New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
REPAVEMENT OF FIFTH-AVE

THE PUTTING DOWN OF PATENT PAVEMENT oP-
posED-A SUGGESTION THAT THE BEST MACADAM-
zED ROADS IN CENTRAL PARK BE INITIATED.
To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR: see that the cODvening OF the Legls-
at Albany produces annual crop Of scheines
for increasing the taxation and burdens upon our
people which are now almost intoleraDe refer more
particularly TO bill preseutedby Mr. Seward asking
grant to certain persons giving them the right to cover
Fiftb-aye from Washing ngtonseuare to Nineeth-st,
with another poultce abOmination at the modest cost
TO the people Of Sc the yard USED 70 De oone
by the infamous Ring at s. the square yard The pro-
posed poutice covering would render tho avenue i'm
passablc In and freezing weather; 1t would not 10
tolerated for moro than Winter, and would be re-
moved as promptly was the Work OF the King That
experiment cost the city only t5O000o The proposed
one will cost about twice that sum. The avenue as
carrage-way would have TO be abandoned In tle WIN
ter and would only he useful skating and coastng
groun nd for If the property on the
desired reach the water or gas mains for any
purpose they would be at the OF these parties Tor
any claims they might ft to demand for taking up
and replacing their poutice
Why go to Albany for authority to pave our streets
Have people OF this city enough brains TO- know
when our need paving and what material TO use
for 1t Persons desiring to give US good pavement for
q fair price will meet with opposition from our City
Government, the Taxpayers who foot the bills Is
stated by interested persons that the plaster pavement
opposite the Worth monuept has bad no important at
ention or repairs since 1t laid assert that 1t has
had almost constant attention both day and pght ana
hundreds will corroborate this assertion. Every few
months we hear from personsAwbo chary Of giving
their namosa doeful wall over the horrible condition
OF the Fthave pavement and when the cry is loudest
some phanthropst presents q bill to the Legislature at
Albany asking 1t TO allow these troubled spirits the
right TO pave the and fix up thlngs ReneralS
at s6 the square yard. Then again. they claim TO ne
greatly Inundated beeause European clHes nave neer
Have they2 claim that our streets
having q good Russ or Belgian pavement, are equh 10
any in the world The main disgrace We suHer IN the
minds OF strangers OF the enormous swindng ana
robbery people by persons VINO nave heretofore
Undertaken experiments paving our streets win
worthless patent compounds We are surfouuded WIN
bluesope and granite, the best paving material Known
more mportance ono has undertaken 10 monopoIze
their right Let us, theD use our granite
and bluesione. nave our streets well paved Win tnen
and compel these schemers Tor poutlce paVemens 10
stand ASIDE am heartily sick OF this brood OF oobers
who get up schemes fleece people, ana then 20 10
Albany to havo them legalizedN II we are TO reiave
a similar kind TO that in Central Park, which
has stood the test Of constant heavy wear Or ABOUT 10
years and is now as perfect when first used, and no
patentee claim royalty OF thousands OF dollars 1of
the privilege of laying IL on the avenue. 49,
It Is amusing 10 what passion these pouitice-
having men have for patent rights and how lltte re-
gard they have for the rights OF the people IL rs ngn
Joke claim patent for this compound OF stun tney
propose to spread over the avenue. Next they VIII
claim apatent for eating beei-ste3k, ana wnen some
Door, hungry fellow wants 10 get the wrlpkles OUT OF
hs vest with good, square sirOiDcu he VIII nnd hrs
right 10 do so off until he pays these great Inventors
a royalty at the rate or $6 the square yard
L appeal 10 our Senators ana Members at Albany 10
protect this taxburdeDed community from iurther spO.
son b. these schemers Tor corrupt ana Costly oDs VI
All kinds JOHN H. SHERWOOD.
Fiu-are and Forty fourGi-s Nep- York. Feb IL. 1875