Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-09
-FOUR BUS LINES
CONSOLIDATE
New Brunswick, Highland
Park, So. River and So. AM
boy Buses Affected
TO ADD NEW BUSES
James A. 0'ConneIl, of New
Brunswick, Now Holds
Control of Lines

Negotiations for the purchase of
four of the largest auto bus lines in
Middlesex county were closed yester-
day when the holdings of these lines
passed into the hands of James A.
O'Connell, of New Brunswick, who
represented Trenton and Perth AM
boy parties in this big merger. AL
though no price is mentioned in the
announcement of this consolidation
it is reported to have been in the
neighborhood of $150,000.
The four lines which have been
merged and will be known in the fu-
ture as the Grey Bus Line, Inc, are:
Il Stock and equipment of the Grey
&Bus Line, Inc, 16 buses and fran
&chises for service between New
! S1srunswick, South River, Sayreville
sAnd South Amboy. Controlling inter-
Asts were formerly held by John
E3anker and William ]. Banker, Sr.
Established in 1919.
Stock and equipment OF the New
Brunswick Auto Service Company,
buses and franchises for service pc
tween New Brunswick and Highland
Park. Controlling interests former
Iy held by Thomas ]. Burke. Es-
tablished in 1917.
Stock, equipment and franchises,
two buses operating between New
Brunswick and Highland Park the
controlling interest of which was
held by Ambrose Hennessy
Stock, equipment and francnises,
two buses operating between New
Rrunswick and Highland Park, for
merly controlled by David Skldmore.
The entire control and operation
of these four bus lines has now pass
ed into the hands of the new concern
of which John P. Cotton, of Prince
ton. is manager. Mr.. Cotton has had
wears of experience as a traffic ana
passenger manager and has peen
employed by the government in this
capacity. Ambrose Hennessy Will
supervise the actual operation OF the
buses.
The buses started on their route
this morning under new manage
ment. At the same time Mr.. Cotton
issued a statement in which he said
all of the buses will receive thor
ough overhauling and announced
that ten new modern buses will be
purchased and added to those now in
service, so that the service between
New Brunswick and Highland Park
and South River may be improved.
Although a move has been under
way for some time to perfect the
consolidation of these bus lines un-
der one management it was not until
khe last few weeks that conditions
pointed to a favorable settlement.
Russell E. Watson represented the
Grey Bus Line and Skidmore; Will
Xfam Danberry represented Hennes-
,Javers H. Helme represented the
New Brunswick Auto Service Com
pany and Assistant Prosecutor John
IL, Toolan represented O'Connell.
n The buses are running from the
Grey Bus garage in Schuyler street
and from Stalker's garage at French
hnd Delevan streets.
The consolidation of these four
bus lines is looked upon as the first
step in improving bus conditions in
the county as the rivalry which has
existed over these routes will now be
q thing of the past and the public
can expect better service. 1t now
seems that a consolidation of the
lines operating in other parts OF
the county, particularly in Perth
Amboy, South Amboy, Woodbridge
and Carteret may be effected owing
to the large number of operators
now having buses running on the
routes.
Bus owners are complaining con-
tinually to the government bodies or
the large number of permits which
are granted, claiming that 1t will be
impossible for them to make a living
with the routes crowded. A consoli-
dation of these lines, similar to that
lust effected in New Brunswick. Is
looked upon as the only solution
to the problem,