Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-22
Eastern Bergen
County Assoc'n
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gets of the water people is to sign
and pay. Judge Seufert alluded to
the fact that the present boroughs
were growing too large for their
present boundary lines, and soon
would be one large city. This water
system begins and ends with the
citizens. He belived in the power of
organized effort, and for that reason
the association ought to have the sup
port of every person in the COM
munity-the moral and actual sup
port.
Mayor Huyler told of how the water
company offered to charge thirty-six
dollars in his borough to change
hydrant, but finally, when urged to
do so, did the job for nothing, which
they should have done in the first
place.
Major S. Wood McClave said few
words on the general work in hand
and alluded to another nuisance, the
Fumes that come up from the fac
tories in Edgewater. He thought
that this should be the next thing
for the association to tackle. He also
ing at Jersey City set for May 81, to
take up the matter of reducing the
fare to Edgewater ferry from Forty
second street. Major McClave told
of the weak water pressure at the
Dyckman fire in Cliffside several
years ago. He said the only way to
fight corporation was to go at it
with an organization like the East
ern Bergen Association.
Major McClave spoke, as always,
in his clear-idea fashion He has a
fine personality, and invariably at
tracts in talk. He left at once
after speaking.
Mayor Ropes reported "progress"
on the three-cent ferry fare. He said
he had a strong suspicion that the
Public Service was behind the new
ferry from Dyckman street, New
York, to Englewood Cliffs, and
thought this enterprise might balk
the three-cent fare at Edgewater.
The Roads and Highway Committee
through Mayor Ropes again said he
had no report; that Fort Lee was
getting her roads and it would be
better to keep quiet.
There was no report on the Hospi
tai Committee.
Mayor Huyler said it had been
proposed to close the season with a
dinner, by the Association, and ap
pointed, on motion, Messrs. Osler,
Ropes, WELDON, Dunn, and Kelly as
committee to take up the matter
and look into the advisability of the
proposal.
Mr.. E. Yancy Cohen was asked to
speak on and explain the new asses
sment plan now being tried out at
Ridgefield Park, which he did in
graceful manner, telling how the
unit system of assessment worked
itself out. The idea proposes that
citizens themselves aid the assessor
in concentrating upon the most vaiu-
able property center in the COM
munity, and grade all other prop
erty on percentage basis from this
This was the only equitable and fair
way of assessing, he claimed.
The meeting then adjourned. 1t
can be said in all fairness that the
"Fighting Mayors" did nothing eX-
traordinary at the Palisade session
There was little or no enthusiasm,
the cleanup week letters being The
most interesting feature of the even
ing. Those who expected some kind
of excitement went home disappoint-
ed. In fact, the fighting mayors were
very, very tame, due, no doubt, to
the fact that most of them had
travelled far to get there. They saw
our handsome school house and Mayor
White, and these were some consola-
tion-not as much so, perhaps, as
the faces of so many charming ladies'
The mayors, when it is considered
that they all work without compen-
sation, deserve much credit for their
labors.
In addressing the association Major
McClave took occasion to say, "Mr
Chairman, Fighting and Working
Mayors"