Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-04-14
Railroad Company Wanted I
Cent Fare Restored at Hear
ing in Newark
By Staf Correspondent.

NEWARK, April 1.-THE hearing
by the Board of Public Utility Com
missioners on the application of the
Public Service Railway Company for
a modification of the six cent fare or
der, which has been in effect since
April i, was adjourned for one week,
here today after representatives of
many municipalities of the state had
requested an adjournment of three
weeks. The Public Service officials
and attorneys protested vigorously
against any postponement of the hear
ing and made known their desire to
have the seven cent fare again put
into operation.
The decision to adjourn the hearing
was reached after the board had been
in conference for forty-five minutes.
Upon returning to the room in which
the hearing was scheduled to be held
John w. Slocum, chairman OF the
board, said:
After conference of the COM
missioners and by the advice of coun-
sci we have decided to postpone the
hearing for one week. The commits
sioners voting for the adjournment
were Messrs. Wright, March and
Knight Those opposed were Messrs.
will be no further adjournments
granted"
Immediately upon bearing this de-
cision of the board the representa-
tives of the municipalities went into
|session. the announcement of Chair
man Slocum giving them two weeks
less than the time requested by them
to complete their opposition to the
request of the Public Service Com
pany for an increase in fare rates.
The municipalities of the state who
are opposing the application have hir-
ed the services of Mark Wolff, of
New York City, an expert account
ant to examine the finances of the
Public Service Railway Corporation.
The expert, it was announced this
morning. had started work on Monday
of last week and required three more
weeks in which to complete his in
vestigation, this being responsible for
the request of the municipalities for
a three weeks adjournment. Just how
the work of the expert will be effect
ed now, that he has but one more
week in which to complete his investi-
cation is not known. Jerome p. Com
gleton, city attorney of Newark, J. G.
Blakeley, city attorney of Camden,
and other municipality representatives
made requests for an adjournment of
three weeks
Leo. Goldberger, city attorney of
Perth Amboy, brought up at the hear
ing a condition existing in that city
where Public Service cars are using
the corner of State and Smith streets
as a terminal instead of continuing on
to the Staten Island ferry. which is
called for in the franchise.
Edmund w. Wakele. vice president
of the Public Service Railway Com
pany, in speaking against an adjourn
ment presented figures which. he
claimed, showed that the company
would be bankrupt if it was forced
to continue the present six cent fare.
Considerable feeling was evidenced
between the representatives of the
municipalities and the Public Service
officials and counsels throughout the
time prior to the recessing of the
members of the board to decide upon
the matter of adjournment
The hearing on the zoning plan of
the Public Service Company was
scheduled to commence at o'clock
this afternoon before the same COM
missioners and this hearing will
probably continue for day or two.
This application of the company will
also meet opposition on the part of
the municipality representatives.