Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-01

condition; furthermore, that Jersey
avenue, in order to be accepted, should
include it's continuation, Park place,
and should even continue to Gorge
road. Ex-Councilman Zimmerman
objected that Commercial avenue
should continue northward over the
property of the Public Service Rail
way to an intersection with Gorge
road; it would then serve as de-
tour for Edgewater road; thereby
lessening the present trolley crossing
danger. The council finally decided
to leave the whole matter of these
new streets in the hands of the roads
and sewers committee for a future
report.
Attorney Agnew announced that
the Palisade Amusement Park, or
the Palisade Realty and Amusement
appeal to the State Board of Taxa
ton for a reduction in the assess
ment of their properties in Cliffside
Park. The attorney said that these
assessments had been increased by
the assessor last year as result of
the surveys of the borough engineers.
The reduction asked for by the Park
were: land, from $96, $50 to $87,750;
improvements, from $4,000 to $1,000;
and personally, from $4,000 to O..
Assessor Mahoney quietly remarked
that it would mean a difference in
taxes to the borough of $678, and
that he was confident that a contest
by the borough would be successful.
He said that it would be necessary to
employ the services of an electric
light expert to make an appraisal of
the company's electrical equipment.
The mayor and council referred the
matter to the attorney with power to
engage witness.
Chairman Coin, of the Public Util-
tiles Committee, urged the great need
of the installation of telephones in
the homes of the most important bor-
ough officials. He said that people
and officials in Hackensack had fire.
quently complained to him of the i'm
possibility of getting in touch with
the borough officials, and that for the
sake of the better running of the Dor
ough affairs, telephones should be
installed at public expense, say, in
the homes of the mayor, clerk, collec-
tor, and road commissioner. The
mayor objected that this would cost
nearly $3.50 more yearly for the bor-
ough, but on vote the motion was
carried, only Councilman Naedler
voting a decided NO. The clerk was
requested to ask the company if a
slot machine could also be installed
in the borough hall.
Attorney Agnew urged that action
be taken at once on the matter of
having the assessor change his as
sessment maps and book to make
them fit the new State ystem. Under
this system the thousands of lots and
blocks in the borough had received
entirely new numbers, and it would
be necessary to alter the borough's
books correspondingly. The assessor
was given the power to make the
change, the amount of compensation
being left to the finance committee.
The bonds of the following mar
shals were approved: Casper Winkler,
E. H. Zimmerman, Edward Schultz,
James Murphy and John O'Brien.
Collector Sheehan reported that the
half yearly interest on the sewer
bonds due March l was $780,
Attorney Agnew reported that the
Assessment Commission appointed
for the recent Walker street improve
ments had sat last Saturday evening
for the purpose of hearing objections
and complaints on assessments. The
council decided that it would receive
complaints on April 10.