New-York tribune., 1873-08-02


sevenh-sye.. from One nehundredand-tenthst and Cen
trail Park to Harlem RIVER distance OF u miles, Is com
pleted except the laying Of about one mile OF naesing
which is now being put down ana VIII DC nnsnen'
probably, early In August. The roadway Is ooieet IN
width, and the sidewalks IS feet broad upon tue
borders OF which trees 10 be planted as soon az h
sewers have been constructed GaspIpes have ALREADY
been laid and lamps OF the boulevard pattern set
ND along one OF the and partly the other
stxth-ave from the Park upward. about II miles, Is
done as regards grading tagging laying Of superstrdc
ture &c. but remains yet TO be severed The contracts
for doing this have been awarded, aud the work VIII
be begun.
One-hundred and forty-fith ST., between sixth ana
seventb.ayes. was completed some time since and IL
finished like the Others Its width is 100 feet with 40 feet
of sidewalks and co feet of roadway Seyentysecondst
from Eghhaye to the Hudson River Is also TO be mace
a boulevard with a width OF 100 feet 60 In carriage
way 1t is complete and open for use from the
Grand Boulevard TO the Seventysecondst entrance 10
Central Park, and the rest Is proceeding rapidly ana
will be done az far Riverside Drive early In the FAN
Manhattar-st from Avenue g. Nicholas to Twelfth
ave. was finished far regulating aud grazing were
concerned last season. The norherly portion is now
being paved with granite blocks while in the southern
portion q large outlet is to be completed this
Fall This street intersects the Avenue st Nicholas
the Grand Boulevard aud the Riverside Drive ana VIII
form when completed short cut from one to another
when persons do not wish to follow the drives through
out The work OF regulating and grading the avenues
streets surrounding Morningside Park which was
begun last year. and that the new Riverside Drive,
egun in January last was suspended about May ana
will probably not be resumed this season.
BY the construction of these boueyards numerous
splendid roads for driving have been or VIII De opehen
in this part of the city, adding greatly TO the ENJOY meh
OF ride afforded by the beauties OF scenery wch nave
ever been so highly esteemed by many In addition 70
thaNV of
will be built upon with fine mansions. cottages ana
villas as some are now in part, thus contributing sun
more TO the atractyeness OF that section Before ths
takes place ALL considerable grading OF lots VIII
have TO be done for in places theavenues ne ucn
above the adjoining property while at other Spots tey
are lower. In time, however this will all De remedeu
it is claimed, by cutting down the high ground and hE
ing In the low and handsome dwellings will ador each
plot for the expense of preparing the ground will pre-
vent the erection of any but costly houses.
OPENING AVENUES AND STREETS.
or less ornamental nature. but equally important,
Is the work of opening and grading the various
and streets the upper wards being performed by
another branch OF the department The principal
of these are Eighthave, from Flftyninth to Onehun
dred- and -twenty.secOn and Madson-avc from
Eghty-sixth to On the
former, the grading has been completed far One
hundredthst and this section Is now ready for cur6ng
hundredth andsixthst, considerable heavy and hard
rock cutting has been done already, and small
piete1 soon From one-hnndred seventh to one
t & 70 'fTy s ueep s was de-
which then slopes gradually TO One-hundredanntwenty-
secondst. This has been finished for about twothrds
OF the width throughout the whole distances ana all
will be done by August l. 1874 The work OF ex.
tending and M to grading @ sod sn6 Psea
finely the first aud the third sections Nothing has
yet been done the middle piece the contractor
having abandoned the job. No new contract has been
made SINCE and none Will be entered into by the
department for the present but it is estimated that If
work were begun now 1t could be completed by Jan l.
1874 On the first section for about two blocks heavy
ridge Of hard rock met with but this has already
been cut through to the proper depth Iae rest con.
sisted OF filing In, which was OF considerable depth at
the upper end but has been completed up TO about
Ninety leaving two blocks yet to be done.
The dirt for this has been brought In cars from the Harlem
Railroad Improvement, relieving that company Of the
expense ana trouble OF removing IT, and enabling the
contractor TO perform his work much more quickly and
upper portion the filling has been done nearly up to the
grade fine far down as Observation-Disclosures
IRON -hundred-and-fourteenth to One-bundred-
and-twentieth.st;, this Is now almost finished
actively, 100 and 10 trucks being employed daily
the average and II Is expected that the whole will be
nuas level being above that OF the adjacent
ground will render necessary the raising Of the
flng OF lots by propertyowners to enable them
their property fairly In the market in few
the other hand, some cutting down will have to be
done, all OF which win entail heavy expense on the
possessors OF real estate in that vicinity which is be-
Ieyed will In time be fully compensated for by the
HANGED value these improvements will give TO their
lands.
TwENTY-rIREE MILES OF STREET UNDER REPAIR.
The Department OF Public Works has under improve
in regulating and grading somewhat % miles
and streets altogether, of which the other
pieces follows
L:xngton.ave., at the upper end, which will be
graded. curbed guttered, and tagged by Dec l. large
lest portion OF the work here consists OF deep filling be-
tween Seventy-fOurth and Seventy y-seventh-sts on
quence OF the raising or the grade eight feet have
begun again. and viii be pressed to early completion
Sxtysixth-st.. from Elgnthaye. to the Boulevard
sixty-seyenh and sxyegnth-sts from Eignth-ave. TO
to riverside Park seyentyhf ST., between Eighth
and Tenthaves. seyentyseyenthst ST., from Nnth-ave.
To the Boulevard; EightysecOndst, from Eighth-ave
to the Boulevard; Eighty-fourth-st., between Eighth
and Tenthayes and from the Boulevard to Riverside
Park Elghty-sxth st. wide and important one from
Eghth-aye 20 the Hudson River, which ls completed
from Nlntnaye to the river and only DELAYED on the
Egbty-seyenth and Eighty eghthsts, from Eighth 10
aves One-hundredtn, One-hundredand-fourth, One.
hundredandh NTH, and from
EShth-aye to the Boulevard; one-hundred andt thirty
thrdst from Tentlave. to the river One-hundred-
andhiryeg ghth-st, from the Boulevard to the river
one-hunired-and forty nfh-st, from seyenth-aye to
One
aud one ty-trssts from seventh to
Eghth-ave nd-twentyeighth-st, from
Sixth to Elghth-aye aud Onehundred thirty III tn
ST., from Harlem River to Eighthave.
On the side the streets are bixtyseyenth from
Third to Fourth-aye Seventy nrst Seventy -ftn and
Seventy sixth, from East River TO Fifth-aye seventy
seventh, from East River to Firsrave.; EIghty-hrs
from East River TO SecOndaye Nnetyslxth from Sec
ond Fifth-ave One-hundred and-nne teenth, from
Fourth Sixthaves; ana
from Third sixtlaye. Work all these streets is
being pushed forward rapidly to completion. Many |
pieces are already nearly done while others in
very advanced state. Most Of them will probably be
finished before Dec. though eurDng guttering and
agging prohibited BY law during the Winter season,
or from Nov. is 10 April Is.
Another important now being conducted by this
department the laying vi CrOton water mains on
Tenthaye., from the gate-hOuse at One-hundredand
thrteenthst Nineytlird-st, and thence gate
house at Ninthaye. aud Ninety second-st, In cOnse
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