The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-10
7s2, $50 square yards Of asphalt mileage Of
237U.
fhs area and mileage Of various kind. Of

Cobblsstous. Observation-Disclosures. i6osl Al
Total OoI a5e 50
II IL a work OF extreme difficulty to eomp pare
the cost Of this work with that In other cities.
combined differently in the various reports.
The REPORTS q the city Of Paris are perhaps.
sSs %S .of the Si Escafe there Sas
II cannot be stated definitely on account OF
,i9yernment ownership Of the quarriesi The
Is done In Paris for s342 a square yard, aud
ina IN sen SesPs you'd amount TO e.
total Of SG42 square yard. In this city the
ssghalt pavement y lsid at an average cost OF
teeing that It will be kept in order for fifteen
years without additional cost to the city.
ASPHALT A SUCCESS.
The extensive introduction Of asphalt nave
ments Ia residential districts has been at
ment yet designed 80 fully meets the require
lessness and the great demand for its extern
sion by our citizens warrants the belief that Y
its use Tor the tenement and residential dis
tricts. believe that granite pavement only
should be laid on business thoroughtares
where the tralflc IL heavy.
UPTOWN IMPROVEMENT
The Department Of Public Works has also
completed the 155th Street Niaduct as far as
Gan be done until the new McCombs Dam
and Il Is now open to public trsffic. The via
ducts total cost Is about 500 600. In the CO.
bridge. and the enlargement OF the approach
thereto into a square or plaza, an improve
ment ia in progress which will form one Of the
most popular. useful. and ornamental features
OF the city's pu bic i'm proven entA
contract has been entered into for the cree
at Third avenue. and Tor a tcmporsry bridge
to he used during the construction OF the per-
aansh ERs cs for Of sns wGr Gravel oS
this great thoroughiare. and give greater clear
epace for the river traffic. as required by the
eminent. The estimated cost OF the bridge Is
Sl.222OOO. and 1t Ia believed that the entire
improyement can be completed BY the close Of
GOOD WORK OF THE DOCK DEPARTMENT.
The Department Of Docks has carried for
ward the Improvement OF the water front, with
creased ere edmmerslaI fScIities AND aSEmeptei
public revenues, six new niere have been con:
sstruct.d, four piers extended to tho bulkhead
river wall completed. This makes an aRgre-
gate Of new wharfage OF two and one-half
are in course OF construction and work on
about half n mile OF river wall Is under way.
The d T has sf0 S sSS w pGs
cubic yards OF ashes and. street refuse, BY
this means about sxty.four acres will be
added to the area OF the island.
Tss o q i9s DSrk when s1s
47ai2 we're for acquired property, 1851
350iT for construction. and S254. b72 IS for
maintenance and repairs OF the whole, water
an increase OF more than 100000 over any
The work Of 1899 included the preparation
OF n plan for the Improvement Of the North
River frontfrom Charles street to West Tweu-
nH,thitd street: based upon STUDY Of the best
ments Of the conditions and commerce OF this
port This plan proposes accommodations for
docking the largest existing vessels at a mini
mum expense. and an increase OF wharfage
room OF more than three miles. Applications
sH e OF sd wn
the limits o. tbs se Proposed Improvement an
additional appropriation for this purpose is
asked for by the Dock Department or contem-
plated by the Sinking fund Comm issioners
the usual and authorized annual appropTia-
tlon OF $1,000. 600 shall be expended. because
It promises the greatest return asa asa rerma-
The citys prosperity largely depends upon
maintaining its commercial supremacy. and
this plan should be adopted and the work pro-
ceeded with as rapidly as the present annual
appropriation for the Dock Department will
permit
STREETS DETER CLEANED THAN EVER BEFoRF.
j feel justified in saying that the Depart
mont OF Street Cleaning Is better organized
and In more effective condition at this time
much remains to be done TO perfect the sys-
tenn in order to do the work as well and as
II
throughout the entire city are being better
cleaned now than at any time heretofore.
greatly hammered during the past winter BY
the unusual severity OF the weather. The con
dItions were such as to greatly Increase the
expense Of the work. especially that OF the
final disposition OF ashes and street refuse.
1t was difficult, and at times Impossible, to re-
move this refuse because OF prevailing storms
and the accumulations OF ice in the harbor
preventing the towing, OF the scows to tho
places OF unloading. The expense OF carting
refuse and OF removing snow was al so greatly
In cTeased The cost Of this work being, there
fore. largely in excess OF the amount appro-
prlated, there resulted a deficiency which at
one time threatened to seriously cripple the
service for the balance OF the year. An eco
nomical and buslnessltke management OF tho
department has however. almost wholly over
come that difficulty. and has resulted at the
same TING IN securing Increased efficiency in
The law now requires the work OF street
system the EXPENSE Of Which IL more ne p ibnn
cleaning, The quantity OF refuse to be re-
doubled in the past ten years. Under the
present system 3S2 miles Of paved streets are
cleaned daily as thoroughly as the existing
facilities OF tho department permit while
prior to the enactment OF the present law, In
lsH2. only % miles OF streets were cleaned
Some idea Of the magnitude OF the work
done by the Department OF street Cleaning
addition TO cleaning 3S2 miles OF streets daily,
ashes and garbage are collected and removed
900 miles OF streets.
CREMATION or Refuse
The question OF the best method OF final dis
position of ashes aud street refuse 10 a serious
one. Towing the material 10 sea and dump
ing II there or using II for filling In purposes
at such points as are available. has been con-
tinuei. because it 10 at present the cheapest
and the only practicable method. ThsIe is
very general interest In the subject OF ELENA
ton Of refuse, and many systems have been
devised. some OF which have been put into
more or less successful operation in other
cities. The question Hs TO whether cremation
is practicable and desirable for this city as 10
" neither the expense would DO greater or less
than the present method, and as TO what sys-
ten. II any. Is to be- adopted. are Icing in
quiTsd into and will he carefully considered.
In order 10 properly continue tho present
method until the question OF cremation shall
have been determined. the nnal disposition
for the next two Or three years has been pro-
yided for " the construction NJ a crib around
Xix sr's Island AS before stated. which Is Capa-
BILE Of containing about 3UOOuUO cubic yards
NJ nlling. This will add to the area of the
island about siNty-fOur acres. which will 10
available for the erection of chart able o. penal
Institutions w the city As may hereafter 10
determined.
YoU CAS HELP KEEP TIE CITY C1EAN.
Our citizens should thoroughly understand
that no matter how well the work OF the Lee