Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-09
SEWER AND BUS ACTION
TAKEN BY ALDERMEN
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| Otner man arguments were all
wrong, the aldermen were well fet
up on bus matters when the meeting
opened.
A copy of q decision rendered b,
the Public Utility Commission. which
will be found in full at the end o
this story, was ordered filed. TIL,
board then took up the bushes,
about which there was so much dis
cussion and disagreement.
William Rosenvinge and JameI
Doukas had applications In for per
mits to operate four additional busei
to South Amboy and Wolff Coher
asked permission to operate two ad.
ditional buses over the same route
When the aldermen came out o.
committee session they had appar.
emily decided to give all three mel
what they asked. at least, the ma.
jority of the aldermen favored such
action. But Joseph Deegan, counse
for Rosenvinge, objected to all OF
the permits being granted on the
grounds that 1t would mean bank
ruptcy for the operators as there
would be too many buses on the
route for any of them to make any
money. Francis p. Coan. represent
Ing Doukas, approved of the alder
mems action in giving the operators
all they asked for and said fixing a
scheduled and regulating traffic
would be a matter for the owners to
settle between them and not for the
aldermen to settle.
Further arguments and insistence
upon the part of Attorney Deegan
and others looking out for Rosen-
vinge's interests were sufficient to
cause n or two of the aldermen
to change their original opinion In
the matter.
When the matter came before the
board Alderman MCGUIRE, chairman
of the bus committee, moved that
two permits be granted Rosenvinge
and two to Cohen. The recommend
atoms were adopted. When Alder
man Mcclure recommended that
Doukas be granted two permits in
stead of the four requested of the
board, the battle broke out anew.
Alderman Walters, taking the
floor, declared there were ten APP
plications before the board for bus
permits and he a in favor of all
of them being granted. when it
becomes a matter of dividing the
permits as Is now being done, it be-
comes an unpleasant task" he said.
He then told of Doukas' foresight
In taking the initiative In provid-
ing bus service for Keyport imme-
diately following the abandonment
of the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany trolley lines and said he should
be rewarded for giving this service
by awarding him the four permits.
81 would therefore amend the mo-
ton so as to give Doukas four per-
mits," Alderman Waters said in clos
ing. This amedment was at once
seconded by Alderman Riedy.
Alderman Mcclure upheld his
stand that any bus owner could have
given as efficient service as Doukas
'if they had a chance" The chair
man of the bus committee intimat-
ed that the bus routes of Keyport
were open only to Doukas. he ex-
planning that it was hard for others
to get in" that place. Granting
Doukas the four permits would
overcrowd the line and result in
poorer service, the fourth ward al
derman said. "Doukas came to me"
Mcclure said, land as much as told
me that if / did not approve of these
permits he would withdraw his bus
es. [ want to see all of the buses on
a par"
The Public Utility Commission has
been after Doukas to get his per-
mits," Alderman Waters said, land
he now has until Thursday night to
get them or he will be cut off,"
Competition is the life of trade"
Alderman Clark said under the
heading of remarks" Let the fttest
survive. l can't see why the four
four-two arrangement of granting
permits did not go through. l
thought that was all agreed to down
stairs. The applications were made
in good faith and the operators
should be given what they ask for.
1t is up to them whether they make
goou or go under. 1t is not up to
this board"
At this juncture Mr.. Deegan who
was In the audience asked permits
sion to speak. He was not given the
floor however, and Alderman-at-
Large Calvin called for a vote. There
was some question as to how the
chairman put the vote and as there
was more or less confusion and e&-
element there vas a difference of
opinion as to whether or not mo-
ion gave Doukas the four addI-
tionai permits.
Understanding Chairman Calvin
to put the question in the following
"Al in favor of the motion
as amended granting DouKas four
permits will answer as their names
are called" All of the members
voted AYE" wit the exception OF
Mr.. Calvin who said mo" and AL
derman Mcclure who passed. After
the motion had been passed the
question arose to whether or not a
vote should first have been taken In
favo. of amending the original mo-
ton after which a vote should be
taken on the amendment.
There was no doubt as to the five
members of the board favoring the
granting of four permits to Doukas
and IL there is any question OF the
legality of the manner in which the
permission was granted the board
will again act on this matter at their
meeting next Monday night.
1t was pointed out this morning
by n Of the aldermen mat in vot-
ing directly on the amended motion
instead of FIRST voting to amend the
motion and then voting on the
amendment, considerable time was
saved and the result was obtained
The Public Utility Commissions
ruling follows:
THE Board of public Utility Com
missioners understands that in a
number of municipalities, and with
out obtaining this Boards formal APP
prevail, auto buses were put in oper-
alton to meet the emergency caused
by the discontinuance of service by
the Public Service Railway Company.
1.-THE Board further understands
that since the resumption of service