On the national scene, there was a hotly-contested presidential campaign going on. fancy poultry and pigeons, set sail for London to exhibit 24 choice fantail pigeons at the Crystal Palace. Dater, Jr., was 11 years old in 1908 and on October 31, James Glasgow, Sr., who was in charge of the Havemeyer Bros. The Journal asked, “Is it any wonder the road needs repairs?” Richard Wanamaker reported that 155 autos passed his place last Sunday. New macadam was being laid on Franklin Turnpike and the Township Committee was concerned about the damage being done by “fast auto driving.” The Committee opinion was that it would only be a short time before the road would be “ditched and gullied” if autos were not compelled to heed the speed limit. The Ramsey Journal reported little opposition to the project although some people thought that “the road will not be traveled enough to warrant the expense of widening.” A petition was being circulated to widen Miller road to a width of 50 feet. Then, as now, traffic volume and speed were a subject of concern. Some voters at the annual meeting wanted to increase the appropriation. The school board decreed that $4,900 was the total amount to be raised by taxation for school purposes. Clark was president of the school board and Abram Banta was vice president. was the Township’s clerk and James Devine, Jr.
Clark, of the American Brakeshoe and Foundry Co. They joined Albert Winter, who was elected chairman for the balance of 1908. Vanderbeck, of Hohokus, as new members of the Township Committee to replace the Ramsey renegades. Governor Fort, in May, appointed Jacob Straut and Charles D. In 1908 Ramsey had just split from Hohokus Township and had become a Borough. The stately stone pillars at the Mahwah Road entrance to Cragmere Park say “Cragmere 1909.” But in the history of Mahwah, Ramsey and Cragmere, the year 1908 is a more interesting one, and it is there, with an occasional flashback, that this history of Cragmere begins. 6/17- Thurgood Marshall Comes to Hillburn.Special Events at the Donald Cooper Model Railroad.What’s New at the Donald Cooper Model Railroad.The Lee Vold Gallery 2020-2021 – Catching the Daily.Palisades Amusement Park – In Miniature| 2021/22.Ramapough– Legacy and Heritage| 2021/22.YOU ARE HERE! 150 years of Mahwah Train and Town History in Film and Pictures| 2021/22.From Mahwah to Moscow – North Jersey’s Trolley Era via Model and Memorabilia (at the Old Station Museum).Ramapo College in the 1970’s: View the Online Programs.View the webinars – Les Paul’s Recording Innovations with Gene Paul.
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