Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-26
UTILITY BOARD
ACTS ON BUSES
To Take Place of Jersey Gen.
trail Trolley Go. Service
Which Ends Saturday
RULING IS GIVEN TODAY
Keyport Meeting Tonight to
Act in Matter-Meet Here
Tomorrow Night
RULING IS GIVEN TODAY

The Public Utility Commission is
In session today in Newark to take
up the matter of issuing permits
for the operation of buses between
this city and Keyport. Under the
Public Utility laws buses can not
be operated over territory through
which traction companies operate
trolley cars, unless such permit is
granted by the commission. Buses
operated between this city and Key
port must parallel the tracks of the
Public Service, both in this city
and South Amboy and for this rea-
son the Public Utility Commission
must act on the matter.
Among those who are appearing
before the commission today for
permits to operate buses between
Keyport and this city are Assist
ant Prosecutor John z. Toolan, rep
resenting Frederick Schneider of
New Brunswick, and James Doukas,
of South Amboy. Mr.. Schneider,
through Mr.. Toolan has already
made application for the permit to
the commission and Mr.. Doukas has
already been given a permit to
operate in Keyport. Mr.. Schneider
proposes to operate his line from
this city to Keyport, Keansburg At
lantic Highlands, Highlands and
Red Bank. covering the territory
now served by the Jersey Central
Traction company. He proposes to
give a thirty minute schedule.
Even If the Public Utility Com
mission does grant permits for the
operation of bus lines between this
city and Keyport today, this does
not mean that the buses can be plac-
ed in operation. Although those de-
string to operate buses may have
permits from the commission and
from Keyport, they must also re-
csfye permits from the bus COM
mittee of this city.
This according to Alderman-at-
Large Richard j. Calvin and Alder
man Robert A. Mcclure, chairman
of the bus committee will be no easy
matter as they expect the holders of
the permits on this route to run
the most up-to-date buses and keep
them clean and in first class order
at all times. They say they will not
allow the same type of buses run
over the new route that are now in
service in this city. Temporary per-
mits for the operation of buses will
be issued by the aldermen here at
a special meeting tomorrow night.
Action at Keyport
KEYPORT, July 2o-The mayor
and council will meet again tonight
TO consider the bus problem which
now confronts the borough. A
special meeting was called on Tues
day night when the council and cit
liens committee, consisting of s..
d. Walker, DIR. o. C. Bogardus and
William H. Hitchcock met with the
Matawan council and the township
representatives to consider a bus
line from Walnut street Keyport to
Freneau. The applications con-
sidered were Ackerman Brothers, of
Keyport, and the Rollo Trucking
Company, of Matawan, the latter
receiving the permit to operate af-
ter a tie vote had been taken.
The second vote was made by
three representatives from Key
mort, three from Matawan and three
from Matawan Township, which
gave the permit to the Rollo COM
pany.
The transportation of people from
Red Bank to Keyport and Perth
Amboy, also to Keansburg and At
lantic Highlands has not been de-
termined but will probably be set
tied tonight.