Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-17

Better Service to and from
Perth Amboy Wanted by
Business Concerns
SOUTH AMB0Y LINE BUSY
Increase in Population in the
Suburbs Makes Need for
Better Transportation

Bus service between this city and
surrounding towns Is receiving the
serious consideration of business
men in this city.
1t is the general opinion that con-
ditions could and should be i'm
proved as quickly as possible and
applications for additional bus lines.
which are now held up by governing
bodies in the various municipalities,
should be granted. 1t is only by ad-
ditional bus service that people can
be induced to visit this city. which
Is and always has been the mecca
for shoppers from a radius of many
miles, it is pointed out by merchants
and others.
One of the finest equipped lines
now operating in this city is that
which has furnished transportation
between this city and Keyport since
the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany disbanded it's trolley line. Al
though the equipment is in excel
lent shape there is not enough buses
on this route, according to the mer-
chants, and more buses are needed
in order to supply transportation Tor
the public, especially during the
summer season and on Saturdays.
Bus operators must also recognize
this fact for an application has been
made to the South Amboy council
for additional buses on this line.
When one takes into consideration
the increased summer population at
Laurence Harbor, due to the devel-
opment during the past two season
at that place, and the fact that
similar development is now under
way at Cliffwood beach, better
known as Money Island, it is evident
that these people will not come to
this city, the natural shopping cen
ter, unless the accommodations are
such that they may ride back and
forth in comfort and be able to OBJ
tain transportation when desired
instead of being compelled to wait
long periods between buses. Better
bus service must be given, the mer-
chants feel. in order to supply the
transportation needed to bring these
people to Perth Amboy.
The service given on the Wood
bridge-Carteret route has long been
the source of complaint. The buses
on this route in most instances are
of small capacity and often time are
filed to capacity before they reacn
the intersection of Smith and State
streets, and this means that many
persons must wait, sometimes for
long periods before they can get
another bus for their homes.
Many times, it IS pointed out,
women with their arms filled with
bundles. containing articles pur-
chased from local stores, find it i'm
l.
buses and are forced to wait over
for other buses, which causes a de-
lay in getting dinner or supper and
makes it late when they arrive
home.
1t is also alleged that drivers of
buses along the Woodbridge-Car-
teret route lag along the way, and
in some instances do not make their
complete run into Carteret, but
turn and come back to this city
after reaching Port Reading. 1t has
been suggested that IL order to
bring this line up to standard, in
spectors be employed to ride the
buses and thus keep them on sched-
ule and in operation. There is some
talk that the Public Service is try
ing to get control of the Carteret
line, but this has not been confirm
ed. 1t is believed the changing of
the route in Woodbridge from Full
ton street to Main street will have
tendency to improve the service.
Buses operating between this city,
Fords, Metuchen and New Bruins
wick, cause less complaint than other
lines, as the schedule is most in
stances is lived ups to and the run
ming time is not so long. However,
in some instances, complaints have
been heard about delays of some of
the buses after certain hours at
night. The Axel Bus Line, one of
the first to operate on the New
Brunswick-Pert Amboy run, was
recently sold to the Gray Bus Line
of New Brunswick. 1t is generally
believed this line is the property of
the Public Service, although those
interested in the purchase of the
line deny this fact. The Gray Bus
Line for some time past has been
operating a successful line between
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