Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-31

Mayor Neumann informed the
council at its meeting on Monday
night that the prospects of reaching
an agreement with the Edgewater Of
ficials, regarding the repair and main
tenance of Oakdene avenue, were very
good at this time.
Oakdene Avenue to be Repaired
The roadway in question is a con-
tinuation of Oakdene avenue in Grant
wood, which lies just one block above
the trolley trestle, and runs down
the side of the cliff to Undercliff
avenue in Edgewater This road
which was we'll built many years ago
is in very bad condition now, and al
though used daily by hundreds OF
Cliffside people who work in the
factories adjacent to the EdgeWater
ferry, it is impossible to vehicular
traffic, which is compelled to trend
its way up the steep Oxen hill. Eff
forts have been made several times in
recent years without success to per-
feet an agreement between the two
boroughs for the repair and upkeep
of the road, but as Mayor Neumann
said on Monday evening, "the out
look is promising at this time" A
.opo,,o;++oo cooc;c+ipU of Conn M ~, OF,
Cadien, Flood and Hoeckelberg were
consequently appointed at the meet
ing to confer with similar COM
4Is.t;,-t ct he "a! .,S,tt.. - c;21s VIII
the hope that the long looked fol
agreement will be made. The repair
OF this road VIII give both boroughs
an ideal method of communication
and Clifhside will have a much bet
ter route to the Edgewater ferry than
1t has had heretofore.
lhe Compromise Ferry Rate
The EdgeWater ferry rate question
was aired at leGgth during the meet
ing on Monday. Freebooter Bender
was present and explained, in detail
the proposition offered by the ferry
officials and which has been presented
at length in these columns before
Bender said that ne was bitterly OPP
posed to this compromise but would
gladly carry out The wishes of the
council in the matter. He contradict
ed the statement that he was opposed
to a compromise, and added that he
would cheerfully vote for the accept
ance of a compromise whereby the
officials would sell d fifty trip ticket
for either $3.50 or $1.75, the passages
to be good until used. He branded
the suggested compromise as d hum
bug and said it would be of no use
to the thousands who use the ferry
only two or three times a week, moi
even to daily commuter who might
find it necessary to use another route
or remain from the city six or sever
times a month. The council carefully
discussed the matter and by its vote
endorsed Mr.. Bender's stand and re
corded itself as opposed to the com
pi omiSe as it now stands.
The ordinances accepting John anc
Nagel streets passed third reading
and will become effective when legally
advertised.
A petition was received asking fol
concrete sidewalks, curbs and cutters
on Cliff street between Palisade ave.
nue. and the trolley. The matter was
referred to the Roads and Sewers
Committee and the Engineer.
Rumpus Over Fence Line
Colonel Laird sent in a letter tc
say that his new fence did not extend
over his property line onto the public
road and that several surveys haC
shown Laird avenue to be but forty
seven feet wide; he added that his
neighbor, Walter Bender, who lodged
the complaint with the council, was
the real offender and that his flower
garden and other parts of his prop.
crty were beyond the lot lines al
several points, and that it might be
well for the council to begin the en-.
forcement of the law with him. Mr.
Bender listened to the reading of the
letter and then renewed his complaint
stating that the original width Of
Laird aTenue was fifty feet and tina
the writer was over the line at leas
ten feet. Engineer McClave brough
the discussion to a close stating tina
his surveys would be ready by th'
next meeting and that they would
show VINO was right and who wa.
WrOn0.
Sam Linardi was awarded a ninety
nine dollar contract for connecting
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