Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-20
Trade Board Asks Freehold
ers to Make Single Fare
3 Cents.
WANT TEN Fob rs N
Resolution Adopted at Meet
of Directors Last Night--
TottenyiIle interested.
W GIVEN By COURT
Will Employ Business Sec
rstary--A. w. Wyndam to
Lecture February 20.
POWER GIVEN By COURT

With the understanding that q re>
cent decision of the courts gives thu
Board of Freeholders the power to
regulate the ferry fares charged on
boats landing in Middlesex county,
the Board of Directors Of the Board
of Trade last night decided to send
a petition to the county body today
requesting that action be taken to
reduce the toll charged by the Sta
ten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
Company on its boat between this
city and Tottenville. The Board OF
Trade wants the fare reduced from
1--WE cents to three cents for a single
passage and that ten passenger tick
cts be sold for twenty-five cents.
The Board of Trade has had the
matter under consideration for some
time and at its meeting on January
II, last, again took up the subject.
The directors last night followed the
course prepared at the general board
meeting and the result was that the
following petition was prepared and
will be sent to the Board of Free
holders today:
Petition In Full.
January goth, 1911.
~ Ills E1QAOl aDiG 1ofAiu vi wv
holders OF Middlesex County:
In accordance with action taken
by the Perth Amboy Board of Trade
at a meeting held January 18th.
1911, we respectfully petition your
honorable body to take action to
have the ferry fare charged by tho
Staten Island Rapid Transit Co. Der
tween Perth AmF1y and Tottenvilie,
reduced from Ava cents to tB GO
cents for a single yassaEe, and fAn4
eAnasfls6ss
rsassxn3oaane
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~ Pr ferries. yEeially IN VIHw q
the greatly ncs-1sed traff1c between
Perth Amboy and TottenviIIe.
This petition is submitted with the
understanding that a recent decis-
ion of the courts enables your hon-
orable body to regulate the ferry
fares to be charged IN boats landing
In Middlesex county.
We trust that you win give this
petition favorable consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
PERTH AMBOY BOARD OF TRADE
To Employ Business Secretary.
Ore of the most important actions
ever taken by the directors was last
night, when 1t was decided to m
ploy a permanent business secretary
to look after the matters taken up
by the board, and keep In touch with
the industrial world with the inten-s
tion of inducing manufacturers to
locate here. The directors feel that
such a man actively engaged can be-
of uncalculable benefit to the city, in
being right on the trail of any move
ment chat the board may take up
and to followS1t to it's conclusion.
On Tuesday next a committee will
go from the local board to attend a
meeting in Trenton in the interest
of the commission form of govern
ment.
Canal Man To Lecture.
On February 20, A. w. Wyndam,
constructing engineer Of the Pana-
ma Canal, will give a lecture on the
"Past, Present and Future of the
Panama Canal" 1t, will be given
under the auspices of the Board OF
Trade and probably In connection
with the Mems Club of the Simpson
M. e. church. Mr., Wyndam Is still
in government employ and his lec-
lures are being given in the form OF
q campaign of education to give an
idea of eactly what Uncle Sam Is do
ing in the Canal Zone.