Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-03
CROWD ATTEND
HEARING TODAY
Property Owners Along Rail-
roads Ready to Protest
Against Elevation Of Tracks
WANT THEM DEPRESSED
Hearing Adjourned Until
This Afternoon on Account OF
Another Case Being Heard

Another Case Being Heard
Especial from Staff Correspondent
Trenton, June 3:-While it was
believed that everyone in Perth Am
boy was desirous of having the
dangerous grade crossings abolished,
when the Public Utility Commission
took up the matter at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, James S. Wight appeared
as counsel for a number of property
owners along the railroads mention
ed in the city's petition and stated
that while his clients were in favor
of having the tracks depressed they
would protest against any elevating
as it would be detrimental to their
properties. Among those whom Mr..
Wight represented were c. NJ. Peter
William J. Donnell and John Hagar-
man. Some of the foregoing were
present
The city is ready to argue its case
land has plenty of witnesses and data
on hand. Mayor Ferd Garretson and
City Attorney C. C. Hommann will
do the speaking in Perth Amboy's
behalf and Albert Leon it is under
stood will do the talking for the
Board of Trade. Joseph e. Stricken
was present this mornin as the trade
boards spokesman but was compelled
to leave shortly after noon
Owing to an accident caused by q
Icyclinder head blowing out an auto
mobile from the Frank Van Syckle
Garage containing Alderman William
F. Hilker, Alderman Henry w. Sand
beck, Jr., Alderman John Kutcher,
and Alderman John J. Clark, did not
arrive until this afternoon. A. Cerbo
lmade the trip by train and arrived
about noon. Max Goldberger, Sam
uel G. Garretson, Thomas Brown,
Anton Jensen and Charles Polensky
arrived by automobile during the
morning in addition to the main dele
cation of Perth Amboy representa-
tiYes
When the Perth Amboy delegation.
fifty strong, arrived at the state
house at l0:45 o'clock this morning
in about twelve automobiles for the
purpose of attending the hearing be-
fore the Public Utilities Commission
for the abolition of grade crossings
in that city, they we've informed Gaat
owing to the lengthy calendar of the
board it would be at least 2 o'clock
this afternoon before the Perth AM
| boy case could be heard The hear
| ing was scheduled for II o'clock IN
the morning, but when the big dele
cation arrived the board was busy
hearing a Trenton case
The Perth AmbOy people were
much amused at the size of the
chamber where the utility board was
holding its session. There was
hardly room for twenty-five people
and most of the visitors had to stand
outside in the corridor. Joseph e.
Stricker and James S. Wight used
window sills as their seats. The
room was very warm and there was
such jam and so much noise in the
place after the Perth Amboy crowd
arrived that the utility board stopped
hearing the Trenton case and made
the announcement that the Amboy
matter could not be taken up until
this afternoon. The room was clear
ed at once, and the delegation led
by Mayor Ferd Garretson, sought a
place to satisfy their appetites.
Among the machines from Perth
Amboy and the occupants were as
follows:
Water Department Auto-Supt.
A. II. Crowell, Jay FRANKIE, William
CloOney, Patrolman John Martin.
Patrolman John T. Murray, Detective
Sergeant Lawrence Long.
o. W Ramsays Auto-Mr. RAM
say, Albert Leon, Edwin G. Fraser,
City Engineer Samuel ]. Mason.
A. NJ. Metzendorf's Auto-Mr.
Metzendorf, Arnold Nicholson, Char
les Harmsen, Philip Levine, J. z.
Goldsmith.
EVENING NEWS Auto-D P.
Olmstead, City Clerk Wilbur LaRoe,
Charles M. Peterson, William j.
Trainer.
Peter S. Byrnes Auto-Mr. Byrnes
and l.. B. Moore.
/. c. Ostereaard's Auto-Mr Os-
tergaard, Emil Koyen and Victor
p. Christofferson, representing the
Master Builders, and Peter Larson.
John II. Gregory's Auto-Mr. Gre
CORY, City Attorney c. c. Hommann,
Mayor Ferd. Garretson, Alderman
William C. Wilson, Joseph G. Burns,
c. M. Wagner,
Isaac Alpern's Auto-Mr Alpern,
Hyman Wedeen, Joseph Joselson, Ma
than Roth.
Sigmund Spitzer's AutO-Mr. Spit
ger, David Dobbs, Excise Commission
er John Seaman, and Max Glass OF
Roosevelt.
Western Improvement Association
In Frank Van Syckle Garage Auto
Chris Anderson, Martin Momberg,
Adolph Koyen, Lars Laurisen, John
Madsen.
Members Of Water Board in Char
les d. Snedeker's Auto-Mr. Snedek-
er, w P. Runyon, Thomas Grieve and
.C. c. Sibley