New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CONTRACTOR WALTON STILL DERELICr

CONTRACTOR WALTON STILL DERELICr.
TIC storm of yesterday interfered materially
9Th the work Of ceaning the streets simeS md ts ths
principal cross streets have been swept and the
dirt removed. Thisapplies more particularly 70 that
portion of tie city under the care OF the street
Clearing Department. The avenues and streets
which in previous winters have been more or &c H
neglected have been pedS wei The ccd sDap of
Fri ay and Saturday aided ComlllSsloGeY !ohm:n
and his forc2 Contractor MARS h his dis net IN
GOO shane 90 far rs The removal If ashes ana gar
Eoce il concerned lie has also placed the man
thororghfarcs in good condition. In Contractor
Waltois district there is good deal OF COMPANY
that the street dirt is not removed. The dIit IL
swcnt into piles and allowed 70 remain because Mt
Walton has not sufficient number of horses ana
caris to take it away. lie says that he Vii nave
douhlc the number now at his command in the
coming week, and that in very shcr line ne w, WI
have enough to meet any omcigm,Gy: mta." li'''
Lowcv T. the streets remain III hlthy cont,'!nh.
A moe.ing of the ashcarunen employed in the
Street Cleaning Department was held yesterday at
which had had been appointed to Commissioner
Coleman and Contractors MAR and Walton Tor me
OF 6sg J oU G ha sp'a 81 daS d,
the prcseat rate and thai II had been nnpOsMhi 10
see either Commissioners Coleman or Mr.: Walton,
although two days had been spent in trying
TO 90 So After long discussion, 1T was
decided to strike this morning and assemble at the
dumps to await Developments. The men at the
jority of cartmcn and some doubt was expressed as
TO whether all the cartmen would strike or no'.
seemed to be that most of them i'll all The districts
would ion in the strike tins morning. Much c0nli-
dencc was expressed i'll the success Oi the movement
HIGH WATER AT THE PASSAIC FALLS.
The Passaic River is swollen by the recent rains
and thaw and the old residents of Paterson tax
Their memories in vain 10 recall parallel to the su-
perb spectacle presented by the great fails. In
times of druuth the falls possess every necessary
built few hundred wards above the brink to secure
power bars a sluggish stream from waste o1 r0cRS
over which rivulct trcklcS. Now the brink OF
the chasm for 800 yards Is covered by heavy vol
nmcs of water rushing III graceful curves over the
artificial wall that crowns the precIplce. striking
low tbev are turned into heecy masses,
while the DEPTHS arc hidden in cloud of mist. The
verge Of the cataract lies at right angles to the cur
rent above and the narrow chasm below. which are
nearly n iral.e 50 that the spectator may face the
broad sheet of water within stones throw. The
sharp-cut cleft through which the water hufrlcS
af,e it's plunge of ninety feet is spanned by nttle
foot bridge, and one standing on this has the rals
at his feet. This little wooden structure yesterday
was laden underneath with fantastic ice-drapery.
The perpendicular walls of the chasm and the
shrubs that cling to its edge were covered with cur
tsius of ice fringed with enormous iccles. On
the edge of the falls. and lodged so firmly that 1t
scarcely seemed to trelnblc in the current, was
great tree that had been brought down the stream
stream almost reached the windows of the water
works Just above the falls and If part of the Hash
boards on the brink had not been carried away the
back-water would have done much harm TO the
buildings aud machinery. The river Is now falling,
aud no damage is feared for the present. The
water and freezing weather, is attracting many