Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-08-22
BUS OWNERS
NOT To SELL
Trolley Co. Employees Agree
to Plan of Public Service to
End Controversy
JlTNEY MEN OPPOSE
Public Service Case to be Held
by State Board-HoId Bus
Conference
ITNEY MEN OPPOSE

NEWARK, Aug. 22.-Acceptance
by the striking trolleymen of the
Public Service Railway Company's
settlement plan was announced here
today following this mornings meet
ing between the trolleymen's confer
ence board and officers of the trolley
company. In making the announce
ment President McCarter of the
company remarked that today's con-
ference with the strikers was the
first since the strike went into eff
feet and that he was happy to say
that the men approve of the COM
pany's settlement plan.
William Wepner, chairman Of the
mems joint conference board re-
marked that approval of the settle
ment plan had yet to come from the
busmen and others.
MIR. Wepner further stated that
the men accepted the settlement plan
as was expected because "the plan
offers the things which we wanted"
Public officials pointed out that
the acceptance of the plan by the
men had little valuable significance
inasmuch as they were expected to
accept it, the proposals of the plan
being entirely favorable to the strik-
ing trolleymen. Further, it was en-
phasized, the plan has yet to meet
the approval of the Public Utility
Commission and public officials of
the many municipalities affected by
the trolley, tie-up.
The meeting of the men and the
trolley company was concluded after
a brief session, the announcement
of the mems acceptance of the plan
being given out Immediately after
ward.
The conference of the Public Utili-
ty Commission, jitney busmen and
others interested in improving bus
service, was attended by represen-
tatives of Newark, Paterson, Jer-
sey City, Passaic, Camden, Irving
ton, Elizabeth, Perth Amboy, Ho-
boken, Bayonne and Somerville.
Chairman Osborn of the commits
sion explained that the conference
was an informal one and had no
relation to the Public Service Com
pany's peace plan, but was called
for the purpose of improving bus
service.
But Supervisor Crawford of New
ark, announced in the meeting that
Newark would lose 100 buses today
unless provisions We're made to ex-
tend the period of time that buses
may remain in the state without TAX
ing out licenses here. He said tha
due to the uncertainty of the length
of time of the strike and the result
ant amount of business the extra
buses might secure, the busmen were
unwilling to pay for licenses.
George H. Blake, of the Public
Service Company legal department
at the opening of the Utility Com
mission conference asked Chairman
Osborn, If the conference was to be
private, to which the latter replied
that it was one for all persons con-
cerned in the transportation problem.
He continued 'inasmuch as you,
however, have done nothing to help
matters, 1 don't see wherein you can
be of assistance to u.s."
Mr.. Blake replied that I'VE have
done everything possible"
Nothing practical or nothing
physical" returned Chairman Os-
born. But of course, you will be
welcome to come in"
Mr.. Blake attended the conference.
That 1913 bus owners operating on
four of the main suburban lines in
this city VIII reIuSe 10 sell Inelr
buses to the trolley company was
announced today. The busmen of
these four lines voted unanimously
to this effect at meetings last night
on that part of the trolley company's
settlement plan. Other bus owners
are meeting tonight and tomorrow
night to consider the proposal
A meeting of the Public
Utility Commission for fur
ther consideration of the strike
settlement plan offered by the Public
Service Railway Company was to
be held here this morning, following
which a statement probably will be
issued by the Commission. Today's
meeting is a continuation of last
nights conference of the commission,
held in Trenton, at which it was
promised a statement would be forth
coming today. Another meeting
which shared the attention of the
nublic today was that of the joint
trolleymen's conference board with
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