Palisadian., 1923-02-23
Fl. Lee COUNCIL IN
BUSY SESSION WE'D.
Police Ordinance Laid Over; Ad-
journed Meeting Next Wed
nesday Night.

At the meeting of the Fort Lee
Mayor and Council last Wednesday
night in the new borough hall on
Main street in Fort Lee the greater
part of the yevening was taken up
by a reading and discussion of the
Police Ordinance.
Councilman Aikens presented sew
eral amendments and recommended
several changes in the body of the
ordinance itself which lead to a great
deal of discussion, much of which
was irrelavent to the subject and final
ly ended in a motion to have the
ordinance redrawn making the neces-
sary changes and taken up at the
adjourned meeting on next Wednes-
day night.
The Salary Ordinance was given its
second and third reading and passed.
After the final passage it occurred to
Councilman Corker that no public
hearing had been called on the ordi-
nance which proved to be true SC
the mayor called one, being assured
by Attorney Mckay 1t was legal to
do so. But one citizen spoke, that
being Mrs Shannon, who questioned
the necessity of financial advisor
and protested the raise in salaries OF
employees of the borough.
A citizen called the mayors atten-
ton to the fact that the ordinance
requiring the clearing of snow from
the sidewalks was not being enforced
and still another citizen complained
about the non-collection of garbage
in his section, presenting a petition
bearing the signature of twelve com
plainants, which was filed.
Norman Coyle by letter cancelled
the contract he recently made for the
collection of garbage and ashes and
presented a bill amounting to 1922
for services rendered, but Mr.. Coyle
according to the attorney, will not
only not be paid, but will also for
felt the deposit of 500 he made. The
next lowest bidder, ]. F. Creamer, Jr.
asked through a letter that he be
awarded the contract, but the attor
new advised the council that the ad
vertisement for bids must be pub
lished again.
A Mr. Walters asked that piece
of property belonging to the borough
(bought in for delinquent taXes) be
assigned to him upon the payment
of the taxes and sewer assessment
against it totaling S354.60. The as
signment was approved.
A peddler's license was granted tG
Chas Fink of Coytesville.
A letter from the engineer explain
ed that the matter regarding the ma
terial on Route No. 10 was being tax
en- up by the state engineer.
A letter from a citizen of Palisade
asked that the borough proceed with
their original plans to lay sidewalk
on the street leading to Palisade June
ton on the south side of the tracks
on which the Ft. Lee ferry cars run
The matter was laid over until
spring.
A letter from the attorney gave the
following opinions on matters which
had been referred to him:
The council should not be Obliged
to pay the medical expenses of Harry
Jones.
The council has no authority tC
compensate a volunteer fireman in
jured in the performance of his duty
The personal tax is collected in
other boroughs and should be in Fort
Lee.
The council has no right to dis
possess Mr.. Cole.
Mr.. Robinson supplied letter sign
ed by 13 persons stating they had nc
objections to a gas filling station al
the corner of Palisade avenue anc
Cumbermede road. The entire mat
ter was referred to the building in
spector and he is to report at the
adjourned meeting.
The inspector was instructed to ad
wise the council of his opinion re
garding the auto paint shop in
building owned by Mr.. Starbell, wht
appeared before the board asking per
mission that his shop be allowed Il
operate.
After a vote on the payment o
| just claims, the passing of severa
resolutions of minor Importance ant
motion to buy chairs for the council
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