New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-15

Fiftiethst the pavement Is now IN exceienI cohtion
In Fify.drsst. between Fifth and sixth-aves, the
NeSson IN Was pu Spe are e now MANI small
depressons the surface OF the street and one serious
cross break Fifthave but on the whole, the pave
Fftyift between Fifth and sixth-aves received
tne rsnsrs a "a In this street there are no
serious travel yet though before Nos
6 H. and 70 there wide shallow depressions and an
awkward sunken place before No 81. Near Fifthave.
the pavement In great part covered by the materials
for the Rev Dr. John HATS new church and for an adj
Ffty-sxth-st between Fifth and sixth-aves was fur
including repairs has been s5SiN 81 1t remains. for
the most part, in toerabe condition. there are no
however the pavement has been broken by building
operations and in front of No a there is troublesome
depressions in front Of Nos. 60 and 90 wide dwellings
augur Ill for the future safety of the roadway
AYES NicOison pavement put down in 1870 the
cost, including repairs, amounting to 1890. AS tho
ent Is for the most part pretty sound but in front OF
No. 1874 and at the approach to LexngtonaVe there are
IRE gularities and signs OF weakness.
sECoSD-AvE BEYOND PATCHING.
second.ave FROM Fourteenth to Nineteenth-st. was
furnished with the Ncoson pavement 1862 at cost.
with repairs OF s27A g. 1t is in pitiabe cOndi
ton and the pavement is thoroughly rdded that IL
should be Immediately removed. From Fourteenth TO
Fifteenthst. the east side is a labyrinth Of riffs and
and Sxteenth-sts matters still worse The spaces
between the street railway tracks are partly reaid with
cobhle Where the shreds OF the Ncoson remain
they furnish deep pitfalls for the feet of horses Midway
between these streets the west side Ii large ehasm
In the pavement, making dangerous well as filthy
spot little way above on the same side are many
smaller riffs but Of perilous depth The thoroughfare
abounds with dust and the refuse which collects
in the depressions that the pavement largely hidden
Above Seyenteenthet the pavement Is far better than
below but still far from satsfaco The remedy is not
patching, but complete renovation.
SIGNS oP DECAY IN UPPER FRTH-AvE.
Fifthave,, between Fifty-ninth and Ninetieth-sts.
was laid with tho Nicholson pavement In 1870 at an
expense including the cost OF subsequent repairs OF
s294S0 H. AZ the pavement is here only three years
old, there have not yet been developed such grevous
impedments in Seoondaye. It's appearance Id not,
however promising as IN many places tt is scanned with
small holows which viii speedily extend So as 10 spoil
driving. There is considerable evident aud
about the Sixtieths crossing and near Sky
the surface Ia unsighty and rough Up 10 Sixty
thirds there Ia rugged aspect, and many depressons
appear From sixty-fourtl-st. to sixty-sevonth-st
the pavement is fairly and firm, except on
the west side. Between sixty eighth and
Segentysec0nd-sis 10 taken up the East Side
Lag watermains, and the CrOton Water Board has be-
gun cover the exposed portion with wooden block
pavement not the NcOls0n, but cheap article
posed VI blocks Ia contact. without intermediate