Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
CAD!EN Gets BEST OF HIS CRITICS
IN 0LD-FASH|ONED TOWN MEETING
CALLED TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES

a large number of interested citi-
Zens attended the mass meeting held
in the Cliffside Park High School on
last Friday by the Voters Cooperative
League.
The program opened with a few re-
marks by the chairman and then Sey-
mour Sears explained the advantages
of becoming an organization member
and urged that everyone should be-
come affiliated with some party or
ganization. His speech was very we'll
received.
Edward Kenney was the next speak
er and gave an idealistic exposition of
his idea of the functions of a mayor.
Mrs. Margaret Ramsbout, Repub-
lican candidate for Freebooter, gave
reasons why she should be elected.
Her campaign manager, Mrs. Coulter,
also spoke.
Councilman Post was the next
speaker and he had a chart of figures
and gave some explanations why the
taxes of the borough had jumped. He
said the school board deficit had been
given great publicity, but the affairs
of the council board had not been dis
closed. Upon answering a query of
Of fGo Nv, Il
he were not a member of the board
the actions of the Borough Council
might have continued the same way.
He also created an impression that
deficit of $30,500, which was caused
by interest on notes, etc, and which
had not been appropriated by the
council board had been spent. But
this impression was cleared by Mr..
Marini, a member of the present
council board in his showing that this
interest deficit had been taken care
of by notes. Mr.. Marini took time to
explain that the debt of the Board of
Education was caused by paying money
over the appropriation, whereas the
councils deficit was on interest which
incurred by any positive action of the
Council Board.
Mayor John c.. Cadien was the next
speaker and with the same easy man.
ner for which he is known and re-
spected, stated that it was time Cliff
side, like all municipalities had
troubles First he showed why Mr..
i6nalS Good q ideals
but impractical to work out in COM
munity wherein the mayor does not
give his entire time to the duties of
the office.
He gave the following, as just rea-
sons for his reelection, showing his
good faith by appointing Mr.. Post as
chairman of the important Finance
Committee
Another reason was the Palisade
avenue improvement upon which
Cliffside tried to get Fort Lee to join
several years ago at time of construc-
ton Fort Lee has just put their
part of PaliSade avenue through at
a cost of 100000 and while ClitfSide
borough had their section paved it
only cost 100000.
The Mayor then claimed that we
have as efficient a road force as any
which had served the town.
He also stated less should be said
about our tax rate for our tax valu-
ations are extremely low. He also
corrected Mr.. Dana, chairman of the
meeting who thought $1,500,000 worth
of new buildings had been erected,
whereas it is $1.SOO,OO0 in the. past
eighteen months.
Some more reasons for his re-elec
ton were the remodeling of the BOr
Dug Hall, thus saving money on build
ing new one. In another month
when the new engine arrived in Grant
wood we would have a real Al fire
fighting force.
The Mayor closed by telling of the
efficient assessment commission he
had appointed, consisting of the towns
best men and the present custom of
placing a ten per cent tax on the
Borough at large for the various i'm
provements, was in their judgment
correct and equitable.
Mr.. Pearson then took the floor and
with tones which carried to the skies
tried to refute the Mayors statements,
asking where the improvements were
and grew quite hot about sewer sys-
tenn and disposal plant which cost the
Borough $12S,O00. AS president of the
Voters Cooperative Association, Mr..
Pearson showed poor judgment some
thought in arguing privately with the
Mayor with his back to the audience,
who were supposed to be the recip-
ients of the revealed facts.