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PERTH AMBOY EVENING NEWS.
VOL. fl NO. 294 PEHTH AMBOY, N. J.. THURSDAY, JULY 16 1903 SECOND EDITION
' MORE DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE TROLLEY.
IVoodbridge People Again Spend an Evening Talking- -Want to
Know Definitely where the Road is to be Located and Company
is Requested to file Maps at the Next Meeting.
At the meeting of the town com
mittee of Woodbridge, last night, held
to discuss the granting of a franchise
to the Elizabethport, Amboyand Long
Branch Railroad dompany, the ohair
inan told Mr. Quin, who represents
tlio company, that the town commit
teemen were willing to grant the
franchise to the trolley company when
they filed the proper maps and papers
snowing the ronte over which they
were going to run, and on condition
that the franchise read the same as it
did at the present time, also that this
map must be in the hands of the town
committee before the next meeting,
July 80.
The franchise was read again last
night for the benefit of those who had
not heard it, and after the reading
the chairman asked if anyone had
anvthing to sav in regards to^he
matter. Mr. Valentine said he thought
that all this talking abont having the
trolley in Woodbridge should be
Stopped and that the town committee
should make the trolley company file
a map to show over whioh route they
really wished to go. He declared
that as far as he knew, at every meet
ing he had attended, the town com
mittee seemed willing enough to do
the right thing, but on the other side
there is always something new, such
as an amendment to abandon this and
a hl that and it could all be ended at
once by the trolley company coming
forward and saying: "Here is a map
of tne route over whioh we wish to
go," and if they do this, which they
certainly should, there is no question
but what the franchise would be
granted to them by the town com
mittee.
To this Mr. Quin replied that he
did not think that Mr. \alentine was
well acquainted with the oase as the
new amendments had been added not
at the trolley company's requests but
by the town committee. He also
stated that the town committee had
in their possession the proper map
showing the route. It was then ex
plained to Mr. Quin that although
the town committee had a map given
thein by the trolley, so many changes
had been made that it would be neces
sary to have a new one.
They then looked over the map very
carefully and Mr. Quin said he would
try and have a new one in their hands
before the next meeting.
Mrv Savage asked the committee
why it was that a olause had not been
inserted in the franchise giving the
right of any other company to use the
rails and power of the company on
condition that they pay them for such
use the sum that the present trolley
company asked. The ohairman of the
committee explained that such a clause
had been inseited when the first fran
chise had been drawn up, but that the
trolley- company had fought so vigor
ously against it, saying that they
would not build the road if it was not
stricken out, that the town commit
tee finally complied.
Mr. Savage declared that he did not
see why any town committee should
sign away the princpal streets of their
town to a single trolley company for
100 years. He said there was no ques
tion but what Woodbridge will grow
and then when other trolley companies
want to enter Woodbridge they will
be barred.
Mr. Quiii then explained to Mr.
Savage that if the clause was again
inserted his company would not build
a trolley through Woodbridge because
Rn NEW DRINK Kr
UV ORANGE RICKEY l/V
Cooling and Refreshing? Everyone
Likes It.
Parisen's Prescription Pharmacy,
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it, for one thing, would not pay them
and again, the trolley con^iany, with
such a clause in its franohise, would
find it very hard to get a trust com
pany to bond it. Mr. Savage told the
committee that his advioe would be
not to grant the franohise to the com
pany unless it was willing for this
clause to be inserted. "And you can
make up your minds," continued Mr.
Savage, "that they will not mind a
little thine like that, and if they do,
there are a number of other companies
who would like to come through
Woodbridee. "
The chairman said that this would
then be taken up at thtf next meeting
of the committeemen.
Mr. Brown wanted to know if the
clause providing that no greater than
thirty-three school tickets should be
sold to any child for $1.00, should not
read not less than thirty-three instead
of greater. It was Bhown that the
way the clause read was all right,
meaning, as a whole, that the ticket*
were to be sold.
Mr. Savasre then started a discussion
by asking if the clause providing that
in the failure of the company to oper
ate its cars for a period of thirty days
it should lose their franohise, would
allow the company to run its cars onl>
one day each month, remaining idle
the rest of the time. Everyone in tho
room was interested in this and they
all awaited an answer. Mr. Qain
said that this would be an impossible
thing. Mr. Savage replied that a few
years ago a man in Warren county
built a railroad to carry his peaohes
from his place down to the Lehigh
Valley station and had a clause like
the one in question inserted. When
the peaoh season was on he operated
the road every day. When it was
over only onoe a month were cars run,
but by doing this he saved his fran
chise. This will also be brought be
fore the town committee.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Herbert Eyerkuss, of State street,
is enjoying a two week's vaoation
from his duties at the American
Smelting & Refining Company 'a plant.
0. Lee Stranb has given up his resi
dence on Rector street, and intends
going to Bethlehem, Pa., with his
family in a short while for a stay of
several months.
Edward (JonnorB, of Locl/port, N.
Y. , is visiting his brother, Thomas
Connors, of Front street.
Frank Pond, of State street, has
gone to Connecticut.
Jay Franke, of High street, has his
left hand tied np, the resnlt of an
accident at the American Smelting
and Refining Company's nlant.
August Faber has returned from
Europe after a stay of several weeks.
Miss Anna Dixon retufted to her
home in Elizabeth last night after a
pleasant visit with Perth Ainboy
friends.
Edward Curry, of State street, has
a position with the Raritan Sign
Company.
Miss Katherine Anderson has re
turned to her home in Jersey City
after a pleasant visit withTerth Am
boy friends.
While at work at the Perth Am boy
Dry Dock last evening, Superintend
ent William Rankin was taken ill and
is now confined to his home.
McCLELLAN HOSE MEETING.
A special meeting of McClellan Hose
Company is called for tonight, A
large attendance is desired.
Real estate I Real estate! Read
he bargains in speoial column on
page 2.
A - of Merchants, Manufacturers, Corporations
ACCOUNTS and Individuals Solicited -
INTEREST PAID ON ) 2 per cent, on $ 500 or over
DAILY BALANCES \ 3 per cent, on $1,000 or over
Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent at Low Rates
LIBERAL POLICY
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
llO SMITH NTKKKT, PERTH AM BOY, N. J.
Capital | Profits | Deposits .$1,000,000
HAMILTON r. KL4.N, PSMIOIMT 1 BABttYtOONABD CU?* ?I
FACTORIES
RECEIVING
RUSH WORK.
Settlement of Strike in New York
is Felt in This City-Expect
Plenty of Orders now.
MEN ARE" RETURNING
Henry Maurer & Sons, Who do Their Own
parting in New York, Sending Their
Horses Back to the City for Renewed
Activity? Men who Have Been Laid Off
Get Orders to Return to Work.
Now that the great strikes in New
York are Defag settled, work is pick
ing np in Perth Amboy, Some time
ago when tfae strike was on in fall
force the Perth Amboy Terra Cottta
Works layed off a number of their
employes, but within the last few
days nearly all of them have returned
to work and they will soon be work
ing overtime, it is said.
The strike in New York tied up
everything so tight that Henry Maurer
& Sons, who operate the lar?e Maurer
plant, had so little to do that they
shipped nearly all ^their horses to
their plant here and have been kept
in pasture hereabouts until this morn
ing when threo of the horses were
shipped back to New York by the
steamer "Quaker City."
The hrm expects to have plenty of
work from now on and all of the
horses now in pasture will shortly be
sent back to New York and put to
work.
At all of the other factories the
work is commencing to come wi*h
a rush and thev will soon put on
double forces .to be able to "handle it
at all. Not only are the factory own
ers glad, but the employes as well, for
it will mean a great deal more
money for them.
FOUNDATION
WELL STARTED.
Masons on St. Mary's New
Church Making Rapid Pro
gress in the Work.
EVERYBODY PLEASED.
The masons at work on St. Mary's
new church have succeeded in getting
the first layer for the foundation
down. This is the part where the
heaviest stones are used.
Two more masons, making sis in
all, are now at work and Foreman
King hopes to rush things along.
This Sunday when the members of
St. Mary's congregation go to church
they will have the satisfaction for the
first time of seeing that the masonp
have done some work and the place
begins to really look like progress.
crownTon
EXCURSION.
Joel Parkers from South Amboy
Stop Here and Several Hun- -
dred Get Aboard.
TO ROCKAWAY BEACH.
A large crowd of Perth Amboy
people left on the Joel Parker No. 69
American Mechanic excursion from
South Amboy this morning. The boat
left South Amboy at 9.16 and arrived
here about 9.45, landing at the steam
boat dock.
After the orowd from this city had
gotten on hoard they started for Rook
away Beaoh. When they land at the
beach the crowd will spend nearly
two hoars there. The excursion will
return so as to land here at about 8
o'olook.
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Estate column page a.
PILING IS
SLOW IN
ARRIVING.
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Work on the New Bridge Delayed
Somewhat Because Timber is
Behind.
stonesTnloaded.
Barge Loaded with Marterlal for Founda
tion are now Arriving and Mason Work
Will be Hurried Along? Work Progress
ing in Spite of the Delay on the South
Amboy Side.
The freeholders did not get to the
new Raritan river bridge yesterday
afternoon. They firsr went to inspect
the Albany street bridge and spent so
much time there that it was too late
to oome to Perth Amboy. They de
cided to come here on nest Thursday
afternoon.
The work on the bridge is getting
along at* nicely as can be expected.
The bnilders have been foroed to stop
on the South Amboy side. The piling,
which oomes from Georgia, has been
delayed for the last week and now
the piles are all nsed up bnt this does
not stop work elsewhere on the struc
ture. Yesterday ttie third barge of
stone, which is to be used on the
bridge, arrived. A gang of laborers
is now at work unloading the stone,
and as soon as possible they will be
put in place.
BILLIARD
EXHIBITION.
New York Expert Will do Things
at Bloodgood Parlors To
morrow Night.
WILL PLAY A GAME.
Prof. A. Harer, of New York, one
of the expert billiard players known,
will give an exhibition of billiard
playing at Bloodgood 's parlors, Smith
street, tomorrow night. First he will
play a game with Rice or Rockwell,
both of whom are well known in this
city, just to show how the work is
done. After that he "will show the
crowd the game as it should be play
ed. As this is the first timu that
Perth Amboy billiard players have
ever Had a chance to see such an ex
pert play the game, a large crowd
will doubtless be on hand.
WILL VISIT KEYPORT
TO MEASURE BOATS.
Chairman Pierce of Race Commit
tee Says Boats are Expected
from New Brunswick.
The Raritan Yaoht Club memDers
are delighted with the way things are
being gotten into Bhape for the power
boat race, Saturday, August 1st. Sun
day morning the chairman of the com
mittee, Natnaniel Pierce, will make
a trip to Keyport from' which very
encouraging reports have come
While he is there Mr. Pierce will
Ineasure the boats which are to enter
the race from that place. South Am
boy and New Brunswick have sent
word that they will most likely have
boats entered in the race.
Three prizes for winners with a
booby prize for the last man in wilt
again be offered. They will be pur
chased some time next week and
placed on exhibition in the window
of a local merchant. The entries are
still coming in and Commodore Evans,
Vice Commodore Pierce or Louis
RosBi is ready to receive the entrance
fee.
FINEST TABLE BOARD
. .IN THE CITY. .
? - WORRELL'S
SS.OO per week.
48 SMITH STREET.
MEDICAL MEN HELD
QUARTERLY MEETING.
Tested Their Digestive Organs at a Clam Bake at the Packer House
? Menu was Excellent? Committees Appointed on Various Sub
jects?Attendance Large and all had Enjoyable Time.
FOR BENEFIT
OF HOSPITAL.
Entertainment in Music Hall To
night Should be Well
Patronized.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
The arrangements for the vandeville
show for the benefit of the city hospi
tal are completed and an evening of
solid enjoyment is guaranteed to
everyone who attends. The best of
taleut, both local and otherwise, has
been procured, and a glance at the
program will remove all doabt from
the minds of anyone who are at all
fearful of not getting their moneys
worth.
In the first part are found, in addi
tion to several vandeville Dumbert>, a
recitation by Miss Mabel Mallins, and
Chester Gillis will sing a certain
popular coon song in his own inimit
able way. In this part there is also a
sketch entitled "Bill's Kid," the oast
for which nnmbers three.
The Becoiid pait consists of several
vandeville numbers by out of town
talent, an a one act comedy "Turning
the Tables," by a cast of four. The
committee have worked hard to make
this entertainment successful, and it
is to be hoped that a large andience
will be present fur the hospital "needs
the money."
crowdsIre
FOR SPORT.
The Big Run of Weak Fish has
Attracted Attention and Good
Catches Continue.
CITIES REPRESENTED.
Today all the lovers of fishing are
ont again with hook and line for the
weak fish are biting better than ever
is said. "Bub" Ward had a party
from Newark out yesterday, they
came back with about thirty weak
fish. The fame of the fishing has
spread and a crowd of the lovers nf
the sport are in town every day.
William Hartman took a fishing
party out on the bay this morning in
his launch Wilhelm. They expect to
return home with a number of weak
fish.
A NEW LAUNDRY.
Local Young Wen Start the Raritan Laund
ry ia This City.
The Raritan Laundry will open for
business in this city and vicinity
Monday. The new proprietors are
William Hulsizer and William C. j
Lydiard, both well known and popular
about town. The establishment at 44
Fayette street has been undergoing j
extensive repairs for some time, and
much new machinery has been in
stalled.
An experienced man from New York
city has been engaged to take charge
of the plant, and a new laundry
wagon lias been purchased. In con
nection with the machine work all
shirts will be ironed by hand, thus
insuring great satisfaction in that
direction.
The general overhauling the plant
has received, and the scale the busi
ness will be operated on, makes this
one of the beat equipped establish
ments of its kind in this seotion of!
the State and it will doubtless be a
great success. The fact that two of
Perth Ambov's young men are making
this venture will win support and a
large share of patronage hereabouts.
Every effort has been made to give
the best of service.
For real estate see page a.
The Medical Society of Middlesex
County held its quarterly meeting at
the Packer House yesterday afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock. Eighteen members
were present. The summer meeting
is always demoted more to pleasure
than business and yesterday's meeting
was no exception. The members at
once sat down to a regular Rhode
Island clam bake, prepared nnder the
careful eye of Proprietor Floersoh,
the menu being as follows :
Long Island Olams
Salmon
Chicken Sqnab
Frogs' Legs Lobster
Sweet Potatoes Irish Potatoes
Onions
Sweet Corn
Watermelon
The committee in charge of yester
day's meeting was composed of Doc
tors Henry, Ramsay and Brace, of
this city.
After the repast, the business of the
sociotv was taken up. In addition to
the routine businecs the following
committees were appointed: Medical
Ethios, Dr. English, of New Bruns
wick ; Dr. Treganown, of South Am
boy, and Dr. WilBon, of this city;
Business, Dr. Moore, of New Bruns
wick ; Dr. Riva, of Sontb River, and
Dr. Lund, of this city; Special Com
mittee on Ethios, Dr. Henry, of this
oity; Dr. White, of South Ambov ; and
Dr. Moore, of New Brunswick.
The following reporters were also
appointed : On Practice of Medicine,
Dr. Mackenzie, of Metuchen ; on Sur
gery, Dr. Clark, of New Brunswick ;
on Obstetrics, Dr. Brace, of this oity ;
on State Medicine, Dr. Spenoer, of
Wood bridge.
The next meeting^jrfiicitSttagpfl^Jfe
October, is to be held in Metuchen.
The committee of arrangements is
composed of Drs. Dana and Macken
zie, of Metuchen.
The officers of the society elected at
the April meeting are: President,
Dr. William E. Ramsay, of this city;
vice president, Dr. Francis M. Dona
hue, of New Brunswick; secretary,
Dr. William M. Moore, ofNewBrnnc
wiok ; treasurer, Dr. D. C. English,
of New Brunswick.
OFFICIALS INSPECT
THE NEW TUGBOAT
National Fireproofing Company
Men Visit Local Plant and En
joy Dinner on Board.
The New York and Pittsburg officials
of the National Fireproofing Com
pany, paid a visit to the local plant
at Keasbey, Tuesday afternoon. They
inspected the new tug and went over
the plant. Refreshments were served
aboard the tug at 4 o'clock.
WEATHER.
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KlMANL
The forecast received at the local Sigaal
Station is for fair and stationary tempera
ture.
The maximum temperature yester
day was 78, and the minimum 68.
HIGH TIDE.
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