Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-01
COPS To PAY
FARE ON CARS.
City Attorney lnstructs Po-
lice to Act According Until
Matter Is Settled.
PASSES ARE VOID TODAY
Public Service Acts in Ac-
cordance With Public UtiIi-
ties ct--EmpIoyes Only.

Suit and counter suit, arrests
following arrests, summons and
counter summons are making the
situation with regard to the local
police and Public Service Railway
Company more complicated day by
day. The Public Service today cut
out all free transportation under the
recent legislative statute known as
the Public Utilities Act. Policemen
and firemen, whether in uniform or
not, and all other persons who may
heretofore have enjoyed free pasg-
age over the common carriers in
question will now have to pay fare
or walk-exception being made,
however, to the railway company
employees, officers, agents. surgeons.
physicians, attorneys at law and
their families.
Instruct Cops to Pay.
Chief of Police Patrick ]. Burke,
who on Friday received summons ia
appear in the supreme court ia
answer in a $4,000 damage suit
brought against him by Public
Service trolley conductor, has rec
ceived advice from City Attorney Co
c. Hommann to instruct the patrolo
until the present question is settled.
This applies to patrolmen In uniform
as well as not in uniform and they
have been instructed accordingly.
Some members of the police foros
live considerable distance from
police headquarters, but they will
now have to pay fare or walk to and
from work, when heretofore the
r hoe a
ride while wearing their uniforms.
Some of the officers are beginning
to think about securing bicycles.
Summons has been served on
Superintendent Van Duersen, of the
Public Service railway, to appear at
the local recorders court tomorrow
night to answer charges of violating
the trolley ordinance brought by
members OF the police force who
have been elected from trolleys for
not paying fare by conductors and
others while not in uniform The
police claim that according to the
city ordinance, composed from
contract made by the city with the
trolley company, all patrolmen were
to ride on trolleys while on duty.
The police claim that they are on
d9ty at all times while in the city
limits.
Aliege 90 .saHnee sNicaation.
The police claim rf1srt- --eSt nj. only il
the Public Service Railway violating
! the ordinance with regard to allow
| ing the police TO ride but that 1t has
proven itself violators In other ways.
1t is stated that the trolleys are run
through the city at a rate of twenty
five miles an hour at times when the
speed limit is twelve miles an hour.
Chief Burke endeayored to hold the
trolleys down to the speed limit but
was Informed by local authorities to
discontinue this proceeding.
According to the trolley COM
pany's contract with the city the
school children are supposed to ride
for half fare through form of pass
book. When these books run out
the children have to go through SO
much red tape to get a new book, II
is claimed, that 1t is often month,
or more before they secure new
pass book, during which time theiNI
have TO pay full fare.
Firemen Are IncenSed.
1t is understood that the french
are much incensed through tho
withdrawal today of the riding privt~
lege which has been extended To
them Ia the past while on the way
to fires.
All city officials holding passes
lose their privilege of free transport
tation over the Public Service rai1-
way as well as the police and fire.
men. 1t is understood that even Su-
perintendent Cham berlain, of the
Public Service Electric Lighting
Company, loses his pass over the
tIolley lines, although he is connect
ed with practically the same COM
pany in another branch Il its acttvi-
ties.
Patrolman John Martin paid q
FIVE cent fare TO Conductor George
Rapp, No. 1886. Saturday under
protest He was riding on car No.
1,169. FaS