Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-08-07

Mayor George Hill of the borough
of Fort Lee was feeling like his old
self last week when "PaliSadian"
representative met him and asked him
how the borough was progressing
what do you want me to do now,
talk for publication? Well, 1 amt in
it,
'Well, you wouldn't mind telling
the general public how you personally
feel that the borough is getting along,
would you, Mr.. Mayor"
IF you put it that way, and will let
me see what you write before you
print it, go ahead and ask me any
question you want. Yes, I'll answer
you"
How do you feel that public af-
fairs have been making out since you
came into Officer" he was asked.
"Modesty forces me to duck that
first shot, because 1 had hard time
getting started. But now that we are
off on the go, we can truthfully say
that everybody ought to feel satisfied.
We have been as busy as any borough
Ill Tic SldtC, duu nave dllOWeu uO
grass to grow under our feet"
What do you consider the out
standing feature of your administra-
ton to date?"
"Outstanding? What do you mean?
We are not posing up here. We are
working for the public good. Every
thing we do is outstanding. There
is nothing on the books we are
ashamed Of l promised when l came
to give everybody a square deal, and
that's what everybody has had. 1 am
not playing any favorites."
'How about the high taXes?"
High taxes? What do you mean
"a flp5larssan the public that WAS not
demanded. If the people want I'm
prOvements they are entitled to have
them, amt they? They pay the bills. "
"Well, I hear you are devOting a
great deal of time to borough mat
tiers. How do you manage to do that
and make living outsider"
'IS that an honest question? If so,
I'll be glad to answer it. Yes, it does
take up lot more time than 1 ex-
pected it would. But in the circum-
stances of holding this kind of public
office, the public is entitled to only
what l can afford. 1t is not a matter
of what is really demanded. l know
the office cannot have the full time of
any man in this office. There is no
compensation with the job. 1t is one
of pure love for my fellow man. 1t
is altruistic in the fullest sense, in
this connection I would like to say"
he added, that in all of the hundred
years of Fort Lees life, the old town
has been more prosperous these past
two years than ever before. More new
homes have been erected, and more
new kinds of business started than
ever before. While there is no boom
on, property in the borough is finding
mighty good prices, and the outlook
was never as bright as at present. 1
do the best l can and the people seem
to be satisfied"
Gwen Palisade?'
Eyes, even Palisade. True, Pail
SADIE had so much in the first place
she did not have to have new sewers,
etc. But Palisade is not asking as
much today as the other sections. All
of them lead Palisade in the matter
of requests for improvements"
"For that reason, don't you think
we ought to have a nearly perfect set
of roadways instead of the miserable
ones we have?'
"All things come to him who waits,
Palisade will have better roadways
after awhile, promise that"
"Now, Mr.. Mayor, about this thing
of paying the mayor salary; what
do you really think of it?"
"Well, the borough certainly ought
to pay it's public officers common
surate with the work they give the
public l fatty denOunce any system
that does not live up to this doctrine"
"WOuld you be in favor of commits
sion government, were the people to
ask for it?"
"In a minute. I have always said
I would give the public what it de-
sired if within my power. 1 do not
want to renigue on anything now"
"WOuld you stand for one of the
commissioners were you asked to do
SO?"
II do not care to answer that ques-
ton now. might under some circum-
stances. 1t would all depend"
DO you think commission govern
ment better than the present sys-
tenn"
Eyes, I do, because it would be diff
ferent, and should be equally as eff
ficient,' if not much better, if properly
managed. If the people want commits