Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-22
TROLLEY FIGHT
GETTING WARM
Two Public Service Cars
Guard Jersey Central Shut
tie at Greek Bridge.
CASE IN POLICE COURT
Expect Agreement Will be
Reached at Conference
This Afternoon.
CASE IN POLICE COURT

!
AS a result Of attempts OF the
comply with the city's wishes to run
cars on State street two of its cars
are hemmed in by Public Service
cars and Jersey Central trolley
patrons cannot ride further than the
foot of Smith street A conference
| between officials OF both traction
noon, at which it is expected an
agreement will be reached.
Amos Dudling, a Public Service
moterman arrested yesterday for
blocking tho first Jersey Central car
run out State street. was to have
been given a hearing last night be-
| fore Recorder Henry W. Kehoe, but
because City Attorney G. G. Hom-
mann was not on hand to prosecute
the case 1t was adjourned until next
| Tuesday night. When a second at
tempt was made by the Jersey Gen.
trail company to run a car out State
street this morning it was blocked
by two Public Service cars on the
lswitch opposite the United Lead
| Works.
Trouble Over Ticket Rate.
| The war waged by the Public Ser
vice Railway Company, against the
| Jersey Central Traction Company,
| an independent concern, appears to
be the result of the latter company s
refusal to abandon It's favors to the
public by selling fifty eight trolley
| tickets for $3.50 Ostensibly, the
interference by the p 8. G Is the
cause Of the Jersey Central COM
-. Lr su.r arfe
shuttle cars behind Public Service
cars. In reply to that, George !.
Brown, the vice president and gem
eral manager of the Jersey Central
company. said today he was trying
to benefit the public by running his
cars between the others on State
street, SO as to give seven and a
| half minute service. At the pres
ent time a fifteen minute service is
maintained by the Public Service
company.
A traffic agreement between the
| two companies provides that in view
| of permission to the Public Service
! to run cars over Raritan river into
| South Amboy. the Jersey Central
lis permitted to run its cars over
/ the Public Service line ein this city
Ipendent concern was permitted to
| do this, passengers from South AM
boy could ride to the city's north
erly boundary line for Ave cents,
Now they can only ride to the foot
| of Smith street and if they want
to go out State street or TO Maurer
they must take a Public Service
car and pay another fare.
Counsel For Motorman.
Joseph e. Stricken. appearing for
the Public Service in Dudling's case
last night, declared he would like
to have it conveyed to the public
that the Public Service company did
mot wish to have the Jersey Central
company run its shuttle cars ahead
OF Railway and New Brunswick cars
of the other company. Mr.. Brown
endeavored to explain that he did
not want to have his cars run ahead
of the others, but simply In between
so as to establish seven and half
minute service, which he deemed
fair to both. companies. Dudling
who was arrested by Chief of Police
Burke for obstructing traffic by
maintaining a car near Woodbridge
creek to hold a Jersey Central car
Il y
lin the custody of counsel.
Cars at Creek Bridge.
| The Jersey Central car, which is
No. 1S, is still near the creek bridge
| where 1t is being held by Public
fService cor No. ITO. Car No. 20 OF
the Jersey Central was sent out this
morning In charge of Conductor
William Haley to attempt to run on
State street 1t made three trips
as did No. 18 yesterday morning and
was then pinned on the switch near
the United Lead Works by Public
Service cars 2,011 and 40 John
Cosgrove, a Jersey Central motor
man, is in charge of No. 20, and
Mr.. Haley is in charge of No. 1S
Vice President Brown does not
wish to retaliate In the same manner
as his contemporary, but IL an agree
ment is not reached at the confer
| lence this afternoon he may order
enough cars tomorrow to tic up all
trolley, traffic on State street, thus
lstopping Public Service cars
From the office of the Jersey Gem
tral Traction Company at Keyport
came a report this afternoon that
| the Public Service ceased to run its
cars between this city and South
Amboy at Q o'clock. The Public Ser
vice concern would not confirm the
statement. The Public Service has
stopped issuing transfers between
/ this city and Woodbridge IL one
| to Woodbridge is ten cents.
Deliver Mail on Christmas.
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