Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-24
CITY To OPPOSE
Z OTHER PUBLIC
UTILITY BILLS
Satisfied With Showing Yester-
day at Senate Hearing, City
Officials at Conference, De-
eide to Cooperate.

In view of the fact that it was due
TO the alertness of Woodbridge town
ship officials that Perth Amboy be-
came aware of the serious provisions
governing home rule in senate bill
No. 232, and that Woodbridge is a
neighbor, Perth Amboy officials have
decided to stand by the township and
aid it in lighting senate bills No. 1919,
233 and such other measures as af-
feet public utilities and would be
of harm to this or the neighboring
community. This was decided upon
at conference between Mayor Ferd
Garretson, Alderman John J. Clark
and City Attorney Andrew j. Wight
today. Mr.. Wight will acquaint him
self with the position of the bills in
question and will appear at Trenton
when public hearing is given on the
bills.
Well Impressed With Result.
City officials are well impressed
With the showing made before the
judiciary comnaittee OF the assembly
!. in opposing hiil No. 2aa yesssraps.
4 half saosf 5r isisE3n =,
lined up against the measure. /,
was the Unanimous opinion of the
entire delegation and. in fact, local
aldermes were informed by the as
sembly secretary at the meeting,
that the measure would never be re-
ported out of committee. Consider
ing the Inconsistency of some legis-
lators in fighting for home rule
amendments on one score and then
turning around and supporting bill
No t.Ths nh zl.l -
home rule of public utilities. caused
the aldermen who attended the hear
ing to laugh today in discussing de-
tails of the Trenton trip yesterday
They stated that there were two high
officials of the Public Service Corpo-
ration on hand at the hearing, but
neither of them had word to say
for or against the bill.
Assemblyman E. Morgan Barra-
dale, of Essex, was one of the best
speakers against passage of the bill.
He advocated municipal ownership
most strongly. Senator G. M. Egan.
of Hudson, was another strong op-
ponent to the measure in question
Mayor Seger, of Passaic, spoke
against 1t, as did an assemblyman
representing Elizabeth. City Attor-
ney Andrew j. Wight, Thomas Brown
and Assemblyman Arthur A. Quinn
spoke against the bill for Perth
Amboy.
Those from Perth Amboy at the
hearing in Trenton yesterday were
City Attorney Andrew j. Wight, Al
dermen John j. Clark, John Kutcher
and William C. Wilson, as the Judi
cary committee of the Board of
Aldermen, together with Aldermen
Chris Jorgensen, John w. Kelly and
+. William Hilker, Assemblyman
Albert Bollschweiler and Thomas
Brown
Mr.. Wight advanced several good |
points in opposition to the bill. He |
ridiculed state control of public util- |
tiles In communities and told of |
and even years eing re-
quired in obtaining decision from |
the utility commissioners in some |
cases. Both he and Mr.. Brown de-
ciared that municipalities should |
have the right of controlling their |
utilities and should have the right |
Of making such arrangements as they !;
saw fit for the distribution and sale |
Of productions to neighboring places. |
Mr.. Brown declared that he could
buy water cheaper in South Amboy
than he could in Perth Amboy, even
though Perth Amboy sold the water
consumed by the city of South Am
boy.
Mayor Garretson received letter
from Mayor Dahnert, of Garfield to-
lay stating that the community's
officials had spoken to the Passaic
senator and asked him to oppose
senate bills No. 1873, 232 and 233,
md especially No. 232.