Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-02
CITY ATTORNEY
TO FIGHT CASE
Board Of Aldermen Instruct
Him to Take Action Against
Public Service.
LIVE up TO FRANCHISE
Demand that Trolley Com
paniss Give Transfers.
Mayor Urges Action.
LIVE UP TO FRANCHISE

With the whole city government
presenting united front against the
Public Service Railway Company in
its alleged violations of the fran
chise granted 1t by the city, and the
railway company standing equally
fast behind the new Public Utilities
act, matters are now progressing to a
point where hostilities of a legal ma
ture are liable to ensue at almost any
time. Mayor Bollschweiler present
ed lengthy communication to the
Board Of Aldermen last night in
which he outlined the various alleged
violations of its franchise, which the
Public Service is said to practice.
The Board Of Aldermen took the
question up by instructing City At
torney Hommann to take steps to
test the trolley company's franchise
with regard to the patrolmen and
flremen Of the city riding on the cars
while on duty without the payment
of fares. Under the Public Utilities
law the P. 8. G. claim the right to
charge fares in these instances in
this city. 1t is contended that the
new law does not affect contracts al
ready in existence, as the city ar
rangements with the trolley company
has been.
Test Case Tonight.
Tonight the case will be tested In
the police court before Recorder H.
w Kehoe, where Superintendent Van
Duersen, of the Public Service Rail
way Company, has been summoned
as an officer of the trolley company
to answer charges of violating the
trolley franchise brought by various
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the trolleys for refusing to pay fares.
Transfers Are Demanded.
Transfers to all sections OF the
city are now demanded by the Board
of Aldermen of local trolley compa-
MES under the franchise granted to
the Raritan Traction Company and
Its successors, which provided that
fare In the city was to be Ave cents
to any point touched by the trolleys
At last nights meeting City Attor-
ney Homfnann was instructed to take
steps to enforce the provisions of this
franchise through the Public Service
Hallway Company's successors
A person getting on trolley ear
near the Amboy bridge and wishing
to go out State street ls only taken TO
the Staten Island ferry and there
made to pay another fare If he or she
stays on the trolley. If the passen-
ger gets off at State street and takes
car north on that street he or she
must pay another fare. The Board
of Aldermen will now insist upon
transfers at the State and Smith
street junction for people who may
want to continue their journey in
the city out either street. Similar
complications are connected with the
Jersey Central Traction Company S
use of the Public Service Railway
Company's tracks in this city.
The Mayors Letter.
The mayors communication to the
Board of Aldermen last night In re-
gard to the trolley situation was as
follows:
May 1, 1911.
Board OF Aldermen,
"Of Perth Amboy, N. j.,
"Gentlemen:-I am advised on
trustworthy authority that the Pub
lie Service Railway Company, which
holds franchises granted some years
ago to other companies, to operate a
street railway in our city, has re-
Gently violated some Of the condi-
tions of that ordinance, notably, by
refusing to permit policemen while
on duty to ride free on it's cars. We
have endeavored tos live up to the
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