New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22
WOODEN PAYMENTS NOT NICHOLSON.

Maiden lane, from Broadway to SOuth-st.,
was paved in 1870, with the Stowe wooden pavement
a cost of s,0SOS 81. From Broadway TO Wilhamst the
payernent is in a fair condition below Wlialn-st the
surface is quite worn. especially around the manhoes
of the sewers and about the cuFerS Ihere are very
many ruts. but Of any great depth The pavement
ia fast falling into decay. 1t is patched in various places
with cObbe-st0nes
The having OF Whte-st, between Broadway and Elm
AZ distance OF two blocks, in 1862 cost $9l7 90. 1t
was payed with the Brown Miller patent slight va
Ration from the Ncolson. 1t presents avery bad ap
pearance The block between Broadway and Em-st. Is
full Of cavities and ruts which are hed with shreds OF
wood and pools Of stagnant water There are several
large hoows full of mud water, and decomposlng
woody fiber which deserve the attention of the Sanitary
Police. The pavement near the curb on both sides Is
ou depressed The needs repaying throughout.
North MoOre-st. has the same pavement from West
broadway TO Washington-st. 1t laid IN 1869. at
cost of s24s5O o. This street is IN most abominabe
state, not having single square yard OF pavement IN
passable condition. The surface is varegated with
patches of mud and water in area from to 25 or 80
SQUARE feet At the Of Hudsonst there four
large depressions filed with decaying shreds OF wood
and filth Other portions OF the street have the pave
ment drawn up mounds. with depressons ON either
side The street cannot be cleaned as tue NTH Ia col
Iected between the blocks OF wood and furthermore
thorough brushing would rid the street OF much of It's
pavement and expose the road bottom.
Twenty-frst-st from Fourth TO Fifthave., was laid
in 1863 with the perforated wooden block pavement at
coat of sl56sOss 1t in fair condition, though it is
rapdly decayng and the surface is greatly dshgured
by rus II contains only one or two really bad spots
The same can be SAID of Ffteenthst from Seventh to
Eigbth-aye which was laid with Stowe pavement in
1870 at cost of 80. Ffteehthst from broadway
TO seventhave has the Stowe pavement which cost III
1870 s4o722 So surface uneven, and for some
a of
Fullv one-balf OF the street needs repavlng.
Wayerey-plaGe from Broadway 90 ChristOpherst.,
which was paved in 1869 with the perforated block pave
ment at cost of s9479 II, presents IN general good
appearance though it is somewhat worn and uneven
near Fifth aud Sixth-ayes.
Lexington-ave., between Tw5nty-6rst and Thirty
fourthsts where the perforated block pavement cost
SEQ s4 s in 1862 presents throughout undulating APP
pearapee 1t is much wOrn especially near Twenty
second Twenty-thrd Twenty fourth and Thirysecond-
STA and IL very the crosswalks at various
other points The street will have to be repayed
Twenty-nfth.st from Third to Madisonayes, is in
about the same condition. The cost of paving this street
in 1869 was S2j,s9S As.
seyenthave from Fourteenth TO Fiftyninthsts, was
IN 1s7o payed with the Stafford pavement at cost Of
GO Ca II needs repaving nearly its entire length
From Fifteth TO Fifty-nnth-sts the pavement Is in
rather fair condition, though rapidly decaying Below
Fiftiethst. it is a bad state. The pavement was
laid in squares formed or numDefOI WOOueh DIOChS
fastened together. At present in many places tho
squares have each different level. THIS makes the
pavement very unsghtly IN appearance beside permit
ing the collection OF sagnant water IN the depssOns
There are frequent places also, below Eltleth-st,
especially between Thrtieth and Fortleth,sts. and
TWenty-third and twenty -Inthsts, Wnere INC
pavement seems to be crumDllng 10 pieces
The street cannot be repaired In patches be-
cause long ruts extending for blocks with r.
rcgartes side which cannot be brought TO the
same level without first ripping up the whole pavement
street hardly yard OF level pavement Fltyseyenih-
ST from Lexington to Sxthayes.. which was laid with
stafford pavement IN 1870 cost Of 05S0 II, presents
49, ri1fr,cus anDearance There are scarcely two OF
inc squares which the pavement composed that are
in the same position; some tilted one way, others
notIer some are depressed. while others elevated
Near FOurthave. the pavement II puckered up In
Tbe portions OF the pavement at the top several
inches apart. Some OF the other wooden payements
seem to be decomposng There rs hatdy any traye OF
unused, rapidly splitting up and Will soon be VI no
Tiftv-eighthst from Sixth to Nlnthaves. which was
paved in 1870 with the same patent at cost of
$50 so Sc, Is almost no thoToughfare Between sixth
and Seyenth-ayes. the pavement Is especially bad
portion the pavement torn up for the purpose Of
laying pipes, but was not relaid, and the blocks are
piled about in heaps along the street. The pavement
adjacent the bare portion thus exposed shows the
roSdbed which seems not at all prepared for the
reception OF the pavement; for underneath the blocks
lie large pieces OF stone and glass, oystershes &c. The
blocks fast splitting up. and the street Is not used
Forty-eighth.st between Fifth and sixth-aves. was
paved with the Robbins preserved wood pavement, In
is7O at cost OF s5780 1t presents In general bad
appearance, being sunken In many places. There
spots also where mounds have formed and blocks have
been separated. IL contains many ruts. The surface
has been patched hero and there but the mending
not very sillfully managed and the appearance pre-
scented a shabby long strip was also taken of
| and relaid badly.
MISUNDERSTANDING ghth-st., from Second to
sxth-ayes paved in 1877 with the Harmar (wOOden)
pavement. cost OF s107s5 In general, the street
presents good appearance, though the surface OF the
beginning 10 form quite rapidly. There large de-
| pressiOns between Third and Fourth-ayes.