Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Mr.. Tanns Makes
Foolish Statement
On Restrictions

Gerry court by the Palisade Improve
ment Association against Carmine
Richard, a builder and contractor, to
restrain Mr.. Richard from using a
building he has erected on lot on
Columbia avenue and Abbott boule-
ward, in Palisade, as real estate Of
flee. Former Judge William NJ. Seu-
fert is attorney for the association.
Judge Seufert has asked for tenn
pOrary injunction but Mr.. Richards
lawyer asked for postpOnement. TO
this Judge Seufert has agreed on the
condition that no attempt be made to
use the building as real estate office
until the court rules on the case. The
trial will start on September 20.
1t is charged in the complaint that
the lot in question is restricted to
dwelling house purposes and that a
real estate office there would be a
violation of these restrictions When
IT was rumOred that Richard was to
build an office building there the at
torney for the association notified him
Of the existence of the restrictions,
but he continued the work of construc-
ton, and it is now complete.
This is the second court case involv-
ing this particular lot Several years
ago a big and unsightly billboard was
erected ON it, Action was brought
against the then owner by residents
Of Palisade. That was the first fight
to uphold the restrictions. Lindley
a nrvse, xrtnn Or, Of
New Jersey and now receiver of the
r. II. r. upheld the contention of the
Paiisadians and ordered the billboard
removed.
The litigation in the present case is
under the direction of Arthur w.
Tams, chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the Paiisade Improvement
Association. He also had charge o.
the former litigation.
81 am convinced" said Mr.. Tams
yesterday, chat we shall win this
suit. The court has already ruled on
that lot That is big point in our
favor. An effort is being made to win
sympathy for Mr.. Richard but why
1 cannot understand. Why should
anyone in Palisade feel it necessary
toNrun to the defense of a man who
is believed to be doing something that
might damage property values in our
village? Why should any one defend
the operation of a factory right next
door to their neighbors? Do they
want to return to the unsightly bill
boards? Do they want other and more
Objectionable factories carried on
next door to their own homes, or the
homes of their neighbors? That is
are allowed to lapse. Those who seem
so anxious now to have the restric-
tons broken, to allow any one to come
into Palisade and build any kind of
n structure or operate any kind of
business at any part of the village
should take a thought about their
neighbOrs. even if they care not what
sort of thing is carried on at their
own doors.
1.-THE intimatiOn that obstacles are
being placed in the way of Richard is
nonsense. The people of Palisade, and
especially the members of the Palisade
Improvement Association, are glad to
have him or any contractor or home
seeker come here and help in the de-
velopment of our town. But we do
insist that nothing shall be done by
Richard or anyone else that will tend
to destroy values
"Our association is doing all that it
oan to ipprova conditions in Dalicada
1t is doing all that it can to obtain for
residents of Palisade the same trolley
fares that are paid by other New Jer-
sey people who live along the Public
Service lines. 1t is urging the CON
struction of Palsade avenue through
to Lemione avenue in Fort Lee to the
end that the auto traffic may be divid-
ed between it and Anderson avenue,
and has in view full program of local
benefits"
Mr.. Richard plans Il stiff legal bat
tie before he will submit to having his
property rights regulated by the as
saciati0n. He states that the restric-
tions in Palisade We're broken some
time ago and that any attempt to en-
force them now VIII not stand, i'll his
in the court. Mr.. Richard |
also claims that his building will not |
destroy values in Palisade as it is one
of the finest in the village.-Hudson
Dispatch, of Friday
NOTE-In answer to Mr.. Tams' |
statement about restrictions, it |
ia foolish. Nobody wants restrictions
la Paiisade violated brazonly. But
there is sane and more liberal way
to look at them without being mar
row and selfish. Mr. Richard having
q desk in his garage wouldn't hurt |
the town nor violate the spirit of the
restrictions any more than other
things going on now.
Charm and Distinction.