Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-09
BUS SITUATION
IS DISCUSSED
South Amboy Controversy
Settled at Conference Held
Here Last Night

A matter that has caused consid-
cradle comment and controversy
about this city and vicinity, since
the abandonment of the trolley line
between here and Keyport by the
Jersey Central Traction Company,
was completely threshed out last
night when, following a conference
with representatives from South
Amboy, James Doukas, William
Rosenvinge and Clifford Wolff, bus
owners. and the Perth Amboy bus
committee, 1t was decided to run a
shuttle bus to Mechanicsville on the
South Amboy line and allow all bus
owners to use the highway road
along the Pennsylvania railroad.
The meeting scheduled for last
night was to arrange for a uniform
ordinance whereby all the munich
palities affected by the present bus
situation might be governed. Owing
to the fact that several of the repre-
sentatives of the various cities could
not attend, the meeting was post
poned to a later date, while the
South Amboy situation was discuss
ed.
The matter of running to Me-
chanicsville was brought to the att
tention of the parties interested by
Alderman Mcguire, who explained
the need of an immediate change in
the line, and suggested the shuttle
bus so as to even matters with all
bus lines and have all run on equal
par. This would then make the
schedule in this city run more
smoothly and do away with the
steady stream of complaints received
on account of poor bus service.
Since the abandonment by the
trolley company, James Doukas, of
South AmbUy, has been running four
buses from this city to Keyport and
four to South Amboy, the alderman
The four buses running
to Keyport do not go to Mechanics
vile, but take the highway road
direct to South Amboy, while the
buses of Rosenvinge and Wolff run
to Mechanicsville where they turn
around and then back to South Am
boy. Coming from South Amboy to
this city the South Amboy-Perth Am
boy lines are compelled to take the
route through Mechanicsville via
the Deep Cut bridge in S~ayreville
township, while Doukas' line runs
direct over the highway road and
not touch Mechanicsville, the
chairman of the local bus committee
This means OF running, the alder
man pointed out, was in nc way fair
to R~osenvinge and Wolff, inasmuch
as the business is being taken away
them and a heavy decrease in
passengers is keenly felt. Persons
from this city to South Am
boy board a Keyport bus to avoid
the uncomfortable jaunt over the
Mechanicsville road, and even as
much as leave the buses Of Rosen-
vinge and Wolff to make better time.
From South Amboy, passengers
wait five or ten minutes for the
Keyport bus so as to go direct across
the highway route instead of the
long ride out Main street to the
deep-cut bridge, to Mechanicsville
and thence to this city. In this way
the lines of Rosenvinge and Wolff
carry only Mechanicsville passengers,
which is in no way fair, the alder
man said.
According to the new plan, all
buses will run, as soon as necessary
arrangements are made, Gro the
highway to and from this city, while
bus line will do an equal share
Of shutting each week. A bus will
be stationed at Deegan's garage and
there passengers will be trans
ported to the Mechanicsville section,
while another will leave the Main
street in Mechanicsville for a trans
fer at the garage to buses going
to Perth or South Amboy.
This plan will only be used until
the hole-in-the-wall is completed,
which all buses will be COM
to run through the Mechan-
route. The shuttle bus will
start on either Saturday Or Sunday
next.
Another important bus matter
brought up last night by Alderman
Mcclure was the compelling of the
buses plying between this city to
Railway, by the authorities at that
place, to carry passengers to out
lying districts such as Westfield and
Garwood. Action on this matter
will be started in a few days,
The buses running from here to
Railway began with the strike OF
the Public Service operators and
itasG the oLdlt punt Oil liiC
same schedule as the fast line cars
did. At Railway the buses are com
PEELED to continue their route by the
city authorities to Westfield and
Garford, with few or no passengers
and keep people in this city waiting
sometimes almost an hour before
transportation a be had.
The mayor of Railway, it is said
by Mr.. Mcclure, has refused to al
low the local buses to run into Rah-
unless they take care of West
field and Garwood section, and
rather than delay things in this city.
Alderman Mcclure will shortly dis
continue the route into the city of
Railway and have the buses turn
around at the Railway station and