Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-11-27
Cifside Council
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for 1914. But" the speaker con-
tinued, picking up the tax schedules
for the two years, "you will note
that in the strictly borough items of
roads, police, garbage, lighting, and
so on, the entire increase is in the
infinitesimal amount of sixteen hun
dredths of a point; the forty-one and
eighty-four hundredths points are
charged one quarter to the county
and three quarters to the district
school account. The mayor and coun-
Gil are in no way chargable for this
great increase. In fact, the greater
part of the increase, the district
school item, the people have voted
upon themselves at their school
elections. You will note that your
district school item has increased
from ninty-seven points to 100, and
the county from forty-seven to fifty
seven. The mayor and council have
used every care to prevent extrava-
gance in the running of the borough,
and shall continue to do so in the
coming year; they shall expect other
--departmets of the borough, and the
board of education, to keep down ex-
penses, too"
Loss From Deductions
Councilman Zimmerman referred
to the loss to the borough resulting
from the reductions of the assessors
figures on appeal of taxpayers to the
county and state tax boards. But
when questioned by the mayor, said
that he had no remedy to suggest for
the defect. The mayor said that the
loss to Fairview last year from such
reductions on the part of the State
Board was $4,000.
Upon the suggestion of Attorney
Agnew, the finance committee was
authorized to have 1000 copies Of
their tax report printed, and num-
Der of them given to Collector Shee-
han, who chad had his ear talked
off, during the last two weeks by
professors against the high taxes.
The mayor said that he, too, had
been upbraided by several persons for
the excessive rate. He THANKED
God" that he would soon be relieved
of the responsibility.
Councilman Cadien, of the finance
committee, said the years financial
report was in course of preparation,
and would prove very satisfactory
one; $4,000 was still unexpended from
the license and franchise account.
The request of the Board of Health
to have the remaining 5000 of its
yearly appropriation paid to it was
laid over, on motion of Councilman
Cadien, until an itemized report of
their expenditures were furnished
the council.
In regard to the Cliff street side
walk improvement it was voted to
award to the Bergen Contracting
Company the contract for construct
ing, at public expense, the one foot
width of concrete to fill the gap be-
tween the present sidewalk and the
curb; the price not to exceed sixteen
cents per square foot.
The ordinance was passed making
Grove avenue between Highland and
LAFAYETTE avenues a public highway.
It was ordered that this be adver-
tised in the Edgewter Borough
News, the ordinance to go into effect
on December IA.
Engineer McClave reported that
he would have the figures on the
sewer system ready to report at the
next meeting.
Members Zimmerman and Hoeckel-
berg announced their intention OF
attending the SIS dinner of the West
End Association of New York, at
which the factory smoke and fumes
nuisance will be considered. 1t is
announced that Grovernors Whitman
and Fielder will be present. The
date announced is December IL;
place, Hotel Aston.
The invitation of the firemen to at
tend the pig roast and beefsteak
dinner at Stetka's Hotel on Novem-
Der 81 was accepted with thanks.
The meeting then adjourned until
December 10.
There's always a woman in the
case when a female lawyer is en-
ployed.