Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-08-17

throughout the discussion poiute
out that there was no business foR
the bus men along State street ar
the side streets, that such rout1
were a losing proposition. He a5
pointed out that the rerouting of q
busses would drive passengers to "a
trolley cars. The bus association
representative told the board of th
number of men employed by tn
busses and the number accommuX
dated and asked that they be COM
pared with the number of traveller
who might want to go up Stat
street to shop. He asked what riglI
the State street association had q
ask the bus men to lose money.
Mr.. Toolan said the bus men wed
into business on a prescribed rout(
They are all taxpayers, he said, am
they want to hear real reason WIN
they should be inconvenienced. Dj
Tyrrell replied to Mr.. Too1an, statE
; ing the Public Utility Commissio1
looks to the good of the communit5
The doctor stated that the Smit
street route has been built t1X
about seven years, while the StatI
street route is only starting. Il
said that State street only has nv.
blocks over which the busses pas
while Smith street has eleve1
blocks, a percentage of about
per cent to 70 per cent.
| DR. .Tyrrell stated that II the cif&
would grant a franchise, the Stat
street association would run eigh|
buses of their own, four over TIN
West avenue, Sewaren road, whicN
will soon be completed, and fouI
over other routes. He said the as
sociation did not care to do thi4
but that they wanted o share, af
equal share.
The State street representatfT5
spoke of a bus route over theSnorI%
ern and northwestern sections Of ~
city to convenience people in the
sections. DIR. Tyrrell stated tthN
State street has not had bus sefvt4
for seven years and that 1t is apQ4
time that the thoroughfare shoxs
get its share.
Mr.. Toolan declared the fact
there has been no bus us s2ss-sis I = 4! e =
street for seven years sh, ~ q
Is lot business propositi, u.
ferred to DIR. Tyrrell's
about the Public Utility Com "a
aid asked what chance that III
would have to order millionaireA
build a trolley line in an undeves
oped section. In regard to the norf1
and northwestern section of the city
Mr. TooIan said:
"Why not order the Public Ser
vice railroad to run trolley line ou]
An!boy avenue?"
Mr.. Toolan said the bus owners id
not object to the State street associai
ton placing eight buses on Statl
street, but would object to overload
ing other lines.
Alderman Clark referred to 4
statement of Mr.. Toolan in regard
to bus owners incurring losses dur]
ing the time they have been running
or State street and said the report
of the bus committee showed good
business was being done. The assist
ant prosecutor stated that carnival
in South Amboy, Metuchen, Wood
bridge and other piaces were re-
sponsible for the busses making W
for their losses on State street.
Alderman-at-large John Weste5
said the board was not in favor o]
forcing hardship on the bus mem
but at the same time wanted to give
State street a conveyance.
| Alderman Clark informed the 9TH
err members of the board and other
in attendance that the State stree
merchants intended to place adver]
tisements in the buses which would
probably make up for any loss u
passengers by taking that route.
DIR. Tyrrell stated that the Stat(
street association does not want q
hurt the bus men or to help Stat
street alone, but to help the entir(
city. DR.. Tyrrell here referred T.
the petition of the 154 Smith stree1
| /. Co. l,A saf
route as n foolish piece of business
Chairman Waters, of the bus com,
mittee, referred to the building uI
of routes, such as the route IRON
this city to Metuchen. He stated
this route was a losing proposition
when it was not run right, but thai
as soon as care was taken, 1t wai
found to be a good business PROPOSE
ton. He stated that If the bus mel
took some interest in the State street
route it would also prove to be z
good business proposition.
DR.. Tyrrell in closing the argu.
ments for bus route along State
street, thanked the members of the
board, for allowing the state street
association to come before the board
to give their side of the case.
Alderman-at-Large John n. Wesd
ter stated the COUNCIL HleiHpeIS VERY
glad to hear both sides of the ease|
and that in considering the outeomd
an impartial decision will be reach1
ed.
DR.. G.. w. Tyrrell. Meyer Leicht-
man, Max Goldberger, Thomas III
Burke, Eisco v. Ricci and Jacob
Goldberger represented the State
Street Association, while Assistart
Prosecutor John r. Tpolan and
about a dozen bus owners We're In
| nttendannn 4 at the menting