Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-30
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WOODBRIDGE TO
|. GO FOR NAUGHl?
Looks as if Senate Bill No.
233 Will Pass in Senate De-
spite Strenuous Opposition
by Woodbridge Officials.

/ Despite strenuous opposition
waged by officials OF Woodbridge
Township they expect that senate
! bill No. 233, introduced by Senator
Read, to permit physical connections
| between steam and street railways,
will probably be passed in the senate
today. Township Committeeman
Gerity and Township Attorney Cut
ter were on hand in Trenton yester-
! day, in an effort to halt passage of
the bill. Through the efforts of Sen
ator William e. Ramsay, they did
succeed in having action upon the
measure delayed until today, pend
ing the probable introduction of an
amendment to apprehend any action
the bill might have upon the Wood
bridge case. In this Woodbridge is
| fighting the Public Service Railway
| Company in an effort to secure five
cent fares between Port Reading and
| Woodbridge proper, and between
Port Reading and Perth Amboy. 1t
| was Intended to introduce an amend
ment to the bill to provide that its
provisions should not affect litigation
now pending, as In the v 2Sa aIidge
case. Woodbridge officials zdYtidea)
against this course, looking out for
the future ului,ley wired DR. RAM
! say this m0fA 20 halt action on the
amendment proposition.
Could Make Connection.
Bill No. 233 was designed to en-
able the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners to authorize the max
ing of connection between regular
railroad and a street railway line
Woodbridge officials opposed such a
connection In the Newark Perth
Amboy line and intend to do so until
the Public Service will concede such
fve-cent fares as are desired The
township officials claim it to be
ridiculous that fifteen cents is
charged over the two-mile line 10
Woodbridge proper and over the
three-mile trip to Perth Amboy from
Port Reading, whereas but five cents
is charged for an eight-mile ride
from the reformatory to Keasbey on
the street car line.
The bill in question was on the
calendar for third reading in the
senate yesterday and Mr.. Gerity and
Mr.. Cutter went to Trenton to fight
It, They took the subject up with
Senator Ramsay and informed him
that il was not their intention of
stopping service on the Newark
Perth Amboy fast line, but simply to
get the peoples rights for Perth Ann
boy as we'll as Woodbridge They
explained about the. concessions de-
sired. DR.. Ramsay conferred with
Senator Read, sponsor of the meas
ure, and the Middlesex senator asked
the Woodbridge officials if they
would be willing to accept fve-cent
fare from Port Reading to Sewaren
They rejected this offer and Er. Ram
say then said he was afraid he could
Go little for them, as the bill seemed
certain of passage in the senate. He
then suggested an amendment to the
bill to Offset any action it might hove
In the Woodbridge case. Mr.. Gerity
and Mr. Cutter thought such move
might be planned, but they were not
certain about its desirability among
the other committeeman. The sub
ject was taken up upon their return
to Woodbridge and was voted down.
DR.. Ramsay was accordingly notified
by telegram today.
1t was learned by some of the
Woodbridge committeeman today
that Public Service lobbyists had
tried in vain to have the bill passed
after the Woodbridge officials left
the capitol yesterday. Mr.. Read in
formed them that he had given Sen
ator Ramsay his word that 1t would
not be acted upon until today.
It is now the intention Of the
Woodbridge officials to fight with
every effort against the bill in the
assembly. They have spoken to AS
semblyman Arthur A. Quinn about ii
and have been assured of notification
concerning action on the measure. A
hearing before the house committee
receiving the bill will be sought and
1t that the township will exert its
asst efforts to win out.
Committeeman Gerity stated today |
hat it was queer the bill could pass
before the legislators in view OF the !
sact that 1t would permit trains OF |,
railroads to operate on ordinary !
treet car lines. He contended that |
he measure was grossly undesirable !
from that point of view alone. The |
Public Service Railway Company |
claims 1t must charge at least ten !
cents on the railroad portion of its
asst line between Sewaren and Port |
Reading and then an additional
lickel from Sewaren to Perth Amboy,
Or from Sewaren to Woodbridge. In
contrast to this the Woodbridge Off
cials point to the fact that fares of
six and nine cents are taken by the
railroad between Perth