Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-15
Hearing Held Before Vice Chan
ce|Ior Stevens Yesterday Over
Right Of Company to Lay Con-
Meeting Switch at Sewaren.
WHAT WOODBRIDGE DEMANDS

In order to allow the presentation
of further affidavits on behalf of
Woodbridge township, Vice Chancel-
lor Stevens yesterday, continued for
two weeks temporary injunction
against the township authorities from
interfering with the operation of cars
by the Public Service/Railway Com
pany In Woodbridge road, Sewaren
The township authorities, repre-
sented by Attorney Ephriam Cutter,
contended that the trolley company
had no right to lay the switch con-
Meeting the private right of way Of
the Elizabeth and Trenton Railway
Company with the Perth Amboy-
Woodbridge Fine at Sewaren, disput-
ing their action by a technical clause
In the ruling of the Public Utilities
Commission which gave the Public
Service Company the right only to
make grade crossing at Woodbridge
avenue. Frank Bergen and E. Amb-
Ter Armstrong appeared for the troll
ley company, drawing the attention OF
Vice Chancellor Stevens to the fact
that the connections had been made
under a restraining order of Vice
Chancellor Howell and that trolleys
were now running over the switch.
Attorney Cutter contended that the
justice had no right to grant this in
function and stated that the Public
Utilities Commission acted under
fdubious authority"
Vice Chancellor Stevens stated
that he believed any restraining order
would interfere more with the public
convenience than the existence of the
connections injured Woodbridge
township and continued the In
junction.
Although Colonel Gilmour, of the
Public Service company, appeared be-
fore the township committee last De-
cember in regard to this matter,
members of the new committee claim
they do not know what transpired, no
application having been made in writ
ing and no representative has ap-
peared before them. The authorities
+ now insist that the company make ap-
plication to the new body, and II this
action is done the request will prob
ably be granted after certain demands
made by the officials are complied
wits.
One of the demands made by the
committee is that five cent fare be
put into effect between Port Reading
and Perth Amboy instead of the fif-
teen cent fare now charged. They
maintain that ten cent fare Is taken
up on the private right of way be-
tween Port Reading and Sewaren and
that Ave cent fare taken up between
Sewaren and Perth Amboy, while the
entire fare charged between Perth
Amboy and Woodbridge, similar
distance, is five cents. The commit
teemen also insist that transfers TO
Woodbridge be granted at SeWaren 10
the old line and that the trolley com
pany live UP to the township fran
chise which provides that the Pnphc
Service railway cars stop at all cross
ings on signal. They claim that the
excessive speed and heavy cars are
dangerous and also want signal bells
at every crossing A small station at
port Reading is another demand
made by the woodbridge authorities.
The fight against the trolley COM
nany seems to have resulted in al
most endless litigation. The Wood
bridge committee had steam roller
placed at the crossing for several
months to block the laying OF the
switch and three Public Service en-
ployes were arrested July 2 when
thew attempted to start work. Pro-
ceedings were instituted by the Public
Service company to recover damages
for false arrest. In this action the
trolley company made the township
committeeman the defendants, where
as Attorney Cutter argues that the
suit should have been brought against
the Woodbridge township corpora
ton. This point Is sustained and the
papers will be changed.
Chairman ]. q. Waring, j. L. Gill,
J. p. Gerity and Attorney Cutter we're
the Woodbridge representatives at
the hearing in Newark yesterday.