Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-31
ESS ORDINANCES FOR CABLE
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way than by passing the ordinance.
I'VE are a factory town." Mr.. Pfeif-
fer said. ''and it's beauties will soon
be q thing of he past. We have
been laggards by the wayside but
now we want to build Perth Amboy
by bringing more industries here
and expanding those now here. Lay
ing this siding is giving a helping
hand to a big industry and II this
-~nfdinance is turned down word Will
{ O out that Perth Amboy is cold 10
Dtuture Development"
Former Mayor frank Dorsey. the
next speaker said:
.If yop analyze the reason for the
present business depression you can
trace it to ths industries. WHAT the
industries produce is an important
factor. If the products were sold
here, we could take another view
of The situation. But the local in
dustries mast compete with others,
the OUTPUTS must be shipped out. We
must takes broaa view of the mat
ter and put the industries on a basis
which vii permi of their competing.
This city cannot exist on domestic
business. 1t must export and rail-
IOdu CluAIh9 dAC hESoCN ~ NoS 49,
y tories to make this possible. With
Dlthe industries not working at their
maximum the people are not earn
ing what they did"
President Isaac Alpern of the
Chamber OF Commerce, read a reso-
luton adopted by the directors of
that body t e meeting earlier in the
night favorin /; the granting of per-
mission I Industries for sidings.
! Dry Dock Ordinance
This concluded the hearing on the
eble works matter. The chairman
xt announced a hearing on the
ny dock siding proposition. Judge
C. Hommann represented the dry
cocks and the Lehigh Valley in this
case and explained that four tracks
were wanted across Washington
street, connecting the lands of the
dry docks company which are on
either side of the street. Owing to
the long approaches needed if I'M
foreground or overhead railroad
ltsacks were to be laid here. he said.
and the absence of such an ap-
Droach 1t will only be possible to
hay the tracks at grade. The tracks
would be below tide water If an eff
fort was made to drop them under
the street, he said. The tracks are
wanted. he said. for carting heavy
machinery and materials used by the
dry docks. There would be no drill
ing on the tracks and they would
be used possibly oRce or twice a day
and possibly not as often as that. he
said.
Nj. Somogyi, representing John
stack, a property owner on Front
street, and others. opposed the pas-
sage Of the ordinance. He ais spoke
IL - NJ Cku~
association. which objects to the
tracks being laid.
The counsel told Of the Staten Is
land Rapid Transit Railroad Com
pany purchasing the franchise for
x new ferry at h foot of Washing
ION street from some local lei and
claimed the four tracks would
make such a ferry impossible, as the
ferry company would not care 20
lave such interferences with traffic
to and from boats. He said he could
net see why four tracks r needed
at the present time. Mr.. Somogyi
also said that the Lehigh Valley had
not made the necessary application
in this case and quoted law in re-
ply to Senator Brown and Judge
F1mmann who said that steam rail-
ways were not included under the
Law he had referred to.
Morris Goldberger said laying the
tracks would create a "death e.
rue" on lower Washington street
rd objected as a property owner
az washington street and as State
street. merchant. Let hem have
enc track underground" he sai3.
John Stack spoke in his own behalf.
sidney Riddlestorffer. president of
the Raritan Trust Company. spoke
in favor of the passage OF the ordi-
lance telling of the necessity of in
Gustrial expansion. Richard Stack
told of the detriment the laying of
Atre tracks would be to his property.
/Sudge Hommann said that If the
3.aten Island Railroad Company was
d~Dsidering running a ferry to
Washington street and was interest
7 it would have been represented
the hearing. Jesse eaman of the
s. & r., favored the passage of
ordinance. and added that he
not think there would be any
ferry
4 a. Clark said the danger of
Sc tracks had bee unduly em-
ASKED bv some of the speakers.
,e cars In some cases will be push
/ by hand h said while sometimes
Locomotive will, b. used. He told
{ the iu p, ssibility of an overhead
~ mr. dergrnund system here.
w Parker Runyon. president of
the Ferth Amboy Dry Dock Conn
pany was the last sneaker. He said
It will be impossible for the dry
soeks 10 ge along without the cross
iag5 as II is essential for them to
Get heavy pieces OF machinery and
parts by lail if they wish to COM
pe.e with crher s~h;pyards. The out
\ nut. he said. all goes by water. so
here would be little activity over
e tracks and I'd drilling whatso-
Ter.
ITO hear some of these GENTLE
en- talk. he said "ons would be
4 to believe we want to build a
lick wall At the f.ct of Washington
rect through which nothing could