Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-24
All Contend That Fast Service is
an Absolute Necessity as the
Running Time Now Takes Over
an Hour and a Half at Times.
MAY PETITION PUBLIC SERVICE

the Newark fast line between that
place and this city, the first of the
month, public sentiment has been
aroused in favor of similar service
between this place and the county
seat.
City officials, lawyers, doctors.
merchants, tradesmen and business
men in all walks of life have arisen
In favor of such service, and from all
present reports are unanimous in the
opinion that the people of Middle
sex county are entitled to as fast
service between Perth Amboy and
New Brunswick as between Newark
and Perth Amboy. All declare that
the rapid service between the for
mer places is by far more important
and necessary, because where thou
sands travel between the county seat
and Perth Amboy daily on the troll
leys, only comparatively few use
the fast line to Newark, as there are
two steam railway lines by which
you may reach Newark, but none be-
tween the county seat and Perth
Amboy. Since the opening of the
Newark fast line from here many
say that people are just beginning to
realize how they have been imposed
on by the hour and ten minute serv-
= I've between Perth Amboy and New
sRrunswick, whereas fast line
Servfce could have cut the running
time in half. The Board OF Trade
will probably at its next meeting Pc
tition the Public Service for ex-
press service between these two
points, as number of .he organiza-
tion's members have expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
agitation.
County Clerk Bernard M Cannon,
City Clerk Wilbur LaRoe, Collector
OF Revenue Richard F. White and
other officials of the county and city
pronounced themselves heartily in
favor OF the project. All concluded
that fast trolley service between this
city and the county seat town should
have been established long before
this late date. They pointed to the
number Of people who daily travel
between the two cities and Mr. Gan
non laid stress on the need for busi-
ness men and householders, of which
were an unusually large number on
hand in the county buildings today
A fast line between this city and
the county seat would be one OF the
most valuable time-savers for the
police department, according to Chief
of Police Patrick ]. Burke. Detec-
tive Sergeants Huff and Long declare
1t would shorten considerably the
time they have to spend In their
many trips to the county court house
In, connection with trials.
"YOu cannot aPifat0 an oyDrpSs
trolley service between this place and
New Brunswick too strongly" said
Chief Burke when seen by reporter
this morning. 1--WE have not any too
many men on the force now, and ii
we could lessen the time taken up
In going to and from the county seat
1t would prove of great value to my
men, who would not then have to be
now do whenever they are SUBJ
county seat. The Public Service, l
believe, could easily put On express
cars between the two points, as they
have between here and Newark"
Coroner James ]. Flynn, who has
to visit the county seat often, said
the Inauguration OF fast line serv-
ice should reduce the schedule time
from seventy minutes to thirty min
utes at takes practically half day
to 20 to New Brunswick and return,
he declared, "even If you have bust
ness that will only require a few
minutes to transact.
County Clerk Cannon maintained,
when interviewed, that faster and
more direct trolley service between
the two largest cities in Middlesex
county should have been installed
years ago. He hailed it as grand"
and OF unestimable benefit to all
classes Of people, both here and IN
the New Brunswick end OF the coun-
ty. Besides lawyers, jurymen and
witnesses, there were numerous men
and women who had to go from this
city to the county seat, the county
clerk stated. He pointed to the fact
that many widows came up on PEN
sion cases, men and women on surro-
gate business, others to the sheriff's
office and many to the county records
HEADQUARTERS He concluded that 1t
would be a boon for them to be en-
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