New-York tribune., 1873-02-01

united with asphalt and oosar bitumen. properly pre-
pared without doubt will mako roadway wn0n o~ IN
prove both cheap and durable; but no process HOY an
use 40 far IA Known to the members OF tho Board
which any Of the payemens are AZ preseps @ MAMMA
tured offer such oonditlonso OF uniformity D tne
ton OF the work as 10 warrant assurances OF SUD
stantal success."
MIR. Van Nort's inspection Of the condition OF 'neeo
pavementsn the city has convinced him OF the correos
ne, of tbe above statements a. OF this GLASS OF
payeepts which have had TO sustain much traVei aro
IN even fair condition In Summer heavy travei wears
ruts IN the pavements and tho action OF HoSs uo'o
CRATES them and them to orumblo 10 the
ASPHALT pAvEMEsIs WORSE THAN WOODEN oshs'
The asphalt payements which are laid In tnecsy aro
tho
scrimshaw Patent Pavement
Scharf Patent Pavement,
Grahainite Asphalt Pavement,
Evans Pavement.
Day Vucanite Pavement
Filbert Vuoanite Pavement.
Fisk Concrete Pavement,
5obenger Payemont
New Chatel.
The City Hall Park Is laid with thros Of these pave
ments The plaza In front Of the City Hall Is laid win
tho scharf pavement the paths laid with the Fisk
concrete and the roadway across the south emu WIN
cholinger pavement The latter is worn more than the
others probably on account OF the additional traiho
which sseks that passagewsy across the park Tbe
charf pavement. In Summer, has been found easily 70
receive and retain Impressions OF vehicles anu' as
consequence, many rus observable In 'front.' Oh no
City Hall Unlon-squareis covered with the New Chatei
pavement which has been considerably affected by the
action Of the frost THIS will require repairing In the
Spring Madisonsquare and the Battery square are
paved with the Schelinger pavement which gvos eVi-
dence OF rapidly becoming disintegrated
The paths OF Washngton-square are composed Oh tno
Day yuloanite Pavement and are only little worn
Reservoir-squar Ia paved with the Grahame Asphalt
Pavement which has also been laid on Thrtyelghth-st,
between Fifth and Madsonayes. This pavement mas so
anA fParta
for horses.
Tho general condition OF the asphalt pavemens In the
city ia bad and such as to tend the belief that their
endurance "a much than that Of the wooden pave
ments There many reasons given for the failure OF
these pavements to withstand wear. The Board Oh
Engineers mentioned above say that
"The proper Of material necessary e secure com
bnation which will adapt itself most effectively 10 the
changes OF temperature avoiding Liability 70 exoessvo
sOftening in Summer and TO tae ana d co
pound compared 10 very difficult se51 0d 70 aIs bas no
yet been made practicable"
Others state that the peculiar character OF the SOIL OF
this city "a such as TO occasion decay and affect inur-
ously paYements mado Of wood or concrete
THE COST oF REPAIR.
II no more wooden payements will be laid in this city.
30 900 square yards OF renewal will be required In eacn
year to maintain the present quantity, and at VI per
ward IL will entail an expense annually en- the city OF
IL -~N-
cost s2OO year keep the present ones In repair or
for repairs of wooden and asphalt payements, tAoOo
laid out every year by the city The repairs to stone
psvemeuts 200 miles OF streets In the oy have cost
only s15O Oe or an average s57 mile. each or
tho streets which have these patent payements are re-
paired with Belgian granite trapblock pavement the
cost distributed through five years will be slS7o and
endure three times as long as the other payements'
PROPERTY HOLDERS OBJECTIONS.
The feeling among property Ia regard to these
p.tent payements s general and Identical There is
universal condemnation of them and taxpayers are
urging members Of the Common Council as fast as the
payements wear out replace them with stone. Since
decay has taken place 10 tho payements especially tho
wooden ones many complaints have been made OF the
unpleasapt and unhealthy efluyia emitted from them
and that many streets are unit for travel Comms-
soner Van Mort has used his best endeyors to remedy
the evils but he states that he has only been able to
do 80 to limited extent. Mr.. Van Mort says In
regard 70 complains made to his department.
II bas been decided in courts that municipality
"a liable I'm damages for injuries 10 persons property
% acrdents caused by the unsafe condition OF hghway
81 ,erv much of wooden pavement IN tlis cty WILL
en- tbe coming Spring and Summer, be IN uanger
us condition. unless promptly repaired or repaved Tne
npropraton made for the repairs TO wooden paVements
fp the year 1873 Is only $4,000. and entirety Inadequate
Tor tho purposes / would most Respectfully Suggest
that it be increased to sufficient to make Tempo
rary repairs streets where they can be maintained IN
made for the repaviDg. with stone or such quality as
may be deemed proper of all such streets, or parts OF
them as WILL In any year. cost more than onenfh
OF their first cost TO put them In proper condltlon.
The following table shows the streets where these
pavemeuts are laid the kind OF payeDents their pres
ent condition, how long they have been put down. ana
their separate aggregate cost: