New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-24
MORE PLUMS FOR TAMMANY.
COMMISSIONER DAILY GETS $i.2a3,22o.
INTENSIVE WORK IN REpAvING STREETS PRO
yIpEp FoR-GooD POSITIONS FOR
a" WORKERS.

WORK Frs.
Another big appropriation Of 81 o43ooo was handed
aver yesterday to Mayor Glroy's successor in the
Department OF Public Works Commissioner DAILY
nsblv 10 be used in repavng the this year.
:, absorbs about fvetweths OF the additional 3d.
900 900 which the Tammany Legislature OF last
authorized 10 be expended IN street repaving The
net which Commissioner DAILY submitted January
~ was approved without change except that East
Thiriethst.. between Madison and Lexington ayes,
q, cost $40 O4O stricken out because the property
owners or the block do not want asphalt pavement
snd the paving OF the Boulevard. from Ninety second
% One hund red aud 81 Xteenths st, estimated at S2lS
900 was left of because Mayor GilrOy was Of the
nc,non that us the Boulevard NAV be used for the
extension OF rapid transit 1t would not be good policy
N spend money it when the paving might be torn
nm in short time. Fast fifty-fftI-t. between Third
and Lexnstonavcs, was scocc 10 INC ISL TOT TeFaVI
with asphalt.
-eport from one OF Controller NyerSS engineers In
sisted that the specihcators for asphalt pavement be
made broaa enough 20 enable al asphalt companies u
sp,er into competitions for the contracts The spec
sntions now used By the Department Of Public WOrAs
Tho engineer said give practical monopoly 10 the
pa,bcr and Sican companies while other companies
sa inst as good work. The Mayor was dsplcasd
,h This criticism upon his management OF the Public
vorks Department. and said that The engineer had
c.,s ont OF his sphere OF duty. and vas meddIne Win
maues which no concern OF his Inc depart
u.nt Of Public Works looked after its specifications
on.-,v Resides the engineers statement that
Their companie, had done Just as good WORK. 'h'
wavor declared was false. lie pointed to the pave
-. IN Eighth and Lexington ayes. as proof OF bis
assertion. - e-co oso ,s
10, Granite block pavements and S6'4l+o Tor asphai'
nov.m.nts The employment OF speclai lo''e "
ur.rntend the work was authorized WHICH Will give
rommanv Hall chance 10 put several attachments OF
an
~ ,,rms which the new Commissioner Will have TO
,vs ont will be places as consulting engineer at
=, 600 a year; assistant engineer. at S3ooo' TWO
,rans,msn and draughtsmen. at SloOo' TWO ieVeheis
=, a 600 and four rodmen. al Sl,ooo eaoH ihe
Cnr,ro,l.r was authorized 10 employ an engineer al
$1,000 q year 10 watch the progress Oh "e "0fA anu
report 10 him. am . $500 ,o ,,o
,n,ovemen,s will be issued by the Controller as the
work progresses - - o,,,,o,,.oa hr tho
hoard Is as follows:
Grant,. Block Pavement-Csna from Bowery 70
Fast Broadway; Worth from Broadway to PARK now :
v,.cr.r from Crosby ST. 10 Eighthave.; Barclay from
rou.sa place 70 Greenwich; Nestry, from NaricN 10
greenwich: Howard, from Broadway TO Centre III
vsrs,v Place from Waverlcy Pace 10 fouF'ee"'"'
Rroadv,y from Forty fifth TO Forty second fo''
s.cond from Eighth 10 Twelfth aves'; fo'"'L'"Ne
tnm Ibrty second 10 Thirty-fourth. ane Fourtn'aNe
go ror,,.,b 70 Fortv-second Thid-ave. from Ninety
s,r,b ~ One-hundred and ninth: souths RON ""''e
hall to Corcars Slip-$50s.Ooo' -
Asphalt Pavement-Stanton, from CLINTON 10 'un
non. Columbia, from Broome to Houston. iorS'VV'
frc,n Grand 70 Houston Mulberry. from Broo'ie I"
pia.c,er: Henry from Oliver TO Rutgers Avenue
n from Houston to Fourteenth Second ST. from ave
nps A 70 Avenue d Sixeentl-st. from lrVihs r''oo
70 Avenue A: Irving Place. from Fourteenth 10 l"h
,i..h N,nths from Fifth to Sixth ave. Nne'cei'n
from Fifth to Sixth ave- Thirty egh'h-St. from f"V1
10 sixth ave-: TArtieth-st.. from broadway 10 SNaa
ave. Thirty iour;hst. from Fourth 10 Elgntn avo;
ror,v 8rs,.st from Fourth to SiAth ave toT1v MIRO
e. from Third 20 Lexington ave Forty .ao
Seventh 10 Eshth are Fifty seconds. IRON br'" ",
way TO E!eaiR ave; Fifty fifth ST.. from Fourth 10
Lexington ave: F!ty-0fth-st, from Ihlrd 70 LeMnnS
ton ave: Fifty.sixthst.. from fiith 10 SIM Roe
Ffty.eighth St. from Madison 10 leAlns@ On hNe' ri'y
nirth.st from Madison 10 Eighth ave S:XN -N'' ,
Al from FIFTH 10 Madison ave- eeveEie' it, ,i1H
Lexington 10 Madison aye seventy .'rN' ~ Vl NM
m Madison ave: Seventy;h.Td ST. from Eighth ave- ~
boulevard Seventy fourh-s from MADISON ~ or VI
ave =: Sevcny-cig hthst from Madison 10 lll.N"N..'
seventy Dintist from Madison 20 liiih ave. SNvrnn
sevenfh-st., from Fourth 20 Lexington ave:
ninthst from Second ave. TO Ven'!" a -'' ~
second ST. from Columbus to Amsterdam ave: o.e
hundred. and twenty hrst-St from Leno1 10 ,. q
ave: one hundred and twenty siNthst; from run 10
Seventh ave One hundred and th!Tethst from Lei."A
IN seventh ave Park ave, from Sixth-eignth 10 ov
eDty-frst-s: Madison ave. from seem ~ 900 o"u "
seventy ninth-st.-S674.140; total Sl243'@@o