This Day in History: 1930-07-14

An East Mahwah Residents Association was formed in a meeting at the Town Hall. Its ultimate purpose was to secede from the rest of the Township and form its own Borough. This movement had been precipitated by the defeat of a proposition to build a school in Cragmere. Irvin B. Tiedeman and his wife were among the prime movers. They claimed that the lack of a school had reduced property values. A spirited discussion followed. Some, like H. W. Mowery pointing out the great expenses involved in creating a new Borough while others maintain that there was an unbridgeable gap between those east and those west of the tracks. Ray Dator moved the formation of the Association and Mr. Tiedeman was asked to form an advisory committee of 30 for the new group. (Bristow)