This Day in History: 1953-06-29
Isaac and Virginia Bogert, owners of a Mahwah trailer court on Pulis Ave., sued in Hackensack Superior Court to overturn a Township ordinance prohibiting the parking of any trailer in Mahwah for more than two hours. The ordinance was adopted to protect the health and safety of town residents, according to its preamble. It was adopted on April 16th and went into effect May 1st. Township officials contended that water and sewage facilities were inadequate for such a facility. The Bogerts pointed out that they established their camp long before the ordinance went into effect, and that they have their own well and septic facilities. The park was for long-term residents, not transients, they contended. They asserted that their place is neat and orderly and not in the least objectionable. They and their five resident families asked that the ordinance be set aside as illegal. (Bristow)