Palisadian., 1925-07-17

the funding company had established
and advertised building scheme.
This was shown to his full satisfac-
ton by evidence, and on the strength
of this showing he decided favorably
to the particular case and also fixed
the restrictions on the entire prop
erty." Mr. Goodman said further:
II could go into any amount of de-
tail in regard to the struggles of the
old settlers in their efforts to main
tain the town as originally planned,
but this would take too long. Suffice
it to say that no despoiler has obtain
ed the slightest foothold within Sec
the sections will be maintained ac-
cording to the original building
scheme laid down by the founders.
The Bluff Road Ordinance
Directly after the closing of the
war, the question of state highway
was projected, and took the form of
the present Route Number 10, and
PaEsadians awoke one day to the
fact that Bluff road had been taken
over by the state for this purpose,
the intention being to straighten and
widen it. This road is the one town
street running east and west which
passes directly through the village,
and the prospect of continuous
stream of trucks and autos coming
and going from New York to the
whole of northern New Jersey, with
lines backing up through the town
at busy hours, was a picture too ter
rible to contemplate. A number of
residents, who had been dubbed the
"old guard" and various other names,
got together and formed the Bluff
Road Association, financing it by per-
sonal contributions to the extent of
about $4,000 The activities of this
association is also too long a story
to tell now. The work passed through
several governorships and the State
Highway Commission underwent a
number of radical changes during the
same time. The happy result by
which this road was built around the
village was not due solely to the work
of one organization, but the Bluff
Road Association continued active
during four or five years, and en-
ployed competent engineers and good
lawyers to press its cause. After the
road was built, the question arose as
to what would prevent the traffic from
taking a short cut through Bluff road.
The answer to this was to put re-
strictions on such traffic at three
points. In other words, anyone with
in the town may drive out in any di-
rection without restriction. All streets
can be utilized in leaving PaHsade,
whereas coming in traffic is stopped
at three points only. At two OF these
points the driver may take his choice
in going one block in either direction,
while at one point, the State Highway
at Glenn road, he is required to drive
around the school house, which takes
about two minutes.
observation shows that without
continuous police service but few cars
from outside will violate this ordi-
nance. If the home owners of Pali-
sade value the peace and quiet which
we now enjoy to very high degree,
and the safety of our inside streets
for the use of the residents, especially
the children, it behooves us to guard
jealously this very valuable restrlc-
ton which is placed by the Borough
of Fort Lee with the consent and ap-
proval of the State of New Jersey,
and to see that none of us through
carelessness, or the thought of saving
a minute, should ourselves violate
this law.
public opinion is tremendous
force and there is no telling, If we do
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