Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-29

ed in the scheme at meetiniA Of
State Street Merchants - ~.
ton held last night in
of the Raritan Trust Com
1--WE have property on bNn
Of the water" said Mr.. VIZ
land have a franchise for
Perth Amboy. We are
certain that we can get
from the present New
administration and IL you
terested in this project get
raise the money to put il
the ferry will shortly be an
plished fact
Reviewing the history
proposition to operate anoth
ry, Mr.. Cannon called atteno
the fact that some years ago h
vocated the scheme and with %
men interested bought the propef
at the foot of Washington street al h
on the Tottenville side. assured lbJ
prominent men connected with The
New York city administration thai
there would be no difficulty In oh
tanning the franchise. Then oppd
sition developed here, according 4
Mr.. Cannon, and city officieI
blocked the project so effective
that. instead of getting the frs
chise from this city immediately
was delayed for several mont
Meanwhile, continued the spea
the New York lawyer who
promised to get the franchi9
out of office.
Opposition from the Balti1
Ohio railroad soon made its
the railroad opposing the
q Il 4
was not sufficient business
port another ferry and
cause the new ferry line
to cross the hcourse of
boats. thus creating ~
collision. The railroad n
| idea of the new Kerry, b\
York administration see
ested and at a healjnN
held, an attempt to e,.c
| critics was made to do aw
necessity of the two line
| This fell through becaus(
prohibitive price asked by
o. for its property, said NJ,
non, and no agreoment Wa rt
Soon afterward a 3. q ~
collided with a Pennsylva ~
causing an accident which
some loss of life, and this
according to the speakel
seized upon by the New Yo
ministration then in power as
cuse to refuse a franchise
company on the ground that
crossing of the lines would
stitute a menace to the public saf
At the time of the change in
| administration in New York City IN
war was in progress and the gov
| ernmCnt was frowning upon all a
| temptS to start new projects of an,
| description, Mr.. Cannon went on
| continuing his explanation of tn
reasons for inactivity on the propo
| sition.
At the close of the war thing
were slack and there was little ac
tivity along any line, everyone sit
ting tight and waiting for the ex
pected fall of prices to somewher
near the pre-war level. Recently
| Mr.. Cannon said, he had been II
| touch with ferry advocates who q
| first seemed to mean business bu
| they later discouraged the project
| due. probably, according to tn,
speaker. to the influence of the rail-
road interests. Z
When the ferry was first project
ed plans were drawn by the Nev
York Engineering & Contracting
Company and options secused OF
boats. 1t was then found that th'
| plan could be put through at rea
sonable cost. but with the existing
conditions now it will be impossibl,
to make the ferry reality unless
organizations such as the Statt
| Street Association and Western I'm.
! provement Association get out and
raise the necessary funds. said Mr.
Cannon in concluding his explains
ton to the meeting.
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