Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-08-02
BUS SERVICE
CONFAB HEkD
Situations Discussed From
Every Angle BY Perth Am
boy and Nearby Towns.
WILL CONFER AGAIN
Ordinances to Be Compared
Good Service IS Only
Demand Made. &

Realizing the Importance Of work.
ing under a uniform ordinances
governing the operation of bnsas.
now that the trolleys of the Jersey
Central Traction Company are no
longer furnishing means Of trans
portation between Perth AmboH.
South Amboy. Keyporr and points
adjoining, ii was decided. at a Joint
meeting of the officials OF these nlu-
inequalities held in the Perth . =
boy City Hall last night IA ~
committee whose dLty 1t -
devise such a measure
This committee will get
next Wednesday night in II
city hall and. after going o
dlnerent bus ordinances no
used in the municipalities
VIII endeavor to draft a neu
rules and regulations whie
serve as a permanent guide
regulation of bus traffic
these places.
The joint committee, ii
hands win rest solution of thi
mentous problem. was -~f4oe-----7
last night but the mayors OF lie
various cities and towns affected viii
notify the committee members Of
their appointment at once SO thar
they might begin work pror to next
weeks meeting
A long discussion on bus problems
was held during which Mayor Chase
of South Amboy; Mayor Smith. or
Keyport and Mayor Wilson of Perth
Amboy, expressed their views. Va
rlous bus operators or their attete-.
neys also spoke, explaining the sir
uation as they see it. Others inter-
ested in the solution of the problem
offered suggestions.
It was evident, after hearing the
views of those present, that the So
luton of the problem will be the
operation of a line, or a series Of
lines, of high-type, well equipped
buses, handled by experienced chauf-
feurs, which will not only afford
safety and comfort to the passengers
but be dependable and healthy as
well. Some of the buses now being
used by operators We're condemned
by officials because of the Condition
of the cars, the manner in which
they are operated with no thought Of
the comfort of the passengers or
their safety.
Assistant Prosecutor John Z. Tool
an appearing for two bus afcrs
who have been running buses 4
South Amboy for years, asked 4hs
municipal officials to make haste
slowly in issuing permits for aadlt-
ional buses. pointing out that thers
is danger of the route being over.
crowded with buses with the reSsii.
that none of the operators viii bt
able 10 make any money from fheis
lines.
Mr.. Toolan suggested that sta.
tistics be procured by the comnafffns
showing the approximate number q,
persons who ride on the buses be.
tween Perth Amboy, South Anbos
and Keyport. When this numba,
has been learned, he said. the n4.nn.
Der Of buses necessary 10 trans.
port these passengers can be deter.
mined and the permits issued lInslf.
ed to this number.
In this way. he said, efficient ser
vice will be had the operators MI
be enabled to do more than clear -
penses and the competition befuee,
the buses on the road viii not 81
such as to jeopardize the lives q
~ RH79SAA {, u 4OO many buses
Mr.. Toolan said, will result in sssei
hot competition that the cars zs,i
be racing along in order 10 ~
others going over the same rnnfe
so as TO transport the majority 4
passengers. He pleaded that r.
operators already having buses !,
services should be given The nre
ference when permanent prints s :
granted.
During the course OF their -
marks the bus operators ana 49,
representing them started to
plain of certain existing cons
along the route and got on ~
Jeet on which they were
speak. When the bus Ia q
hlnting at personalities ana ~ -. 4
charges against the Others 49,
man-at-Large Richard j Co..
who was presiding ever the s~zzss
caiied halt and the Speech -1ns ~
ended. Francis P. Coon. son1,,' &.
BOY city solicitor. maintained ss. ''
service Is what the public nee6s s%'
ana ne advocated thar the he@
oe permitted to run with the i
possible Limitation pending ~ .
plete settlement Of the probie..s
Continued on Parn ~