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The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World
William A. Mackay, Coytesville
PALI SAD IAN
"Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
•—As You Like It.
VOL. XX. No. 46
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926—TWENTY PAGES
PRICE FOUR CENTS
FORMER MAYOR J. CADIEN QUESTIONS
MAYOR MARINI ON IMPROVEMENT BIDS
AND GETS SATISFACTORY ANSWER
Asserts Notice To Contractors Was Not Published Twice
In Official Paper But Copies Of Palisadian Prove It
Was—Another Case Of Much Ado About Nothing—
Important Matters Discussed By Town Fathers.
Former-Mayor John C. Caclien was
present at Monday night’s meeting of
the Mayor and Council and caused a
mild sensation when he declared that
the reception of bids on the Olympia
avenue sidewalk improvement was ir
regular because the notice to bidders
had only been published once in the
official "paper instead of twice as re
quired by law.
Mayor Marini said it was news to
him and if that was the case it was
an oversight on the part of the paper
or the party responsible for supplying
the paper with the notice. The Man
ager of the “Palisadian”, C. \V. H.
Lane, arose and stated that the notice
had been published twice, once in the
issue of October 15 and once on Oct
ober 22.
The former Mayor said that he had I
reference to the Borough News and j
called attention to the fact that the i
words Official Paper of Cliffside Park !
were printed to the right of its mast-1
head. Mayor Marini said that at one
time the Borough News was the only
official paper and now is one of three
but that all advertisements are now
appearing in the “Palisadian” because
it is printed in the town. When May
or Cadien commented further on the
fact that the designation of official
paper was printed on the Borough
New’s front page, Mayor Marini said,
“Well, who makes an official paper,
the newspaper itself or the Council
Board?” Mr. Cadien suggested that
the Borough News be notified to dis
w&rr-'*? -continue the use-of this phrase.
Mr. Cadien said too that he was
quite sure that the notice had not ap
peared twice in the “Palisadian”
whereupon Clerk Abrams produced a
copies of Octobce 15 and 22 with the
notice marked. This seemed to be sat
isfactory proof.
There was but one bid received on
this job, that being from the Bergen
Contracting Company. The Board
members were reluctant about ac
cepting just one bid saying that it
would subject them to public criticism.
Councilmcn Meyer, Michaelsen and
Weis as well as Mayor Marini spoke
on the subject and all declared them
selves against talking /such action. The
developers of the property on Olympia
avenue were anxious that the bid be
accepted and if “reasonable” the con
tract be let. It was finally decided
to reject the bid and readvertise.
The $228,000 issue of Assessment
Bonds were sold to the highest bidders
Kountz and Brothers of New York
City for $228,726 and the $101,000 is
sue of Improvement Bonds to R. M.
Grant and Co., the high bidders at
$101,204, also of New York iCty.
The ordinance providing for the
construction of sidewalks in and the
general improving of Olympia avenue
was given f s second and final reading
and passed.
There being no objections to the as
sessment on the Columbia avenue side
walk improvement when the hearing
was called the same was confirmed.
A resolution was passed authorizing
* the payment of $91.12 by the Borough
at^large on the Dewey avenue side
walk improvement, this being the
amount the job cost in excess of the
appropriation.
Mr. Heroz of Lafayette avenue, was
present and implored the Board to
station a policeman at the corner of
Lafayette and Anderson avenues
which he termed is a very dangerous
corner. Mayor Marini explained that
the Borough could not afford at this
time* to station a man there but sought
protection through a different char
nel, that being a starter for the bu. -
, ,ses to be furnished by the bus com
panies. Mr. Heroz also complained of
the large number of cars that are
parked nightly along the Borough
streets without lights in violation of
the law. He was asked to import any'
b‘ violations that came to his attention.
. James Mulhern was present and
complained of a catch basin at Lin
coln and Anderson avenues, which he
claims is not working properly. This
matter was referred to the Engineer.
Mr. Mulhern inquired when the Gorge
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Entertainment At
Orphan Hoqie Nov. 8
Many Delightful Numbers On
Program That Will Please
All Those Attending
Monday, November 8, is the date
set for the annual entertainment by
professional talent of a high order, in
the Fort Lee Christian Orphan Home.
Many anticipate with pleasure this
program of delightful features, each
season, and this year’s attractions
promise the usual star performance,
varied to suit all tastes.
lhe guest ot honor and speaker of
the evening will be Mr. Edward 1).
Cray, executive secretOTy of the Wall
street boy’s branch of the Y. M. C.
A. Mr. Cray is doing a wonderful
work among the boy employes of Wall
street, helping them find themselves
in such wise, friendly way as to make
his noon day meetings the most
eagerly anticipated events on the boys’
calendar, helping Wall street, too, to
find itself and to become a big hearted
and open minded Christian spirited
leader.
Mayor Edward A. White, of Fort
Lee, will welcome the guests and
speak on “The Christian Orphan
Home As An Asset,” ufter all have
sung “God of our Fathers,” accom
panied by Mr. W. E. Fenno of Edge
Water " as Truiiripeter and ' Mi*; Ledff
Ivlingberg of Fort Lee at the piano.
Mayor White is a tried and true
friend of the Home and his subject
is a fitting one. '
An ever popular feature will be the
character sketches presented by Miss
Mildred Brown, teacher of Dramatics
in Rutherford High School, and with
a studio on Washington Square.
Music, for pleasing variety, will be
provided by Mrs. Ada Wemgartner
of Leot>jn whose beautiful vocal ren
ditions have already delighted Home
audiences and added to her many ad
mirers, and instrumental selections,
will be rendered by the illustrious
“Lake Trio” who are always enthus
iastically received by their audiences,
for Mr. Lake and his son, Lester are
fine volinists, and Bill, eleven years
old, is a musical prodigy as a piano
accompanist.
Of course, last but by no means
least, the Home children will speak
ahd sing.
The Helping Hand Society, under
whose auspices this entertainment is
given, maintains its policy of no ad
mission fee or tickets, but a free will
offering will be taken for this Home,
which is maintained entirely by vol
untary contributions.
The beautiful evening will close
with refreshments and a social time.
Be sure to reserve this evening for
your own enjoyment and for the good
that you can do others as well as
yourself.
Accepts New Position
Miss Alberta Hoffman of Wayne
avenue, a former teacher in the Pali
sade Park school, has now accepted a
position in the new Rochelle Gram
mar school. She resides there through
out the week, and spends the week
ends at home.
Recorder To Speak
Recorder Joseph A. Preston of Cliff
side Park, will speak before the mem
bers of the Woman’s Club of ClifTsicJe
Park, at the meeting at the Lawton
avenue school, Grantwood on the af
ternoon Of November 4.
Returns From Hospital
Mrs. Thomas Fox, of Grantwood,
and her infant son, returned'to their
home, on Thursday, from the Engle
wood Hospital. The new-comer will
be called, John Richard.
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New Teacher Resigns
Mr. Kuykendall, new teacher irf thc
Commercial department of the Cliff
side Park High School, has tendered
his resignation to the Board of Edu
cation.
Hart To Hear Witnesses In
Edgewater Rum Scandal
Prosecutor A. C. Hart today issued the following statement
in connection with the presentment handed up by the Federal
Grand Jury concerning the Edgewater rum scandal:
^ “I conferred with Mr. Stitchman of Mr. Buckner’s office on
Tuesday afternoon, October 2G, of this week. I was accompanied
by Lieutenant Allen. We discussed the evidence presented to the
New York Grand Jury in the Eker case and we will co-operate
in this matter.
“I shall immediately investigate the alleged inactivity of the
police here. I will- examine the first witnesses during the course
of the coming week. Mr. Stitchman will send them to me.
“I will read the presentment to our Grand Jury at its next
session on November 5 and, unless they object to my doing so,
I will give it to the press on November 6.”
This presentment, it is supposed, deals with the laxity of certain police
officers and public officials in connection with rum running activities in
Edgewater. The full text of the presentment is looked forward to with
interest.
WHAT FORT LEE NEEDS IS BUILDING
DEVELOPMENTS MAYOR WHITE TELLS
LOCAL REAL ESTATE BOARD MEMBERS
Recalls Rapid Growth Of Upper New York With Less
Promise 25 Years Ago Than Bergen County Has To
day—Surprised That Highway Plans Of State And
Port Authority Appear To Be Different.
Mayor Edward A. White of Fort
Lee in an address on Wednesday
noon before the Real Estate Board of
the Palisades declared that Fort Lee’s
greatest need at the present time is
home building activity. The chief ex
ecutive of the coming “bridge city”
also emphasized the need of more co
operation between the municipality,
County, State and Port of New York
Authority in the formation of a plan
for highways in connection with the
bridge approach.
The address in full follows:
October 26* 15K26. >
I know you are all anxious about
the Bridge. Nothing seems real ex
cept it is one hundred per cent. Bridge
and we are impatient when we hear
of delays. We know that the bridge
has been uppermost in our minds for
over fifty years. We feel that it is
within our grasp and we dread any
thing that may delay its possibilities.
We have a wonderful County here in
Bergen County, and we realize that
transportation is the only thing lack
ing in making a metropolis out of it.
I wonder if many of you have a real
idea as to what transportation means
to a community. The ordinary person
takes things as they come; they re
ceive the benefits and let it go at
that.
Because of the, peculiar character
of my business, I have been in a pos
ition to watch the growth of “New
York, the greatest city in the world,”
during the last twenty-five years, as
close as any man. Just to give you
a little history of the growth of New
York and the possibilities of its great
arm of progress and building reach
ing out to make another addition to
its growing center. I will tell you
something about the growth of the
business with which I am connected.
We furnish builders’ equipment on
rental*'for the erection of new build
ings; that is we furnish all hoists for
the erection of steel, for the mason
contractor and all the sub-contractors
on new buildings. In New York very
few contractors own their own mach
ines. About twenty-five years ago,
there were eight contractors in our
line and the total amount of equip
ment was about two hundred mach
ines. Today, the company I am treas
urer of, owns about 1,200 hoists.
There are about 1,000 new buildings
now in course of construction in New
York, not counting the buildings that
are about ready for tenants. This
means that about twenty-five years
ago there were two hundred buildings
in course of construction, while to
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No Action Taken On
Change Of St. Names
Recent Idea Of Substituting
Numbers For Names
Not Very Poular
The question of the change of street
names to street numbers was brought
up for discussion at Monday night’s
meeting of the ClifFside Park Mayor
and Council and allowed to lay over
until a subsequent meeting.
Mayor Marini said as far as he
could ascertain the business people of
the town favored the substitution of
numbers for streets bearing names
but the average homeowner did not.
He reported the receipt of a letter
from the “Palisadian” giving the re
sult of their pole which showed the
majority of coupons returned over
whelmingly opposed to any change.
Councilman Meyer said other an
gles had entered into the question and
that some east and west streets if
numbered would cross numbered
streets running north and south in
Fairview.
Councilman Weis said that there
would be little use of numbering the
cast and west streets unless Fairview
does thq same for it would lead to
worse confusion than there is at pre
sent.
The entire matter was permitted to
rest and will be taken up again at
some future time.
Miss Roberta Richenback of Hart
ford, Conn., a former resident of Cliff
side Park, was in town recently visit
ing her many friends and relatives.
Change In Policy
On Building Plots
Councilman Meyer’s Suggestion
Adopted To Keep Character
Of Certain Neighborhoods
| Councilman Meyer at Monday
! night’s meeting of the Cliffside Park
Mayor and Council asked that the
Board permit the Building Committee
of which he is chairman, to allow the
erection of one and two-family dwel
lings on plots with less than 75 feet
frontage as required in the building
code. This permission was granted.
Mr. Meyer explained that there are
a large number of 75 foot plots in the
heart of residential districts that will
no doubt be bought up for apartment
house purposes and by permitting the
erection of one and two-family houses
on say a 37Vi foot plot the character
of many of these neighborhoods can
j be preserved and saved from the j
j apartment house invasion.
Councilman Elkan Says
Rumor About $6,000 For
Parks Is A Falsehood
Councilman Harry Elkan reports
that there is a rumor being spread
about the village that Fort Lee Coun
cil has spent $0,000 on parks. This
he says, is an absolute falsehood as
but $2,000 was appropriated for parks
and of this amount only $1,272 has
been spent.
Mr. and Mrs. John Long of Wood
cliff entertained at their home on
Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Long
of Pa. Mr. Long is a local high
school teacher.
CLOSE OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS NEAR,
BOTH SIDES SURE OF VICTORY AS USUAL,
ORGANIZATIONS BACK UP CANDIDATES
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FOUR TO BE ELECTED
Spirited Campaign In Fort Lee
By Both Democratic And
Repuiican Parties
PLENTY OF PUBLICITY
No Political Rallies Of Much
Importance—Stand Against
“Ace” Vote A Surprise
A most spirited campaign is now
in progress in Fort Lee where two
council seats, the asscssor.-hip and
the collcctorshin are being contested
for by rival candidates of opposite
political faith.
Francis Troy and Joseph Cook are
the Democratic council aspirants, and
are opposed by Arthur Kerwein and
Peter Grieb, Republicans. Roth Cook
and Kerwein are seeking re-election.
Thomas Brosnahan, Democrat, is
the opponent of George Schlosser, Re
publican, for collector. Edward Cav
anagh, present Democratic assessor,
seeks to retain the office and is op
posed by Frank Lang, Jr., Republi
can.
Francis Troy, Democratic candidate
is 29 years old, and has been a resid
ent of Fort Lee for 20 years. He re
sides at 295 Whiteman street and is
in the real estate business. He was
graduated from the borough schools
and from Leonia high school and has
taken courses in the Y. M. C. A. and
business correspondence schools. He
is secretary and treasurer of the Fort
Lee Democratic Club and was Vice
president of the Fort Lee A. C. His
platform is the most comprehensive
that any candidate for office in the
Borough has yet presented and is
printed in full on Page 20 of this is
sue.
Councilman Harry Cook, Democra
tic aspirant, is .‘18 years old and was
born in Fort Lee and has lived here
all his life. He has served on the
borough council for nine years and
lives on Washington avenue, Coytes
villc. He is in the book binding busi
ness in Coytesville and is well known
throughout the borough. Cook is run
ning on his record as councilman.
Peter Grieb, Republican candidate,
is 41 years old and has been a resi
dent of the borough for 10 years. He
was president of the Fort Lee A. C.
and is a member of many benevolent
organizations, including the Elks. He
has held no other political oflice, but
was a candidate for council two years
ago against Harry Schail, losing by
only a few votes after a recount. He
lives on Parker avenue and is a carp
enter and builder. He was born in
New York State.
Arthur Kerwcm is •>.; years old and
has lived in Fort Lee for the past 57
years. He also lias an enviable record
as an official of the borough, having
served it in the capacity of council
man for 15 years. He was mayor of
the borough for one term and is a
member of the Rotary Club, the Mas
ons, the Exempt Firemen Association,
the Athletic Club, the Elks and of
other benevolent associations. He was
born in Rockland County, N. Y., and
lives at 2151 Center avenue, and is
in the garage business in the bor
ough. He is a Republican candidate.
Thomas Brosnahan the Democratic
candidate, was born in Fort Lee 45
years ago and has lived here always.
He has held no political offices' but
is well known throughout the borough.
Until a short time ago he was the
proprietor of the oldest grocery store
in Bergen County. He is a member
of the Fort Lee A. C., the Red Men
and other benevolent associations. He
pledges himself to keep an open office
for the convenience of the taxpayers
and to carry out the duties of the
office in a business-like way.
George Schlosser was born in Fort
Lee and has lived in the town all his
life. He was educated in Fort Lee
public school, there being no borough
high school at that time. He served
the Borough of Fort Lee as a coun
cilman for three years und is now the
secretary of the Fort Lee Building
and Loan Association, an institution
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THE "ACE" VOTE
(Editorial)
“The Palisadian” feels not a lit
tle flattered at the action of the
Woman's Rep. Club which has an
nounced against the ace vote. Pal
isade has heretofore run the ace
vote into the ground through the
urge of the local clique with
grudges to pay that may perhaps
never be forgiven. The spirit of
honest politics never vouchsafed
any such ideal as the ace vote, for
the reason that it can and does do
more harm always than good.
There has never been a thought of
citizenship to share one’s franchise,
one of the really sacred rights of
every voter. The futility of cruci
fying a whole ticket for one man
is a gross absurdity any way it is
looked at. As a creator of section
al enmities, one can safely depend
upon the ace vote to deliver the
goods—a quesionable recommenda
tion, to say the least.
This is why “The Palisadian”
feels flattered, becuse it has here
tofore espoused the anti-ace vote
thought. The practice is generally
a below the belt method.
Much Interest In
Edgewater Contests
Administration Candidates In
Edgewater Have Some
■ Active Opponents
Edgewater will probably have a
more animated contest over the coun
cilmanic candidates than has occurred
in many a year due to the attack in
great force, on the present adminis
tration by members of the Jefferson
Democratic Club, which is running
j two of its members on the Indepen
dent ticket, Michael J. McDonough
| and James B. Todd, against the Re
publican candidates, Edwdrd Finley
and James Kennedy, seeking re-elect
ion.
j In addition to the councilmanic
candidates the present incumbent of
the assessor’s berth, Lawrence Gilroy,
appointed to fill the unexpired term
of the late William T. Keating, Jr.,
will be opposed by William H. Weir,
independent. Interest in the outcome
of the election is considerably height
ened because of the recent probe into
the alleged rum scandal. Not only the
Jefferson Democratic Club but the In
dependent Citizen’s Club is working
hard to accomplish the election of
their candidates.
Bergen Democrats
In Active Campaign
I _
i County Clerk I. T. Brickell
| Considered “White Hope”
! Of The Party
The Democrats of Bergen County
this year arc putting a lot of vim be
hind their campaign in behalf of the
party’s candidates for County, State,
and National offices.
The present County Clerk, Irving
T. Brickell, who was appointed by
Governor Moore following the death
of the late Clerk, Jack Fox, is their
best bet, and is the “white hope” of
Bergen’s democracy.
Brickell has a very worthy record
for his brief term and is elaborating
on his service to the people in saving
thousands of dollars by receiving bids
on the printing of election ballot,
which this year cost only $10 a thou
sand, instead of almost $64 a thou
sand in former years.
A full page of Democratic materia
will be found on Page 5 in an adver
tisement of the Bergen County Demo
cratic committee. It gives in detai
the views of all the candidates am
their records.
ONLY TWO OFFICES
Brief Outline Of Cliffside Park
Candidates As Guide
For The Voters
TWO SEEK RE-ELECTION
Both Party Organizations Hold
Beefsteak Dinners—Booster
Club Organizes
The campaign in Cliffside Park is
confined to a fight for two council
scats*
William T. Michaelscn and Ferdin
and A. Weis are seeking re-election
on the Democratic ticket and their
Republican opponents are James A.
Akin and Arthur Hintze.
Mr. Hintze is a resident of Ander
son avenue, Cliffside, and has resided
in the Borough for more than five
years. He is a property owner and
an active worker in the Republican
ranks, is secretary of the Cliffside
Park Republican Club and was also a
hard worker for the party in Hoboken
prior to taking up his residence here.
P^ntering the recent school board con
test at the last minute, he was only
defeated by a very small majority.
He is a marine' surveyor with the D.
L. and W. Railroad, and has had eon
,-iderable business experience. ,
Mr. Akin, a resident ot Lafayette
avenue, Grantwood, has resided in the
Borough for 12 years. Always an ac
tive Republican, he served on the
school board for 'A years as president.
Believing in efficiency and economy,
he has always shown a great interest
in the welfare of the Borough. He is
engaged in the cotton business in New
York City.
Messrs. Akin and Hintz arc making
a united campaign on an “Economy
and Efficiency” platform. The ClifT
side Park Republican Club and a leg
ion of friends are working earnestly
in their behalf.
William Michaelsen has been a re
sident of Grantwood for over fifteen
years. He is the proprietor of the
Grantwood Garage and Accessory
Shop at Lawton and Anderson ave
nues. He was elected by a very sub
stancial majority three years ago
after being urged to run by friends.
As a Councilman he has attended
practically every meeting of the Board
and has served on several important
committees as well as acting as chair
man of the Lighting Committee. The
improved street lighting program has'
been completed under Mr. Michaei
sen’s direction.
Ferdinand Weis has called ClifFside
Park “my home town’’ for over twen
ty-nine years and has always been ac
tive in the civic life of the commun
ity. He has served as Councilman
for three years and has been espec
ially active as the chairman of the
Fire and Water Committee. Paid
drivers rendering twenty-four hour
service have been inaugurated under
Mr. Weis’s chairmanship.
These gentlemen have the support
of the local democratic organization
and an organization of young bloods
known as the “Michaelsen-Wcis Boo
sters.” They offer their records as a
recommendation and stress the fact
that the experience and official pres
tige gained in their lirst term wdl be
invaluable to the taxpayers if re-elcct
The local Republican Club made
merry in the gymnasium of the high
school, held on Isat Saturday evening,
where a sumptuous repast of
steaks was served to about 2.r»0 mem
bers and their friends. J. Fr;-d
Thomson, president of the club, pre
sided as toastmaster.
The speakers included: Ralph W.
Chandless, and Mrs. Pamela Francis
co, candidates for the Assembly; J,
W. Mercer, candidate for County >
Clerk; Andrew Knox, candidate for
freeholder; Mayor Joseph Marini, and
the candidates for the borough coun
cil, James M. Akin and Arthur H.
Hintze. The Cutie Twins, of Wee
hawken, juvenile entertainers, and
Mrs. Bender, soprano soloist, featur
ed the entertainment program.
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