Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-02-20

A recess meeting OF ClHSlde Park
council was held last Tuesday night
at the borough hall, in continuation
from February 9Th. The seats of all
councilmen and officers within the
rail were occupied except that OF
Collector Sheehan.
The session was short one, for
Cliffside Park, and somewhat infor-
NAL. The business taken up was the
Edgewater- Cliffside Park sewer out
let controversy, the new sewer bond
ordinance, the disorderly conduct or
dinance, and license regulation.
In regard to the sewer outlet prob
lem, little was done, beyond the re-
ceiving and reading Of letter from
Edgewater borough practically re-
stating their position, namely: that
they expect Cliffside Park to excavate
for, pile and build the platform for
their own outlet, and to include in
their plans an outlet for Edgewater,
free of charge to the latter. Cliff
side Parks reply, as embodied in
Councilman Zimmermann's resolu-
ton was practically restatement of
the borough's position, that they were
ready to build the platform so as to
accommodate both outlets, but that
they expected Edgewater to construct
it's own outlet. AS the Edgewater
council were probably at that moment
awaiting Cliffside Parks reply, At
torney Agnew was requested to tele-
phone them the decision. After a
quarter of an hours absence, the at
torney returned to report that Mayor
Wissel regretted that more favorable
action could not have been taken, and
hoped the council would see it's way
to rescind the resolution. He hoped
solution would soon be fund; the
two borough were so close together in
many ways, and Edgewater had done
favors for her sister borough in the
past. 1t was finally decided to post
pone further action until Monday
night, February 22nd, in the hope that
at that time a further conference
with Edgewater, possibly for the fol-
lowing night, Tuesday, could be ar
ranged.
New Sewer Bond Ordinance.
In regard to the sewer bond ordi-
nance, which has been under consid
Grafton for some six months, a brand
new ordinance was submitted to the
council by the finance committee,
which had been prepared with the
purpose of meeting the suggestions
of the bond experts asking for GER
tan alterations. Exception was taken
by finance chairman Sammis to the
request of the experts asking that
the provision for public or private
sale be omitted. Mr.. Sammis desired
that the original clause, providing for
public sale, be retained.
Upon motion of Councilman Zim-
hermann, the original ordinance was
unanimously withdrawn, and the new
ordinance started on it's way toward
final passage. Each member on roll
call answered Eyes,, and the ordinance
passed it's first reading. The amount
of the bond issue, as stated in last
weeks issue of the "Palisadian", is
for $4,000, being, as required by law,
ninety-six and two-thirds per cent, or
less, of the amount necessary for the
retirement of the sewer certificates of
Indebtedness, or $87.817.32. There
will be eighty four bonds of $1,000
each, and will be advertised for sale
in due time.
Seek Aid From Trenton.
Following the example of Fort Lee,
the council requested Attorney Agnew
to use his good offices at Trenton to
have bill passed providing for the
appointing by the Supreme Court of
commissioners of assessment, so that
the borough could proceed at once to
levy assessments on the new sewer
without waiting for the outlet to be
completed.
The disorderly conduct ordinance re-
ceived and passed it's second reading.
Mr.. Lehsten appeared before the coun-
Gil, as a representative of the Citizens
Committee to urge that a more bust
ness-like procedure be adopted in re-
gard to the handling of licenses.
Clerk Brundage reported that only
three licansas had haan issued dI1rin o.