Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-17
THE BUCK
To So. ANbOY
State Highway Dept. Says
They Have No Control of
Franchises With Public
Utilities.
By special Correspondent.

bH special correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, March 17.-Last
nigth at the meeting of the common
council a communication was received
from w. G.. Thompson, engineer of
the State Highway Commission, stat
ing hat although the state assumed
control over Pine and Bordentown ave
nues, theS did not assume control of
franchises with public utilities such
as streets car They put the matter
Of granting permission to the Public
Service Railway company to abandon
their tracks over these thoroughfares,
entirely up to the local council. 1t
was limited in the communication that
unless this permission vas granted
the work of making the improvements
would be held up, owing 20 The present
market for rails, etc. 1t will be re-
membered in the conference held last
Friday night Col. Gilmore of the Pub
lie Service issued an ~ultimatun stat
ing that any rail changes would be
made at the states expense.
The prospects of granting permits
sion to the Public Service to abandon
tho racks in question aud install n
Y at the corner of Bordentown ave-
nue. and Broadway, are small, in The
opinion of officials here.
At the meeting were Councilmen
kress, Hackett, Delaney and Stanton,
1OUIlClllldn onuey Dc11& absent.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Hitchcock, manager of the Jersey
Central Traction Company stating that
all cars less than fifteen minutes late
are required to go as far as the switch
on F'eltus street and report to the
dispatcher for orders. If later than
fifteen minutes the orders are hat
they go as far as the top of the hill
n If there are no one waiting to
turn back to Perth Amboy. This COM
m~unication was in response to a COM
plaint made at the last meeting by
Councilman Hackett.
A communication was received from
l.. w. Berry superintendent of the
New York and Long ranch Railroad
Company in answer to a complaint that
the trains of that company were block
ing traffic at the street crossings. The
letter requested reports of each VIOLA
ton giving as many details as possible
80 that the proper ones might be dis
ciplined.
The clerk read a communication
from Q. O.. Barr, secretary of the
South Amboy Library Board, request
ing the appropriation of twelve hun
dred dollars hat was due them. The
communication named r. c. Stephen
son as the treasurer. The communi-
cation was referred to tn eproper COM
mittee.
A letter from Liddle e. Pfeiffer stated
that about six years ago that concer
did some work On a septic tank, which
work was authorized and approved by
the city engineer. The bill had been
presented time and time again and
no action was taken. The communi-
cation stated that unless action was
taken within two weeks suit would
be brought against the city. The let
ter also stated that there was sixty
dollars due them for Installation of
W. man-holes on Main street, the
work being approved by the present
city engineer. Payment of this bill
was also requested. Councilman De-
laney offered a motion that the bills
be paid. Under the head of remarks
Stanton objected to hasty
move. He suggested hat If the bill
was unpaid for six years it should be
investigated n the reason for the
delay, be found. On putting the mo-
ton all Voted in favor except Council
nan Stanton woh voted no"
A petition was received from the
members of the G.. A. r. requesting the
usual appropriation for Memorial Day.
The communication stated that with
them this year they woul have the
veterans of the world war. The mat
ter was referred to the council as
a whole together with the solicitor.