Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-27
Name Two Auto Bus
inspectors for This City
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ter of starting has been left entirely
in the hands Of the bus drivers. ]
have little to complain of in the line
of Roadway from their starting point,
but the main objection is this. 1t is
common practice of late, n too
common to last, for certain drivers to
turn down dark streets and come out
at High street from Fayette or Mar
ket streets on Smith streets and then
up town to pick up passengers which
rightfully belong to a bus waiting at
the Water street terminal for his
start. This is only one of the many
violations. Other reports are that
some of the South Amboy route buss-
es come over as far as Market street
in Perth Amboy in the morning, turn
around n skip back again for an
other load. People at the ferry or
along the route wanting to go over
to South Amboy must wait. Other
serious complaints are oVercrowding,
racing, and several buses together,
waiting hours at a time, at the other
end of their route.
THE bus owners have all been given
fair warning and know what to ex-
pect if they violate the rules from this
out. We have encouraged n given
them every opportunity to cooperate
with us i'm the past because our rules
and regulations are elastic enough to
meet every public demand If the own
ers go about it in the right way.
During August of this ear. the
city has collected from the bus own
ers, as required by State Law. a total
of $199.25, and in September, $219.4l,
as our portion of the five per cent tax
on their gross receipts. We figure that
! our receipts will be considerably high
er for the month of October. This
49, p, ~, ,ofhn,. Nv will nov fnf on r
inspectors and as to be seen, will add
nothing to- the taxpayers bill. We
| figure the Bus Service to be self-sus-
| tanning, and in order to give the City
the benefit of a more dependable and
relia BILE service, l have this day put
on as inspectors, George Walker and
Joseph Kelly, both of whom l feel are
exceptionally fitted for his position.
| These men will work two-eight hour
! shifts, which mean the BUSES Will be
under strict supervision for sixteen
| hours each day. This will take care
| of the rush hours in the morning and
in the evening at which time the IN
spectors will be empowered to start
the buses off on a five minute head
, way, or other special trips, II neces-
| sary, to handle the rush. The inspec-
tors will keep q record of the opera
ton of each bus and see that all buss-
es start and finish at the terminal, and
that they remain on duty during the
day as well as in the morning ana
evening, unless excused for q good
reason by the inspector. 1t Is our aim
to give the public a servic (which they
can rely on morning, noon and night.
We appreciate what the service means
to the City of Perth Amboy and our
| neighboring towns and we are going
to do our part to better this much APP
| preciated service. Buses running on
q fixed Roadway of say ten minutes,
and running regular is all that is need
ed to assure the public of a depend
able service and L predict that If the
Bus owners do their part to assist in
carrying out this plan, there receipts
will double in q short time. =
The Water street Terminal VIII be
improved shortly by the addition OF
lights and repairs to the street and
anyone, having complaints or suggest
mos to make, for the betterment OF
the service, are invited to report same
to our inspectors, who will be at tins
terminal most of the time. The Judic-
! larry committee, as in the past, well
come all complaints and suggestions,
| and assure the public that they Will
| be acted upon promptly.