New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
FOR PAYING THE STREETS.
WHERE HI NEW WORK WILL BE Dune
vrersr Will NOT BE FAvoRED-CoMMIssIoN

wrsr.sT. WILL NOT BE FAVORED-CoMMISsIoN-
Err GILRoY's RECOMMENDATIONS.
ze ,mportant subject of deciding upon the streets
IN he repayed under the act OF the Legislature allowing
snoci,l animal appropriation Of 81 o 5000 for. three
wears WAS disposed of by the Board of Estimate yesier-
dsy. Under tie act this Is the las year rf such IT.
navinr but an amendment has been proposed WEIGH Is
now pending at Albany extending the operation OF the
act for two years longer with the same expenditure OF
q, 600 600 a wear. In submitting his recommends
flor. which provided for the repaving of an area OF
224 40 square yards, at a cost Of $751; O2, commas
sioner GilTOy said:
The selection of the streets has been made ai'eF
careful and laborlouS surveys ana eAaI hiHa renni|e rc.
extent and conditions CI inc sllee.9 LILY" ,rd ~
pavement; the relative degrees OF necessity anu ~
rency for the requirements, and the character VI ut
new pavements % be ldld' III o.ier 10 ~ ,mr ~ and
pOsible manner the requirements OF PUBIC uaF'l; "nu
i'm the streets which are travcrsed or intersected Dt
caYtracks. excepting WnSt-st, the space III anu noout
the c~ar-tracks is cxciuded from the estimate Oh 'ae '1so
10 be incurred By the city for the requirements VI .o
reason that / hold that the various street ratIoau ON
panies. under their franchises ana ucr oDIEduonS "
the city, are and should be required TO nahe tne /"
pavcnents within such space at thelf owl eApomd
0maItv ss tne requirements 10 be made by the Guy
at tie expense Of the aXlayers al laLee; IeyeraI
reasons. The carriagcway is traversed ana nter,eEtTa
by the ~railtracks of different companies ir n tbo "M vail.
iength of the street and the space Ouislue u tS on
tracks IS narrow. If, therefore, the cltS snIuT PI ~
ceed with repaving tie narrow space on cac I or ON
the tracks and delay ShOuld cnsue in INDUCING OF 'vh-
~ III ne Giiffcrent railroad companies 10 make The
bereavement in and about the raj! tracks nn ieamT ~
~ the same quality and description and accoidlhE u
fhe same specifications, the repayment mauc ~ va
city would be of ltle or no benfn a.n 10 pPc rpIm
would moi f for lack % Of Uniformity. 1t IS, therefore;
Iaycmen'' ,b % i% This ease provision be made and
authority given TO have the entire wldth Oh 1e o a
rtagrway repayed by The city under one contract ana
6rs ctio5. az the same time looking to the different
railroad companies 10 reimburse the city for the rep"N0
ment made in and about the rall-trachS'
All Of Mr.. Gilroy's recommendations were ap-
nrovcd. except the requirement. of wcstst.. which was
stricken from the list. on Mayor Grants recolnn'hda
ton. because the Eelt Line COMPANY had repuuI''e1
IFS obligations 20 do the rcpavlng between its tracks u
,ba. street and for two feet on each SIDE OF inc
tracks.
The streets to be repaved with granite block on
concrete foundation with cross walks of North hlVer
bluestone or granite at the intersections are;
SQUARE Estimated ma
west-st 7>f from 6 Fo @lsEn F tns Init to G' ai sfs%5s ~ ..o ooo
q land g.adgr vat yatc[ ,, GtTick ia B GSad 1900 5000
Tan FaaS@. irom TT%eSty-third to Fifty 20 700 a7o.soo
p,ins %tn.., from par. Row to Pcari:,t. $5SS 1899 goo
Grand.st, from B ;ro6 d Yard T. 70 ' ienth sycs. ii77,40o 1900
sixth.svc., from Caruine-st to Twenty % soo ~ ooo
s405,G COO
The following named streets are to be paved "iIh
asphalt on the present Telford foundation WITH cross
Wis Of North River bluestcne or granite. except
whero the intersections are also of asphalt:
square Estimated
The Boulevard broadway, from Seventy q. ~ s,oo 400
ninth TO Ninety third-st. -o'o'O o'1V0
+ fou5t6 to ono.hi ndred. and thiItieth;.t. 1ioO 29'4oo
twentieth TO Observation-Disclosures e.o o. ,oo
fourth-st...... .-". -'-
. re-, el59,ooO
The streets to be paved with asphalt on concrete
foundation are:
squsgEe Estimated
Madisonave, from siNtieth TO Sixty oso s,o oa5
riftg.eyentn.st., from Fifth to Madison oo,o on
aves. -
-, S28,482
In the following named streets and avenues asphalt
will be laid on the present stone oloch pavelhc".''
with crosswalks Of the same material as in the Boule-
ward section:
Square Estimated
s szss,7.lS:s;., from from F Fit.S to @ SIKH SIKH ave ave-: 5s.iiSS o sii55. S4O
TN, 55Ss@ s:ss.t f 'as 9,sn r f $$ ! e E sx s .y ,:o sfas 1890 1898
Twenty.sixth.st, from Msdison-Sve. to =, n -. son
Ihirae'hs'' IRON M1ui'ol.N''. " 1920 1880
Thirty, ntth;st. from Madson-a1c. to .e,o "a SOC
E EE:::: :: !: III r., ,: ~. ;s rs, !: +: 4; II: II: :, :.:: ;;' ':i5$ HHi]55.::;:::##$
r r';S,, eighth, , it,, FROM y5"5 H ,s sl2i,5 !: s S:.soo 5 544ssS8 f22. sSS
Ffty-seyeath;st; f nr@1 t0uttH tb y XsuiSon $50 "a. 100
CO. to o. - - Ton Eoutb In FIFTH ave. 1850 II 500
Sixty ffth.st, from Fourth 70 Fifth ave- -'9'o l40VO
Seventy fourth St, from Madison 70 hlfth ooo
ave. -- i'oV ON''
One hundred and twenty fourth-str from
Mount Morris % Fifth ave. ..-..-.-:. l7So fl4o
Fnth- sGy oe.inI lfST red I and thiity nth 81. '". 5000 1000
| ro,a, .eoo7, 800
BY n resolution OF the Board stevenson Towle, te
engineer in charge Of The repaving' and The force un-
der his supervision were continued to pursue the
work ordered.
The eStimltes for asphalt pavements lncldue pro
visions fnI fifteen wears guarantee Of maintenance bN
fbe contractor. the same - under the contracts for
asphalt ravclnents payable from appropriations OF
the lat two years.
CONTROLLER MYERS WITS requested 10 prepare Tor
fine issue OF bonds 10 supply the money as II nav be