this matter, but rather
am putting 1t as mildly as | can
II you were to know some of the
sources from which am receiving
complaints It would surprise some Of
you. know. r the council does not
deem II expedient 10 ppoint the
necessary number. / ask that one At