New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-18
THE DUSTIN FIFTH AVENUE
A COMMITTEE VISITS Mr.. THOMPSON.

THE OBJECTIONABLE MATTER TO DE- REMOVED.
sPRINKLISG-A NEW PAVEMENT NEEDED.
The shocking condition of that part of Fifth-ayA
which skirts Central Park, az set forth in Tn
TRIBUNE yesterday, was brought to the attention
of Hubert o. Thompson, Commissioner Of Public
Works. in the course Of the day by COMMITTEES q
citizens who called upon him at his request, after
they had sent him the following:
No. es3 Fyrr-AvR
HupEnT o. THOMPSON, esq, Commissioner cr Pu1is
DEAR SIR: At meeting At my house this evening A
gentlemen residing upon Ffthsve., above Fifty-nintS.
g., and on adjacent streets II 'oIowing committee
William Belden III. o. Armour, Thomas Ruter, and my.
self wa, appointed to wait upon you regarding the
ave above Fifty ninth-st VIII you please state the
hour and place it win be agreeable to you TO receive
this committee on Monday next the 18th inst.i The
bearer will wait for your answer Very respectfully
'I Noe. IS, 1884 hh"hH H. BISHOP
After listening to their complaint concern
ing the accumulation of dust, compounded of fifth
and pulverized stone, on the Inacadamized road.
annoyance to those who dwell there and to ali who
pass that way, but has been pronounced by
physicians dangerous TO public health, and e.
son said that il was not his fault and that he had
not money enough to keep the street in proper con.
dtioD. lie sent tor Mr. Rogers of the Street-Clean-
ing Department who promised to have the dust re.
moved, and Mr.. Thompson agreed to have the road.
way regularly sprinkled hereafter.
In response TO the inquiries OF aTRIBJNE reportaP
Mr. Thompson said
Every year for several years back we have been al
lowed 10000 for maintenance OF all the Bouleyards
which aggregate twenty eight miles In length For thu
past year. In spite OF my earnest protest. the Board o
Estimate and Apportionment allowed only $4,000, and
81 200 that appropriation, and was compelled
two or three days AFTER To make reduction OF almos6
wards end roads have made the following statements
TO The Board Of Estimate and Apportionnent this year.
been sufficient to provide the necessary labor and
material to keep the road surfaces in perfect order and
at the time the roadwsys have been subjected
continual increase of and tear by the large increase
OF business traffic in the upper part OF the city Tho
direction Of the COMMISSIONERS Of the Central Park as
one peculiarly adapted to suburban districts but largo
portion of the territory which they traverse has
srcs, Of private cent. enterprise AN, ana i@proye%sn.
by any neglect on the part OF the city to maintain tho
streets and roads IN proper condition Fthaye from
ward. from Ffyninth to seyentynnth ST., have suffered
ways are 50 worn down that 1t s necessary TO either
new throughout the spcrsructure of broken stone ant
them with stone blocks or other material"
The work on that part of the Ffth-aye
snsms o %hsn to %
st. was done certainly seven or eight years ago, and
those for the WORK done s"b.eaacnty north Of that on
the avenue. The work from Ninetctbst. up was done
since became Commissioner OF Public Works. Tho
some degree experimental. are not considered by engi
nccTs gOUu AZ thosc or the WOfk paNtfent
Is used up The foundation is good. but needs resur-
facing. The OF this immediate complaint Is that ON
account OF the reduction OF the force have not
been able to do any sprinkng lately. have areednow
to give cart to do the sprnkling and the Street
Cleaning Department has agreed TO take off the dust for
thirteen blocks We have to take Of twenty eight
miles OF boulevard and ten miles OF country roads with
only twentyOne laborers double teams three horses
and carts few men in the shop and six or seven skilled
aside especially for repairing this part of Fithaye.
from seventy-.econd-st. down. not less than $780,:
OOO and that will enable us to repave IL
with stone pavement. The foundation is good. This
will be much better than resrfaclng. IL could
prevent heavy wagons from passing over it, the mac
adam pavement would do The PARK Department can
regulate travel the roads in the Park but not those
outside. think it would he good thing II the Park
had charge OF this Fifth Avenue road bug
that could properly be given them unless the control
OF the other streets bounding the Park placed in
their hands, and that would produce confusion I'm sro
wish some body else had control Of them besides