New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
THURSDAY,
MAY 80, 1895.
BETTER PAYMENTS IN VIEW
STREETS WHERE COBBLEsTONEs MAY
GIVE WAY TO ASPHALT.

COMPREHENSIVE REPORT SENT TO COMMITS
sIoNER BRooKFIELD OUTLINING THE PRO
POSED ROUTES REGIONS OF THE WAGE
EARNING POPULATION FAVORED
THoRoUGHFAkEs MADE con-
vENIENT FOR HosPI-
TAILS AND FERRIES
Commissioner william Brookfeld received yes
terday from Water Puryeyor l.. =. North COM
prehensve report. ordered by the Commissioner.
Indicating streets to be repaired with asphalt. In
place Of WORKOUT and defective stone roadways
The total number OF square yards to be laid II
l95o25. at an estimated cost of s7so,loo The Water
Purveyor In his report says:
Somewhat over 60 per cent OF the pavements re-
laid since and Including 1853 have been granite or
asphalt. or the l.lsGO7S square yards Of asphalt
pavement now laid In this city, between 20 and 70
Fourth-st. on the south, Thrd-ave on the east on
north Ty sons s to hs ss
boundaries. somewhat roughly include the habita-
tons OF the Weather portions OF our population
region favored is that occupied by our wage-earn-
ing population ana aside from this nothing ha:
and all classes Of people. The principle has been
point Of view. commenced under your predecessor.
mainly through the efforts OF your consulting en-
h Bowsry to Whcs
are added the populous regions about the Five
lected for asphalt pavement that will extend the
present lines OF transportation and open routes
across the city which will cheaper the delivery
OF goods and give comfortable access TO some OF
the more important ferries.
work is south OF Chambers-st. and in the business
part of the city that to per cent is in regions east
is devoted to routes ' Of distribution OF this only
223 per cent Is in that division OF the city which
contains between 50 and 20 per cent OF the asphalt
now laid. SO that in fact H7 per cent OF the pro-
posed new work will be where most needed for
sanitary purposes. In the lower parts OF the city.
To summarize these recommendations: Laying
Dna S ss M re an n:
asphated streets about Wallst will be almost con-
pavements will be brought near to South. Fulton
and Catherine ferries. Grand-st. ferry being already
the corner Of Centre and Park SITS al one point
and the new Criminal Court House at the Other
east side as far as Eighty ,sixth-st. and on tho
west as far as One hundred and nineteenth-st:
q an oi and viii be apha
so that pavements there can be thoroughly c!eansed
oltilizns the asphalt pavement already laid and
stuyvesant-st. connects Eghth-ave. and the Boule,
ward with the asphalt pavement on Fffth-ave. ana
the Second-ave system. Going south and west from
the END q he phP sc and 9ne eo %e
meets with the Christopher-st. ferry and another
carriag able road in proximity to the Desbrosses-
ST ferry. the landings OF the Hudson River boats
and OF many nd TIE r9s s
utillzes considerable length OF asphalted streets
west ends Of rwenty-ihird.st The extension OF
the asphalted pavement now on Fortieth-st. to
pie using the Forty-second.st ferry and the Grand
Central Railroad station. The extension west and
through ambulance route in the service OF the
mny hospas between Ninth and tenth aye
St.. with its north and south connections. performs
@ and lacks only sS ' feet ' Of
ing them all with the Seventy second-st entrance
ward makes the asphaited length Of that thor
oughfare. counting from Thirteenth-st, about 5.5
1t seems that as a financial measure ther. IS
sound ,h se9n9my in replacing our wornout gasemens
and also in view OF the fact that through higher
in that are paved b With asphalt
cost Of street sweeping !and you know about twice
repaving streets the saving from asphalt pave
ments cannot be put al less than 10 per cent.
II Is. however as sanitary appliance that an
asphalt pavement presents the greatest value. IL
that offer lurking places for disease germs and
can be thoroughly washed whenever it is thought
II viii be seen that all of these desirable re-
Sgs orms Be oarS ne Ana the
ment II was ascerained that the cost OF asphalt
s Of ak it ce@a % S2
time procure Hesitation at Albany directing You
The necessary money. It does not seem fair to ali
the interests OF the city. in view OF the great
requisite for this work from the yearly appro-
pratons for paving
The very we.ghty claims o, househoders and
viii render The city habitable during the sea
son In which windows are kept open. II urged with
unanimy would receive immediate attention with
the funds necessary 10 satisfy their desires 1t is
only the inhabitants of the tenement houses that
lack means for organization and effective repre-
sentaton. And | think their necessities should
be attended 10 before other Interests are satisfied
II is confidently expected that increased compe-
tition between those laying asphalt payements
viii result IN reduced cost to the city
The proposed routes and thoroughfares for asphaI,
paving follows:
Through routes-Sprng- St from Sullivan 10 Green.
wieh. excepting between Clark ami Hudson: Clark
St: Macdougal from Waverey Place to Spring
St. Waverley Place from Fifth-ave to Macdougal:
Barrow-st. from West West Fourth and Wash.
lngton Place from Grove 10 Macdougal: Greenwich
ave. from Sixth 10 Eighth ayes: Ninth-st I'nyer-
sity Place TO Stuyvesant-st.. Stuyvesant-st from
Third to secondave: Twenty-first-st: from Fourth
to Eighth-ave.. excepting between Fifth and Sixth
ayes: Twenty second-s from Second-ave 10 First
ave Twenty second-st from Eighth to Eleventh
Fifty-eghth-st. from Seventh to Tenth-ave; Fifty.
eighth.st from Lexington 10 Third-ave.: Boue-
ward from One-hundred -andsixth to One-hundred-
and-nneteenth-st. east side Madison-ave. from
Seventy-ninh 10 Elghty-sixth-st: Seventy -frst-st
from Fifth-ave TO Frst-ave.. except between Madi-
South OF Reaie-st.-Pne-st. Nassau William:
Nassam-st. Wall to Spruce. except between Pine
and Liberty; William-st;. Beaver to Pearl
East Of Centre-st and south OF Sccond-st.-Park-
st. Mott to Centre; Baxter-st Park Row 10 Grand:
hottest. Park Row to Hester; Muberry-st., Park
ST: Bayard-st. Baxter to Division; Frankn-st..
Baxter 10 Centre: Pitt-st, Broome to Houston:
to Houston and Surrolk: orchard.st.' Division ia
Houston: Essex Clinton and Allen, all from Diyt-
THE MAYOR THINKS DOORMEy GET PAY EyOrGH
Mayor Strong decided yesterday to disapprove