The sun., 1893-06-04

rnndum OF the time Gxed for the interview. so
that things m shnn get into tanGle n%sness 81
Comptroller Myers. Corporation Couns Clark.
rSsli %oFhs Rsi nn city
hs Hs s S, Is a .n
morning IS loaded With ali sorts Of Of letters
from niI sorts Of citzens. The letters contain
s short :, m%st 1, q Shich tho N%yor turns
has quail the little secretar ~ for tho expo.
complaints arc sent to the different city de-
pnrtments. with request for prompt inyesti-
cation and report. TO get rid OF ali these let;
ters and to give respectful audience to all
callers is but small part Of the Chief MaGs-
tra:ss daily routine Of business It would take
sonal a attention to. An idea of his responsl-
fact that besides havin. to discharge % the the
Se asS Of f6S Isff G
OF the Board Of Street 0rening and Improve,
ment OF the Board Of Electrical Control. OF
ofIIcer Of the new Municipal building COM COM
mis-, mis- sion. % He has also regular conferences
missioners. and the PRESIDENT of the board OF
Aldermen. not counting the business inter:
ot6Sr oSSs hsd daily with the heads OF
Te~all this mass, Of business Mayor Gilroy
has added the task Of personally expedting
the eight notable public improvements that
local government in hand These are the
Ruilhng nIiamg RfSor Of the Speedway along The
inF. the new pressure station ,'ini and Po tower
trlc,s oi tho town. ths tD noE HsreSmn River H,s
shed. the widening Of LIN street. the. reraving
OF srSss sSSS an Snd nss6 the new shP canal
when he tackled the street repavng project.
he he m had a. become tsorouGhly conversant with
%he Pubic ea ess X hs matter Of
an Interesting fact that he found time for his
toriG research In connection with this under
pie. discovering exactly what the ancient
hid hiGmans ms; did In the matter Of street paving.
sonal perusal to mako this branch OF the work
the aforesaid ancient Romans, great W as they they
had q great deal OF grumGling a and Hiv troubi. :.
oyer So their street nayements. The noble Old
than tie anti Brennanite ever did about the
eGnaisr Staens teOt o, SfM Hprk fy
payements They aritated the dust QUESTION MOI OF
pulling the stroets under the control and su-
ONCE was tho prototype OF Com mission
The resu Of syop md than6less post
matter OF repaving Gotham bore fruit last
March in the giving Of contracts for repay.
Ing principal thorouGhfares. and the work is
now progressing under the direction OF Mr..
to be expended on this i'm proysment and it is
expected that Il will give handsome aud ade-
auately mado thoroughfares TO the metropo-
lis: Tho AUTHORITIES had been talking ami
Mayor. Merchants had long known the need
q furnishing thoroughtnre that, would re.
overfowlng traffic o! Broadway hut they
ala pnohns Ges R1a 'akfS ap tS. tnS ara
bones Of the old project injected new life into
oilleial macRinery has. Ceen st@rtoi that viii
some thoroughrare. capable OF giving
the oIg iSeiltles i9r n the quick trans:
IN tic business part Of the town ~" It IaHa Is soins
to cost $2:OOO.OQ0 TO complete this improve
mont. and tho Mayor considers that It will he
money well and wisely speht. He oXpocts to
see the work actually peGnHi nri within the next
building in, City Hall Park that vii be Nm or
namept TO the city and will house the various
city departments that have to occupy now
has sS has l
roy confidently expects ground 70 be broken
IN tho City Hall rnrk Tor this noteworthy pub
:, Tho old Third avenue bridge across tho
drance rathor than an aid TO commerce II is.
furthermore. now OF illegal height, for the
Legislature has decreed that bridge there
shall be at least TWENTY-FIVE feet above tide |
bridge OF requisite height that shall be ade-
guato TO accommodate commerce for tho next |
100 years, Il Is estimated that the bridge !
WI! cost 81 2oo OoO and bids are soop TO be
Two years ago, while still Commissioners Of |