Palisadian., 1925-05-22
FORT LEE HAS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
PALISADE AVENUE CONTINUATION
IMPROVEMENT AT SMALL COST
Favorable Action by Council Depends Upon Getting Writ
ten Agreement; Cost Will Not Exceed $250OO
Coytesville Folk Resent Councils Action in Granting
Bus Permit; Public Service Action Through Car
Service Halted.

James D. Moore was present at the
meeting of the Fort Lee Mayor and
Council on Wednesday evening and as
citizen and taxpayer urged the
governing body to take advantage of
the county's and the states generous
offer to connect Palisade avenue with
Lemoine avenue.
1t was pointed out that both the
state and the county have long been
anxious to make this Improvement,
but heretofore were unwilling to
spend more than a small part of what
the job would cost, and the council
has felt that it was too much for the
borough to undertake. 1t was esti-
mated recently it would cost Fort Lee
fully $4,000 to acquire the necessary
land.
Mr.. Moore explained that the coun-
ty and state are now willing to guar
antee that the entire improvement
will not cost Fort Lee over $25,000.
Mr.. Moore told of the need of such a
tAlOu5A AiSh way III IiC bOAouSh oiAo
said all of the main thoroughfares are
now dead end streets, making state
aid impossible because of the law
prohibiting the State Highway Board
from maintaining dead end streets.
The mayor spoke favorably of the
proposition, and it was the sense of
the meeting that the improvement in
question was not only desirable, but
necessary.
The attorney was instructed to de-
termine whether or not a written
agreement can be made guaranteeing
that Fort Lee borough will not have
to pay more than $25,000. If the agree
ment can be obtained in all probabili-
ty the improvement will be made in
c1t 1..sancusssro- olure. ;, =
The Through Trolley
Representatives from the Coytes-
vile Community Club were present to
protest the councils action at the
previous meeting in granting tenn
porary permit to the Fort Lee Trans
portation Company to run buses from
Coytesville to the 125th street ferry.
They claimed that the residents of
Coytesville want a through trolley to
the ferry, and the bus competition
They stated clearly that if it was a
case of choosing between the bus
service and the through car they pre-
fer the latter.
A letter from the Public Service
Railway Company, signed by Vice
President Wakelee, expressed their
disapproval of the bus permit as prac-
tical and said that it would not only
spoil the possibility of getting the
through car, but would interfere with
the present service.
The council was at loss to know
just what to do, and the matter was
laid over for action at a special meet
ing next Wednesday evening.
Other Business
There were no objectors present at
the hearing on the Linwood avenue
sidewalk improvement, and it was an
nounced the assessment would be
$2.29 per front foot.
A letter from McClave & McClave
stated that in their opinion the bor-
ough is not responsible for the dam
age done to the car of Joseph A. Doyle
because of the condition of Bergen
Boulevard where it joins Route 10.
Neither Route 10 nor Bergen Boule
ward are maintained by the borough.
A letter from l.. H. Druck of Ander
son avenue, Palisade, asked that the
council take up with the Public Serv-
ice the cent fare charged for two
block ride from Palisade Junction to
Anderson avenue. Mr.. Druck feels
this is unfair and should be changed.
The matter will be taken up as re-
quested.
A letter from the Board of Trade
urged the governing body to enforce
the dog ordinance.
Plug & Son, builders, asked for
permit to erect sixteen family apart
ment house ON Cumbermede road in
the Palisade section. Permit will be
withheld pending the outcome of liti-
cation in connection with the sixty
family apartment in the course of
construction on Edgewood lane.