New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-11
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Commenting upon Controller Myers's recent en-
thu>a> m over the asphalt pavements laid uptown.
an uncommonly wellequpped observer remarks "Thc
Controller shOnld not be In a hurry TO let 90 his
anchor. A newly surfaced asphalt street has way
of appearing all right but the appearance is not sure
to last The Controller should remember that all is
not gold that glit.erS and that the citys experience
in hi, class Of -sracng has neither time nor
any really substantial results to commend It, An i'm
portant feature in the construction Of this sort OF
pavement is the foundation or base OF concrete. In
London as we'll as in Paris and other Continental
cities this part OF the work Is looked after with the
closest attention. The formulated proportions OF
broken stone sand and cement are strictly maintained
the mixing is done with thoronghnc>s and the cement
is properly tested observed recently in Eighth ave.
where this work being somewhat hurricdly DONE
that the asphalt applied before the concrete had
SET and Oh another occasion casually thrust a cane
through ten or twelve inches Of concrete win Itfc
dIilicnlry the cpncrct" having been lan perhaps
f,rt, f. The attention of the Controllers expert New.
York certainly pays enough ior every sIue or and
it, pavcnrriS to insure the very be>t "oh ",a
uni"-s the foundations Of these asphalt pNcmc"ts .c
substantially made single >ea,o WIN ,ne moat -,
inlurc them seriously If mol indeed, to rum 'he"
Are the city authorities alive to the fact that In tho
construction Of cable railways It is Of the utmost
importance that provision should he made for clean
ing ont the calle pits either by flushing or draining
them IN other cities the fh which neccssarilF ac'
cnmnsicS In these places has been cause OF Serious
complaint. a. NAV readily h" snrnS"d Nc"'iorK
cable roads, but it does not want cable nu-nnces
Thi, one that can he avoided by proper measures,
and those nra. rr% should lie decided on before the
roads constructed not aherward
An expert directs attention to the fact that IN inc
description Of the design for the Grant Monument II
i, stated that either granite or marble may be used
and SAYS that the influence Of the atmosphere in this
region upon marble is highly unfivorabc. The DO
decorating eject Of salt air and moisture upon marble
may be observed on many monuments In Greenwood
and elsewhere. Til, phase Of the subject Is 50 I'M n,
puriaut that il Onelt to l." consdrrai III tiihe 10
il",cnt ay mistake in a monument conspicuous "a
that in honor Of General Grant will bc. In TINS cx-
p,rr- OPTION III" finest quality q granite i the best
material frr the purpose.
Tho falling OF in the total vot. owing to the new
SaNton election Law is pulling problem to Iamnahy
leaders but do not find that much attention Is given
TO the subject by other par", or factions There are
no data To- guide TIE judgment As TO IN" extent OF 'i'e
ANTICIPATED los. with the possible exception OK the
figures Of tho vote the first year after the registration
laws vcr. =. forced Richard \. Cunningham. pres
dent Of the A.w. Amsterdam Club, and leader OF III"
Comfy Democracy. tells me That the JOSS was e>u
mated at "a. tine at 5000 votes.
Tint nn,ycvcr !, not a fair tcst which 70 base
any clculaiouS a. To- the effect, Of the new law N"''
II ,!. PRISON, Who failed to register the hr't year
wee, d.,ricd ~ fear, they w"r" not RESTRAINED DC
cause of ignorance. Tn" registration law was "'t''
Absolutely ir,"-,arv here ~ IN prcvio'lN rc'N''N r.
,,.,t.r.. ard ,onuyron II voters, and th'~" n" had
been lril.y Il either oi'u'" AZ Previous elections were
az I'D tncr" was rI'. IN III" registration business
Ly witch lo,n l. Davenport iwhp was great ore I"
,e -. Moo ret, IN H." DAYS Wh.u he first hcrainc -l"F'
yI~,r If ,l.ctio-' r\I1 ted I" I"f evidence" a-''>t
,h.n r!.,r aye - rrp,',rr' - lc deferred no" our
t.uis lave ho"u remarkably free from ir"d "'
ma, .n. AID tho lo.> fs"m m"r" fear VIII hc exceed
,l.,v ,nhl Ignorance. however. Will cost
I'll hnh f,tor, h"lvI'S. Many VIII D"
dr;crr.,. alt"-'tlcr; many r"'" VIII NC
r,.',, 20 -.lc.' a tIri,t In'ell:c"niy; scratching
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, Iw Viii prov, H. here, 10 Il" an educational
4 qualification ud:r''tly applied to electors.
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Republican HAT the lo>- t" ~" '"m"'F thr"IIh me
>tNua MI ~ Sew York aid kinsN '"ui'l"> alone
y,d ,,'. N,v York stat ro'>i ,'.ns and radically
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IN 3d., .,ui:ry Ecpuhil'tr districts. fhr"Hr! 'tn"r'
,,.- w,ulI i. uuitc heavy. pr i"ri"H'"v. II mat
=, i,o lar" ,f,~. H.. -Av" II" ra>'n. 'fh'r I ~
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lt.v -. tlr li'"g'r> ia ~" "i'lr'. ms 'AI"I''"'
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T., .y ed roam D., ,r,.p and how 10 yo'" T. parry
ti,L.t Anl th, oi'"r III ne important point l.
,'p fi. i,i IL tl' uiry d. r't>. only pi"lr' nov
tI.f.,. r\i-' AID voters are not called upon I"
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,o...-. The farmer. VIII have fever difficulties TO
tax thc.r riad- ii.u Ia" cl'r v"t"r~
When John l. Dav"npnrr VA a-i''l il Il" CONSTRUED
} ,lr. >a>iun Law ~ -"mr Idmna'i t'"cr' d"' ~ r'
M, .u vni"r ten minutes Tn "h''h Z" '"'~id't ''' Il
90, the four tickets presented. for Congressman. STATE"
,ty and county oi'rt> " ~ no udiiI't "i H"'"''
va, his yrI,y. y, D." rushed away I" JOIN '"Hh Ia
, r.,l,,,. vino Wa va.in: hri klv rip the A>i"r
; llnu~, carry ara. h. hand new ~rapr "hi'h rep
T.. ,l,,ri Inn 1T ~" Inn" {" b" stu ~"h'ilhS rom
.,..lIrl feet and lh'ly to he hld mp for the resi-
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