Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-04-17
MORE BUSES
To CITY LINE
Residents of Western Section
of City Tell of Deplorable
Transportation Service
MORE BUSSES READY
Will Start Tomorrow Morning
and Relief is Expected in
This Way
MORE BUSsEs READY

the city last night, appearing before
the aldermen last night, won their
fight for additional buses on the New
Brunswick avenue route to and fruU
the city. Axel Falkenstrom. one
the bus owners having buses on Il
route, was present and denoted
Willingness to put on extra buses
Alderman Robert A. MCCLURE. chair
man of the bus committee, would
give him the necessary permission
Alderman Mcguire wanted to let the
matter go over until Monday nights
meeting, but the delegation appear
ing before the board was insistent
and other members of the council
expressed themselves as favoring this
use of additional buses.
Alderman Mcclure finally con-
sented to permit Falkenstrom 70
place the additional service in opera
tion, the understanding being that
the extra bus service would start
tomorrow morning.
Mads H. Madsen, secretary OF the
Western Improvement Association.
acted as spokesman for the delega-
| tion, but other residents in that Sec
tion of the city also told Of con-
ditions from actual experience. Mr..
Madsen told the board a delegation
/
weeks ago and asked for better servz
/ ice. They were told al the time they.
should submit the request in wE;te4ef
he said. which was done, but elr1cs
then no action has been taken no
remedy conditions.
Alderman-at-Large Calvin ex+
| planned that the matter was in the
hands of the bus committee, Alder
man Mcclure then explaining that
| he had taken up the question with
| the bus owners who operate over
this route, and he WIS not convinced
that an owner could run additional
buses without losing money. The
chairman of the bus committee
maintained that the interests of the
bus owner should be considered as
well as the interests of the riding
public
The aldermen were told by resi-
dents in the western section OF the
| city that failure of the busses 10
run on schedule time. especially
during the hours when people are
going to or from work. has resulted
in their being late for work On
mary occasions. The aldermen wee
told it is necessary some times Q
wait as long as forty-five of fifty
minutes for a bus on New Bruns-
WIN dNC41lC anu LAAdkA HAAEh OAG ARNS
| come along it is generally so crowd
ed during the rush hours that the
| driver will not even stop, realizing
he can take on no more passengers.
A further wait is necessitated. the
| aldermen were told, II the person
| does not desire to walk but the pos
sibilities are the next bus will be
| filled TO capacity also and unable 10
| take on another passenger although
it might be possible to stand on the
running board.
D The petitions for better services
| emphasized the fact that il better
service were offered, many OF those
who now walk rather than wait halt
an hour or SO only to be disappoint-.
! ed by not being able TO get on =
/ bus. would ride. The present con-
| dition is a hardship on women wifa
\ desire to go to and from the buss1
ness part of the city by bus, espec{zi
/ ally II they have babies or small
children, the delegation declars8
! One of the men told Of instanea&
where women with babies havH
stood in the rain waiting for = busss
only to have It go past them be-
cause Il was crowded.
Despite all of these arguments n
favor of additional buses 70 refte4s
conditions and the statement BY.
IFalkenstrom that he did not COR
slider the present number Of busee
lsufficient to handle the people along
New Brunswick avenue during fhS
busy hours of the day, Alderman
Mcguire was not favorable to the
idea of allowing Falkenstron TO
make use of a permit he holds from
the Public Utility Board giving hfap
the right to run another 4is azons
the New Brunswick avenue Iroute.
Alderman John Sofle1d said h
could see no reason why the
fourth ward alderman Would rn1
give Falkenstrom remission at ones
to better the service and lAlderft.s,, !,
Riedy took a similar stand. Alder
man Clark pointed out thak il Faikz
enstrom was willing to take a cha11cn
on losing money by running mora
buses. he should be allowed to do So.
The aldermen were told BY Falke,s.
strom that during the past two year
the number of persons riding 81
buses had increased ene-third
The insistance of the petieion,
and desire Of most of the alderul
to see the services hettered finaiI
iresulted in Alderman McGuire stan
ing he would give orders to have n
new schedule arranged. whereb1'
Falkenstrom could commence ad-
citional service. This was not made
as a recommendation from the bus
committee, however. under tbs
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