The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22

- IVY iHiAtiu IN ti,e f1ANoi1 hiVef be-
low the falls. which contains about three
acres. The market viii cos about SirO.-
90 and will be- connected Win the main
land by a sixty foot bridge At Mulberry
Hawthorne. At the junction Of the Erie
ald sueqnehanna roads. 4 q small bor-
ough which h rising IN importance 0w-
hg 10 ia good railway service with
ninet Zone trains a day. IA i On the
north bank % the Passaio River lust above
the bead II navigation. Patterson and
PAasaiC with their big markets and stores
are q few minutes distant hy trolley.
The village has a number Of silk and other
milla, the operatives % which support a
building and loan association Il has
three public schools and four ChuTchee.
Owing 20 10 accessibility and flle location
b developing not only ~ a factory
community but also a. a residenoe su5.
urh. The best residence section il ".
stricted TO private dwellings which pro-
tects Z against business encroachmenis.
The high elevation of this section Of the
borough insuFes perfect drainage aud
pure air
North of the Passaio River the steep
eastern slope n the Watching mountains
becomes more gradual and the lofty
peaks are succeeded by undulating hills
that descend toward q central valley
through which winds the Saddle River.
On broad tableland midway bstwsen&he
river and the mountains lies Ridgewood
the most important committing town on
the Erie main line. hollywood Il 100 20
30 feet above SEA level, height attained
By few other communities in the suburban
district.
The town is situated on both sides Of
the railroad. To 10 eastvard. oyorlook-
ing the Paramus River and tho links Of
the Hollywood Golf Club. lie the busi-
ness district and tho older residence sec
ton. a neighborhOOd Of ine country
houses and yell kept estates. To the
westward Il residential quarter Of more
recent origin. The principal stores arc
on the east side; the churches and all ths
schools but one are on that side During
the last three years the growth has been
quite equally divided between the east
and west sections. Houses have been go
ing up az the rate Of about a hundred a
year
RidgeWoOd combines 70 a notable ex-
tent the attractive features q country
and CITY life. II has electric light. gaa.
public water supply, telephone service.
! good streets and sidewalks and frequent
mail delivery The public water supply
h derived from i've artisan welle sunk
30 feet below the ievel q the valley. IL a
point rorth % Harrison avenue. and from
there pumped direct % consumers. the
surplus going 10 a half million gallon
reservoir situated on hlGh land west OF
the railroad. giving sufficient pressure 20
force a stream over any building on the
main stIeet
To provide agninst accident there arp
two complete and independent pumping
Outsits. each capable Of elevatinx loo
gallons a minutn The underground
source Of supply appears 20 be insy-
haustible Five hundred thousand gal
Ions a dav are now used The water
coming from such a depth il d course
free from surface drainage II has a
pleasant taste. and perrohting through
red aandstons 10 consequently eft. The
waterNorzE started eight years ago with
40 "taps'; there are to-day 40. shaWing
an average annual increase u 80.
-Four model grammar school buildings
finished recently az n cost % Slto.00O and
/ a hirh school erected Tow years arc a.
cost Of 5000 insure ample educational
Accommodations. The new school build-
I inRs have been constructed with a view
I 10 industrial training ard the equipment
end arrauremeut Of rooms arr specially
I adRptod tn that end The kindergartens
/ the URINARY and grammar schools and the
I hirh school give q complete course Of
education. leaving graduates ready for
/ college. The high school Il equpped with
chemical. physical. botanical and zOoloEi-
cal Laboratories
Ridrpwood 10 strictly a -saidentiai com-
uunitv, the business part u which d just
large enough % meet local demands Iis
population consists ma My % commuters
10 New FORK aud % the various industrial
centres In the mutrsl olitan district IN
New Jersey Thn-s have hoon attrd~ted
~ the uncommon pnr autaErs which q
ofer- for making PHEASANT homes m a
healthful environment The interests Il
tha town ar. furtherad by a Board of
Trade. composed of public spirited
citizens
In the matter 81 transportation the town
Il well favored II has q local train SER
vice hv way 81 Paterson and passaic
In addition a branch lins u the Rrie.
known a. the Bergen County Railroad.
runs almost due south IN = straight line
2 from Ridgswood % Rutherford Thruugh
express service for tho oonvenienca. of
cummuters h maintained over tins short
cut The North Jersey Rapid Transit
I COMPANY Il building a line from Suheru
through RidReWoOd % Paterson. Tho
Y growth Of the town II promoted by several
I devalopuent companies which are trans
[ forming great tracts Of vacant land INTO
l restricted residence parks.
Beyond RidgewoOd the railroad MOUNTS
upward and enters q picturesque region
that n only sparsely populated. On
either hand extend fields and woods
Z through which Wind the headwaters Of
/ Hoholgus Creek and the Saddle River
The railroad has stations ai HohOkus.
I ITnderclih. WaldWick, Allnndale. Ramsey
and MAhWah. mostly typical country
villages.
Just above the southern boundary lins
Of Rockland county. close up " the bass
Of the RamapO Mountains. lies the town 81
SuFern. Flahking the village on three
sides are the Ramapo and Mahwah riyerp,
which here unite 10 form a single stream
that flows southwark along the base Of
The ridge 10 POmpton Lake.
To the east and south, along the head
waters 81 the Saddle River h a broad
stretch II rolling country; 70 the north
ana west rises the steep slope q the
PanapO Mountains. their peaks towering
almost 90 feet above the plain
Sulfern. a railroad centre u some inn
portance. has paved streets and side
walks. police and fire departments. gas
and electric lights and a public water
s,lpnlv. The residential section h very
attractive. I0borders the shore ~ Lake
Antrim. a broad stretch 81 the MahWah
River east u the town proper. The
business district Includes a national bank
and well stocked stores and markets.
MANY wen % do New York commuters
have bought farms IN the neighbOrhood
which have been transformed into country
estates.
sufern Park. a mile and a quarter from
the suHern station. contains nearly 100
acres az an elevation u G15 feet. lt has
A fine outlook over the picturesque
Ramapo country. he entrance % the