Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-21
ORDINANCE
IN SOUTH AMBOY
Strict Regulation Provided for
Catherine St. People Complain

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, August 21-The
jutney ordinance was taken up for
final consideration and passed at the
regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil held Tuesday night. The ordi-
nance is one of the most strict ever
adopted in this city and has been
written SO that the people of this city
| will get the best service with as little
danger as possible. In taking up the
question the clerk read the call and
an opportunity was given those pres
ent to object. There being no objec-
ton the council proceeded to adopt
it.
Section one describes the term
auto bus. Section two states that
no bus al be operated without per-
mission. Section three defines who
shall own the bus, while section four
states h are qualified for drivers.
Section five defines routes, and sec
/, ton six states hat all buses must be
clean, fit and we'll painted. The coun-
Gil reserves the right to determine
what buses are fit n sanitary. Sec
ton seven authorizes the city clerk to
issue permits. Section eight author
ICES the collection of two per cent
franchise tax. Section nine provides
| that the driver must display permit
number and route prominently on the
outside of the bus, Section ten pro-
| vides hat the drivers as well as the
owners must have South Amboy per-
mits and section eleven authorizes
badges to signify permits. The re-
naming sections provided that they
must renew permits yearly, reserves
right of council to REVOKE permits at
any time, allows owners to use emer-
| gency drivers for twenty-four hours,
providing the police department is
| notified, sets the speed limit at twelve
M i1as nor hour and allows Int a five
minute stop at the c. R.. r. station.
1t also provides that the bus owner
must issue a schedule n on an
, amendment provides that the fare
shall not be increased for one year.
The council reserve the right to de-
termine how many buses may run
over a certain route n the police
department is charged with the in
spection of all jitneys.
The residents of Catherine street
have a big kick" as to the condition
of that street. The sand is so thick in
the middle of the roa that it is next
, to impossible to get through it with
an automobile and the cutters have
, never been cleaned since the curb
was laid, consequently the sane is
! over the curbng in many instances.
They presented a petition for relief
at the Tuesday meeting of h coun-
Gil and on a motion by Councilman
| hTeSS the pcGllOu was ICltIICu I
the street committee.
Councilman Hackett stated that
he had brought the matter up before,
but had been told there was not suf-
icient money with which to do the
work. He told of the conditions
that existed and said that with the
condition of the road it was impos-
sible for two machines or wagons go
ing in opposite directions get by n
another. He suggested to the chair
man of the street committee to carry
the sand from Catherine street n
he had also talked to the street COM
mission, but with the present equip
ment it was impossible for him to do
anything. He then suggested that as
far as possible a grade be established
on that street and when Bordentown
avenue is dug out to remove the dirt
and gravel from that thoroughfare
and place it on Catherine street.
Councilman Hackett estimated that
there was 0 one and one-half feet
of sand to be removed.
It will be remembered hat some
months ago the New York and Long
Branch Railroad Company removed
the foot bridge over their tracks at
the foot of Second street, declaring
the bridge to be unsafe for public
travel. Up until this time the rail-
road has taken no action toward the
reconstruction, although It has been
demanded by the city in various COM
~munications addressed to the super
intendent of the company. In a res
olution adopted by the unanimous
vote of the councilmen there was a
demand made that the company i'm
mediately start work on the con-
struction of a similar bridge so that
the city street will not be cut off.
The ~treasurer's report showed a
balance f ~$5,925.15. Disbursements
made during the past two weeks were
$~16,677.2S.
Thomas Delaney and Henry Wolff
have been released of the assessments
on the Main street improvement ow-
ing to a mistake on the part OF the
board of assessors.