Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-28
ND BUS LINES
FOR KEYP0RT
Borough Council Refuses to
Grant Permit to Run Line
to Perth Amboy

kEYPORT, Sept. 2S.-About fifty
employees of the Jersey Central Trac-
ton Company were present at the
meeting of the mayor and council
! Monday night to hear the discus
sion upon the application of James
| Doukas of Perth Amboy for permits
sion to operate a bus line between
that city and Keyport. Besides
| Mayor Mason there were present
| Councilmen Hopkins, Ogden, Polling
and Van Pelt.
General Manager Hitchcock of the
Jersey Central Traction Company
| opened fire by addressing h e u
ell. He stated hat as a tax payer
he opposed the granting of the per-
| init and then he outlined the reasons
why the company should be support
| ed in it's opposition to bus lines. He
| stated that the company employed
! about one hundred to one hundred
and forty men with a monthly pay
roll of about $40, That the great
err number of such employees were
residents of the Borough of keyport
| and that the greater part OF the
| money so paid to them was expended
in Keyport. He stated that If there
was jitney competition that 1t would
eventually mean both bankruptcy Tor
not only the company, but also Ior
the bus lines themselves as the traffic
between the points in question was
the poorest paying on the whole road.
He also stated that the company was
equipped to handle two per
| cent. of the traffic. In other words
| that at the present time only ntty
| per cent of the seating capacity OF
the cars was used.
l--A N-~o Inhn fNnGOrnVe-
| Harry Winterton and several other
EMPLOYEES of the company spoke AT
length in opposition to the petition.
| Former Councilman E. j. Currle
| stated that he too was opposed 10
bus lines in the borough.
The mayor upon the conclusion Oh
the bearing asked the members OF
the council as to what they intended
doing with the application for the
hermit. Councilman Van Pelt imme-
diately moved that the request pc
refused. This was seconded by MT.
Polling and upon roll call the mo-
ton was unanimously carried.
IT was understood that there was
another gentleman in the audience
who had a similar request in his
nocket~for the establishment OF a
line between Keyport and Red Bank,
but when he saw now tne "lhu was
blowing he quietly withdrew from
the scene of battle.
D. f. Mahoney representing the
committee, who contemplate the pur-
chasing of Beach Park for a public
recreation centre. asked the mayor
and council as to their attitude upon
the question. 1t was finally decided
that the mayor and council would
act as a committee of the whole ana
see if Mr.. Carr, the present owner
would extend the option on the place
until after an election could be held
by the citizens on the project.
Borough Attorney Van Buskirk re-
ported upon his demand upon n
Board of Freeholders for $1,0OO
owed by them for street sprinkling
for the year 1920. He stated that
the board had not as yet handed
down their decision. The clerk was
instructed to communicate with them
and demand an mmediate answer.
A communication was cad from
the State Highway Department IN
regard to the condition of the track
from the oyster creek to Washing
ton street. The department claimed
that the work was as called for I'M
der the contract and the contractor
had to maintain the surface for some
length of time.