New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
PASSAIC COUNTY.
PATERSON.

The petition Of the New-York and New-'ersss
Telephone Company for permission to lay SUD-
ways for its wires was welcome news 10 sie~.
body of citizens. who long TO see the reino'a' Vi
the forests OF unsightly masts along the ousine'"
streets The Aldermen. however. are disposed 10
he cautious about granting the privileges or tear
inc up the streets before the telephone company
shall state definitely what thoroughfares IL desires
70 do the work in how long it will take ana par
ticularly how soon it will begin. The city IS also
disposed to ask and IN pene telegraph Wires
Same subways committee of Aldermen has
oe The Kew. william McNuty of ST. Johns Church
after he has made one Of his a most weekly raids
upon o names for the RECORDERS docket sometimes
acts reporter for the newsPapeefs d an
each name and address being followed with tarse
ard often quaint description OF Gan ,n of sell
ing a can OF beer night Waterman 20 KIP
him away his post Selling to drunken He, i Ia .s
whose children begged the saloon-keeper not 10 sen
10 rb me onbie.ender central power locomotive with
90, nnright cylinders which mas been stored In
the Eries old repair shops for some years e,s t
i5st Journey the destination being some scrap
heap The machine was built az the Gran, Wo'Hs
spent in litigation. Or. Raub. when last heard irom
The University Extension Committee OF the Pater
son Scientific and Literary Associatlonf wnicr
Powell OF the University OF Pennsylvania, on
American political history, is obtaining supscrpe,i
with a view giving course on Ne"-E,nsIani
writer's the subjects being Longielo". LOWELL
Holmes Hawthorne Emerson and Whittier .,
The Good Government Club has decided 70 90
away with an admission fee. and thus hopes to at.
tract citizens OF humble means who VIII JOIN ~ IT
the effort to better nominations Tor muhcipa
officers in the coming spring. The club Is SAID 70
be whettny knives for a number OF Aldermen ana
Chosen Freshoders of both parties whose oHclai
acts have increased the burdens OF the taxpayers
The High School Alumni Association, whose mead
is Professor y NJ. Butler, of Columbia College, is
making an effort to bring into its membership the
older gaduates. who have held aloof. and special
invitation been given TO graduates OF classes pc
fore 1875 to to meeting on February g. at
which Dr. Butler will preside.
The county having ordered a bridge. with no
place TO put II. told in The Tribune week ago;
people OF the Totowl section think this good
time to revive what is known the Bramhali
bridge project, and throw the structure from Van
Houten-st the Passaic Falls Heights. connect
ing two parts OF the city divided by rocky
valley. through which the river plunses.
John Powers the patrolman OF fifteen years ser
vice who while on duty vas caught stealing from
the drygoods store of Vandervoort & Slingland was
arraigned in the Sessions Court yesterday. He adj
mitted his guilt and sentenced TO five years IN
the State Prison hard labor Powers has not yet
been expelled from the force but this will be done
at the next meeting of the Aldermen. Much SYM
PATTY Is felt for his young wife.