Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-02
B PUBLIC SERVICE MEM
WORKING ON CAR [|NE
. ARRESTED IN SEWAREN
Attempt Made by Trolley Co. to
Complete Connecting Link for
Running Fast Line Cars from
Here to Newark.
FIRST TROLLEY TOMORROW

Three Public Service men were ar
rested at Sewaren this morning as
the result of an attempt made by
the Public Service Railway Com
pany to complete a connecting link
for the establishment of fast trolley
service between this city and New
ark. Unaware of the difficulty en-
countered by workmen, the Public
Service Company issued an an
nouncement today to the effect that
| direct trolley service between Perth
Amboy and Newark would be insti-
tuted tomorrow morning, the first
car to leave Smith and State streets
at 6:34 o'clock in the morning.
Charged with obstructing the pub
! lie highway, Martin White, superin-
tendent of maintenance and way;
John Long and John Daily. OF the
Public Service, we're arrested by Pa
trolman Simonsen at Sewaren early
this morning His action is under
stood to have resulted from the re-
fusal of the Woodbridge township
officials to permit the traction COM
pany to make the connecting link
until 1t had acceded to several de-
mands, which included five-cent
fare between Port Reading and
Woodbridge proper, and Perth Am-
boy and Woodbridge proper. Four
other Woodbridge officers were later
stationed a the scene of actfs 11s
morning to stop the force OF trolley
men from completing the connection.
The whole affair may involve q
monster legal tangle, which may last
for long time, it was stated after
the hearing In Woodbridge this
morning The accused men were
J placed under bonds In the amount
of 5000 each to await the action OF
the grand jsry John Hansen, OF this
city, furnished the bail. l.. D. H
| Gilmour, counsel for the tractidl
company, is reported to have assert
ed that the Public Service would In
stitute action for heavy damages
against Woodbridge Township and
Chief of Police Murphy, charging
false arrest and Imprisonment His
claim was that his company had the
legal grant Of the Board Of Public
Utility Commission to make the con-
Meeting link.
Township Attorney Ephrainn CUT
ttl, VI WOOuDIluBt, CldlIUb ne HdS
thus far tried in vain to get
glimpse of any such authorization.
Contending that there has been no
decision by the utility commissions
ers in favor of the trolley company,
the Woodbridge official will not per-
nit completion of the track over
| twelve-foot stretch of land at the
point of dispute in Sewaren. The
~ne. 4 rv1<
several points this morning, Wood
bridge officials desiring that prom-
ises be given to erect a platform fer
passengers in Sewaren and to grade
at other points for the convenience
| and safety of passengers. The land
in dispute is narrow strip, situated
just west of Whitaker's corner IN
/ Sewaren. The township officials
placed steam roller. there several
months ago to prevent completion OF
the track until the trolley concern
had acceded to demands.
While Patrolman Simonsen was
on his beat in Sewaren about 3
o'clock this morning, he saw red
light flash up on the trolley signal
system He was surprised, believ-
ing that no cars were being run at.
that hour of the morning. The Of.
ficer waited and was further sur
prised to see a work car being driv-
en- towards Sewaren. Three other
work cars came along about half an
hour later, carrying about forty men
and tools. Later the force was in
creased to about a hundred men.
When they commenced to dig near
the Whitaker corner, the officer or
dered them to stop. They did SO,
but went up farther and started to
excavate on strip of land. 1t Is
claimed they threw dirt over on the
. sidewalk and against a real estate
office. Simonsen ordered the men
to desist. They refused and the
three in charge were placed unde11
arrest They were taken TO-
town hall in Woodbridge d
raigned Immediately before
, der Martin G, Ashley He
, them held, after Mr.. Gilmour
company and Mr.. Cutter IL
!, township had wrangled on
, points The trolley officials
tended that the sidewalk In al
was never used Woodbridg
cials said it might not be used
In a year, but it was sidd
nevertheless, made for they
ience Of the plalie and not
structed. Further trouble.
pected In the day when IN
licemen stationed at Sew
lprevent the trolley -eIa1
completing the eonnectil
Continued on Pa
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