Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-20
Want ACTION BEFORE
TEN CENT FARE MOVE
GOES IN BY DEFAULT

action upon the utility board qaes-
ton and that each municipality be
urged 70 call the attention OF he
senate TO the matter, so that -
board may be provided before the
ten cent fare becomes effecttves
which Is April /.
The session also endorsed the Dill
introduced by Sentaor Parry. of Ez-
sex county. 10 remove from the acr.
creating the ccmieission 70 value
the property of the Public Services
Halfway Company for rate making
purposes. the clause which provides
that the utility board must accept
that valua ton in fixing the rates
for trolley fares.
Town Attorney Hurley. of Nutleys
made some interesting comment In
discussing the utility board Eitua-
ton. He declared for a high class
personnel in the board.
"In the past this body has becn
used to pay political debts" he De.
clared. MY impression it Is the
same with the new board. Public
confidence was lost in the last board
and there was a feeling that rate
questions were decided by IL before
hearings were given. To the new
board the governor has appointed q
former congressman. now out OF
political lob. and has named an-
oIiier TO placate the labor vote Nei-
ther has had experience in munici-
pal affairs, both are incompetene
for the place. and II would take q
year for them to become familiar
with the duties. / believe the pub
tic should have something to say
about the appointments to TINS
board"
Mayor Gillen, of Newark. said
that he thought the Public Services
Railway Company might 60 back to
operating its lines on individual
units, which would eliminate some
of the present overhead costs. Mayor
McMillen declared that it was only
the business men of Camden who
forced the authorities of that city to
fight the zone fare system in that
city.
DIR. Delos F. Wilcox, OF New York.
who has testified in trolley tara
cases before the utility board in t4m
state, gave an addpess on The fraf<'
tion problem IN New Jersey cltjes-s
He described the present situation
as "chaos." While the mun.cip2ii-
ties and the state have no policy on
the subject. the Public Service hae.
that of destroying competition. he
declared. State regulation IN his
opinion has failed, service at cos
might be considered as a Wy out,
or municipal ownership.
'What the state OF New Jersey
should do. either through the legis-
lature or through this League Of
Municipalities. he declared. lis 10
appoint a commission for the spe-
cific purpose of making study OF
this problem in its broadest aspect.
and this has not been done For
instance. the facts ougat TO be found
on whether iitney operation Is safe
and TO what extent Il is necessary
Mayor Charles p. Gillen. Newark.
was chosen as the new president Of
the League of municipalities at the
meeting here yesterday. which is the
sixth annual one of the organiza-
ton. He succeeds Mayor Leighton
Caulkins, of Plainfie.d. Other OFF,
GERS follow: First vice president. c.
Z. Hetrick, mayor of Asbury Park:
second vice president. Frank Hague.
mayor of Jersey City; third vice
president Mayor Edward H. Badsr.
Atlantic City: executive secretary.
Sedley H. Phinney, Trenton: secre-
tary-treasurer, Clinton J. Swartz,
Trenton. Following are the execu-
tive committee appointed:
Mayor f. w. Donnelly, Trenton:
Victor Mravlsg. Eliza beth: Mayor
John H. Mcclure. Passaic: Mayor
Emil Grauert, Weehawken: George
y. Seeger. commissioner Of revenue
and finance. Passaic: Mayor William
4. Lord, Orange: Mayor John J.
Morrison, New Brunswick: Mayor
David B. McKenna. Englewood.
Mayor Frederick Y. Melvin, Cape
May City: Mayor J. P. Potter. Clay
ton; Mayor Irving Fitch. Sea Isle
City; D. H. Beach. Union Townships:
and Leighton Caulkins. former may
or of Plainfield.
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