Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-03-27

Although the Board of Aldermen
| have not passed an ordinance calling
| for the observance of the daylight
saving plan in this city, practically all
of the industries in the city, have an
lnounced their intentions of setting tho
clock ahead one hour at 9 o'clock Sun
day morning and Mayor Frank Dorsey
after determining what other cities
are doing on this question, has made
request that all of the stores. fac
tories and residents in Perth Amboy
make this change In time, such action
the Mayor believes, will alleviate much
of the confusion which Is expected to
result from the fact that some places
and railroads are retaining the old
time standard while others are making
the change.
Owing to the proximity to New York
where the daylight scheme is being
observed it has been deemed advisable
for this city to make the change also.
There was considerable uncertainty
here this morning in the stores, thea
tres and small business Offices as to
just what action to take. but it is be-
heved the Mayors suggestion together
with the fact that most ofsth plants
are changing will result in the daylight
plan being adopted by ali business
IN the city
The Industrial association has
given out the list of plants in this
Vicinity which will adopt the new
doylight saving plan which VIII ar
| feet the plants beginning Monday
morning. The members of the assoc
ciation met Thursday to talk over
the situation, but came to the final
conclusion only this morning.
The following plants will adopt the
new system: The Atlantic Terra
Gotta, G. Pardee Works, Barber AS
phalt and Paving Company, General
Bakelite, American Smelling e Re-
tining Works, Standard Underground
Cable Works, Perth Amboy Dry
Docks, Roessler & Hasslachcr.
Ghesebrough Company. Patrick
White ~ Son, United Lead Company,
Raritan Copper Works, Henry Moore
& Son, National Fire Proofing Conn
pany American Encaustic Thing
Company, General Ceramics Com
pany and the Marcy Foundry Com
pany
In view of the fact that no word
has been received from the Post Office
departm at Washington, Postmaster
White at the local Office said today
, that except for the out going malls
the office here will be operated on
standard time The mails leaving tho
Office will close an hour earlier, so as
to make the trains, but the deliveries
and windows at the Office will open
! and close on the standard time. AS
for the collection of the mail from
the boxes all collections will be done
on standard time, except the last ono
at night, which will be done one hour
! In advance OF standard time.
! The Public Service Railroad COM
pany announced at noon today that
its cars will operate on the daylight
| saving plan. Although the Pubic Ser
vice will adopt the daylight plan, the
Jersey Central Traction Company
which operates the green cars in this
{ city Will continue to run on standard
time, superintendent II tchcock at
the Keyport Office Of the company. to-
, day stated that even with operating
on the standard time chedule, it
would be possible for the company
to make all connections with trains
and cars and if It was found impos-
slble to do this additional cars would
be placed In service, but the COM
pany would not adopt the daylight
/ saving plan.
The Chamber of Commerce was in
touch with the merchants of the city
today and all are IN favor of edopt-
ing the daylight saving plan, This
being the case on Monday the stores
/ viii adopt the plan as requested by
the mayor.
The following notice from the
Pennsylvania railroad vas received
at noon today concerning the change
Oh tf+LlH llllleS 10 COHlotil WIN inv
daylight saving plan:
| To the Public:
on account of the daylight saving
| plan adopted by New York City, ef-
| fectiye A. NJ. Sunday, March 2S.
| 1850, trains originating and termi-
,ting at East Milestone, New Bruns-
.yick, Railway Perth Amboy and
Point Pleasant and also ali Rapid
Transit trains between Hudson Ter
minal, New York, and Park Place,
Newark, will run one hour in ad-
vance OF their present scheduled time
at all stations. All trains win con-
form to eastern standard time. Pub
lie timetables showing changes VIII
be distributed promptly.
Banking institutions find 1t hard to
decide what to do in regard tp the
time because Of the negotiable paper
that may be falling due. National
banks have decided to advance the
clocks one hour beginning Monday
| following the course of the Federal
! Reserve Bank in New York. Trust
Companies and savings banks being
state institutions, however, are not
governed by the federal reserve and
they have been advised by the state
banking department TO continue on
the standard time until an opinion
can be secured from the attorney gen
eral