Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-28
COMMUTERS IN
SESSION AGAIN
Want Better Time Between
South Amboy and New York.
special to the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy. May 2S:-The
Commuters met in the city hall last
evening. There were between If
teen and twenty commuters present.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Mr.. Van Pelt, and af-
ter the reading of the minutes the
meeting was thrown open for gen
eral remarks.
The chairman stated General Pas
senger Agent McFaddln, of the New
York and Long Branch r. R., had
stated in commenting on the service
accorded South Amboy. that they
surely would not get more or better
service unless they asked for it.
The general opinion appeared to be
that the number of trains accorded
by the C. r. r. of N. j. was suffi-
cient if they could only be relied
upon to make some respectable time
and not consume such a long period
between this city and New York.
In other words, it was thought the
city was worthy of a service bearing
more on the express character. In
the case of the Pennsylvania rail-
road it was thought they should
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that the old argument that they did
not desire short distant travel could
hardly continue under the new order
of things. The very poor equipment
provided by the C. R. R. of N. ]. was
also commended upon and was re-
ferred to as collins on account of
the frailty of the airs. 1t appeared
to be the thought that if the Penn
s~ylvanla railroad could be induced
to stop some trains at this point they
would, with their improved charac-
ter of equipment, etc, capture much
of the travel.
The organization wished It made
plain that the matter of adequate
train service was of vital interest,
not only to the commuters, but to
every person owning any property
or conducting any business in the
city, and hat all should join in this
movement for the benefit of the
city. IT was stated there were two
methods by which the desired results
might besecured: First, by taking
the matter to the Public Utility
Commission, and second, by going
about the matter in a tactfuI way
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was decided the latter method
should be triad first, and to this end
a committee with H. j. Berrian as
chairman, was appointed to bring
the matter before the common coun-
Gil this evening with the request
that they appoint a committee to
confer with the commuters next
Monday evening. 1t was also order
ed that the president of the Board
of Trade should be requested to Join
in conference with the council this
evening, also at the subsequent
meeting next week.
1t Is the idea to carefully dis
sect the present schedules, indicate
what is desired, place same in the
form of a petition for general sig
nature and then present same to
the officials of the N. Y. and l.. B.
r. R., after which 1t will also be
presented to the two operating com
panies, the G. R. r. of N. J. and
Pennsylvania railroad.
Some discussion was also had in
regard to the present form of tick
cts, containing but f1fty-four rides
instead of sixty as desired, ubt it was
thought the matter of tickets should
be held In allegiance pending action
on the train service proposition.
Meeting adjourned to meet Monday
evening, June 8, at s o'clock in the
city hall.