Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-07
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Two Requests Lead to Others
at Meeting of Board of
Aldermen
TO GET d REQUESTS
Question of Lightning Plant
Equipment Has to Be Con-
sidered in the Matter

I'VE want light was the cry that
reverberated from the walls of the
city hall council chamber last night
as delegations, composed mostly of
men representing the Dublin Mer-
chants Association and the State
Street Merchants Improvement AS
sociation, petitioned the Board of
Aldermen for white ways on
outer Smith and State streets.
The petitioners received the same
reply that has been made in past
years to requests for additional
white ways"-that the present
lighting plant equipment is not sufi-
Gent to supply the necessary power.
Not satisfied with this answer the
petitioners asked that the necessary
power might be created by the ad-
dition of more equipment at the
municipal lighting plant. When 1t
was seen that the aldermen were
inclined to favor the additional unit
Idea there was a general demand
for white ways" which, although
sincere on the part of those asking
for the bright Illuminating system,
was humorous in the extreme.
rhe Dublin merchants asked for
a white way" from the Central
Railroad tracks to the car barn on
Smith street; the State street asso-
citation originally asked for a white
way" to Hall avenue and then the
request was made to have it extend
ed to Pulaski avenue.
IF we have sufficient power to
give these two streets white ways.
Alderman Thomas Fatfeff said, "we
should give New Brunswick avenue
white way from Smith and State
streets 10 the Lehigh Valley rail-
road tracks, this being a main artery
of traffic"
while you have been suggesting
all of these downtown streets you
have forgotten Hall avenue, the real
business street of the northern rart
of the city," Alderman John Ko-
zusko said. He asked that this
street in his ward be included in any
Lighting program.
zone street that needs white
way badly is our principal and most
most beautiful residential street
High street." Alderman James Kelly
declared.
Noticing that all of the aldermen
were speaking for their pet streets
Alderman Mcclure declared he
could see no reason why the Smith
street white way could not be
continued all the way out that street
to the municipal light plant. The
current has to pass down this street
anyway" the fourth ward alderman
sad, why not use it?"
As it seemed to be in order for
all of the councilment to ask for
additional lighting facilities Alder
man-at-Large Calvin laughingly said
he could see no reason why McClel-
Ian street should not have a white
way" this being the street upon
which he resides.
Aldermen Sofield and Clark were
the only two members of the board
who had not asked for white way
in some part of the city up to this
point. Don't you want a white
way Aldermen Sofield? I? asked the
chairman. mo" replied the first
ward alderman, 1.-THE bluff is more
popular now that it is dark than 1t
would be if it were lighted"
Harry Golenboch, local attorney,
stressed the Importance Of estab-
fishing a white way" on Maple
street, If the aldermen intend ad-
ding an additional unit TO the light
plant equipment so as to supply
more current for light.
AS there were no more requests
for white ways" made by any OF
the audience or members of the
board, Alderman -at-Large Calvin as
sured the petitioners that steps
would be taken at the meeting 10
determine how much is available
for this work by securing a supple
mental debt statement. Alderman
Clark pointed out that an estimate
of the cost must first be obtained
before a debt statement can be re-
quested. 1t was then decided TO
adopt a resolution authorizing the
city electrician to furnish at the
next meeting an estimate of the cost
of adding another unit to the light
ing plant and constructing white
ways" on outer Smith street, outer
State street, Hall avenue from State
to Catherine street, and New Bruins
wick avenue, from State street to
the Lehigh Valley railroad tracks.
This resolution was introduced later
in the meeting and unanimously