New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-07
PATERSON.
AFTER THE sINGAC ACCIDENT PRE-
CAUTIONS ARE TAKEN.

CHANGES IN REGISTRATION RULEs-ANoTHER
BRIDGE on HAND-NoTEs OF LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The fatal accident at singac last Monday led to
the ADOPTION by the Passaic County Board OF Free
holders. at their meeting this week. of resou-
ton recurring a fagman to be stationed at every
crossing of a county thoroughfare by steam
railroad This will considerable expense Tor
the New-York and Greenwood Lake Railroad. at one
of whose crossings the disaster happened. and
fireman was killed
The County Board Of Registration under the new
election law met this week and appointed the lS
election officers for the forty-seven precincts OF the
county four to each. equally divided between
the two leading parties Important reforms were
dccreed by the Board in the matter Of printing
registry lists Heretofore the printers who put up
the most literally for the election officers got the
work Hereafter II will be divided equally tween
the newspaper Offices Another change Is that the
list viii be made by order OF streets and not names
OF voters This will throw together all the names
registered from one address and will make |: easier
to spot the coionizers and hoaters.
Every stonebreaker in Paterson is pushed with
orders from Morris County. which is matchmaking
It's roads extensively, and finds the trap rock the
best material
The Paterson Railway Company will take up
the rails of its Beech and Clay-st line and r@ace
them with heavier within the next sixty days.
The present tracks laid for the old horsecars
Two glandered horses. killed this week under the
State heath laws, traced to a circus that
recently showed in the suburbs The circus people
sold the animals 10 men who thought they were
getting bargain.
Passaic County Is singular.y fated In ordering
bridges built and then finding resting pace for
them. This happened some months ago IN the case
OF an iron bridge built for the neighborhood OF
West Side Park This structure is still vagrant.
the Freeholders having been unable to secure right
OF way Now the thing has happened u
Fffh-ave. at the other end OF the city. where the
owner OF land the Bergen County side refuses
to allow access to his property.
The public schools have opened this week with an
attendance that taxed the Increased accommoda-
tons For the first time Grammar School No 6
occupies the who.e OF the Summer-st building, all
the High School classes having been transferred
to dingy Old No. !. I'm Van Houten-s,. change
that does not by any means suit the High School
teachers and pupils. New No. |. In Fair-st. a
handsome modern structure. shelters the primary
classes under that numerical designation. and also
the Normal Training school transferred from No
II. on the Tempe-st. hill This Is welcome change
High school Is yet without principal. the dead
lock in the School Board over the reelection OF
city Superintendent Reinhart. preventing action to
MI Or. Whites place.
The Commissioners OF Appeal have completed
their work ana turnel tntr DOCKS over 10 the
ASSESSORS The total net reduction Is less than
$3.50 most of the protests from property owners
nroving OF no avai. The First and Second Ma
iIonal banks appealed from the valuation their
stock but Instead OF decreasing their tax the Com
missoners made II higher by 5000 IN the OF
the former and $40 In that OF the latter bank The
Paterson National Bank was more fortunate. Sc
curing "A reduction OF 500 In Its tax.
DR. John /. I.eal. Health Inspector. says that
according 10 the figures. Paterson is the mos
healthfii city OF It's population In the United
states The death rate for the last twelve months
n iI62 DR. Leal says that Denver alone shows y