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“The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World” I
William A. Mackay, Coytesville
PALI SAD IAN
•'Finds tongues In trees, books in running brooks,
Sermon A in stones, and good in everything."
—As You Like It.
VOL. XX No. 9
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927—EIGHT PAGES
PRICE FOUR CENTS
MICHAEL OATES ARRESTED ON ARMY
DESERTION CHARGE AND MCDONOUGH
FOR ALLEGED DISORDERLY CONDUCT
First Shots In War Of Retaliation By Wissel Supporters
In Edgewater, Victims Say—More Arrests Looked
For—Council Meeting Devoted To Routine Business
—Many Present. _
Stormy Edgewater was treated tc
another series of sensations this past
week when two acknowledged Wissel
opponents were arrested.
Michael Oates was seized a little
after 8, Tuesday night at the Borough
Hall by Sergeant Wagner, of 116th
Infantry, U. S. A., an arrested on
the charge of desertion.
Michael McDonough was served
with a summons to appear before
Judge Leyden in the Hackensack
Criminal Court on Thursday, to ans
wer a charge of disorderly conduct at
the Council meeting preceding the one
on Tuesday last at which time he was
manhandled by Wissel supporters.
It is said Oates was a member of
the 69th Regiment of New York and
took a sudden trip to Ireland and
without leave when America entered
the World War.
The arrest was made in the corridor
leading to the Council chamber while
the Borough Council, with Mayor J.
F. Dinan in the chair, was holding a
peaceful session on routine business.
So quietly was the arrest made that
few of the large throng that filled the
corridor knew anything of it.
As the Handcuffs were being placed
on Oates, he was heard to remark to
the sergeant: “You don’t have to put
them on me. I’ll go with you.”
“Keep quiet,” replied the sergeant,
“I am under orders.” » ,
Oates claims he can prove his in
nocence.
Both McDonough and Oates say
their arrest^ are the doings of the
pro-Wissel faction and simply a
means of retaliation because they dar
ed to oppose the Mayor.
As far as Tuesday night’s meeting
is concerned it was quiet and colorless
lasting only 35 minutes with present
Mayor Dinan presiding as routine
business was transacted.
Fully two hundred persons were
present but most of them were forced
to stand in the corridor as entrance
to the Council Chamber was denied
after its seating capacity was exhaus
ted.
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The Greedy Apartment
(Editorial)
| The greedy apartment promoter
| is still filling his insatiate maw
| wherever he can get a foothold in
gncar-New York points of New Jer
|scy. They are pounding at every
| door that is ajar, and, prying open
| some that are not.
~~ Grantwood, for instance is in the
[throes of an apartment mania.
[From reports it appears that some
•seventeen apartment builders
Shave applied for permission to
[erect apartments, every one of
[them against the zoning ordinan
ces. The authorities have announc
jed that they can no longer oppose
Ithe apartment intrusion, because
gthey have not the money to fight
I them off. Cliffside Park borough
ihas already spent a considerable
i sum in attorney’s fees fighting
3 apartments and now has no avail
gable fund through which to oper
| It is unfortunate, yet true, that
ga prohibitive statute like the zon
ling law cannot be made automatic,
iso that an humble member of a
| local administration could say to an
1 intruder of this sort, “Here, you! g
1 you cannot do that here,” and letf
I that be the end of it. |
§ But it all must be fought out in|
1 court to prove the law, and it isg
gso elastic that it can be stretched |
| into almost any meaning. |
| Fort Lee will soon be overwhelm- g
gcd with apartments, and Morse- S
= mere is fast becoming crowded!
§ with them, a3 is Edgewater. |
1 Palisade appears to be the only|
| section where restrictions in deeds |
| hold good. The apartment will |
| never get a hold here, that much|
| is certain. And it will make Pali- f
|sade a very desirable community,!
| no doubt of that. |
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Fort Lee Council
In Busy Session
Hear Many Communications
And Take Action On Radio
Station W. R. N. Y.
At the meeting of Fort Lee Mayor
and Council on Wednesday evening,
the Palisade Improvement Associa
tion, in aletter, asked that an inspec
tion be made of existing film storage
vaults in the Borough to avoid fur
ther fatalities such as have occurred
in the past. It was reported that such
an investigation has been made.
Mrs. A. Winters of Washington
avenue and Second street, Coytesville,
complained about trucks backing on
to her property and asked that the
Borough build a low stone wall to
avoid this trouble. Councilman Wood
stated he had taken the matter up
with Mrs. Winters.
James A. Miller of Main street, filed
an application for a special police
man’s job in Palisade Amusement
Park.
Joseph Waters of Coytesville ask
ed what had been done about grant
ing his application for a gas station
on Lemoinc avenue. He was told that
the matter has been referred to the
new Building and Zoning committee.
A letter from radio broadcasting
station ,W. ILN. Y^ip attorney Mac
kay, was read. They offered to ad
just the sets of any residents in Coyt
esville coinplaining of interference.
The officials will have some local radio
experts determine what is necessary
to be done to overcome interference
caused by the relay station on the
Villa Richard property so they can
make a definite proposal to W. It. N.
Y.
The Hackensack Water Company
announced their intention of putting
pipe in Tom Hunter road to give ser
vice to G. Shuman.
John J. Vogel, local real estate
broker, asked for permission to erect
a sign in front of his Main street of
fice on which will be a painting of the
Bridge. This, was referred to the
Building Inspector.
Arthur J. Rooney and other owners
of property on Cumbermede road from
Bridal way to Route No. 10 in Pali
sade, petitioned for a permanent
street improvement. This was refer
red to the Engineers.
E. Christensen, Palisade Realtor,
inquired about his application to re
zone Anderson avenue north of Route
No. 10 as a business section. Coun
cilman Wood for the Building and
Zoning committee stated that this
cannot be done at the present time,
j An ordinance vacating Prospect
street between Third, street and Cen
tral avenue was introduced and ap
pears in full elsewhere in this issue.
It was first suggested to advertise the
ordinance in the Fort Lee Sentinel
but Mayor White suggested using the
Palisadi.an or both papers as long as
there is some question of the Sentin
el’s legal right to carry Fort Lee of
ficial advertising in view of the fact
that its manager is Borough Clerk.
Councilman Grieb objected to the use
of two papers because of the double
expdhse and the Palisadian was fin
ally agreed upon.
The attorney was directed to pre
pare an ordinance for the desired sew
er improvement in Marquette street.
The work will not be undertaken
until the Borough is financially able
to do so.
Councilman Elkan made a motion
which was passed referring the pre
sent condition of Main street to the
Board( of Health. Mr. Elkan claims
that many property owners along this
thoroughfare are violating the local
sanitary code.
Announce 8th Series
The Cliffside Park Building and
Loan Association, with headquarters
in'the office of F. A. Banville at 319
Palisade avenue, Cliffside, has an
nounced the opening of its eighth
series of shares.
Bergen Co. S. P. C. A.
Attacked By Paper
Mrs. Reynolds Gives Pointed
Defense And Claims That
Conditions Are Not Bad
ir
Last week Friday the Hackensack
Record contained a highly sensational
article a column and a half long, fea
tured on the front page, in which the
animal shelter of the Women’s Aux
iliary of the Bergen Branch of the S.
P. C. A. was severely arraigned for
its bad condition.
The article attacked the methods of
the caretaker, named Phaner, and
delared him unfit and the place abom
inable. In fact, it is much better than
most dog pounds, but admittedly needs
some improvements, which the ladies
hope soon to provide. The article laid
much stress upon Mrs. Henrietta 1).
Reynolds, of Palisade, secretary of the
Bergen S. P. C. A.
In last Saturday’s Record Mrs.
Reynolds came to her own defense in
the following interview:
In talking this morning with a Re
cord reporter, Mrs. Henrietta I).
Reynolds, of Palisade. Secretary of
the Bergen County Branch of the S.
P. C. A., said she greatly regretted
the strictures contained in an article
in these columns on Friday about the
S. P. C. A. animal shelter in Teaneck.
“You say for me,” she said, “That
I read the article with some dismay,
wondering at the cool audacity of
some of the statements it contained.
In ordinary circumstances I would not
condescend to notice what was said a
bout the Women’s Auxiliary labors in
the S. P. C. A. I am sure they can
take care of themselves, and will, a
guinst such measures. I am sure also
we have deficiencies, but really we are
not as bad as we were painted in this
close to scurrillous article. Really, we
deserve far more approval than cen
sure. The Women’s Auxiliary has had
much to contend .with, lack of public i
support, principally, though we have
worked with sufficient intelligence to
warrant it. And certainly no one can
truthfully say that we have not work
cd with fine results in many direc
tions. The Teaneck shelter was ob
tained through our efforts from the
Board of Freeholders, and through
that embryotic place for housing do
mestic animals is not by any means
an ideal place in its present condition,
this fact is not disturbing us, except
insofar as it has enlisted the sympa
thetic interest of every red-blodded
woman in the organization to so per
fect it that there should be the min
imum of criticism. Rome was not built
in a day, and this shelter, pathetic c
nough in these earlier stages of its
life, will be everybody’s pride before
we get through with it, mark that: It
ill becomes any one to play up this
attack as they have done through the
Record. To use the verbiage of the
prize ring.i t is below the belt, in plain
English. Those who are not at present
enlisted in the activities of the Wo
men’s Auxiliary are simply not posted
as to the heart it is putting- in its
work, that’s all. Neither are they kind
or fair. It takes feeling to put over
any public benefaction like the S. P.
C. A., or its animal shelter, and all
other branches of its activities. We
are asking for public favor, yes, even
that of critics. But from the latter wc
want no more than fair play and re
spectful consideration. Of course, if
they are not generous enough to grant
us this it is our misfortune, not our
fault. Wc have really felicitated our
selves that we were making respecta
ble, even admirable success and pro
gress. I am really glad, however, that
the shelter has come up for this chas
tisement by our adversaries, because
no fair-minded person could stretch
the imagination far enough to con
demn one thing we have done in this
poorly equipped shelter. I fear that
much of this effort at belittling is a
form of underhanded politics, very un
derhanded at that. Not desiring to en
ter into personalities, but those who
have done much in the past arc cordi
ally invited to come right in and help
us and forget thei rbad manners in so
cordially ripping us up the back. We
have room for all honest help, but
none for any one with axes to grind.
And let me say in personal explana
tion, it was unfair to put my name
into the article you published. I have
nothing to do with the shelter work,
merely looking after the office work,
and everybody knows this. The attack
being., directed at me personally I
reserve the right to offer this personal
Famous Missioner
To Run Mission Here
Rev. Edward H. Schleuter To
Be At Trinity Church, Week
Of March 20—27
—
Rev. Edward H, Schleuter, vicar of
St. Luke’s Chapel bf Old Trinity par
ish, New York ,wiH conduct a mission
in Trinity Episcopal Church, Grant
wood, during the week of March 20
to 27, inclusive.
Father Schleuter is one of the
greatest missioncrs in the American
church today,’ and the local parish is
particularly fortunate in securing his
presence for the mission services. The
mission will open on Sunday evening,
March 20, at 8 o’clock and will con
tinue through the week with services
for children every afternoon except
Saturday at 4:80, and every evening
at 8:30 o’clock for adults.
On Saturday, March 26, the chil
dren’s services will close with the cel
ebration of the cucharist at 0:30 a. m.
On Sunday, March 27, the mission for
adults will close with the corporate
communion of the’parish at 8 a. m.
Every morning of the week of the
mission there will be celebrations of
the holy communion at 6:30 and at 9
o’clock. Father Schleuter will be the
celebrant at the 6:30 celebration, and
the Rev. Richard P. Prcssey, rector of
Trinity Church, will celebrate the 9
o’clock service.
This will be the first time that a
mission has been held-in Grantwood
church, and Rev. Mr. Prcssey is es
pecially desirous that the services are
largely attended, because of the great
benefit to be derived therefrom, and
because of the outsanding personality
of Father Schleuter.
Cliff side Child Of 3
Crippled By Truck
Doctors Found It Necessary To
Amputate Crushed Leg Im
mediately After Accident
Little Henry Zorzanello, 3, of IOC
Pine street, ClifTsidc, was run over b>
a large Goodyear Rubber company
truck at 4:30 o’clock, Tuesday after
noon on Palisade avenue in ClifTsidc,
The youngster’s leg was so badlj
crushed it was necessary to amputate
it immediately.
The child was attempting to cross
the street when run down by the veh
icle. James Route! ier of Newark was
the driver of the truck and is being
held under $500 bail, charged with
atrocious assault and battery by auto.
His company provided the bail.
George Foley Hurt
In Auto Accident
Sedan Completely Wrecked
By Trolley In Palisade
On Tuesday Evening
George Foley of 1152 Abbott boule
vard, Palisade, editor of the Bergen
County Journal, was seriously injur
ed internally early Tuesday evening
when his new Willys Knight sedan
was struck by a west bound Hudson
river trolley at the intersection of
Edgewood lane and Columbia avenue
in Palisade.
Mr. Foley was driving north on
F.dgewood lane cn route to his home
«vhen the accident occurred. From
the reversed position of the auto it
appears that the trolley struck it
broadside and turned it completely
(Continued on Page 2)
Mayor Marini Discusses
Local Traffic Problems
While Interested In Interstate
Facilities Has Not Overlooked
Local Conditions—Many
Suggestions Offered
While vitally interested in the var
ious tunnel projects, the Hudson River
Bridge and other transit proposals
that will link the Hilltop section with
New York. City Mayor Joseph W.
Marini of ClifTside Park is also very
much concerned at this time about the
improvement of the existing transpor
tation facilities especially as they
effect the residents of his Borough.
In a public statement this past week
Mayor Marini said:
“I am not altogether satisfied with
the quality of the service furnished in
this locality. I sincerely believe there
is much room for improvement, espec
ially in connection with the service
from Palisade Junction to the West
Shore Ferry in Wcchawken which
seems to be used by the majority of
commuters from ClifTside Park.
“The Exchange Club fostered a
praiseworthy movement a short time
ago and were successful in obtaining
a through street car service from
ferry to ferry. This is a decided im
provement. I believe that the granting
of a fivc-cent fare to residents of
ClifTside Park riding to the 125th
street ferry would aid very materially
in completely solving local transporta
tion difficulties as far as that ferry is
concerned.
“It is the trolley service to the West
Shore ferry that seems the crux of
the entire problem. Commuters exper
ience all forms of delay from tie-ups
to the failure of the trolley company
to run the cars on schedule. One car
off the track or stopped by some me
chanical difficulty can tie up the
whole line.”
I can see but one satisfactory sol-1
ution to this problem. That is to aug
ment the trolley service with a bus
line running along Palisade avenue
explanation, which is my right and
title.”
At Wednesday’s meeting of the
Board of Freeholders the County of
ficials voted to permit the shelter voi
der the direction of the Ladies’ Aux
iliary to continue at it is despite the
current criticism. Mrs. Reynolds was
present in person and made a very
able defense of the present efforts of
the ladies in connection with S. P. C.
A. wdrk in this County.
directly to the ferry in Wcehawken.
The residents in the western section
of the Borough have the advantage of
the Independent and Public Service
bus lines while those cast of the trol
ley have only the street cars unless
they care to undertake the tiresome
walk to Anderson avenue.”
“Busses have been proposed here
tofore for Palisade avenue and the
idea met with opposition principally
because the route included a loop
through one of the cross streets, such
as Lafayette avenue. There was too
some objection on the part of Palisade
avenue property owners living along
the avenue. This was several years
ago when the avenue was principally
residential. The character of the pro
perty along this highway has changed
considerably within the last year or
two and today one finds principally
business establishments and apart
ment houses. I do not believe there is
any longer any serious opposition to
a bus route here, in fact, I think the
residents would welcome it as the only
possible solution to the vexing ques
tion of how to get to the West Shore
ferry promptly, reasonably and in
comfort.”
In suggesting this torm ot relict
I want it understood that I personally
have no interest in the matter outside
of a sincere desire to secure for the
citizens better facilities. It is immat
erial to me by whom such a line would
be operated as long as the company
was responsible and would provide the
improved type of busses, run on a pro
per schedule, charge a fair rate and
observe the local .traffic laws.”
“It seems to me that Route No. 10
being a State road and connecting as
it does two County roads, Anderson
and Palisade avenues, offers an ideal
loop for the consideration of a co-ord
inated bus service serving both the east
and west sides of the communities
through which it passes. It has occur
cd to me also that Nungessers in Fair
view would be an ideal junction where
certain busses could detour to Pali
sade avenue thus furnishing bus ser
vice for Cliffside Park’s eastern sec
tion
“Theso arc suggestions made with
the idea in mind of stimulating
thought in connection with the situ
ation and forming possibly a basis foi
a concrete plan of action. As in all
my public undertakings I invite every
one interested to express themselves
about this and am willing to under
take any part of the work necessary
to bring about an improvement.”
IMPROVEMENT OF NORTHERN END OF
ANDERSON AVE. IN FT. LEE DISCUSSED
AND 3 ALTERNATIVE PLANS SUGGESTED
Extention Of Center Avenue To Meet Anderson Avenue
At “Taylor’s Hollow,” Widening Of North End, New
Stretch Of Road From Linwood Avenue, AH Being
Considered—Meeting Next Week.
Storm Water Sewer
Makes More Trouble
West Grantwood Residents File
Another Petition—Council
man Urges Five-Cent Fare
A routine meeting of the Cliffside
Park Mayor and Council was held on
Monday evening in the Borough hall
on Palisade avenue in Cliffside.
Residents from the Jassamine way
section of West Grantwood presented
a petition to the town fathers stating
that the storm water sewers in that
section are inadequate and asked for
relief. It was stated that during rain
storms the storm water backs up into
the cellars and in some cases rises
so high it extinguishes the furnace
fires. Elliot Able, a property owner on
Jassamine way, stated he had made a
personal investigation and discovered
that the pumping station can only
care for an ordinary amount of storm
water.
mayor manm recognized mat uic
situation required immediate action
and ordered the engineers to investi- 1
gate and make a recommendation of
relief measures at the next meeting.
The Mayor stated that a new storm 1
water sewer system in that locality
seemed to be the only fesible solution.
James Mulhearn protested the pay- 1
ment of an assessment for water and
gas main connections and suggested
that the Borough deduct the amount
from his assessment and let the water '
and gas companies “try and grt the
money from him.” Mr. . Mulhearn '
claims that he had asked that the
connections in front of his property '
not be made. The matter was layed 1
over. 1
Councilman John McDonald urged
that steps be taken to secure a five- '
cent fare on the Palisade trolley line 1
to cither ferry and also a five-cent
fare on the Anderson avenue busses ;
on Sunday from the north borough ‘
line to Nungesscr’s in Fail-view. The 1
Attorney was instructed to take this 1
matter up with the Public Utility 1
Commission. ‘
An ordinance providing for an add
itional appropriation for the new 1
Grantwood Firehouse and an odinance
providing for an increase in the salar- 1
ics of the Assessor and Collector of '
$300 each were passed.
A number of ordinances providing 1
for street improvements, sewers,etc. 1
in the Hershey tract were introduced
and will be advertised for a hearing
at the next regular meeting.
rerry Anu ivirs. Hilaries
Proud Parents Of Cute
Baby Girl, Patricia
Perry Charles, publicity manager
for Loew’s theatres and Palisade A
musement Park, recently became a
daddy of the cutest little baby girl
ever, Patricia Charles.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles are well
known locally and are a very delight
ful young couple. When they return
this year the new addition will accom
pany them.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Credit for the week’s worst joke
goes to College Humor—
lie: You are a blessing in disguise.
She: In disguise?
He: Yes. In dis guy’s life.
Try to laugh that off.
Park Opens April 30
Palisades Amuesenient Park will
open for the season on Saturday,
April 00.
Mr. Schenck this week completed
plans that call for a gradual re
building program of new rides and
other amusement devices that as
sures the Park functioning for an
other twenty years.
Houble-decked bath houses of
concrete have been constructed dur
ing the off season so that the
capacity patronage of 10,000 will
be adequately taken care of.
At Wednesday night’s meeting of
Fort Lee’s Mayor and Council, Judge
James It. Moore, resident of Parker
avenue and the local Recorder, urged
the townspeople to take advantage of
$80,000 appropriated by the County
for the improvement of Anderson ave
nue and Center avenue.
The discussion was started by Abe
Meyer, a resident of the West Fort
Lee section, who presented a resolu
tion adopted by a group of citizens at
a meeting on Tuesday night. The res
olution protested the extention of
Anderson avenue via Center avenue
as recently proposed, and advocated
the widening and improving of the
present northern end of Anderson
avenue or the continuation of Lin
wood avenue to connect with Ander
son avenue.
The situation today finds Anderson
avenue, a County road, narrowing at
Whiteman street in Fort Lee and with
a dead end two blocks further north
at Main street. This “bottle neck”
'nd of Anderson avenue is a one way
;trcet going south. In order to reach
u»un street via tne Anderson avenue
oute traveling north it is necessary
10 detour cast on Whiteman street
ind turn left on Center avenue which
las two dead ends.
Judge Moore explained in the
•ourse of his remarks that the County
s willing to surface one or more road
ways providing the Borough or the
shutting property owners will should
:r the cost of and undertake some
preliminary improvements. The Cotm- . -
;y, the Judge explained, will not und
irtake the improvement of any road
hat is without sidewalks and curbs on
>oth sides and they will only surface
G feet where water, sewer and gas
onncctions are not in. Where all
hese connections are in, the County
s willing to surface JO feet.
One or all of three things can be
lone. First, Center avenue can be
extended to join Anderson avenue at
vhat is known as Taylor’s hollow;
econd, the northern extremity of
Vnderson avenue can be widened and
mproved; third, a second “Y” can be
ut through west of Anderson avenue
rom Main street and join the avenue
it Taylor’s hollow.
Judge Moore emphasized the vital
mportance of immediate action as the
Jounty road money was in great de
nand and some definite proposition
or its use would have to be made by
Harch 20 or in all probability the
noney would .go to the town of Gar
icld.
adc! ivieyer accused Judge Moose of
naking misstatements to the Free
lolders in saying that the Borough
vas ready to undertake their part of
he improvement when nothing defin
te or official has been done. He stat
'd also that Councilman Grieb had
idmitted at the citizens’ meeting the
svening before, that Judge Moore had
nisrepresented the state of the case,
ile called upon Councilman Grieb to
verify what he said as being the
,ruth. Mr. Grieb however was rath
>r non-committal and said if what
Mover had said Judge Moore said was
rue, then Judge Moore had misrepre
sented the facts. Mr. Meyer also stat
’d that Judge Moore’s enthusiasm
>vor the improvement was because of
lis personal interest in it as a proper
ty owner on Center avenue.
In replying to Mr. Meyer’s personal
ittack, the Judge (dated he had inter
!sted himself in the improvement long
jefore he was a property owner on
Center avenue and with only the good
>f the Borough at heart. He said too,
hat everyone who trys to do anything
for the public good, is subject to just
such abuse.
Judge Moore told of fostering the
Palisade avenue extension improve
ment and how after five years of dili
gent effort the State, County and Bor
ough finally agreed on a co-operative
plan whereby Palisade avenue could
be joined by a new piece of roadway
with Lemoine avenue.
He also told of the very difficult
task of getting the County to approp
riate any money for roadwork in Fort
Lee and cited that the $110,00 avail
able several years ago was used to
improve the section of Anderson uve
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