New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
TREACHEROUS PAVEMENTS
HORSES UNABLE TO STAND on ASPHALT
TOBOGGAN SLIDES.
MADIsON-AvE AND OTHER SMOOTH STREETS
ROUGH on BRUTES- WILLIAM f. DoDGES
COMPLAINT AND COMMISSIONER
BDATTIE'S COMMENTS.

BDATTIE'S COMMENTS
william f. Dodge's letter 10 Commissioner Beattc,
Of the street Cleaning Department. is mainly re-
spon,blc for the unusual public interest manifested in
the asphalt toboggan slides Of Mad>onave llavilS
regard FOR the kncccaps and cannon bones OF his own
horses, Mr. Dodge keeps his carriage mostly on the
Belgian block, in Thirty sevenh->t other people,
perhaps not less humane but more houghilcNS permit
their animal, to 90 skating the tcacherouS bumcn
and it was the rink or toboggan slide feature OF the
avenue that collected groups of hcckcd spectators
ON the corner, Ia Tue,day. In weathe an asphalt
pavement is soft enough TO receive an impression from
the shoe of horse. aud Is therefore perfectly sac
travelling. but when winter set, in the bturcn be
hard glass and exceedingly teacherou' 10
the understanding. -Four legs are not enough 10 sup
port horse in Madisonavc. when snow and ice join
forrcs with the asphalt. At the very ca, hc ought
70 have ,iXtwo 10 slide and two on either side ior
props aud propcler,. Of course propulsion Is not
needed Going down grade. the slide Is 20 irctloi-
lc-, that journey Of several blocks may be accom-
pli>hcd by gravity alone.
Tie only obstacle in the way Of the perfect success
Of Madison tobosgan slide Is the absence VI
all pleasure. happiness and enjoyment in the conn
tonauccs Of the horses. II was noticed the last
rainy dav that the poor dumb bruie- did not smile
when their feet from under tlcm leaving thc!r
knees hooks. shoulders. hips and noses to Nlhtc u'
pavement And, down. it was well nigh Impossible
4" @' up aPa'n ." al '', ~ >, -, nocoror,no him.
,"'. nor'e ~ eA'''''0 I"U7',,,'' " .oram,Io
WI ~ ,"" " w., re- ~, hio,e,reo and
pi","s o ''' ar, H''"',,s W noanh scoro. 81
"h"'N'r use "hpI'"N 70 w VIM ,, ,a hoo
these mad pluueingS and furious scrmblngS nave poem
witnessed the asphalt llor,c after horse zoe,
down The -amc thing happens in other streets and
avenues paved with asphalt. The small patci :"
hitumcn in front of the Mutual Life Insurance Enid
nc IN Nassau t. Is the OF many hard falls.
hoy bpcu
sides struggling in tlc snow and considerable force
=, MON ard c,,,,lo,.,,.,+ IN assisting drivers to get
fallen animals upon their lcr~.
1I.c evidence plainly shows that the asphalt is The
, .t, ,n,,,,,. nc 81, tho De,ri,p bl,cks nearby
'"', Wv ,aa NJ Do1ge admit,
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beat All Tie "'ro 10Y "r'''nE' '"c 10 IA ,a.r 70
ana more nN'u sol, '' VIM ''' ,.oi ,,,t ,yr
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NOT 'ni 10 ana SHOP ''" w." "'' ~ .l,,ed
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pavement. ' wa "''~ 80, '' 5,,t,, lil-,
~" % 80 service %" '".' pun. . ,.,,nI,,- and
rubber d" '''"'' j. "'.'''' ~ ,,,,.ar ,,,,.ori,i
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,,N~ct,, upon Your department and attempt to
'Nri H u.4.' '''. i'.1 , 'in .'' ria ,,,nr,ent ha
i.." .r.,1 di,,ppoinrrnrnt If +, kept in such a
greasy condition that % Is almost impossible - he used
90 ~ bring m' own nor "nI ''''' ''.' , an' %
- ,L. ,u,n, Lsf,,.. ,'y b,i.c .nr,e time,
o. ftt
', hr stationed each dtF IN small parcl- ara deposited
' o." ". i, anu y, vi VOC ,Ee d,'lt dos rot
aih.r. aad n'ov, INTO the hou-"s. n win kindly
l'" u'' me mater Won Will greatly "o"-" "'a''
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lac. an, ,ry p,,p,slti,, to make concerning
,t. .,.,l,d - ,.,,i,. ,,, ,.rholt p,veneri ar 81
,do-,, ,l,o, .,t t,r tr,ve,r~ Mr. badge was asked
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~, $780,. - a.,
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ad''h''-'' ana womb NOT recommend IT.
lhoi -hmcn'. IN" Pui'tud" 81 the streets 80 paved
> ,i enc. tim1hl. advantage and hope The Tribune
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HORSE lH' 'Wu'l" with rubber slices is thu ia"
Eo.Iau blocks cut them an To- pieces, A. long A., they
,. confined To- IN, asphalt they answer every purpo.
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u h'- 50 d N' '""' "" OH 'H' I"'s"'r pavement
f',. arr Of little Use have mo- doubt that " hen th,
it, . intimate, MAYED a. r.r,,,,ut wifi, hlt, ,,
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.uit OF -u"t VIII Hc invented maj VIII satisfy every
demand
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'''N' W." 49, ~ NV f''"''' VAIN ~
FlLd'IPuH OH the paving stones al our ciN
mlu Iona. accustomed to the brick pavcmrut> Of PM,
1891. g.. ..t ..... 49,. . .... ., 80, ,.r.
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