Kevin- I sure hope that was before World War II. After that, the river was so polluted with spent chemical waste and people waste, it really wasn't safe to eat anything out of it. Living in Rutherford for 28 years and occasionally "boating" on the Passaic, our primary concern was to "never fall in". - -Joe Jordan At 09:57 PM 10/2/02 -0400, olsenkbce_@_juno.com wrote: >Dear Fellow Enthuiasts, > >I can't say how fuel was delivered to the boiler on the bridge, but some >years ago I met one of the retired bridge tenders. > >He told me that the bridge crew ate well at thier post since they could >catch fresh crabs and have plenty of steam for cooking them! > >Kevin Olsen >Wayne, NJ > > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > ------------------------------ End of EL List Daily V3 #697 ****************************
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