Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
Clifside Park Sewer Still Hung,
Amusement Park Seeks Aid,
But Council Turns Its Deaf Ear
Short Session of Borough Council Develops Many
Hitches, And Longer Meeting Has Its Hands Pref
ty Full OLA Little of Several Important Items

Proprietor Schenck, of the Pail
SADIE Amusement Park, when he APP
peared before Cliffside Council last
Monday night, was given the privilege
OF the rloor by the mayor and council
Mr.. Schenck, when invited to speak,
made an appeal Tor reduction of his
Incense lee from 81 800 to the ordinary
PoUU figure. Mr.. Schenck pointed out
employees were from CIiffside PARK
ana + ort Lee, and that this fact IN
IISeI1 was sufficient argument Tor
Ienlency IN the matter Oh the license.
Councilman Sammls bluntiy asked
The 4afh manager What ms PROPOSE
tloh "to, upon Which the latter mere
~ Hoe.eed ehtto he mad no lnougnJ OF
opposing the councIl, but Unat times
',0ie especially LAID now Ior TINS Suu-
ucn Jul ueu 70 Ue laId upon the Park
-..eshAs ei-Ieio. naruer IMAM Une people
eoulu realize.
councilman FLOOD requested MI.
f0NAANiANh W oIeiCC lION HldHy Gill sue
rarh resluenrs were employed curing
Vie season IN me ram. Mr. ocnencn
otiIu InaC ne DelIeVeu somewhere be-
e"eeh lorUy ana n1ty.
OounciIman zimmerman next rose
70 dIiIi III tndL was no spleen or
sli4ulctlveness THAT mad moved nm III
iiio aotlon Tor ralsng the license up
20 me IeVeI OF fOrC Lees S. + ort Lee
ndu been PAID no Incense whatsoever
unCil idsL year, alCnougn 1t nau been
eIfoneouSly SlaLeQ OTHERWISE. Last
year Lne SISTER borough 70 the north
ndu suddenly demanded the payment
Oh 9I,oUU Incense, aICnougn d per
sonaI appeal against Jnls nad been
mace at Une time by Mr.. Schenck.
Ihe councilman pointed out that
OllII SIDE Park had intended mcreaS-
ing the license last year, but had ac-
cepCed Une magnanlmouS offer OF the
ark 10 lay concrete sidewalk along
It's fanSaue avenue border, instead.
MI. Aimnermann held That IN the
matter IL was his duty, as well as
tndC OF every man on the council, to
iegIsiate, not Tor forty or fifty per-
sons, but tor the Whole population OF
me borough.
but two wrongs do not make one
right, lnterposed Mr.. Schenck; land
we have pala you 5000 year for four
years. Yes, but remember, 1t was
our board that gave you a cnance to
exist IN the first place." was the
answer.
Mr.. Schenck complained that it was
gong to be hard to pay the extra
thousand just now; could they not be
allowed to pay less this year, and then
pay the 1ulI amount next year? But
ne would be humbly glad to do any
thing their honorable body should
say: he was simply there to appeal
to them, and would accept their deci-
sion with thanks.
Councilman Naedler, who is also
the borough's chief OF police, asked
what there was in the rumor that the
Public Service Corporation was a part
owner in the Park. No, there was
nothing in it. True, it was to the
corporations interest to have the
Park there because of the largely in
creased transportation business, light
ing and so on.
Yes, but is not the Public Service
vitality interested in the Park
through the quarter million or more
mortgage which its fidelity Trust
Company holds on the property"
asked Councilman Zimmerman. "Oh.
no, the amount is only $193,000," said
the manager. ''All that the Trust
Company does is to receive interest
regularly from me. The list of the
Palisade Realty and Amusement Com
pany's stockholders is open to your
inspection at any time"
Councilman Flood said that a wear
ago the proposition had been ad-
vanced by the Park management to
create an electric light plant on the
property which would jointly supply
| the Park and borough, and at an
estimated much smaller price than at
present charged.
Mr.. Schenck said that the PROPOSE
ton was a standing one. The Park
was ready at any time to take it up
with the borough. Mr.. Flood thought
that this would lead the way for
municipal ownership, and reduce the
monthly cost of lighting to household
ers to two dollars.
No action was taken directly as a
result of Mr.. Schenck's appeal; but
just before the council adjourned, Mr..
Flood brought up the question again.
! The Mayor said that in order to re-
send their former action, the council
must amend their ordinance. Mr..
Schenck, of course, must pay for the
additional advertising. Councilman
Cadien at this point requested to
know the meaning of the Parks
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