Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-01
ROAD DEMAND
BY So. AMBOY.
Like Action to Be Taken by
SayreviIIe, 1t Is Reported
Long Discussion Held

SOUTH AAIBoY. Oct. 1:-Charac-
terizing the plans of the State High
way Commission as selfish wishes Of
their own,r the common council at
its regular meeting last night went
on record as being whoiehe eartedly
against the commissions plans of
wantonly spending the peoples
money on what is considered a
makeshift route which is supposed
to relieve the traffic congestion on
Route No. 4 Of the state highway
system.
The resolution calls upon the
members of the highway commission
to abandon their own selfish wishes
and to accommodate the wishes OF
the people who are to be benefited
by the proposed route.
Public Meeting Held
At public meeting held in the
city hall here several days ago the
people in this vicinity. especially
those in Madison, Sayreville and this
city, vigorously denounced the COM
missions proposed relief route. At
that time the commissions excuse
in the face of the protests made was
considered too fiimsy to even COM
nand the slightest attention.
The traffic situation In this city in
the past several years has been so
acute that 1t necessitated the addi-
tional expenditure of moneys for
proper police supervision, and las
IN addition proved a menace to the
peace and welfare OF property own
ers and churchgoers residing on the
three principal streets of the city,
which for several hours at a time
has been congested with tourists who
impatiently waited in line to get out
of the city and to their homes.
Petitions Received
Time after time the council has
and othe. residents of the city
against the great traffic and the
damage it was doing to the city The
council was helpless in the matter of
relief until this time when the high
way commission is taking the matter
into consideration.
To show that they are determined
in the matter to adjust the unneces-
sary great influx of traffic, the coun-
Gil members unanimously adopted
the following resolution. 1t is un-
derstood from a reliable source that
the Sayreville authorities will take
similar action at its meeting tonight.
The resolution follows:
Whereas; the State Highway de-
partment of the state of New Jersey
contemplates the laying out and
construction of an additional road
as a relief to state highway route
No. in and through Keyport. Mad
ison, Sayreville, and South Amboy,
and
Whereas the route spoken of by
the members of the state highway
commission at a recent meeting held
at South Amboy does not meet with
the approval of any one but the
state highway commission, and
Whereas the route favored by the
state highway commission will not
and cannot afford any relief to the
people of this city in that it will
give to this city five right angle
turns. and will dump all the traffic
at this city without anyway offering
any means adequate of getting the
traffic out of this city. and causing
even greater congestion IN South
Amboy than at present exists, and
Whereas the proper and adequate
solution of all our difficulties is
shown on plan made by the City
Engineer John A. Conlcgue showing
proposed relief of route No. from
the Victory bridge to Cheesquake
road.
Now therefore be 1t resolved that
this common council Of the city of
South Amboy, hereby goes on record
as favoring the plan laid out by our
city engineer as aforesaid and as
against the inadequate and ineffect
and most costly plan now in the
minds of the state highway commits
sion; and
Be 1t further resolved that the
state highway commission be urged
to give up their own selfish wishes
and desires in the matter and ac-
comodate themselves to the wishes
ard desires OF the people in the vi
cinity 10. be served and helped. and
Be IT further resolved that a GER
tilted copy of this resolution be i'm
mediately forwarded to the state
highway commission with the hope
that the wishes of the people OF this
neighborhood be at least considered
by said state highway commission,
in its action in this matter.
(Signed)
Thomas Lovely.