Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-29
BUS SCHEDULES
up To ALDERMEN
City Fathers VIII Consider VIo-
Iati0n Of Schedules Tonight

Failure of certain bus drivers to
live up to their regular timetable of
arriving and departing from the de-
signated stations in this city will be
n of the subjects brought before
the Board Of Aldermen for discussion
when this body meets in committee
session tonight.
1t has been rumored about for the
past month and in some cases it Is
an assured fact that certain jitney
drivers are not conforming to- their
regular schedule. It was this "hunch''
that led Chief of Police Patrick ].
Burke to placing one of his men on
duty several days ago checking up
the arrival and departure OF the lit
neys. officer Bachman was the first
officer detailed to this duty but yes
terday was replaced by Patrolman
Martin. Bachman has been trans
ferred to the traffic department and
will work with Motorcycle Officer
Seiboth toward the apprehension of
speeders.
Martin, when questioned this
! morning concerning. the Irregularities
of the bus drivers, stated that when
first placed IN duty yesterday he mo-
ticed a few of the jitneys were not
running IN their prescribed time.
This matter was reported to Chief
Burke. The patrolman was instruct
ed to make a careful check of all the
automobiles with the Idea toward Sc
curing enough data to lay before the
Board of Aldermen for action.
Martin finds that the Woodbridge,
-Carteret and Chrome buses are the
main offenders. This morning the
automobiles to these places were not
at their regular station at the corner
of New Brunswick avenue and Smith
street from 8 until after 10 o'clock.
He checked buses supposed to leave
here at 9:10, 9:20, $50, 1000 and
1910 as not having mad their ap-
pearance at the starting place.
The officer claims that when he
questioned the drivers when they ap-
peared later as to the reason why
Es.hey were not at their station he was
informed by the chauffeurs the cars
were in the garage for repairs or
were being creased up. 1t was a
noticeable fact, the officer continued.
that the buses on this particular
route were never in the garage dur
ing the early morning rush hours or
the hours between 4 and IL o'clock
midnight to take care of the after
moor and evening crowd.
1t is believed that the drivers of
the Woodbridge, Carteret n
Chrome jitneys are laying off during
the slack hours.
The officer further claims hat GER
tain drivers of this route were not
reporting at their starting places
when late. The buses are driven to
a point heal New Brunswick avenue
and Smith street and then started
back to Woodbridge, Carteret and
Chrome again, 1t is said.
Just what action the Board Of AL
dermen will take tonight on this
subject is not yet definitely known.
1T Is believed that the drivers or own
ers will be at least warned and In
formed hat repetition will mean re-
voking of their license.
Martin stated that the busses start
ing from the corner of Smith and
High streets were running on sched-
ule time and that he had no trouble
at all with these cars. The busses
leaving this corner are for Mechan-
i~csville and South Amboy; Fords Cor
ner and Metuchen. and Metuchen and
New Brunswick. These are all work.
ing on their prescribed time, being
but a minute or SO out of the way