Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-04
TRACKLESS TROLLEY LINE
OPENS STATEN ISLAND
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He, with the other city officials,
left Manhattan at 1 o'clock on the
new municipal ~ferryboat. Theodore
Roosevelt, and upon their arrival at
st. George the party was met by
the members of the Staten Island
Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Hylan took time on the ar
| rival at st. George to officially open
| the new fire station along side of the
municipal piers, where a fire boat is
to be placed by the city of New
York to take care of the shipping
along the east and north shores of
the island and particularly the new
piers that were erected at a consid-
cradle expense to the city.
After this ceremony the mayor ana
his party were taken in automobiles
to Sea View where the exercises were
held at 2 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the
start will be made from Richmond
for Tottenville where the exercises
will be held at the T~ottenville school
at 4 o'clock. The boys band of
the Mission of the Immaculate Vir-
gin will furnish the music for the
occasion. Flags are displayed ali
along the line and the day has taken
the form of a holiday for the occa-
sion.
With the opening of the line from
Richmond to To~ttenville the entire
west shore of the island will be
, opened to travel that heretofore has
been made to depend on shanks mare
in going from town to town or by
taxi on the long distance Journey
along the entire shore. 1t was short
" after the first line from Meters
Corners was opened a year ago OH
the Richmond turnpike that a petit
ton signed by 1900 residents Of
the fifth ward of the borough OF
Richmond was presented by John
Poth of Rossville to the Board OF
Estimate and Appropriation for the
installation of the line to Tottenville.
The Board of Estimate at a meeting
following the presentation of thu
petition acted upon it and appro-
priated the sum of $4,000 for the
establishment of the line along the
Arthur Kill road which vas then
being paved with concrete along the
entire route.
The Board of Estimate with Mayor
Hylan at it's head, then appropriated
$40, 900 for a sub-power station and
$4,000 for machinery to be install
ed in the building to run the line
and $4,000 for seven new trackless
trolley cars for the route.
The trackless trolley is an over
head trolley bus operated by one
man. The cars will seat about thirty
people and there is room for some
to stand. They are large and roomy
and instead of running on rack!
they are operated on smooth pave
ments.
Attached to the root of the car is
a trolley pole device that connects
with two wires, one for the feed and
the other acting as the ground wire
This allows for a leeway for the caI
to pick it's way on either side of the
roadway for a distance of nine fee
in turning out for other vehicles.
Tottenville and the surrounding
:, towns on the line of the new rack
u less trolley system began prepare
'eftions for the opening yesterday ant
all over flags are displayed and pub
} lie buildings have been decorated
The new $4,000 police station il
} Main street which is nearing com
} pletion has been decorated will
flags over the entire front and {
: large banner has been arranged
across the stage at the Tottenvill'
l school with "Welcome Mayor Johl
r. Hylan, South Shore Protectiv'
Association inscribed upon it. TIL
l day has practically been declared
holiday and visitors are in town TO
the event.
The final test was made last nigh
when one of the cars were rul
over the line from Richmond to Tot
tenville. This was about 3 o'clocl
. and the a attracted considerabl at
tention all along the line.