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Petitions Received For Anderson-Center j Ave. Improvement ; t __ (Continued from Page 1) at Taylor’s hollow. At the last regu lar meeting, Mr. and Mrs. William Mulligan, of Palisade, agents for Pal isade Gardens’ property, filed with the Eorough officials maps of sections 4 and 5 of the development, explaining that they ' had hastened the plans through to give the Borough an op portunity to take advantage of the money the County was willing to spend on the Anderson avenue im provement. The maps showed a, fifty foot street termed Mackay drive. They wore willing to give this property to. the Borough providing that no as sessemtn for improvements Avould made. This at the time was charact erized by Abe Meyer of West Fort Lee, speaking from the audience, as, '‘Giving a biscuit to get a barrel of flour.” " At Wednesday night’s meeting Mrs. Mulligan stated that if the map was not approved at the meeting they would withdraw it. She said too, that she had wanted to withdraw it follow ing the other meeting but was per suaded not to by someone whose name she did not care to divulge. A letter • from the Palisade Gardens agents stated that they were now willing to give the fifty-foot roadway without Stipulations relative the assessments for improvements. Councilman Elkan said that he was not sure the County would approve a fifty-foot roadway and thought it should be sixty feet wide. Other mem bers of the Council were of the same opinion and Mr. Cook urged Mrs. Mul . ligan to make it,sixty-feet which she Steadfastly refused to do, acting, she said, on the advice of her engineer. A prolonged discussion ensued. Ross McClave, the County Engineer, was present and speaking unofficially said he thought the County would insist on a sixty-foot roadway and called at tention to the fact that at present Anderson avenue in that section is Sixty-six feet wide. ■V Finally a motion was made by Councilman Elkan,1 seconded by Coun cilman Grieb and passed, that the mail be referred to the County Engineer for a report at the next meeting. Mrs. Mulligan immediately asked that the map be withdrawn from consideration and returned to her. A resolution was passed and the map returned, thus ending the discussion. •' It is not known what course the Borough will take in acquiring the land necessary to carry the Center avenue extention through. v > V # j —. Ft Lee Council May I Abolish Zoning Law (Continued from Page 1) ber. Councilman Gneb suggested that Mr. Elkan amend his motion to stip ulate that the part of the zoning law applicable to property north of Route No. 10 in Palisade be amended. This did not meet with the approval of Mr. Pagliughi and a number of the Coun cilmen, who objected to drawing wlrnt they pleased to call “a color line.” Mr. Grieb explained that practically all the property in Palisade was restrict ed in the deeds and no change in the zoning law was necessary. Mr. Cook brought up the point that if that was so, then they had no use in the south ern section for the zoning law. Finally after some discussion, Mr. Cook told Mr. Elkan he would then and there second a motion for the in troduction of an ordinance to abolish the zoning law, whereupon Mr. Elkan made such a motion, Mr. Cook second ed it, and it was passed. It is expected the Ordinance repeal ing the present zoning law will be in troduced at the regular meeting of the Council on next Wednesday even ing, April 20, and the public hearing will in all probability be set for Wed nesday, May 4. Mr. E. Christensen, Palisade Real tor, asked what action had ben taken on his application to have the proper ty on Anderson avenue, north of Route No. 10 re-zoned as a business district. He was told that the matter was considered by the Building and Zoning committee and left pending. Mr. Christensen spoke in favor of abolishing the zoning ordinance as had been suggested and called attentoin to the fact that Fort Lee was not pro gressing as it should. “If things keep up the way they have been going,”1 Mr. Christensen said, “Fort Lee will be the last antique along the Pali sades.” A Mr. Waters of Coytesville, who has been awaiting action on a permit for a gas station in Coytesville for about a year, asked what had been done in his case. He found out that no further action had been taken but whs advised by Councilman Cook to await the outcome of the present ac tjon in connection with abolishing the zoning law. This opens up a big subject for dis cussion and rumors of a large gather ing of irate citizens at the public hear ing was rife following the Council ses sion on Wednesday night. There is, it is said, hundreds of residents who believe the scraping of the zoning law will be very beneficial to Fort Lee. Operetta At Local School Delights All (Continued from Page 1) “Mr. Lake has written the next sel ection entitled “The Trick,” a piano solo played while the orchestra plays the Quartette from Rigoletto; but in this case, minus the orchestra. “Our next number is a vocal selec tion by Joan Burdett, Johnette Fink and Antoinette Grulich, entitled, 'Ring On.’ 1 “The next number will be by Joan Burdett, Johnette Fink, Antoinette Grulick and Marjorie Smith, entitled the ‘Cradle Song.’ me secoxiu scene ten.s u;> uuuut tut: Goblin Fair, a most niteresting place but overrun with mice and rats. Ger aldine succeeds in finding a home for her kitten and learns how to spell, so the story ends in a most satisfactory manner and everyone is happy.” The cast of characters was as fol lows: Announcer, Eleanor Ochsner; Mother Goose, Margaret Bernet; Ger aldine, Maellen Caverno; Mushroom Fairy, Grace Schwarz; White Rabbit, Roslyn Moldaw; Little Red Hen, Ellen Collins; Blodeven, Dorothy Feuer back; Big Goblin, Lawrence Gaudio montc; Medium Goblins, William Jon asson, Richard Wright, and Stanley Sharp; “Littlest” Goblin, Philip Cian cio; Moon Fairy, Margaret Schwarz; Big Cheese, Geraldine Inglis; Cat, Fa rina. The other participants were: Goslings—Gloria Bacchetti, Albert Benedetti, Janet Caverno, Bobby Deutch, Paul Eypper, Clark Foster, Helen Ikonen, Marie Inglis. Fairies—Josephine Antonnini, Car oline Doerig, Mary Doerig, Eleanor Fallatica, Eleanor Finding, Anna Herr, Georgina Hodgins, Margaret McVinero, Frieda Ochsner, Loretta Quinn, Felicetta Romana, Anna Marie Postel. Mice—Aneta Feurback, Aneta Fink, Suan Houser, Judith Moldaw, Alice Rosenthal, Florence Wetter, Minnie Wolpert. . ; Rats—Mary Catanzaro, Iris Gran don, Arleen Drake, Dorothy Grulich, Dorothy Harder, Barbara Kern, Irene Unger. Special treats were offered between the acts and proved very popular. The musical program given, includ ed a piano solo by William Lake, and vocal selections by Antoinette Gru lich, Johnette Fink, Marjorie Sch midt and Joan Burdett. Mrs. Lester' Schwarz was the accompanist of the evening. The dress rehearsal on Fri day afternoon was for the children in the school, leaving the evening perfor mance for the grown-ups. The greatest treat of the evening was the “Mother Goose Fantasy.” The Mother Goose being Margaret Bernet. This was the regular work of the first and second grades and was under the personal direction of Mrs. Esme Oet ell, the Physical Training Director of our schools. The leading part in the play was taken by Maellen Caverno. And such a leading lady! Palisade may well be proud of her and of the many other fair children in her community. She exhibited remarkable poise for a child, wonderful facial expression and just lived the part of Geraldine throughout the play. The White Rabbit caused constant laughter throughout the evening. This part was very well acted by Roslyn Moldow. The Little Red Hen was real. lxx>k ed like a perfect lady from the barn yard and her musical cackle in “1 Surely Thought that I was Caught,” was well rendered. Dorothy Feuerback was well placed in her part as the! “French Lady” giv ing advice how to get to the “Goblin Fair” and her solo and quartette work were noticeably artistic and well done. The Mushroom Fairy, the kind of mushroom that only thrives in cultur al fields was played and very capably by Grace. Schwarz. She made ffiends with Geraldine and surely was very helpful in helping to sell Kitty. Margaret Schwarz as the Fairy Queen, with her fairies, added much to the beauty of the woodland scene and the fairy dances and solo dance of the Queen was one of the prettiest things of the evening. All of the dancing was under the direction of Mrs. Oetell. Between the first and second act;;, the audience was entertained by Wil liam Lake. His first selection a,Fan tasy based on the theme of “The Gyp sy Love Song” by Victor Herbert. It was written for William Lake by his father, Mayhew Lake, who was the arranger for the late Victor Herbert. The second selection, “The Trick” was also written by Mr. Lake. It was a piano solo played while the orchestra plays the Quartette from Rigoletta, but in this case minus the orchestra.' The work was__so well clone that it is safe to say the world will .some day hear more from, this young gentle man. “Sing On,” by Mendelsohn, a trio by Antionette Grulieh, Joan Rurdett, and Johnette Fink, was exceptionalfy well done, as it is a classic selection and children’s voices especially un trained do not always respond to such grade of music. Much credit is due here to Mrs. Loretta Rurdett who worked very hard in training the children. In the encore selection; “Cradle Song,” by Brahm, the trio was assisted by Marjorie Schmidt. . Farina, was there too, and was a perfect lady until she heard so much talk about rats, mice and cheese that she either thought it was supper time or time to go home, so had to be hand ed over to her keeper, Fred Oman, but only after having taken her part very well indeed. The announcer, Eleanor,, Ochsner, had such a pleasing personality in her description of the scenes and in an nouncing the different parts that she received an applause at each appear And the Goblins, such suits and such singing. The “Goblin Fair” must be a lively place with thirty such busy elves. Of course, the rats and mice went to the Fair and why not? Wdsn’t there a charming Cheese to see and to taste? The Big Cheese was Geral dine Inglis, who played the part of the temptress very ably. In the midst of the grand ensemble, Mr. Chase became the central figure. He spoke of the necessity of provid ing a high school that will relieve the congestion in the Grammar schools and will give us a place where we may assemble in comfort and .not be boxed in as we are in the Palisade school. Enough praise cannot be given to Mrs. Lester Schwarz, who was so helpful as the accompanist of the op eretta. Mrs. John Sharp, chairman of the ticket committee, assisted in having the tickets and programs printed. The nice co-operation of parents and teachers, the parents making the costumes under the direction of the teachers, made the play a real Par ent-Teacher Association affair. Right here we might mention the courtesy of Mr. Carl Holthausen who furnished the material for the costumes at a good rate of discount. Mrs. Ida Unger is president.of the Ptrent-Teacher Association of Pali sade. Cliffside “Improving” Soon To Be Perfect - (Continued from Page 1) $600. Mayor Marini asked that per sons soliciting signatures to improve ment petitions refrain in the future from stating any definite amount as the actual cost per lot, as it was im jiossioie 10 ueiermine it exactly until the job was completed. In the case of Hillside avenue the Engineers’ es timate indicated the cost would be about $175.00, the Mayor said. The State Department of Motor Ve hicles In a letter stated that $4,000 was available to the Borough for use in road building and asked that a plan for its use be submitted. This was referred to the Road committee. A permit to ran busses in the ex treme western part of the Borough, to connect with the Ridgefield-125th street ferry line of the Public Service at State Route No. 10 was asked for by a group of men willing to organize a bus company. This was referred to a committee for a report. It was reported that the sidewalks in the vicinity of 740 Anderson ave nue are in a very poor condition. This matter was referred to the police. Councilman Frank Meyer, for the Building committee, reported that per mits for ten new buildings, totaling $01,000 in valuation had been applied for within the past two weeks and moved that the permits be granted. Councilman Woodcock, for the Sew er committee, reported that some of the improvement work was being held up on account of the Hackensack Wat er Company, being slow in furnishing service connections. This matter will be looked into at once. William E. Allwood Is Called To Rest (Continued from Page 1) Philadelphia lodge of the I. O. O. F. The deceased was the Superintend ing Manager of the Barrett plants, throughout the eastern states. lie was not alone an active member of fraternal societies, a business execu tive of exceptional ability, but he also found time to take an interest in the local civic affairs. .He was a staunch Republican and one of the organizers and the first president of the Cliffside Park Republican Club. Words scarcely serve to express the’ tender affection his legion of friends had for him and his passing is a dis tinct loss to the community which learned to love and respect him as a doer of deeds and a shining example of all that was manly and worthwhile. lie is survived by a wife, two sons, Albert and William, Jr., and his mother who lives in England. Mr. Alhvood was a native of England but moved to the States at an early age and became a citizen of this country. Funeral services will be held at the Masonic Temple, Grantwood, Satur day afternoon at 2 p. m. The Rev erend Marshall Montgomery, former rector of the Grantwood Episcopal church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Fairview Mausoleum where a committal service will be conducted by the local Masons. The sympathy of the entire com munity is extended to the family in the hour of their sad bereavement. Real Estate Bd. Has Ft. Lee Headquarters (Continued from Page 1) A. J. McGowan, local commercial manager of the New York Telephone Company, was present and explained the difference between, the unlimited call system and limited call system. Mr. McGowan explained in a very concise manner that the present free area for phones in the Cliffside ex change includes the Cliffside, Morse mere and the Fort Lee exchanges. Un limited service is allowed for the business rate and toll charges made on calls outside the area named. To include the Union and Palisade exchanges in the free-area a minimum of sixty calls a month would be im posed on local business phones and a charge of 5 cents made for each call in excess of the sixty allowed. It seemed to be the concensus of opinion of those present that the exis ting system of unlimited calls in the designated free-area at a fixed charge is preferable to the proposed exten tion of the free-area with a limited call stipulation. The resolution of the Palisades Wo man’s club appealing to Realtors to provide for parks and playgrounds, in future development plans was referr ed to the Executive Committee. Members of the newly formed Pali sades Park-Ridgefield Real Estate Board fysre present ffi a body at the meeting. Local Orchestra On Air The members of the El Rio dance orchestra of the Cliffside Park high school, composed of students of the school, broadcasted Saturday after noon, from Station W. A. A. T. Jersey city, and at night, v e orchestra sent their music from station W. B. M. S. because it thoroughly cleanses. IU refreshinf ' antiseptic lather pene-vi^^ (rates the pore* and removes poisonous matter. You will find it most efficient fm al thin troubles, la for 70 years*. Gouraud’s Medicated Soap Send 10c. (or That Sire- ~ | FERD. T. HOPXINS & SON. 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