Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-08-29
TRAFFIC RUSH
CAUSES JAM.
Traffic Officers Stick to Posts
Without Relief and Missing
Lunch Time
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Efficiency is Praised---
Crashes Into Fence at the
Ferry Terminal

Traffic said to be the equal of any
holiday rush so far this season kept
the local police department busy
over the week end. Starting on Sat
urday afternoon with the placing
of dragnet by state inspector, as
sisted by the local department to
apprehend violators of various state
and city laws, the police were kept
on their toes until after IL o'clock
last night
State Inspector II. G. Burton. of
New Brunswick, aided by officers
Bachman, William Seiboth and Ko-
yen caused all cars passing through
the city Saturday afternoon to be
stopped, while the drivers were
asked to produce registration cards.
The inspection netted twenty-eigh
violators of the law. all of whom
had either no registration cards or
else their cards were improper for
some reason.
Motoists on their way back from
the seashore resorts flocked through
the city in such numbers yesterday
afternoon and last night that the
traffic squad was overwhelmed and
it was found necessary to double
the force calling on member SET
the night squad to assist
Chief of Police Niels j. Tonnesen
and Chief of Detectives Lawrence A.
Long were compelled to remain on
duty until late last night supervising
the direction of the rush of cars
through the city, Cars waiting for the
ferry were lined up far down High
street and the congestion was great
lv increased at s o'clock when
truck ran into the fence at the ferry.
The machine became lodged at the
ferry entrance and completely tied
up traffic for forty minutes.
Chief Tonnesen was emphatic IN
his praise of the untiring efforts OF
the traffic men to handle the situa-
ton efficiently saying that although
DIVIDED with the greatest rush OF
the season all the men did excellent
prk 1t was found impossible 10
even relieve the officers long enough
for a twenty lunch perloa
last night.
The local police department is
chief said this morning. Inadequate
in normal times. the force is especial
ly short handed during the rush sea-
son, due to the men being away on
their vacations. at court In New
Brunswick. and on the sick list
The coming weekend is causing
extra precautions for handling of the
traffic, the chief stated. Notwith-
standing the congestion on several
week-ends that has broken all rec
ords this season. the Labor Day rush
is expected to surpass all former
week-ends in volume of traffic
through Perth Amboy. Chief Ton
nesen says that extra men will be
placed on duty about the middle of
the week and will continue until the
middle of the following week.
Fines totalling 1915 were imposed
upon motorists caught in the inspec-
ton by the state inspector. Satur-
day afternoon. Twenty eight cases
were disposed of by Recorder Pick
ersgill on Saturday afternoon and
number of others were postponed un-
til a later date. After the inspection
was over Inspector Burton informed
Chief Tonnesen that Perth Amboy
was the best regulated city in his
district.
Following are those fined for hav-
ing improper or no registration
cards: Isaac Sands. Newark $40;
William d. Haven. Union Hill, $50;
Roger Anthony. Newark, $25; Will
liam Gyles Newark, $25; A. M. ia
cobS, Newark, S2O; IL. Donnelly, olo
w. Twentieth street, New York, So;
NJ. Stratman. Newark. IS; Ferris
PURGE. Newark. $50: Stanley Czey-
kowitz South River. IS; Anthony
Garoplo New York. s25; Joseph
Lyons, Bloomfield. SIS; Thomas Shar-
roth. Bayonne. IS; Charles Kalten-
bach. Crawford. IS; John Eyles. New
ark. $25; R. ]. Colerdean. Mont
clair $40. A Panzieri. New York. IS:
Victor Toner. New York. IS: Philip
Schmidt. New York. $40: David Hall.
Newark. s25 Samuel Baum. 2O3
New Brunswick avenue. Perth Am
boy. sentence suspended; w. r. Ell
lison, Matawan. s25; r. J. Tulip,
Linden, $5: A be Weiner. New York.
s25; Aaron Simon. Passaic. s5: ]. M.
McInerney. New York. s2S; Gerald
Preston. New York $40. and Waldo
P. Russell. of Glen Rock. $40.