New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
PATERSON.
A POPULAR VOTE TO SETTLE THE WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEM.
A DECISION OF INTEREST TO FACTORY OWNERS
AND EMPLOYEs-PERsONAL NOTES

A DECISION OF INTEREST TO FACTORY oWNEhs
AND EMPLoYEs-PERsoNAL NOTES
AND NEWS.
The complaint about insufficient water supply, or
none at ALL in the upper stories OF buildings in sew
oral sections Of the city Is growing more vigorous
There Is plenty of water in the reservoirs OF the
Passac Water Company. and the trouble seems TO
be from mains too small In some streets, IA In
others old cement pipes which cannot be '-usted
with higher pressure. The later 1ifhculy Is said
n nrevau in South Paterson. alderman Magure's
snecial COMMITTEES, TO inquire irto the subject ho'ds
freouent sessions and last Tuesday went 10 BROOK
lyn TO look at artesian wells there. Inc cohl''ee
has decided TO report TO the Board Oh Auel me"
on Monday night. favorfng the SUBMISSION" Vi "'e
municipal water supply question: " '"o pNp
at the spring election. 49,. 49,.
decision by Judge Kerr in the District Court
IN Thursday is of interest many persons IL Is
to the effect that the mere posting Oh rune !" .
factory does no; bind the employe as CONTRACT.
The case was one whore a weaver had ieft "ithou.
giving the three days notice required by the PoSe
rules and the mill-owner withheld three Gays
wages The weaver sued and Judge Kerr gave
Judgment for him. holding that there was no agree
ment allowing the employer TO deduct from the EN-
ploye wages for quitting without notice.
Tunis r. Dougherty, for number OF years aseh.
at the Erie Railways main station, was promoted
lately to the place OF ticket agent at Chambers-st
New-York Having found the duties OF the new has
place too much for his health, MI DougneIty i.as
been transferred back TO his former agency at MS
The one lemon -and-white OF the Paterson
Railway Company, so painted an experiment.
looks like freak among the others, which all re-
main dark red. the company not yet having car ar
ried out it's announced intention to adopt the
Recorder James F. Stewart Congressman-elect
from the Vth district spent three days in Washing
ton this week with his seven New-Jersey col
leagues Of the next House, and Poormaster Ryer-
son presided the police court as substitute.
The Orpheus Club had supper at Turn Hail on
e-Tuesday night, and fifty men were al the
ciey feasts IN that took the place Of speeches
entirely.
The beginning Of the course Of lectures by Pro-
fessor Lawton. OF Columbia on the romance writ
ers Of NewEngland. in the university extension
, ciety has been postponed until next Friday even
The Hamilton Club is again considering the plan
OF buying building a house. The clubs present
home is much too small II is old frame house
and was occupied many years ago by Henry g.
St!mson. tho cashier Of bank in Paterson, who
The Young Mems Christian Association has Sc
cured the Rev. DR. Theodore l.. Cuyer. Of Brook
exercises, to be held on Tuesday evening. March 1?
The extension Of Ellison-st.. from M-st. up the
steep hill to Spruce-st giving access to the Passaic
Falls grounds and the Totowa Hill suburb was as
ertyGwners who had Joined in petition for il, Ut
the Central Electric RaiSay was allowed to take
way for Its tracks and there is safe thoroughfars
for either vehicles pedestrians. There is
tanning wall under the steep embankment, and dur
machine-shop flooded. while the walls are men,
aced with demolition by landsides. At the lest
meeting Of the Street Committee Alderman Miller
concurred. and It decided visit the alleged
Improvement In a body next Saturday and consider
the street and avert a sui; FOR damages BY The
Anterior Company.