Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-10-07
Mayor Cadien Jumps The Collar OF
Public Service For Carlessness
Of CZiRside Parks Interests
Cars do Stop Near Side Of Street Cossing ana Mayor
SAYS Motorman Should be ARE sted Harm Discussion Mon
dan Kidnapped Chi tkens Reported Council
OFFICER BORRELLI CALLED HERO AND PRAISED
Mavor Hits Public Service

Mayor Cadien, of Cliffside, told the
council and an audience OF cltlzens on
Monday evening that the Public Serv-
ice Trolley Co. treated the people IN
+b;c section like lot of cattle. lie
said the company found the people
meek and good natured and proceeded
tn trample over their rights, denying
them the ordinary conveniences, ana
the courtesy of consideration 10 Cileii
for needed improvements:
W wants Motormen Nabbed
The mayors opinion OF the g publ
service" given by the Puollc oefVice
Corporation was elected when Ely
z f,ehsten complained that the com
nanv was not ooeying the new Near
Sioe Stop" law. He asked that tne
comnanv be requested to obey It's pro
Uie;ons Mr.. Cadien tiared up anu
said thew were not entitled to such d
courtesy: that the company was ar
roaant and overbearing in its attltude
togard CEffside, and if it was violat-
800 +ha law it was in order to arrest
t us 6rst nootorman that disobeyed It's
provisions.
Cars Stop Anywhere
M Iohs+en said that there are
T.
oanv streets where the cars stop
obi across the center OF the roaa,
he added that at many OF these poiiits
near side stops could be estapi 1s ~
and where they were not possiole O he
law provided that wnlte sisn
nlaeed showing the stopping poiiist.
Poor Service Generally
The mayor then narrated a rs; ~
GRIEVANCES the council had agaii1s'
fha p Is. C. He spoke OF the oe-
o,.oased service in rush hours shlce
~ oe't hudson Heights swith had been
;rs+alled. and the difficulty one mas
-, Getting seat in either the morn
;no or evening rush, and OF the many ~
,af;t;ons sent the company, most ~
pp,b;cb were entirely ignored. ne 'saiu
tho town was compelled TO hen.
litter fight to secure even the s,ilali,
~ 80 IN, bereavement. He mentioned the
roonest for PERMISSION to nave Jersey
aUanun cross the tracks and the colo
'a,anner in which it was turned down
He told of the naughty and oVefpear-
mo manner in which the conlpa 4la
mt up its ugly fence, and denl9 Ga,.. .llv
reouest for permission to ha NJ 'e d;rty
ence to discuss the matter. Ing u' -" ~
cutters along the tracks and Ihe
fnsal of the company to lnstail ura oa
mines at Walker street, 10 carry W.
t R,ef flood that flows into private prop
ertv from it's tracks IN wet Wea.ne 81
We're also pointed out as examples ~; ~
the company's utter disregard 1of l''
pau o Council Tones Down
When Mr.. Cadien finished a cn e.,s
IF additional complaints came IRON ron
citizens in the audience. Inc mayot
rad i move to arrest the motorm zen
was toned down by the council . Mn!c III
vowed NO., to write the Public otli1'it -
ino.u of the violation, ana 10
Wv list of grievances for SUP
u uoist to the company. Mr.. Hoeckel-
hnr~ moved to request the company
~ nlace sidewalks between its traces
at every crossing. He SAD en@1
tro,lev companies in nearly every e, y
state did this and he believed tnaI IN, Ine
p s G. could be compelled to 40 IKE
wise. Dad AGAIN
Councilman COINS new dralt u
the Building Code was introduced anu
n rae a first reading. 1T IS essen essen
t;ailv a building code and the fes ,,1n,o
Ions as to zones, in the old code weie
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