Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-21
PALISADIA

cause an enormous development along
it's path, especially if something was
not done to speedily bring our own
thoroughfares up to the same stand
ard. Development was at our doors
waiting for US to do something: and
that something was good roads.
Gorge Road Vital in the Work
Contractor Fox objected to the in
clusion of Edgewater road in the plan.
He said that the underhill improve
ment of Gorge road was the most
important step to take, as it was by
this route that all supplies must come
for the borough's development. Mr..
Sammis conceded that the Gorge road
development was very vital one, but
that did not take away from the
equally great Importance of Edge
water road.
Col. Laird Talks on Project
Colonel Laird then arose to say:
81 am the father of Gorge road: 1
laid it out and built it. Its proper
width is &c feet. 1t should be i'm
proved so as to accommodate prop
erly the trucking traffic which uses
it. But Palisade avenue is of even
greater Importance. 1t is the main
avenue of the borough. Its improve
ment has been held back too long.
1t is in parts nothing but vile, stink
ing thoroughfare, and it's a wonder
there hasn't been an epidemic along
it before now. 1t is encroached upon.
The encroachments should be removed.
Its proper width is &C feet. This
width should be re-established. Peo-
pie should not be held back from
building any longer, by the fear of
being given the wrong line"
Mr.. Smith said that the engineers
report as presented to the meeting
might be a bit obscure. The improve
ment as he understood it, contem-
plated only the grading and surfacing
from curb to curb.
The Anderson Avenue Example
Mr.. Sammis pointed to Anderson
avenue as an example of what would
be done in the borough. He said
that the road bed improvement there
would influence property owners all
along the line to want to improve
their sidewalks and cutters. 1t would
come about most naturally.
Don't Want Amy Cheap Roads
Mr.. Lehsten said that he agreed
with Mr.. Fox that the improvement
and grading of Gorge road would be
saving of many dollars to the Dor
rough in the matter of it's hauling.
He believed that tar roads were not
satisfactory. We should forget the
cheaper proposition; it would cost
more in the long run.
Cliff Road in Palisade Suggested
The grade of Oxen hill road was
deplored by several. Mr.. Sammis
claimed that Edgewater road at pres
ent was positively dangerous. He
said it's great Importance lay in its
being the connecting link to Ridge
field. Mr.. Lehsten objected to this,
saying that many people with autos
preferred going there by way of Fort
Lee hill Mr.. Fox thought that Oak
dene avenue hill with it's close con-
nection with the railroad terminal at
Edgewater ferry should be improved
before any other underhill approach.
Mr.. Sammis said that in regard to
the grade of Oxen hill road, this could
be rectifed by filling the dip where
Underhill avenue joins it. He thought
that what would be better than any
thing thus far suggested was cliff
road from Edgewater ferry to Pail
SADIE.
Mr.. Carney thought that east to
west roads connecting with tide-water
were of first Importance.
On motion of Councilman thinner
mann the meeting adjourned to meet
again at Grantwood school auditorium
on Wednesday evening, September 1,
at g O'Clock