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J§8l “The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World”
William A. Matkay, Coytesville
PALI S AD IAN
w
"Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything."
-—As You Like It.
VOL. XX. No. 14
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1927—TWELVE PAGES
PRICE FOUR CENTS
CLIFFSIDE PARK SCHOOL BOARD
IS NOT LIABLE FOR PAYMENT OF
$927 FOR “EXTRA” WORK DONE
Trustee Henry L. Gebhardt Tells Of Details In Lengthy
Interview—Says He Suspected Something Was
Wrong Nearly A Year Ago—Claims Order For The
“Extra" Work Is Confusing.
At Monday night’s reorganization
meeting of the Cliffside Park school
board, the retiring President, Herman
F. Goemann, reported that the legal
department of the State Department
of Education had informed him on
Thursday, that the local Board is not
responsible for the payment of a bill
of $927 for “extra” work on the new
Hudson Heights school.
They said too, that the bill is a mat
ter which must be settled between the
contractor, the architect and the en
gineer.
Prior to President Goemann’s trip
to Trenton, John O’Toole, local school
board attorney, rendered an opinion
that the board was not liable for the
payment of the bill.
It was thought better to have the
opinion of the State heads, as well,
and Mr. Goemann was appointed as a
committee of one to go to Trenton for
their advice. Trustee Henry Geb
hardt also went to Trenton at his own
expense.
The beginning of the “extra work”
was in April of last year as the fol
lowing letter from the architects to
the contractors clearly indicates:
Wm. Mayer, Jr., and E. F. Manahan
711 Bergenline avenue,
West New York, N. J.
Board of Education,
Cliffside Park, N. J.
Order Wo. 1
Extra Gen. Cons. Work
April 12, 1926
Coppoletta Bros.,
452 Palisade avenue, - wj;-’-t
Cliffside Park, N. J.
Hudson Heights School
Summit to Rothwell Aves.
Cliffside Park, N. J.
You are hereby directed to do the
following Foundation work in the
above building under the supervision
of Architects, William Mayer, Jr., and
Edwin F. Manahan, 711 Bergenline
avenue, West New York, N. J., and as
approved by the Buildings & Grounds
Committee.
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Ft. Lee Rotarians
Hear Lecture On
Chemical Warfare
Capt. St'. John Gives Practical
Demonstration Of Tear Gas,
White Sulphur Bombs, etc.—
Attacks Individuals And
Agencies Opposed To Pre
paredness.
Captain A. St. John, U. S. A., chief
chemical warfare officer of the second
corp area, delivered an address on,
“Disarmament And Chemical War
fare,” before the Fort Lee Rotary
club at the Hollywood Inn, Fort Lee,
on Wednesday.
Following his address the members
retired to the open spaces on the hill
top, near the inn, where they witness
ed a practical demonstration of some
of the implements used in chemical
warfare.
Captain St. John said in the opin
ion of many great men, who are in a
position to speak with authority, the
outlook for permanent peace is very
gloomy indeed. He emphasized the
point that the country must be kept
fully prepared at all times and in
every way and criticised the agencies
and individuals who are doing all they
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Find Baby’s Body
The nude body of a baby boy about
a month old was found in the woods
south of Saint Michael’s Villa in En
glewood Cliffs on Friday morning f
last week by some of the pupils in St.
Michael’s.
The youngsters notified the, school
authorities who in turn notified the
police. The body was taken to Hunt’s
morgue in Frt Lee where an autopsy
was performed by County Physician
Ogden.
Mrs. Joseph Meeks of Center street
had as her week-end guest, Miss Isa
bel Masson of Woodside, L. I.
NEW PRESIDENT
Ahrend Nagel who ha3 been
elected President of the Cliff
side Park School Board. Mr.
Nagel was recently elected the
Exalted Ruler of the local
Lodge of Elks.
Ahrend Nagel Is
Elected President
Of School Board
Old And New Board Members
And Few Invited Guests En
joy Dinner Prepared My The
Pupils—Mr. Gebhardt Made
Vice-President. ,
Ahjeffa "~Nagel, was elected' Presi
dent of the Cliffside Park Board of
Education at the reorganization meet
ing held on Monday night. Henry L.
Gebhardt was elected Vice-president.
Mr. Nagel w.as recently elected Ex
alted Ruler of the local Lodge of Elks.
In retiring President^ Herman Goe
mann was presented with a gavel. He
asked that a Junior high school be
given the very earnest consideration
of the new Board. Mr. Oocmann has
served a total of nine years on the
Board and for two terms he was pres
ident.
The other retiring member was Mrs.
Katherine Banvillc. Mr. Goemann
and Mrs. Banville are succeeded by
Messers. Frederick Dyer and Louis
Prina. Mr. Nagel succeeds himself.
The annual dinner, served to the
Cliffside Park Board of Education by
the domestic science class of the high
school, took place before the business
meeting.
This dinner is a unique annual af
fair in Cliffside Park and a very p«*>
ular one. The girls and their instrft
toress, Miss Legg served a delicidtls
menu of five courses, cocktail, sou)),
chicken and vegetables, stuffed toma
to salad, rolls, ice cream, and coffee,
bon bons and nuts.
The cooking and serving was first
class, and the decorative setting was
particularly attractive with yellow
candles and tulips, and at each place
a handsomely written place card with
a realistic paper tulip, made by Miss
Turner’s art class, thus demonstrating
various phases of the Home Arts in
struction.
The girls who cooked and served the
dinner were the Misses Olga Burke,
Helen Bogstahl, Violet Weber, Helen
Shula, Anna Easkold, Elvira Marini,
Irene Carr and E. Lang.
Mr. H. F. Goemann, president of the
Board of Education, at the close, gave
a brief speech of thanks and apprecia
tion to them and the others expressed
their feeling in hearty applause.
Members of the board present were,
Mr. Goemann, Mrs. Banville, Mr. Geb
liardt, Mr. Nagel, Mr. Mahoney, Mr.
White, Mr. Knutsen and Mr. LeMar
Vieau, and Mr. Kelly, new members,
Mr. F. Dyer and Mr. Louis Prina.
Guests present included, Supervis
ing principal George F. Hall, Princi
pal It. Burns, principal J. Coulter,
principal George Wheeler, attorney J.
O’Toole, Miss Edna Perry, Mrs. G.
Donaldson, Mr. Chai’les Lane, Mr. W.
Spelling and Mf. Elliott Underwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ghent of
Parker avenue, are visiting in Homes
dale, Pa.
GIVEN VETO POWER
<•
Governor A. Harry Moore of
N. J., who has figured conspic
uously in Vecent Hudson river
bridge news. On Friday, April
1, he was given veto power
| over the acts of the N. J. mem
| bers of the Port Authority.
Geo. Wheeler Talks
Before Exchange Club
Coach Savage Asks Action On
Athletic Field For The Local
Boys And Girls
George B. Wheeler, principal of the
new Hudson Heights school, No. 5, ad
dressed the Cliffside Park Exchange
club at their luncheon-meeting on last
Tuesday. He spoke on the life and
accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Wheeler enumerated the out
standing accomplishments of Jefferson
as follows: the Louisiana Purchase,
the writing of the Declaration of In
dependence, the Bill of Rights, which
is found in the first ten amendments
to the Constitution, the enactment of
laws forever separating the Church
and the State, reform of land laws,
and his purely democratic demeanor.
Mr. Wheeler’s address was prefaced
by several witty stories. He delved
into Revolutionary history and gave
many interesting sidelights on the
times in which Jefferson lived.
William Sampson of the N. J. State
department of Health was announced
,as the speaker foi April 12. Among
the speakers for the May meetings
will be E. C. West of the Newark Ex
change Club and Charles W. B. Lane,
manager of the Palisadian.
Supervising principal Hall was pre
sent at Tuesday’s meeting and an
nounced that the JefFerson essay con
gest in the 7th and 8th grades, spon
sored by the Exchange club, is pro
gressing nicely and many students are
competing.
A letter from the State Affiliation
[complimented the local club on their
efforts in connection with the estab
lishment of a new club in Englewood.
Leo Savage, athletic coach of the
Cliffside Park high school, in a letter
thanked the club for the interest that
it has shown in the athletics and ask
ed that they give some thought to cs'
tablishing a local athletic field as the
boys now have to go outside of the
County to practice.
E. Wood Re-elected School
Board President In Cliffs
The reorganization meeting of the
Englewood Cliffs Board of Education
was held on Monday evening, at the
schoolhouse. The retiring member, Mr.
Paul Sawallisch was not present, but
the new member, Mrs. Caesar Impem
ba, took her place.
The board npw consists of six men
and three women: Messrs. Edward
L. Wood, Aloys Florchinger, Harold
Houghtaling, Williard Watcrbury, J.
Mocser, Edwin Haaker, and Mrs. G.
Sprague, Mrs. E. Bronte, and Mrs. C.
Impemba.
All the former officers were re-el
ected: President E. ,L. Wood, Vice
president, Aloys Florchinger, and Dis
trict Clerk, Halvar Enger. The regu
lar monthly meeting will be held next
Tuesday, April 12.
Mrs. George Whipple of Grove ave
nue, left on Sunday for California.
Work Started On New
Telephone Building
Foundation For Six-Story Brick
Building Of Which Two
Will Be Built Now
Work has been stai-tcd on the build
ing which is to the new home of the
Ciiffside telephone cJntral office.
The structure is to be erected on the
property purchased by the company
last year, located on the southwest
corner of Washington and Anderson
avenues. It will have a frontage of
63 feet on Washington avenue, and
will extend 85 feet on Anderson ave
nue.
Foundations will be laid to support
ultimately a six-story building of
which two stories will be erected at
the present time. This provides not
only for the present requirements, but
also for the anticipated growth of the
future. There is also space for an ex
tension to the rear which will be add
ed when the future growth demands.
The building, like other central of
fice structures, will be of extra heavy
construction, and as fire and moisture
proof as modern building methods can
make it.< This not only protects the
lives of the occupants, and the delicate
apparatus, but also aids materially in
furnishing uninterrupted telephone
service to the public.
The heating and power plants, stor
age battery room, cable vault and
plant storeroom will be located in the
basement. On the first floor will be
located the terminal room, dining
room and kitchen, locker room and op
erators’ rest room, while the second
floor will contain the operating room.
When the building is completed
specially trained workers will begin
the installation of the switchboard.
The work is expected to be completed
and the “cut-over” effected in the
spring or summer of 1928.
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English Barge Captain Is
Drowned Off Shadyside
Fred W. Layer, a barge captain,
was drowned off Shadyside Sunday
morning, when he fell into the river
in an attempt to board the craft.
His screams attracted nearly boat
men but wh/n they succeeded in haul
ing him from the water practically all
signs of life had disappeared and fev
erish efforts at resusitation failed.
The body was taken to Hunt’s morgue
in Fort Lee where an autopsy was
performed by County Physician Og
den.
The victim came from England and
among his effects were first papers
for U. S. citizenship. An effort is be
ing made to find out whether or not
he has any relatives in this country.
Joseph Smith of Tenafly, was fined
one hundred dollars, when he was
tried in the Englewood Police Court
Monday afternoon, on charges of driv
ing a car without a proper operator's
license.
SIMPSON BILL REPEALED, REMOVING
POSSIBILITY OF DELAY IN HUDSON
RIVER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PLAN
♦
Legislature Passed
340 Laws In 1927
'Horse Play” Ends 151st Ses
sion In Trenton Friday Last
—Simpson Bill Repealed
The New Jersey Legislature ended
its 1927 session last Friday evening.
This year 340 laws were enacted,
and ten joint resolutions were adopted
Of the 340 laws 40 were vetoed hy the
Governor. Of the 40, 14 were vetoed
this past week. Of the 14, the Legis
lators rcpasscd 10 and sustained the
Governor’s objections on 4.
Much “horse play” was evidenced in
the Assembly chamber while they a
waited the passage of the Simpson re
pealer in the Senate on Friday after
noon.
The members threw wet towels at
one another, put lit matches in each
others shoes and littered up the floor
with torn papers.
One Assemblyman accidentally hit
Mrs. A. Siracusa, wife of the Speaker,
in the face with a wet towel and for
a while the “fun” died down only to
be resumed.
Assemblyman Giuliano, of Essex,
poured a pitcher of ice water down the
back of Assemblyman Kuser, of Som
erset, and Kuser spent half an hour
chasing Giuliano around the room to
get even.
Thus ended the 151st session!
Grantwood Man Is
Held For Forgery
Newcomer To This Section, E.
M. Allen, Illegally Endorsed
Check, It Is Claimed
Edward M. Allen, residing at 220
Oakdene avenue, Grantwood, a new
comer in this section was arrested on
a forgery charge by the Jersey City
authorities on Sunday last. The com
plainant in the case is. Thomas Flem
ing of 008 Van Nostrum avenue, Jer
sey City.
Fleming claims Allen represented
himself an an employee of a New
York brokerage house and endorsed
a check for $190 which Fleming cash
ed.
It is said Allen lived for a time in
Jersey City, then moved to New York
city. He came to Grantwood in March
of this year. He is an American, mar
ried and is 44 years old.
Ft. Lee Mayor And Council |
To Hold An Adjourned ]
Meeting On Mon. Evening
Mayor Edward A. White was un
able to be present at the regualr meet
ing of the Mayor and Council schedul
ed for Wednesday evening and prac
tically all the business that was to
come before the meeting was laid over
until an adjourned meeting which will
be held on Monday evening next.
Ernest Harder of Palisade, was
present in person and reported the
fact that E. W. Lawrence is housing
horses in the addition he recently
built on his stable in the Palisade sec
tion. Mr. Harder said he understood
the permit for the building of the ad
dition restricted its usage to storage
purposes. He asked that the terms
of the permit be enforced. Councilman
Harry Elkan said he felt the enforce
ment of the terms of the permit is up
to the present Building Inspector and
the matter was referred to the Build
ing Committee. Councilman Louis
Hoebel who was the presiding officer
at Wednesday night’s meeting, said he
had been referred to in the Palisadian
as the councilman, who told Mr. Law
rence, it would be alright to erect the
addition without a permit. This he
denied.
After the reading of several com
munications of minor importance the
meeting was adjourned.
Mrs. Naedler of Anderson avenue,
is confined to the house with the
grippe. '
Governor Moore Given Sole Veto Power Subject To A
“Gentlemen’s Agreement” With Republican Law
makers—Bergen’s Senator, Mackay, Led Fight For
Repeal—Bridge Construction Program Out Of The
Danger Zone.
Late last Friday evening, prior to the adjournment of the
New Jersey 1927 Legislature, the Simpson bill that curtailed the
mmediate construction work on the Hudson River Bridge, was
•epealed. A substitute bill was passed giving the Governor sole
eto power over acts of the Port Authority including its contracts
)ut denying the veto right over the toll question. The Governor >’
••igned both the repealer and the new bill thus removing the pos
ability of litigation. J
Governor A. Smith
Signs Bill Giving
Him Veto Power
Was Advised To Do So By Sil
zer Many Believe—Say3 He
Sees No Need Of Veto Legis
lation In Either State—N. J.
Started Movement.
Governor Alfred Smith of New
York, yesterday signed the bill giving
him a similar veto power over the acts
of the New York members of the Port
Authority, as Governor Moore has
over the New Jersey members.
It is thought that Governor Smith
signed the bill upon the advice of the
former Governor Silzer, present chair
man of the Port Authority.
""It was not intended,” the Governor
said, “to give the Governor of each
state the power to review the acts of
Commissioners and to revise their
judgments.
“This is not compatible with either
the spirit or the letter of the treaty
or the subsequent legislation.
“Moreover, to do this would require
that the two Governors should have
as much information concerning the
business of the Port Authority as have
the Commissioners themselves.
“I think it would be much better if
neither state had vested veto power
in the Governor.
“The Port Authority should be re
garded as independent and not sub
ject to constant supervision by the
Governors of the two states.
“Moreover, it puts a burden and a
responsibility upon the Governors
■which I am reluctant myself to as
sume.
“Fortunately, section four of the
New York act vests in the Governor
adequate power to limit the scope of
the matters to be reported to him.
“This will give the Governor of
New York the opportunity to relieve
himself of the responsibility for mat
ters committed to the "Forf Authority
which he does not desire to review.
“If the State of New Jersey had
adopted the policy of passing no leg
lslation of this kind at all, I should
have vetoed this bill, but in view of
the passage of legislation in New
Jersey vesting the Governor with veto
power, I believe that the ultimate in
terests of the two states in the pend
ing projects demand that New York
take a like course.
“In fact I see no good reason for
this legislation either in New York or
in New Jersey.
“I can see no danger or injury to
either of the states in any contemplat
ed action of the Port Authority and
I have always kept in close touch with
the work of that bi-state agency.
“If this movement started by New
Jersey is due to any misapprehension,
I hope it will speedily disappear, as 1
am very keen to promote the .most
friendly relation possible between the
two states.
“However, as long as the statute
remains a part of the laws of Jersey,
1 think the bill sent to me by the New
York Legislature in response to my
request, should be enacted into law.’’
Governor Smith Signs Bill
Governor Alfred Smith has signed
the Hewitt bill, appropriating New
York's first $1,000,000 instalment of
the $5,000,000 voted for the Hudson
river bridge. The money is to be re
paid from tolls.
■ senator wnuam ts. macKay iea me
fight against the original Simpson
bill in the Senate and Assemblyman J
Ralph Chandlcss in the lower house. j
A gentlemen's agreement exists be
tween the Democratic Governor, A. .
Harry Moore, and the Republican Sen
ate and Assembly. He, under the
agreement, cannot exercise the veto !
power without the consent of Republi
can Senators Mackay and Larson, in
whose counties the bridges are to be
constructed. The Governor is also
obliged to consult State Comptroller
Kugbee and Treasurer Read, both Re
publicans.
The following statement was issued
on behalf of the Interstate Hudson
river bridge Association by its Execu
tive Secretary, Jacob W. Binder:
“This Association has in the past
fought shoulder to shoulder with the
Port Authority whenever it has been
assailed from any quarter. It will
continue to dp sp. in. the future. \
“Recently the Association, led by its
founder, Senator William JB. Mackay,
made a fight to secure the uncondi
tional repeal of the Simpson bill
which sought to lodge control of the
Port Authority in a politically ap
pointed commission.
“In his speech in the Senate, Sen
ator Mackay, who is known as the
father of the Hudson river bridge, de
nounced this attempt in no uncertain
terms.
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Local Woman’s Club
Urges Realtors To
Provide Playgrounds
Pass Resolution Which Will Be
Sent To Presidents Of Real
Estate Boards Along Pali*,
sades—See Peril To Open
Spaces In Building Activity.
At the last business meeting of the
Woman’s club of Palisade, the follow
ing resolution was presented by Mrs.
E. I). Butz, chairman of Community
Service department, and adopted:
WHEREAS, we are a community
without parks, playgrounds or recre
ational centers, and
WHEREAS, the building activities
which will follow in the wake of tha
Hudson river bridge will deprive us
of our woodlands and open spaces, be
it
RESOLVED, that Realtors operat
ing in this section be urged in their
development work, to make ample pro
vision for parks and playgrounds, and
be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this
resolution be sent to the president of
the Board of Realtors both in Palisade
and Fort Lee, with the request that it
be read at the next meeting of the
Board.
Catches Shad In Hudson
There was a time when the Hudson
abounded in shad, but that was be
fore the stream was poluted with sew
age and debris from industrial plants
along its banks. In those days, the
catching of four shad in the North
river would not have been news.
Times have changed and the feat
of Fred Traux of Edgewater in catch
ing four shad in the Hudson last w’eek
is worthy of a news item with a head*
' line all its own.
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j Miss Isabelle Mason of Woodside,
' Long -Island., was the week-end guest
of Mrs. Joseph Meeks of Center