Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
Cifside Council
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The council seemed to be divided
as to whether the feeling would be
benefit or detriment. Councilman
Cadien thought that it would be
detriment. He said it would mean
that, in the future, it would be neces-
sary before new street could be
put through to buy the needed land
from the company. This had never
been done in the past. Councilman
Flood said that it would be a benefit
others.
Mayor Neumann said it would
mean the shutting off of all private
streets.
Referred to Borough Attorney
Upon motion of Councilman Cadien,
seconded by Mr.. Hoeckelberg, the
matter was referred to Attorney
Agnew to be taken up by him with
the Public Service Railway Company,
and the interests of the borough and
property owners guarded.
New Street improvements
Another matter of even greater i'm
portance for which the mayor said
the meeting had been called was the
question of the ACCESSIBILITY of dupli-
eating the Anderson avenue improve
ment on Palisade avenue and Gorge
road, and the cross streets, Edge
water road and Walker street.
The plan, as conceived by Free
holder Bender in the first months of
the year, has been to eXpend $4,000
on the resurfacing of Palisade avenue
and upper Gorge road to Anderson
avenue; that is, as soon as the Ander-
son avenue improvement should be
finished. Cliffside Park was to pay
$1,000 and the county $4,000. The
time has now arrived, and the plan
has taken a decidedly different turn.
Now, as developed at Monday even
ing's meeting, the plan has become a
project; and from the little sum of
$500, the amount proposed to be
expended is as many thousand; and
double that much, and more. The
maximum figure proposed by GER
tain member for this improvement
was $4,000; an increase of some
1000 per cent. for the joint borough
and state expenditure.
Engineer McClave said that he had
County Road Commissioner Thier at
Hackensack in regard to the suggest
ed undertaking. The results of the
conference embodied in a letter from
the engineer to the mayor and council
which Clerk Brundage was asked to
be read.
Details of the Plans
The letter dealt with the main as
poets of the project, namely; l, the
fills and excavations grades and sur
facings of the streets; 2, the methed
of financing the same; 3, the yearly
payments, extending over third of
a century, to be made out of the poe
kets of the taxpayers with interest
for value received into the hands of
the fnanciers; and 4-this section,
however, the matter of the contracts
for the work was not touched upon.
Under the head of No. l, the prin-
cipal figures given were: extra fill,
5000 yards; surface area to be ham
died, 10000 square yards; 80 addl
tional covers; $500 rock excavation,
Under No. 2, Commissioner Thier ad-
vised that the money be raised by the
issue of improvement certificate for
the temporary financing, and the
same to be retired by bonding the
borough for thirty years; the state,
of the capital.
Under No 3, the total cost to the
taxpayers yearly for the $21 900
Palisade avenue project including the
retirement of the bonds would be
$1,325. For the $4,000 project,
which includes the northern half of
Palisade avenue, too, the cost would
be $1,7S5 yearly; add to this 5000 for
each of the first five years for main
tainance, and $500 yearly thereafter.
MIR. Sammis FavOrs at Least $4,000
President Sammis after reading of
the communication expressed himself
of $4,000. The Anderson avenue
improvement just completed offering
a direct connection with Bergenline
avenue at the south was already serv-
ing to divert traffic from Palisade
avenue. The latter was not in good
shape, and would become merely a
side issue unless it were permanently
improved.
Total Cost to be $4,000
The tremendous growth of the reg
ion below North Hudson Park had
already leapt across to the borders
of our own borough, and period of
rapid grwth would soon be under way.
The permanent improvements pro-
jected amounting in all to between
three and three and half miles, at
$4,000 a mile would amount to be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000,
1t was just this undertaking that
was needed to give the borough the
standing that it needs. 1t was only
a question of securing the support of
the public. AS for that, said the
mayor, the mayor and council un
doubtedly had the power to issue
bonds independently of the people;
but, nevertheless, it would be desirable
to call great public mass meeting
for the borough hall at a near date
to thoroughly discuss the question.
Tuesday evening, August II, was the
date settled upon for the meeting
The matter of cutting Walker street
thro1Uh RI ioip Gor0a road WAC also