The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17
EFFECTS Of IHE GOLD WEATHER.


Another Cold Spell 1hrorSaOws the Cou"'
uy-An Embargo Laid the New forh
Ferries-The North River AlmOst Frozen
Across-Gr reat Floes Of Ice I'm the River'
and HarbOrs- Bursting OF Water k"ipes-Ho-
duction Of Water In the CrOtOn Es> 'orv0ir-
Waste Of Water in the City-DaA YerOu'
Condition Of the Sidewalks, Bark Byron
Sunk I'm the Bay, &C., sc.
Another cold snap have visited all tho A. an
tic coast east Of the Allegheny mountains On Tn S1A
night the thermometer fell to ten degrees In this eisy,
and 10 the North and Fart WAS reached In many
places. Yesterday, however the weather moderated
the mercury marking twenty degrees to twenty four de
grees mort OF the day
The cold w ather selr however, could be borne very
well, not that brings with It vast fields Of ce
that hArbors and vers and desin not only ferry
but all kinds Of navigation Most OF this Ice forms the
North river and every tide brings down great Masses
which. II unchecked, floats out to sea by way OF
the Narrows but unfortunately, the tide in the
North river changes two hours later than
that of the East river, and all the floating
ice In the bay finds way the turn Of the tide
the East r'ver and the channel liable to be choked un
I'll another tide floats back sgar The severity OF the
cold this year up the river seems to have generatet un
usual quantities OF ce and snoe 1862 there has not been
30 much difficulty in the harbor as we have had this
year. Opposite Spuy,en Dueyve on the North river yes
terday the ice see med like shee! from shore to
shore. II was, however, broken in places aud slight
movement perceptoe, bu. the channel Of the river
was entirely hid cont Of the cold Of Thursday
night for few days would have made it possible to
walk across 10 Jersey. Opposite Christopher street
little Of the water the here and there to be
seen but the flows so thick to entirely stop
ga,ion Further the channel clearer, but the
amount ice all around the waters OF Manhattan Island
Is altogether unusual. This state OF things has com
peled the rry npanes stop the following ferries
for the present, viz -
Christopher str eet and aoboken rerry.
Canal ,treet and Hoboktn terry.
New York aud Newark ferry
hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, ferry.
Sou,h ferry, Brookl n
Peck slip TO Williamsburg Terry.
Bricge street Bsoeki,n Terry.
Gonyerpeur street. Brooklyn, ferry.
Catherine street. Brooklyn. ferry.
Jackson street, b fooklyD, ferry.
Twenty. third street to Greeup)int ferry.
New York and Harlem ferry.
In addition 10 this total s,oppage of important ferries
carrying immense mum oers Of passengers, all the other
ferries have seriously mpeded to the great annoy
auce Of tens Of Of people living the opposite
shores.
The Hoboken ferry boata much delayed, the John
Fitch being two and half In crossing at time
Many persons bad in the jersey City ferry boats
ond walk to Hoboken 8uv even these oats, though
built with eye to rough weather and ice were from
thirty af,y minutes in crossings and during the night
the only left those that connected with
All the imrep.e travel OF south Brooklyn has been
diverted the last fe~ days to the Fulton ferry and
the Brooklyn city rroAds have coasoq lently eaped
rich harvest. But thick the Ice At the Falton
fsrry that with the utmost dishcuy those strong
boats got iu ano out sps throng pssson
vas 90 great yesterday morning and wagons
| could no be accommodated for several hours. The
Wall street ferry ran only occsonay throughout ne
hing ne they third OF the OF tue East river
| were stopped by the company from prudcaua cor
sideratlon, there was always great liability o
damaging the boats The only ferry the East
river that ran wih so,toipg Ike regularity WAS the
Grand street ferry 20 Williamsburg aud even tnere the
| boats Was onen thirty mInuts In cfossing
This state of ib rg, making people who live on the
ether eide OF the river tented with their presea
bsbst,on, and Is more than likely that the population
OF this city will receive large accession nex year ON
| this cause
on The ~se g. inland navigation in Ne~ YORK Is also
perous In cons qunce Of toe violation OF the city
bouse, 20 cesr To- ~ass a,er ,be recent sno storms
There sca-ceiy clear block In the lower part OF the
city, and every one who walks The streets docs so al the
unrrns ut peril OF life and limb This -tste OF things 10
no, only c.credabls TO the police Il dngraceful TO the
s,orekeepes and rchsnt., who ought to clean their
SIDE saEs even n there Law about the matter.
Another serious result OF the cold weather has been
the scarcity OF water has crosted. IL appears the
usra height Of ws.e, IN .ae .scev;ns rese,vns ser m TN.
part hss only averaged sixteen feei falling of OF
eleven feet This ba been caused by the habit 10 common
IA tots city leaving the faucet open all night In order
TO prevent the water from ireezng in the pipes This
was,o ti water 10 most repreheusols. and should
ration occur The present dme with the water q,
| ur low pon, the result would be most disastrous As
IT'S all the upper stories n large houses down town
are suisrins for -an, Of water Inls state o. Things
| Water Department.
orrrcE Cnoros AouEpucr DKrARrxssrl
To bankers, msrohsns househoders hotel keepers and
al who take oroon ~ner The waste Of water bee 2mng
duty bound the community 70 prevent every de.crp
from Olives Of eelcacy sner private boases or stores
oace. % dscossr Infringe mens the law. 4 is common
neears The pipe: and faucets This mos. enormous nSSs
70 s ocs ,Se pens vii be inc.es and ne
eesy he water viii be shu. OF without notice and not res.
:. dslnaaso To- prevent & sse,Ss ing !.
or every dsy draw much as want and imme
da' O PsSs5EhT :" S%S 9lsh scuA1cK President
Over thirty million gallons OF vs,er are used In this
city per day, Of which neen million are wasted In W
In order thai the public should DO thoroughly posted
70 the ordinances Of tho croon watr Department, W
publish the following, aud hp be no ,ed he penalties
therein mentioned will deter people from using tho water
| mproperly:--
ABSTRACT or CORPORATION oEDISAScE' ,Sp RULES AsI
| EsIsIIos TO wsYrR TO wnicH rar arTrSuos OF oossu
srRs, AM AL orHKrs ls yAESEsrLr INVITED
@ Or, syasGS .sSs sd not les
FIre or selling 70 shipping for other purpose
or object offering II for sale, twenty five dollars. 49,
or obs,ructng stop cock connected viii
| he o pa1g u building
materials or other hindrance Bfy dollars and twenty five
collars additional for each day the same shall remain after no
| ucp to such obstruction.
inc using washers Croton water for washing
windows door steps sidewalk street after oclock the
morning from May November, and after O'Clock N
the morning nom November 70 May hve dollars Tor eaci
| Roles adopts1 Iy ,he Bourd
Nocwner tenant will be ao wed supply water 70 Other
| persons or families except fer domestic purposes
| No ndoton or alteration whatever In about any tap
pipe water cock sns be made or caused 70 be made bJ
any person without permission first had from this board
all persons must keep their Own service
pipes Including the tap the street aod all hNres conne y
td with such In repair and proeted r1u fos
at iher risk and expense and shall prevent al waste
| water.
street washers shall be used only within the hours named
the ab, ord must they converted into Jets
the suffered waste leak, used % wasl
the th q cutters dow neghbors or iuo the recevt
basins Of used 70 throw Hoods OF waer on
| streets hut merely TO sprinkle them.
Caps upon street washers must be kept IN good order an
projecting than three fourths Of inch above III