The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-03
THE STREET pAvEMENTs.

van Mort ON Green's Irresponsible Con.
tract0r''-A Veritablc "Know Moth
fns"-Extracts from the Omcfal Record
or the Life and Public Virtues OF Jar
dine.
Commissioner Van Mort, of the Department o.
Public Works. has written the following communi-
cation to the Mayor in relation to proposals sub
mitted to His Honor by Mr.. Robert Jardine for
repairing the street pavcments ofthe city,
DEPARTMENT PUsIIc woRKs J
connrss'oSnH's oryIoy ROOM 70 Cry Ia MAiI.
Hon wIILAm r. HAvnxxrxs. Mayor Of the city Of New
Your a0nor dated rsspeetiSey Jay and
ss Sssssnss he s
and Which were sansmttsd BY Your Honor 70 this De-
partnent July % last received my immediate atton.
sss sarss
say snn WHEN he be ha new
lively little. His Information as to the work required
walks
work %aqe 70 OF He Of aha the cy o
proper even pasable state Of repair Mr. JaTdine Is
time furnish security for the execution OF the work
this i surprised considering the facts which
Vi shall
10
to s as II he o
show the following facts ,,
June 1855 the following preamble aud resolution were
Whereas Robert ardine contractor for the paving Of
West street from Chambers Watts street. has wfnlly
70 SsG a e 10Th day Of i Nav a
this soS and
OF he authority granted to them by SAID I'M
aSS!srs and osnsr persons may nseessaIy
IN the prosecution Of the work so neglected by said
SssO.daMr Jarains was declared to be dsiaulter
| CRoroN AauEpUcr DEPARTMENT
NEw YORK. June "A, 1863 :
G sIsPIease to take notice that the Croon Aqueduct
Board OF the opinion and do hereby certify, that
s Ss has
Be- snnasa YSa larISsr sotissd ana hereby d;
r5S#sS Sssss
ton Contract lowest bidder
80 y CoxPTaoLIEns OFFICE July Is, 1870
81 for paving
street with stone blocks Tenth avenue
@ The ns w as my on
'0''Faf Tlt 'hs 5 COMPS S
also find that October T. ls7 the Department Of
Hing Mammalian square, and that May 81
this s in
asains. Mr. srdine amounting thousand dol
ass III r s$ T.
With the
the @ III % % a FL lie Gsaf s
eelved by Your Honor from responsible Sontraetor"
sxpeeied Was q last reeeiSed IN his hSweysf
The s % ha sf to Tas
with il must rest with those who arc alone to blame for
following statement may be acS &C 9s BY Your
repairing Ta ~ the pavements" 'Np''' u
Immediately required, 1871 yards which i exc;
cost about three dollars per square yard 1853
Length Of concrete payeMse1nts $50 miles; area Of
sSsd G
saIsd, nth total area. 1876 square .o,
Length Of Belgian pavemsnts &C. IL miles ap ''
reSared one tenth Of total area, or $4,000 square
Length Of cobbe stone pavement SIS miles ap:
SSrea ara Of " s 81 saasrs
yards, at 2Sc..... 2S2,50
Total SAG, 40
ingly the appropri ions asked for in revised est
repairs wooden and concrete pavement' $50
| Total $40, 900
As explained in my communication to Your Honor Of
July % last, the Comptroller, without in any way
municating with the subject and in total gnor-
ance, he then and still is as to the wants OF the
city in to the repairs of its pavements took
| upon himself IN the most arbitrary manner
| To reduce estimates for repairs for wooden
pavements $50 900
And for repairs pavements $4,000
| Total si2O, 600
and this reduced submit The estimates the
Board Of Apportonment for Its approval have already
in the communication last referred TO Informed Your
Honor that for the so appropriated the wooden and
grounded complaints that they condition
| dangerous to life and property.
There is USE therefore, the Comptroller resorting
to any further subterfuge in this il duty
TO have submitted the Board the of this
Department. and if any Information was required by
Board in reference thereto it not his place
but the province of this Department to have furnished
the And that his responsible contractor
has turned out a failure that Your Honor will be
able that the appropriation for the repairs
on concrete pavements will be
TO sum sufficient enable this Department to the
work SO urgently required completed without any fur
| thcr delay
As to of the other appropriations made for this
Department the works OF the city, recently com
| mented upon by the Comptroller, shall ask Your
Honor's attention in future communication: Yours
| very respectfully, GEO. M VAN NOKT.
| m of Workc