Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-08-26
Cliffside Council
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or in this case, 1878. Mrs. Callaghan
insisted, however, that the petition
held the required 81 per cent. of sig
natures, and refused to be enlight-
ened.
Cost is Misunderstood
After some discussion it was
revealed that much of the opposition
to the improvement was due to mis-
understanding of the conditions of
payment for the same. It was care
fully explained that half the money
was already laid aside by the State,
amounting to some $4,000, to be
paid upon the completion Of the work.
Of the remaing $4,000, $4,000 would
be assessed upon the borough at
large and only about $4,000 directly
upon the abutting properties.
Hits at the Park
Among those who appeared to
oppose the improvement, Mr.. Clark
contended that it was unnecessary;
that we were not suffering. so
much from the condition of our
roads as we were from the
Park. Mr.. Raas limited that extras
amounting to $4,000 to $4,000 would
probably be needed before the work
was finished. Mr.. Hodkinson, who
arrived at this point, considered
that the road was in excellent condi-
ton, and that it would be only USE
less expense to improve it. The
money should be put on the streets
that really needed it. A sighting
reference to Anderson avenue brought
the Father of Anderson Avenue" ex-
Freebooter Bender, to his feet in de-
tense of his work, and brought from
him the exclamation that the gentle
man didn't know what he was talk
ing about.
Mr.. Sammis' Common Sense Appeal
President Sammis arose at this
point to say that State aid on the
lower Palisade avenue and upper
Gorge road improvement had been
secured on the basis of necessary
detour for traffic during the Ander-
son avenue improvement. AS for
the upper Palisade avenue, the COM
mittee had secured the aid from the
State on the ground of it's being a
main thoroughfare. No such aid, of
course, was available for side streets;
but the main improvement would aid
all side streets. The offer of the aid
to Cliffside Park, if not accepted,
would be withdrawn and given to
some other of the county's sixty-four
communities. The allotment for Ber-
gen county for 1916 from the State
license fund was $78,000- and the aid
offered US was an unusually large
proportion of this total. The improve
ment was bound to come; would we
: like to have the. State help now, or
ourselves later have to pay the total
cost?
Word From Attorney Agnew
Attorney Agnew then rose to say
that he couldn't see how any Grant
wood people could oppose the i'm
provement; they were helping to pay
for the Cliffside section of the work
from which they secured no direct
benefit. An improvement was being
brought to their very doors, and they
were not willing at comparatively
small additional expense to avail
themselves of it. Furthermore, if the
State offer of aid be not accepted
now, there would be the projected
regarding of high school bill at cost
of $4,000, all of which would have to
be borne by the taxpayers. The at
torney could not speak officially, but
he believed the present offer would
lapse and we would lose it entirely
just as Fairview did. Mr.. Bender in
terposed here to say that he believed
Cliffside as compared with Grant
wood was getting "the soft end of it,
which brought down the house.
A Fling at GrantWOOd
Councilman Hoeckelberg made the
point that the $1,000 or So year now
put into the roads, mostly on Pail
SADIE avenue and Gorge road, for
crushed stone and oil merely for
temporary repairs would be convert
ed into a practically permanent work.
A Cliffside orator here cried out that
Grantwood didn't deserve to have
any new roads, as with their kid
gloves they were too proud to work.
Leeger no KidglOver
Among the members of the Citizens
Club who spoke favorably on the pro-
ject were: Charles Leeger, who said
that although he didn't wear kid
gloves he considered himself as good
as anybody in the town. He was will
ing to pay his share whatever it
might be for the improvement. Presi-
dent Zabriskie said that the plan
would mean only Sc or 81 more per
lot, and he couldn't understand the
part of the Grantwood people. Mr..
Mcdonald thought that we had
stayed behind long enough; COM
plant was heard that large per-
centage of our homes were up for
sale; the reason was that we were
lacking in up-to-date streets. eve
have splendid schools" he said, "now
we should do all we can to get peo-
pie here, to increase the ratables and
cut down taxation" Mr.. Wesley said
that he had come to favor the pro-
ject, only he would have the present
sidewalk nuisance removed. Mr..
Lehsten, referred to the Hudson coun-
ty approach to Palisade avenue as the
best he had ever seen.
Mr.. Agnew Speaking Again
Attorney Agnew desired to speak
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