Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-18
BUILDING CODE NEEDED.

The continuation of the fight
through the courts to establish whetb
er DR.. Fred. Baer is building "a two
family house in Dearborn road, Pal
isade, at least makes interesting read
ing. The Palisade Improvement Asso
citation must have occupation, and its
policy appears to hit every head a
crack that shows. That's fine stuff
No improvement association is worthy
of the name that does not keep busy,
and the moving spirits of the Palisade
institution are too well-known for that
sort of thing to leave any doubts as
to what is liable to happen to any one
who does not walk the straight edge
of a chalk line.
DR.. Baer told The Palisadian that he
was positively building single fam
lily house, but other information came
along that looked like it was reason
able, and that, also was duly put on
the printed page. 1t was to the effect
that the DIR. Baer house was definitely
a two-family affair, everything about
1t indicating it too clearly to admit
of any sort of doubt. That was a griev-
GUS blunder. But it stirred UP the an
imals over be the Improvement Asso-
citation, and the Chairman of the Exc
cutive Committee" at once got his Or
ders to proceed" against DR.. Baer.
And proceed he has.
SO far, so good. A just jury no
doubt will bring in just verdict
But there are other issues. The
thought comes in connection with the
activities of the Palisade Improvement
Association, that Building Code De-
partment should be instituted in the
borough. II would save a lot of
bother and worry. 1t would also save
the necessity of passing the hat in or
der to keep up with the payments
necessary for lawsuits. In other
words, if Building Code were in eff
home. he would have to file his plans
in accordance with the demands of
the ordinance fixing the powers of the
Building Code. If any attempt were
made at violating the restrictions, the
builder would be informed that he
could not build according to those
particular plans. That would make it
unnecessary to swear out injunctions
against anybody, and the Improvement
Association could keep just so busy
digging UP cases violating the restric
tons as. at present, but there would
be no necessity for hiring even indif
ferent lawyers and collecting annual
dues for paying the bills. There
really is little common sense in what
is here offered for the consideration
of the Improvement Asso. OF course, it
may be that the suggestion will not
be approved, but it is offered in good
faith and speach.
The main point is that trying
ease before it comes off will not win
it. From the interview it would ap
pear that somebody about the size of
Mr. Tams might have been more dill
gent in his inquiries, and the same APP
plies to The Palisadian. Snap judg
ment is seldom justified But granted
that the house was built for a two
family house. how could its use for
that purpose be stopped? Were there
never two families living under one
roof in Palisade? Are there any here
now? And if so, what harm are they
doing? Anyhow, here is hoping that
DIR. Baer will appreciate the fact that
every village must have its poorbab,
whatever that means. And as man
ager of the exchequer, he will under
stand.
What would any One think if the
builder of the little bandbox above re-
ferred to as costing $500 were to say
ITS a shame to spoil that lot with
such house?" And who would like
to know what was said when the ques-
ton was asked, Honest, now, couldn't
you build EN- like that for $4,000"