Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
Big Road Improvement
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prefer to call in the citizens them
selves, so that they may feel that
they have their approval and cooper
alton" The mayor said that the
$1,000 mentioned would go a good
way toward paying the interest or
the bonds for the new improvement
On the suggestion of Councilman
Sammis, Engineer McClave read his
estimates for the work proposed. The
work contemplated was for 3.8 miles
or 1892 feet of road building, dis
tributed as follows: Palisade avenue
9,468 feet; Gorge road, 5,184 feet;
Edgewater road, 1890 feet; and
Walker street, $50 feet. The width
of road was 80 feet from curb to
curb in all cases but Palisade avenue
this was 40 feet.
Roads to be of Best Material
The work proposed to be done in
Guided regarding and removing of
the worst humps and hollows; and
the surfacing of the 16 feet center of
the road either with tar or asphalt.
The estimated cost for the entire
contract using a tar center was $751;
1863; asphaltic, ST. 1870; while for the
grading and surfacing for the entire
curb to curb width the cost would
be $146,895. With a 20 feet center
strip the estimated cost was $81, 900.
Property Values Would Increase
Councilman Flood, inquiring as to
the process of payment, pointed out
that lots on the roads benefited would
probably be increased in value by
5000 each, while those on the adjoin-
ing side streets would increase only
about $25.
Mr.. Sammis said that the engineer
had given only approximate figures:
it was for the attorney to attend to
the legal procedure, and to suggest
as to how the cost should be met.
Frederick L. Smith interposed to in
quire if the plan of construction
called for six inch subbase of ma
cadam. He was informed that it did.
How Work Can be Financed
Attorney Agnew, replying to Mr..
Floods query as to the financing of
the project, said that the first step
would be to have petition signed.
In this either the abutting property
owners would be designated as the
ones to pay the cost; or the cost would
be made general borough charge.
Palisade avenues improvement would
benefit the entire borough: so would
that of the east to west roads. An
ordinance would be drawn up calling
for the payment of the work as it pro-
ceeded by the issuing of improvement
certificates. Then after the work
was completed and accepted, the GER
tifcates would be redeemed by the
issuing of bonds.
How Cost Will be Distributed
Mr.. Flood still thought that those
who were most benefited should pay
the greater share of the expense. Mr..
Hoeckelberg quietly asked if the State
was likly to contribute the $4,000
mentioned every year. This started a
ripple Of laughter in the audience.
Whole Borough to be Benefited
Councilman Sammis here rose to
re-state the argument as developed
to that point. The length of road To
be improved was nearly four miles
1t would be a permanent improve
ment; a benefit to the whole borough;
large portion of the cost would be
borne by the State; it would be a
permanent and visible improvement
to each lot in the borough. Cliffside
Park would be connected with New
York as never before. The section
below us on the Palisades, West New
York and so on was practically filled
up. New York City was not growing
Within the last few weeks Anderson
avenue had been opened to the world
as a splendid boulevard, and it would