Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-30

MR.. SAMMIS WAS P
The details of town management
and administration of Cliffside Park
were handedled with despatch and
thoroughness last Monday evenings
council meeting. All members of the
borough's official family were pres
ent except Mayor Neumann and
Councilman Naedler. President
Sammis was in the chair.
In connection with the improve
ment of certain streets. Mr.. Sammis
made the significant remark that the
curling and guttering of all the bor
ough's streets would be a most de-
sirable thing. The sooner this was
accomplished the better it would be
for the borough.
AS for the Clifside streets now
being improved, Engineer McClave
reported that Walker streets con-.
crete sidewalks had been completed
on both sides; also that the prelimin-
airy work for the Cliff street i'm
provement was under way. General
satisfaction was expressed at the
notable improvement which this
would make in the appearance of
these streets.
Attorney Agnew reported that the
contracts had been signed and the
bonds provided for the new improve
ment on Walker street east of the
trolley tracks to Palisade avenue.
Mr.. Agnew also presented his report
of the hearing of the Assessment
Commission last Saturday night for
receiving appeals from property own
ers in regard to Walker street curb
and gutter assessments. A portion
of the cost he reported, had been as
sessed by the Commission on the
borough as a whole. The council
fixed Monday evening, November 8,
the time of it's next regular meeting
for a further hearing on the subject
at Borough Hall. The hearing was
ordered advertised in two issues of
the Edgewater Borough News.
A petition was received from Cliff
street property owners asking that
John Mulcaly be appointed as in
spector for the sidewalk improve
ment Engineer McClave said that
the inspector would probably be
needed for the first week in No
vember.
The interests of the north-end
streets also received some attention
when members Cadien and thinner
man, of the Road Committee reported
on the advisability of the borough's
accepting that small portion of Grove
avenue extending from Highland to
Lafayette avenues as a public street,
thus opening Grove avenue. wholly to
the public. The report was favor
ably received and the matter placed
in the hands of the attorney for the
preparing of the necessary papers.
Marion avenue residents were pres
ent to oppose the taking over of that
thoroughfare by the borough. When
President Sammis queried as to their
reasons for taking this stand he re-
ceived the response from the floor,
Legal objections" Asked why the
residents of Marion avenue did not
keep same in the proper condition,
the uptown delegation replied that
this had been done except in the
case of a few non-residents.
A cry was heard from the bottom
end of the borough when Edwin P.
Banta's letter was read complaining
of the absence of proper sidewalking
between his home in Columbus place
and the trolley tracks. Mr.. Banta
thought that it was moral obliga-
ton on the part of the borough to
make conditions at this point toler-
able He would contribute five dol
lars himself toward the purchase of
factory cinders to make pathway
one and half feet wide by six
inches deep if the borough would
also share in the expense. Unless
something could be done Mr.. Banta
might have to give up his residence
in the borough, and, consequently,
the borough had no jurisdiction in
the matter. The clerk was instruct
ed to inform Mr.. Banta that the
usual form in such cases was for a
petition asking for sidewalk to be
signed by ten residents freeholders
and the same presented to the council
Mr.. Banta, in his letter touched on
another matter of considerable con-
sequence to the borough. He COM
planned that public light on his
street near the railroad was made
largely Intellectual by the presence of
a real estate sign before it; he hoped
it would be removed. On motion Of
Councilman Zimmerman the matter
was referred to the police committee
for investigation. President Sammis
strongly advocating the placing of a
| warning sign at the head of the Edge
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