Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-21
Fight Begins When Jersey
Central Attempts to Run
State Street Car.
DELIBERATELY BLOCKED
Public Service Takes aagan-
tage of Accommodation Grant
ed by the Jersey Central.
INSISTS ON SCHEDULE
Public Service Motornlan Ar
rested on a Charge Of
Blocking the Traffic.

Relations between the Public Ser
vice Railway Company and the
Jersey Central Traction Company
concerning the operation of cars OF
these companies on State street In
this city took a new turn today when
the former company would not let
the Jersey Central concern operate
shuttle car on that thoroughfare.
The Public Service road officials Or
dered one of its motormen to run
car to Woodbridge creek and block
the Jersey Central shuttle car. Amos
Dudling did so and kept his ear near
Woodbridge creek until The was ar
rested by Chief of Polio Patrick ].
Burke at / o'clock this afternoon.
He lives at 318 Stockton street. Bail
was given for his appearance Iii
court tonight to answer to charge
of obstructiBg traffic. The complain
ant against him is George /. Brown.
vice president and general manager
of the Jersey Central Traction Gona-
pany.
The fight between the two compa-
nies, which has prevailed for some
months past, became more hitter
than ever today, because the Jersey
Central company complied with Act
Ing Mayor William d. Voorheess res
quest to run cars to the cityss north
erly boundary line.
The r. S. G. ear now stands guard
over a Jersey Central car near Wood
bridge creek bridge aria may pocket
il until an agreement can ne made
between j. j. Ceilings, division sly
nerintend dsnt of / be Essalia- s<ais;ia
and CT Brown, s'cA Nse taent OF
the Jersey Central Counans
The Jersey Central aftieiais. II ii
said, did not notify the public Ser
vice OF their Intentions ana the ArsT
notice OF this extension of her ayss-
ten was made known to the Public
Service officials through the news
papers.
Superintendent Gettings. Of tho z.
s. c., informed superintendent
Brown yesterday afternoon that
some kind of schedule would have
to be made out and asked for a eori-%
terence. Up until 8 O'Clock this
morning there we're no arrange
ments on the part of the Jersey Cen
tral Company and a novel and effec-
tive way was adopted by the Public
Service to take the case Into their
own hands.
Supervisor Burke, OF New Bruns-
wick, then took the matter into
hand. About o'clock Jersey
Central Traction car preceded one
OF the Public Service to the Wood
bridge creek bridge. When Il was
reached Mr.. Burke asked the motor
man OF the Jersey Central car to
back down to the siding and allow
the Public Service car to come to-
this city drst This was done and
when the green ear reached the entt
of the siding Mr. Burke ordered one
of his to back down on Ii and re-
main there until some agreement
had been reached
The Jersey Central Company's 5
cars are so constructed that they
cannot cross the bridge aud then
use the siding ON the other side to
return to this city and their trafi1e
on State street Is held up.
The Public Service superintendent
said that his company only wanted
fair deal He said that II q Jersey
Central car precedes the r. s. G.
cars then the schedule between New
Brunswick and this city and Railway
and Perth Amboy Il broken up and
traffic delayed. He declared 1t was
dangerous 10 run cars In such q man
ner early this morning and that his
company would not stand for 1t.
The EVENING NEWS has the
LARGEST circulation In the county