Palisadian., 1923-07-27
PETITIONS BEARING OVER 500
SIGNATURES FROM E. CRANTW0OD
SECTION ASK FOR BUSES TO PARK
Matter Laid Over by Mayor and Council-Bus Companys
Insurance Policies Not Technically CorrectSalaries
of Clerk and Assessor Raised to 81 900 Per Annun

At the regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council of Cliffside Park held on
last Monday night in the Borough Hall
busses again became the topic of dis
cussion. Several petitions bearing the
names Of over 500 residents asked that
busses be allowed to run through the
borough to Palisades Park and sug-
gested Anderson avenue, Gorge road
and Palisade avenue as the route.
The petitions also suggested that a
nominal fee be charged the bus COM
pany, that the fare be cents with the
exception of Sundays and holidays,
that children should ride for half fare,
that the busses should run every two
minutes during rush hours and that
the bus company should give year
round service to the people. The
Council voted to lay the matter over
until they had time to give the names
proper consideration. Later in the
meeting, Mr.. Wheeler Whitmore made
plea for immediate action on the
petitions and stated that the majority
of names on the petitions were per-
sons who lived east of Anderson ave-
nue.. He also stated that everyone on
Palisade avenue had been approached
and only four refused to sign the petit
no Do cba
in favor of the busses, stating that he
felt the same were helpful in the up
building of any community. Mr.. Sic
grist, in answer to Mr.. Whitmore, ex-
planned that it had taken the makers
of the petitions several weeks to COM
plete their job and felt that it was un-
fair to expect the council to act on
them at once before they could be
properly considered. The matter was
left as first voted to be taken up at a
later meeting.
In connection with the bus question,
Mr.. Siegrist reported that the insur-
anc bonds furnished by the Hillside Bus
Co. were not technically correct, the
borough being referred to as a Town
ship in some cases and in others as
the Borough of Hillside as we'll as
Cliffside and not as it should be Cliff
side Park Borough He also said that
the policies were only good up to Aug.
2, 1928. The president of the Hillside
line was present and explained that
the policies were renewed by the COM
pany every three months and gave the
Council assurance that the next set
would be worded correctly.
The amendment to the Zoning Ordi-
nance and Building Code was given a
hearing and, being no objections, the
hearing was declared closed. Later
in the meeting it was given it's second
and third reading, and finally passed
An ordinance increasing the salaries
of both the assessor and clerk to
$1,000 per annum each was given it's
first reading and ordered advertised
as required by law The Mayor COM
mented on this ordinance as being in
favor of it.
Mr.. Post, the collector, reported
that he had written the parties whose
checks had been found asking whether
same should be sent through the bank
or returned for new checks. Two
parties had answered, and in both
cases stated that they were notified
once before by the former collector
that their checks had not been receiv-
ed and they had paid the amount over
again plus interest charges, which
they asked be refunded now. AS a re-
suit, resolutions were passed authoriz-
ing the collector to refund $591 to
Mr.. R. H. Mutt and S16.06 to Mr.. Goet-
chuis, both for interest on taxes un-
lawfully collected.
Councilman Dietrich called the
Councils attention to the fact that the
planning mill on Columbia avenue,
against which a complaint had been
made at previous meeting was still
in operation and wanted to know why
in view of the fact it was an open vio-
lation of the zoning law that the po-
lice permitted it. Councilman Diet
rich explained that he, together with
Captain Borrell, Investigated and
found that the man was only operat-
ing small circular saw and that the
neighbors did not object, so, overlook
ed the matter. Mr.. Siegrist expressed
himself in favor of having the opera
tions of the man stopped before it |
went too far, and the police were in
structed to see that same was done.
1t was voted to place street light
on Columbia avenue, about ITS it.
west of Anderson
The report of the Building Commit
tee showed applications for S123,150
worth of new buildings in the past
two weeks. All permits were granted
The Council voted to pay to Mr. S.
B. Danna SIS toward defraying the
printing expenses in connection with
the Fourth of July meeting held in the
high school.
A petition signed by a number of |
residents in the vicinity of 603 Ander-
son avenue asked that J. S. Deal be
allowed to operate his gasoline sta