Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-04
PUBLIC INTEREST IN PROJECT GROWING

A highly interesting and instruc-
tive public mass meeting was held
at Grantwood school auditorium on
Wednesday evening last to examine
and discuss the proposition of the
Mayor and Council to improve some
of the borough's most important
roads.
Fifty persons were present, includ-
ing half a dozen women, when at
9:15 Attorney Agnew called the
meeting to order and stated it's pur-
pose, reviewing the steps during the
last six months which had led up
to it.
Agnew Outlines Improvement Project
Chairman Agnew briefly explained
the conditions of affairs, both as re-
garded the defects and needs of the
roads at present, and the proposed
method of financing the improvement
He said that the original plan had
grown gradually from that of spend
ing only $4,000, including the
county's $1,000, on what would be
practically only temporary improve
ments, to plan for providing the
borough with permanent up-to-date
thoroughfares, with established
grades and lines
Engineer McClave Gives Specific
Details
The chairman then called upon
Engineer McClave to present the
figures and various estimates and de-
tails of the proposition to the meet
ing. III. McCiase reviewed the main
details of the plan as already out
lined in the press: length of streets
improved, 3.8 miles; streets, Palisade
avenue, 9,467 feet; Gorge road, s.
184 feet; Edgewater road and Walker
street, about the same as Gorge
road. He spoke of the principal cuts
and fills that would be necessary, in
GLIDING a cut of three feet at the
Field quarry at lower Palisade ave-
nue.; the filling at the Neumann
garage, and the cut at the high
school corner. AS for Gorge road a
fill would have to be made south of
Edgewater road which would be
made by the earth cut from the top
of Edgewater road hill east of Gorge
road. The grades on Edgewater
road were bad on both sides of the
trolley but especially to the west.
The grading of Anderson avenue was
an example of what should be done
with the other highways of the
borough.
Amounts to be Paid by Taxpayers
Mr.. McClave then gave some of
the estimates of cost. Palisade ave-
nue., total width &C feet, 40 feet curb
to curb, with a 16 foot central as
phalt surface would cost $32,050; 20
feet, about $4,000. Tar would
cost only $4,000. Storm water
sewers could be laid at the sides Of
the street where there was no pave
ment.
Mr.. McClave's estimate for Gorge
road was $17,396 for asphalt and
$9,917 for tar; for entire width of
street, curb to curb, $39,S75. Edge
water road, 16 feet center pavement,
would be $16,S20, or $30,321, curb to
curb Walker street would cost
S3,724. This would make a grand
total of ST., 800 for the entire pro-
ject for 16 feet pavements: for 20
foot, it would cost $4,000 more.
Commissioner Thier intended putting
Cliffside Park on the preferred list
for roads receiving county help,
which would mean a gift of $4,000
next year. State Commissioner
Stevens, being especially interested
in the road connections with North
Hudson Park, would in all probable
ity assure the $4,000 from the
state. This would reduce the financial
problem in nutshell to the raising
of $1,000 by the issue of 80 year
bonds, paying 5 per cent, and IL
per cent. for sinking fund; this it
would cost to $4,000 to float
To offset this sum there was the
present yearly cost of road upkeep
amounting to about $1,000 for these
roads, leaving a balance of $4,000 to
be raised by taxation. This distri-
buted among the borough's 1000 lots
would amount to an average of 20
cents lot; or 40 cents for lots ad-
jacent to the streets improved and
20 cents for oilers.
VOlley of Questions from Electorate
Gottlieb Siegrist thought that it
would be better proceed conserva-
lively with the work, and do only the
most indispensable portions first. In
answer to question, Mr.. McClave
replied that the first work done would
be the lowering of Edgewater
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