Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-22
S. A. COUNCIL
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South Amboy, Nov. 22:-The
common council adjourned at their
last meeting to meet tonight for the
purpose of giving the citizens an OPP
~portuDity to present their views con-
corning the granting of franchise to
the Public Service Corporation to
make connection with the Jersey
Central by putting In a switch on
Broadway and crossing Main street
and connecting with the Jersey Cen
trail at that point, also in like a
ner connecting at ~Bordentown ave-
nue..
This is a matter that should be
given considerable thought by our.
citizens and they should be present
tonight to give the council the BEN
eft OF their suggestions, that they
may, If they think advisable, act ac-
cordingly. In the first place we
should take in consideration the
treatment of the said corporation In
reference to the accommodation of
our citizens. The NEWS correspon-
dent was talking with n somewhat
up in their connection with the
aforesaid corporation on Saturday in
reference to the three-fare arrange
ment within the city limits to and
from Perth Amboy. When we were
told that they were running their
ears at a loss between the two cities
for the accommodation of the people
our reply was that we might look
green, but that we were not so sus-
ceptible as to believe that any cor
poration would operate their cars at
a loss to accommodate the people.
We wish to bring a few matters
before the people OF South Amboy
to refresh their minds, hoping that
tonight they will be present and act
accordingly. II we had waited for
the Public Service, as they style
themselves, to give us direct and fire.
quent communication between the
Amboys, no doubt we would have
waited until the boys in the cradle
would had their hair well besprin-
killed. with gray. The J. c. T. under
the many difficulties, after about ten
years hard work and expense, sue
ceeded in getting in through III city
and over the river to Perth Amboy.
What then occurs as the J.. G. T.
cars are running across the river
and we take passage2 On reaching
Smith street we find we are COM
PEELED to wait from fifteen to thirty
minutes to enable the Public Service
car to preeede us, fearing that the j.
G. T. might gather a few nickels
from the Perth Amboy people if they
were allowed to precede the Public
Service. (This is our opinion). Yet
they would have us believe they We're
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dation at a loss to the company.
This state of things exists for a
short time when the Aforesaid Public
Service, realizing how the poor un-
fortunates of South Amboy are han
dicapped on account of the infre-
ouent running of the cars of the j.
c. r. put on a line of their cars i'll
conjunction with those running, this
only being done for South Amboy's
accommodation.
What cares this great corporation
for the few South Amboy nickels?
Not they-this running of their cars
is purely a benevolent action on
their part, at a loss to themselves,
and now their minds are very much
exercised over the inconvenience
that still remains. They want a
franchise at two points so they can
make connections and have a belt
line purely for our accommodation.
What cares this generous corpora
ton for the few nickels gathered by
the J. C. 7. on Stevens e They
want us to understand that they are
a great philanthropic concern and
what they do is in the interest of the
people of South Amboy. We can't
help but believe them. If We had
any doubts about this matter they
Immediately disappear when we re-
member. they charge three fares for
about the same distance the ]. c. T.
charges one.
To the readers of the NEWS and
all other citizens of South Amboy,
we hope you will be present in the
council chamber tonight and endeav-
or to impress upon the authorities
how benevolent and kind the Public
Service Corporation is to he people
of South Amboy.
If you do o read the NEWS
every day yon VIII miss a great deal,