Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-10
OPPOSE MAN
TROLLEY IDEA
Keyport Council Passes Res.
oIuti0n on Subject Bus
Permit Refused

KEYPORT. May 10-At the
meeting of the borough council held
Monday night permission was re-
fused James Doukas of Perth Am
boy. TO run a jitney service in the
borough. the council believing that
the trolley service was more nec-
essary and that the granting of a
permit for a jftney would possibly
ruin the trolley service.
A communication from the Hook
and Ladder Company stated that
Gordon J. Schanck and Leo Uhrie
had been appointed members of the
company to succeed John Carter,
deceased. and -Garret Roberts, re-
signed. The appointments were
confirmed by the council.
The resignation of Aaron s. Van
Buskirk al trustee of the public IL
brary vas received and accepted
with regret. Charles Kruser re-
ported that the alarm on the Main
street crossing of the CIR. II. was
not ringing properly and the clerk
was instructed to notify the COM
pany to have same repaired at once.
The street committee was in
structed to notify Contractor Rog-
ers to continue cobbling Osborn
street to ths bend in the road oppo-
site the Chester A.. Walling resi-
dence. Contractor Bovine stated
that he had placed the concrete
foundations for traffic signs at the
corner OF Broadway and Front.
Main and Front and Broad and
Front streets. Several applications
for aerials to be placed on the
standpipe were refused.
TAA Hall ,,I T.l~~ C~-.---.
asked permission to hold a block
dance on Second street on June 8
and 10 and received permission
ond street Is a county street per-
mission must also be received from
the freeholders.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the freehoiders of the condition of
a drain at the corner of Second and
Waverly streets, and the water CON-
mittee vas instructed to have all
the borough ~hydrants flushed be-
fore the summer seaso arrives.
lContractoc Charles r Dawson was
present and stated that he thought
the repairs to the water pumping
station would amount to approxi-
mately $2,236. and he was instruct
ed to proceed with the work under
the supervision of the water COM
mittee. 8,
The clerk was instructed to no.
tify the Monmouth Lighting Com
pany to place the arc light at the
corner of Main and Front streets in
the center of the street and the
light committee was instructed to
change the light at the corner of
Cedar and Pine streets to the oppo-
site side of the road.
At this time the mayor brought
up the one-man car proposition now
used by the Jersey Central Traction
Company, stating that he did not
believe they were being operated in
a proper n and to the safety
of the public. Councilman Hopkins
made the following resolution:
believing that the operation of
one-man cars under the present con
ditions r a menace to the public
and the service inefficient, that the
company be instructed to at once
provide the cars with pushbuttons.
collapsible steps and improve the
vestibule to accommodate the pat
rons entering and leaving or to re-
place two men on the cars" This
resolution passed.
The next matter of importance
a the plan now under way by the
Monmouth Lighting Company to in
crease the rates for lighting. 1t was
figured hat the small users of light
ing would find their bills increased
from IS to rs per cent while large
consumers would have their bills
raised about 40 per cent. Protests
were received from South Amboy,
Matawan. Highlands and other
points supplied by the local COM
pany, all stating that they would be
represented at the hearing before
the board of Public Utilities at Tren-
ton on Tuesday when the borough
would be represented by the borough
attorney, Arthur S. Van Buskirk.
A check was received from the
Hook and Ladder Company for an
Eamouns earned during the past few
months toward ~defraying the cost of
the purchase of the new Mack truck.
Councilman Polling stated that the
railroad crossings at First and Sec
ond street were in bad condition and
the clerk was instructed to notify the
company to repair the crossings,
while the street committee was in
structed to notify the Jersey Central
Traction Company to repair the road
bed in sections on First street.
Sidewalk ordinances covering
Myrtle avenue and Division street
were received and passed on the
first reading. The ordinances will
now be published and a public hear
ing given. E
A tentative ordinance was present.
ed covering fire houses and prevent
ing autos parking or the hitching or
horses or vehicles in front of fire
houses and imposing a penalty OF
$25 fine for so doing. This ordinance
will be drawn up according to law
and presented to the council for its
sanction at the next meeting.