Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-09
DEFEND AMb0Y
ALARM SYSTEM
Firemen Suggest Peeved Tot
tenviIIe Resident "Go West"
to Crab Island
WOMAN ALSO REPLIES
Three Letters Received as a
Result of Complaint Made
Recently to Mayor
WOMAN ALSO REPLIES

Perth Amboy's fire alarm system
and her industries have come to stay
for the time at least-according to
three letters received by the Even
ing News and if any resident of
Tottenville is so disturbed by the
noise and odorous gases going forth
from the Pacemaking City it is up to
him to move to more quiet and
wholesome neighborhood where he
can rest and sleep in peace.
On Wednesday the News publish
ed a letter written by Tottenville
man to Mayor William c. Wilson
complaining against the noisy fire
whistle, the gases eminating from
the local plants and the Perth AM
boy trucks which, according to him,
are spelling the Staten Island roads.
No sooner had this letter appeared
in the paper than delegation OF
Perth Amboy firemen appeared at
the News office with a statement
giving their views in the case. Short
ly after the mail brought in let
ter from a local woman who defends
the fire alarm system and the local
industries. Another letter on the
subject, written along the style of
Walt Masons "Rippling Rhymes
came in yesterdays mails.
All th-se letters are printed here
with:
Reply of Firemep
The firemen's reply follows:
Replying to an article in the
Perth Amboy Evening News under
date of Sept Z. 1921, complaining of
the odorous industries and sounding
of the city fire alarm, the writers
would suggest that the distinguished
gentleman locate on some westward
island from which point the pre-
vailing winds eminate-for instance
there is an island located up the
Raritan river, commonly known as
Crab Island
perhaps then he will complain of
Staten Islands garbage disposal
plant when the winds come from the
east.
"Then again. why pick on the
Perth Amboy Fire Department?
Isn't it enough to have the prosecu-
tor. on our -neclzs without foreigners
butting in? The writers did not
know that there was anything that
would possibly awaken Tottenville.'
Local Woman Defends "Nuisances'
To the one who made kick against
our great fire alarm:
Sorry our fire alarm has disturb
ed you. After all these years l
should think you could stand 1t
few years longer.
why should we have a paid de-
partment when we have some of the
best volunteers in the country. ev-
eryone ready to answer any call? II
it takes you three hours to come
from New York to Staten Island,
why not send a complaint to the
Staten Island Rapid Transit for bet
ter service Surely if you had some in
telligence you would not complain of
our chemical factories as you do not
expect us to close them down for
your convenience. Dot not COM
plain of Perth Amboy when you are
living in the vicinity of Perth AM
boy.
"ELIzABETH BOARDMAN,
1924 Carson avenue"
Disturbing Tottenville
Editor Evening News:
1 observed by last nights paper
that a man from Tottenville, that
burgh within a city lying just across
the kill, wants to swat our dear old
whistle and choke our fire alarm,
and put it in the cooler where 1t
won't do any harm; that he's tired
of all the noises that jazz his poor
tired head, so that When the dark
ness gathers and he has gone to bed,
he cannot get to dreamland or take
his nightly snore. because of deadly
noises from o'er the western shore
He says the peace and quiet of the
nations Empire State should not be
so rudely injured as they have been
of late: that little unknown city of
no standing or renown should not
presume to agitate the country's
leading town; that the trucks that
cross the ferry with their loads of
wondrous height, that go rumbling
by his dwelling at all hours of the
night, are such to make a man in
sane and lead a life of woe, which
is as sad as it can be if you haven't
far to go. And then to cap the cli-
max, when the bell has rung its best.
the insurance money gathered. or
assured, and all the rest, we can't
stop the noisy noises and let the
thing be still, but we've got to tell