Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-03
CHANNEL
UP THE RAR|TAN
So. Amboy Joins with N. Bruins
Wick In Waterway Project
BO Special Correspondent.

SpCCt0t Correspondent
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. &C. s.
Atkinson, of the New Brunswick
chamber of Commerce was present at
4 the meeting of the Board of Directors
iof the local Chamber or Commerce
and presented the plan to have the
Tartan river d~eepened. The project
ne represented received favorable
comment from the members and a
m was appointed to draw UP
set or resolutions expressing the CO.
operation of the local association.
Under the present plan it will mean
la great advantage to South Amboy
TO AVE this development and will
mean deep water at pier head. At
the present time there is but six
dock at low water. Mr.. Chase. the
president, stated that this was the
one reason that :the city pier never
! was successful. Several other mem.
bers of the committee expressed
themselves in favor of rebuilding.
the project. No action was taken at
this time.
ported that thus far their efforts had
been successful and a conference had
been arranged with the council OF
S%ayreville borough.
Articles of incorporation were pre-
scented and signed by all members of
the Board. of Directors present. Leo
J. Coakley Is acting as attorney in the
filing of the Incorporation papers.
FranciS P. Coan, who represented
the Chamber of Commerce, as well as
the Ship Canal Association, in Wash
ington on the canal hearing, made a
detailed report which was received
In accordance with a recommends
ton In the report a vote of thanks
was extended to Congressman Scully
n ri hfa MI e..
the shown the South Amboy
representatives while in Washington.
Following out another suggestion the
secretary "a instructed to commun-
lcate with the Intra-Coastal Ship Ca
nal Association stating that the legis-
lative committee of the Chamber of
Commerce would cooperate with the
Canal~ASsociation al all times in
matters of common interest.
Charles Safran, speaking for him
self, n the other business men of
the city, appealed to the members of
the Board Of Directors to do some
thing to relieve the electric light sit
uation in South Amboy. He cited in
stances when the lights were out when
1t meant dollars and cents to every
business man in the city. The mat
ter was taken up pro and con and
some one suggested that the council
be appealed to for aid 1t is well
known that the council has been try
Ing to secure better service for some
time, but their efforts seem to be of
no avail. Mr.. Safran brought to the
attention OF the directors the situa-
ton, as it Is in South River. Here
they have a municipal water and
lighting plant, both of which are on a
paying basis He asked why can't
South Amboy do the same thing?"
A committee was appointed to draw
up a set of resolutions to be present.
ed to the council. Messrs. Safran,
Dey and johnson constitute the COM
mittee.
Following the regular routine of
business the secretary proceeded to
open the Slogans" that had been sub
mitted Although the matter was
given but little publicity. slogans were
received from many other states ex-
cept New Jersey. In all about one
hundred were received. All sugges-
lions were referred to the Board as
a whole to be considered at a special
meeting next Monday night.