Palisadian., 1917-06-02
NEW SIREN FAILS IN TEST.

+ A short but mighty interesting
meeting was held last Monday night
at the Borough Hall by the Cliffside
Park Council Board The extreme
storm held the crowd away, although
their was full membership of the
board in attendance.
Children Present Petition
| A document of unusual human in
terest was presented in the form of
a petition signed by 331 children.
members of No. 3 School, urging the
Council Board to hasten the abolition
OF the dangerous menance existing
at Thiel's quarry. The document was
brief and to the point, and made a
profound impression upon the mem
bers of the board and the citizens
present.
The question of the protest over
the garbage dumping at that place
was Immediately discussed. Mayor
Cadian stated that as action was now
under way to do away with the death
dealing hole, it was picayune for any
one to raise senseless arguments
merely to have themselves heard. DR..
Hellstern was Immediately on his
feet and in short but sharp talk
stated that he was going to see that
the hole was filled up and filled up
T. d. @. He stated that the saving
of the life of a child was the i'm
perative duty at hand, and now that
solution had been found it was the
duty of the council to stick it out. AS
for those who have raised their voices
in complaint of the odor, DR.. He'll
stern stated that their complaint was
founded upon imagination. He lives
within that neighborhood and has not
found the ordor yet.
Cover With Dirt
ssisssllrzsl Naedlef SupporteU this
statement when he reported chat he
visited TheiPs quarry and found that
a man had been stationed there and
that ne covered every load of garbage
with dirt, smoothing it over and bury
ing it with a spade.
To Use Disinfectant
Mr.. Vosburgh, who was present,
addressed the council and called at
tention to the possible danger of flies
breeding there. This raised an i'm
portant question and motion was
made that the contractor use strong
disinfectant. This we'll do away with
any possibility of foul odor or per-
mitting flies to breed there.
Visit From Tax Board
The County Tax Board will visit
Cliffside on Tuesday, June IL, for a
consultation with the borough au-
thorities and assessor with view to
adjust several matters pertaining to
assessments for the next year.
Camp Comfort Campaign
Mayor Cadian made an address and
endorsed the Y. M. c. A. Camp Com
fort Campaign. He spoke of the
splendid results accomplished by this
organization at the border. The
plan is to raise four cents for every
person in east Bergen county, and
the Mayor asked that the board and
citizens of the borough cooperate in
every possible way to make the cam
palgn success.
Advertise Jersey Avenue
Councilman Hoeckelberg made the
request to the newspaper reporters
that they specify Jersey avenue. He
stated that an out-of-town paper
had referred to Park place, and as
the street name no longer exists, it
would be well to have it we'll known.
Boost the Borough
Mayor Cadian reported on the
meeting of the citizens held a week
ago and urged the board to shrdluu
with the new organization. He men,
rioned that it might be advisable to
have Cliffside's main thoroughfare
known as Cliffside Boulevard. Coun-
bcilman Hoeckelberg suggested rails
ing arches at both entrances to the
borough and urged that signs be
erected to read
Welcome To
Cliffside Park
To Improve Siren
Councilman McAvoy reported that
the Fire and Water Committee found
i the new siren below expectations. He
requested Borough Clerk Renter to
write to the manufacturers and have
them bring it up to the proper re-
quirements.
Grant Building Permit
! A building permit was granted to
erect two-family house on Pali-
sade avenue, north of Washington
avenue.
Fight Water Company
Contractor Fox, of the Bergen Con-
tracing Company, raised vigorous
protest against The uigSinS up VI
Center lane by the water company.
He had nearly completed the long
job of rolling the street and to per-
nit the water company to come along
and tear it up merely to get few
! feet of iron pipe was an outrage. He
pointed out that the streets are never
restored properly and to tear up a
new street was a shame. Mayor
Cadian was emphatic in his stand on
the question and was ready to rush
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