New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22

and rouuber than the worst cobbie-stone pavement
Some OF the holes Elk inches deep Ihe Dest parts
are those from which the concrete mas most neay us
Sinth-st, from Third Fourhave.. was paved in
country road In spring. but the plaster mas hos yo'
worn through TO the stones a,., 49, ond
from First-aye 10 Avenue G. paved In 1859 nv COST
Of $1,000 a. Between Fifth and Sxthayes II Is IN Del
Ter condition than most streets having ire same sot vi
navement. brt between Broadway and FIfthayt there
Are great many holes and it Is badly CUT up. Dewe
Frsf-ave and Avenue the concrete ana coDDe,sonte
fonndatops have been replaced with Belgian pavement
Eighteenthst.. FROM Broadway 10 Avenue poaJ,vsy
paved IN 1869 ut cost OF s2ss ~ o 70 the cobbe-
and Fourthave. the concrete Is worn on 70 it "a very
stones. Between Fourth aud dmIdaNo'o ~ 10 90
rough. though less worn. Prom tn a ot Of second.
ave- has nearly disappeared from M slohe' ~ ma we'd
Twenty fr"t-st from SIKH 70 s,Tih and Sew
in 1862 at cost OF A572 81 BetWeeh SA i,, ReIoian
enth-aves. the concrete has been rep1ceu VIII there
pavement. Between Seventh ana Eisnt 10 better
are many deep holes, though tho pavement 40 ''''
than the average. . r..o ,wae
Twenty -second-st from Fourth to Tenthave, was
paved in 1869 at cost OF Si5,I24 OIL between 49,
ave. and Broadway, and between fifth ana Fam
the concrete has been replaced WIN eiSan,
Sxn-aye Eighth the plaster has so lar dlsapptuou
mat IL is practically "A cobbe-stOD pavement. fIOm
Eighth to Teuthaye it is less worn, and r
rougheT, being full OF deep holes aud ruts Inc
strip between Broadway and Fifth-ave. has been re-
Gently paved with sort OF concrete pressed III Ooo
it, success Ia still prOblematc. -.
Thirty frst-st.. from Lexington TO Elghthaye., was
paved IN 1869, at cost Of 1925 H. From & ton
Eghthaye IL has been repayed with Belgian anu llo
LexDgtonaye. to Fourth the concrete Is tu vi ueep
holes.
Thirtyhfth-st, from Sixth to Eleventh-aye, was
paved In 1910 at OF Si47l go Ii ia III very Dau
condition throughout entire length travel pelg Ino
best where Is the most and where TIE holes are
consequently less deep and frequent. . -
Tbrty-sixthst., between Fifth and sixth'aYes, was
paved In 1869 cost Of 97 50. III mas since peon
repayed with Belgian. !,
Thirty eighihst from Third TO Flfth-ave was paved
In 1869 at cost OF g. 352 Between Third ana Maols0h
ayes Belgian pavement has been substituted Tor tue
concrete, aud between Madison and FHth-aVes repair
have been made with the Grahamite concrete. lhIs
portion has unbrOken appearance, puL no moic
| 80 than the old pavement had when IL was new
Thirty -ninth-st, from Third TO LexlngtonaVe., anu
from Sixth to Seventhave, paved In 1859 at cost
than many Others but ia full OF holes ana rongh
places. Between Third and Lexingon-ayes IL Is full OF
deep holes wherever is not worn entirely OH rom the
cObDle-stones. -
| Fortiethst., between Fourth and Fitth-ayes, ws'
paved ia 1862 at cost OF SiS5 81 but mas since Deel
| repaired with Belgian. ,
Onehundred- twenty second and One-huDdredanu
twentythird-ss between Second and Thirdaves. were
paved IN 1869, at cost respectively OF sJ,540 - anu
s9327 &C. The concrete laid directly on the eartn
instead OF foundation, and mas been so worn
and cut that the streets resemble country roads
y-fourth-st, from Third u
Fthaye., pa ed In the way In 1868 al COS
OF s2553 4. The concrete coating has almost entirely
worn of.
-ninth-st, from Thirdave &c
the Boulevard paved 1869 ut cost OF s5OO6 %
The pavement throughout the entro length Is fhl OF
deep holes, which afford serious lmpedinents To the
heavily laden trucks which constantly pass over It,