The sun., 1873-09-05
THE ArLANTIc ArEkUE JOB.
hicolson Pavement that Cost $3.50 a
square hard-Ihc RiHg'- share Ia the
Job An tnhccded Protest.

In March, lsG9, majority Of the holders
Of property on Atlantic avenue petitioncd the
Common Council OF Brooklyn to lay Belgian
pavement on the avenue between South ferry
and Fourth Avenue. committee appointed
II inspect the stree, recommended compliance
with the WISHES Of the petitioners. A resolu-
tion was accordingly passed by the Common
Council 10 Iaye the avenue from the sidewalk
10 the cprb with Belgian pavement. and bids for
tie contract wcrc invited. Soon aftoEward the
Comm. % touacil referred the whole subject 10
the Water Board, stipuiaung that the work
should hc carried on IN accordance with the
resolution, that the maps aud prunle- drawn up
should De- used, aud the engineers already en-
ga-'d retained. lhe oids received hy tnc tuun-
cl wee also made over to the board, which was
dHccted t. q c,pt the lowest Offer.
ALbtHH,E EIoHARpsoS's PROPOSAL.
Tic water Board called a meeting Of the
property huldrls on Atlantic avenue, aud among
the pers' n pre- eit WAS Alderman Richardson,
VINO Owned mo- property whatever on the line Of
tAc proposes u improvements. This gentleman
"As ''r1 c"hsWrtous ~ aspoaher AT tue meet
tho avenue, DOT with Belgian pavement. a. li-
Al nat tlnlc see Of the IirnSklvn and Jamaica
Railroad, tut tracks OF which were laid a. loco
motive rti,-, ana not Hat as provided for toy law
Mr.. u"nards"n further promised that II the
the avenue from curb TO curb, Including the
spaces between the railway tracks, lie would
t.ht tilr l'ft IillutlNt rhlls, which "A
iWpedi uvui 1" travel, and replace them with nat
rails IL was Subsequently dscertaiued that Mr.
Richardson interest IN having the Nicols"n
pavement irtd wns not entirely confined u get
ting the space between the rails paved, for he
had
BORROWED $1,000 FROM BoSEsrFEr,
the contractor for that pavement. The board
Thought lNorabk II MIR. E,chardsous proposal
AMI decided on Lay lns \ icDr IN pavement even
hci"re advertising inr bids. The property hold
els, hYneEor were not disposed To- Toe ignored
ia tbs manner representing that ldchardeon
had NJ right Co. make any such proposal, mas
uuci a. ie vas Boz und t. keep the spdc"s hr-
tHtuu l.r rus paved at Lis own eNIchsc, with
the .dme paNcWcut lud upon the street, and
a!-" 90 las hat ialls On the road. These
r,t.oustrau,,-, however were unn- edcd, and
he ana u.t Intend 10 pay any attention 10 ne
lay ing Nl.plson pavement though but one
mau should 1o found TO favor it. st4-
-uiiry enough, however, not long AZ
tetwa.d a street committee, confused Of
M'.-r-. Thomas kn-cul and A, N. Bliss, ~
m iIug their reuor, said that 1t would be Illegal
e. rIt down any pavement " ithout proper com
lc'itluu fur tAc contract, and such cumLclluOn
could mot up bad u i "as GeSIded that Nicol-
Sun pINrwr1t -hnull De l1id, az only one man
could wa lcrtahc the contract, Ii was proposed
tp invite n'd4 from We patent h"idcrs ui al
wooden uayumruis. Tho advertisement, as II
subj r,lUcnty app ared, Invited proposals only
tor thc laying OF Nlous"n or belgian pavement
bat this actl Jn Wts evidently intended as mere
th4s the mat, rials for commencing tie laying Of
the Stcnl.un pavement Welr Wing on the street.
Nevertheless, "A number ut hids were received,
Including That oil Sir. Bonesteel, who proposed
dong the work at
ABOUT DOUBLE THE USUAL COST.
Very little doubt was entertained that all the
other proposals were n'ttipus,
on july - resolution drawn up hy Mt KIN
scla was passed agreeing to lay hiCoisOn pave
meHt on The atreCt provided richardson put
down TIT rails and the NicOlsun pavement
company put douhie row of boards under their
blocks. These terms were agreed to, but even
after tnis proposals IRON contractors were ia
yitod When at last It was openly annoupcrd
that the hicolsOn payeinsnt WAS :" hs laid. no