The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-08
PAVING and PAYING,
Contfnued from First Paoc.

RS also the nature of that tratic, must be
taken into consideration. PROBABLY for
slajing Equalliies no pavement yet in
vented can compare with our Belgian or
trap rock blocks aud when mtde into
specification blocks aud cnrefuliy laid. 1t
will In appearance compare quite favor
ably with any other that can TIC men-
TONED. 1t is somewhat Objectionable
however as Il model pavement; lis very
hardness and rlgidity causing 1T TO wear
smooth and slippery, but lis n~napDroach-
able durability has caused US 10 largely
continue lis use.
In our efforts 10 secure "A mo lei pave
ment We have experimental somewhat
with granite blocks. This class of pave
meut has been tried extensively
in other large cities. where IL
has commended itself sufficiently
10 warrant its continuance, and for the
limited time III which we have been able
10 observe its qualities, it seems 10 success
fully meet tine requirements OF onr city 10
a greater degree than other materia!s
heretofore used. Ii is slippery. as Is the
Belgian, hut Is more eiaStic and less trac-
live. while the fact that it wears more
rapidly is compensated Tor by the present.
ing of a rougher surface, thus affordlpg a
ltirtner and better foothold with compare
tive ease of draught. All things cousid-
cred, we believe that our grauite paved
streets nra the best that We have for
heavy traffic.
The folly of paving with a non-wear re-
1sisting material, streets that are subj set
TO considerable traffic. is fully illustrated
by the present condiiion of Ocean ave-
nue.. This street was originally paved
with Macadam. 1t Is the main aud only
paved artery leading to Bergen Point.
It's popularity is attested by the fact that
it is affected by ali classes of traffic To the
Almost complete exclusion of other parai-
lei avenues. Upon tie incoming of tile
present administration IL WAS found that
tnis avenue had after ebout ten years OF
wear become deprecated 10 such an ex-
TENT that immediate and extensive re-
pairs were. necessary; several bhoCSandso Oh
dollars were expended upou it, out the
traffic is so heavy an constant that TO
preserve the avenue IN IL desirable con-
dition would require al annual EeXpeudl-
ture sufficiently large To preclude the pos
sibility of our making many contemplated
and much needed improvements in other
sections OF the city. Unless neighborin%
and parallel streets are paved III the near
future 50 as 10 divert u portion OF the
traffic it will become necessary 10 rebuild
Ocean avenue with substantial block
pavement.
Much has been accomplished during
the past year in the line of permanent
street improvements. Sections which
for years have known the primitive cob
BILE stones are now beautifled by new and
uniform roadways. The work las been
unheralded but continuous. Street after
street has undergone whole or partial
restoration. Repairs have been made to
adegree not comprehended by the aver
g citizen who does not devlate from the
monotony of his route 10 and from bust
ness. Scores OF new receiving basins
have been built; hundreds of yards of
new bridge stone cross walks have been
laid; thousands of feet of new curhstone
has taken the place of old where needed.
Patches lnpumerable have been msde to
streets in an otherwise fair condition;
and whila fhia hus ftpcaSgituta6 tina pY-
penditure of thousands of dollars it can
only be referred to in a general way. The
principal betterments are here Gunner
ated. Not a dollar OF their cost was
raised by taxation nor Is it assessable.
The license money received by us for this
\ purpose has been made to pay for it all,
b and in making this statement we feel
THAT our expenditures on this account
have been judicious.
THE WORK DONE.
EGreene street, from Grand sire ct to Es-
sex street, repaved entire with Belgian
block pavement.
Washington street, from Grand street
to Pennsylvania Railroad. repaved entire
with granite block pavement.
Warren street. from Grand street to
Newark avenue, repaved entire with
granite block pavement.
Provost street. from Sixth street to Erie
Railroad, repaved entire with Belgian
block pavement.
f1eDuefSOn SGr6eU, lTOul N0WaFk avenue
to Gregory street, repaved entire with
Belgian block pavement.
Grove street, from Mercer street to New
ark avenue, repavea entire with granite
block pavement.
Grove street, from Fifth street to Hobo
Ken. repaved entire with granite block
pavement.
Erie street, from Newark avenue to Bay
street, repaved entire with Belgian block
pavement.
Morris street, from Hudson street to
Greene street, repaved entire with Bel
gian block pavement.
York street. from WASHINGTON street to
Warren street. repaved entire with Bel
Rian block pavement.
Montgomery street, from Grove street
to Barrow street, repaved entire with
granite block pavement.
Bay street, from Henderson street to
Newark avenue, repaveu entire with Bel
giHn block pavement.
Fifth street, from Grove street to Jersey
avenue, repaved entire with Belgian block
pavement.
Railroad avenue (outsile of iron struc-
ture). from Newa k avenue to Brunswick
street. repaved entire with Belgian block
pavement.
Cooper place. entire. macaaamized.
East Hamilton place. entire, macadam
lied.
RECONSTRUCTED.
The following streets have been recon
strucsed TO II greater or less extent.
Where repairs lave been needed, they
have been made. Some of the streets
have required considerable repaving in
portions and we lave endeavored 10 do
the work in such name rs that the re-
paved portion at least shall be equivalent
TO new.
Grand street, from Hudson street to
Library Hall.
York street, from Warren street to
Henderson street.
Gregory street. from York street to
Henderson street.
Wayne street, from Henderson street
TO Grove street.
Mercer street. from Varick street TO
Monmouth street.
Steuhen streer, from Washington
street to Henderson street.
Pavonla avenue, from Erie street to
Monmouth street.
Ninth street. from Barnum street to
Henderson street.
Ninth street, from West Hamilton
place 10 Monmouth street.
Fifteenth street. from Provost street to
Grove street.
Henderson street, from Grand street to
Gregory street.
Henderson street, from Ne wark avenue |
to Hoboken line.
Jersey avenue. from New ark avenue TO
the Park.
varick street. from Bright street to
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