New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02

THE COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN ENDED.
HOWEVER.
..,.,,. ,.rprcur IS SECURING SOME GOOD ROADS
WITH MONEY RAISED BEFORE cONso"pA-
r,ov WAS EFFECTED GRAvEsEND AND

>r,y,.TRrcIlr IS SECURING SOME GOOD ROADS
WITH MONEY RAISED BEFORE coNsoLIpA-
T,ox WAS EFFECTED GRAvEsEND AND
rt,rrAxps NEGLECTED THIS
GINA si,s,,lar compllcl,lous have arisen In con-
r,tion with the work OF putting asphalt paVe'hs's
ON a number Of Brooklyn streets the net result u
Witch has been 10 delay the beginning OF the "o'N
- month or more When bids were recently opened
4, ,,,. ,ounl that Mr. Crawford. who has done Il
o,l heal of this work IN the past. had put III TWO
bids one for Trinidad Lake asphalt at 81 10 a ya'n'
and one for overflow asphalt. at 81 % yard al
addition there was bid from another concern d.
u4, A yard. Before any action was taken by 'oi'-
missioner Whtc. OF the Department OF city Works.
NJ Crawford sent out n circular 10 the owners OF
uropery On the streets be repaved. setting tor'h
ina, he could not do a satisfactory Jop VIII" "'V
overflow asphalt. and induced considerable num-
her of them 10 sign petitions requesting 'hat 'he
contracts Ice awarded for the use OF lake asphalt'
In one case. however. he was ignored altogether
and 4 petition was sent IN IN FAVOR Oh '"e ''''' a.
IA
Commissioner White thereupon applied 70 the
Common Council for permission not 10 award the
work 10 the lowest bidder. nasmuch as the lowest
bidder had publicly declared that he could not do
the work satisfactorily with the material named In
his bib. Being fearful therefore. that ne might
los. tho contracts altogether. Mr.. Crawford made
haste Inform the interested propery-owncrs that
he would lay the best pavement ever put down IN
Rrooklyn II he obtained the work at 81 &c. and also
used ali the influence hc could bring TO bear upon
the Aldermen TO disregard Commissioner Whites
request lie was successful in HIS efforts. and
shortly after the meeting OF the Aldermen last
Monday Mr.. White announced his intention OF CIV
ing the work to Mr.. Crawford with the understand
ing ~ course that he will fulh the obligations
contained In his promise 10 give the people as good
Il pavement "a was ever put down In the city.
furp liar wit he slh of
ments says that IN reality there Is No appreciate
difference between the lake asphalt and the land
asphalt and he feels confident that the result will
be the same matter which Is usel. provided the
care is taken in IaynS the he Payemgms All
going back on his own proposal is delay OF sew
Commissioner White says that on account OF the
present low cost OF asphalt II Is his Intention to
contracts are made. At present they are lai
directly upon old cobble-stone pavcments Hereafter
sisted on that is the cobble-stones will be broken up
and even surface provided before the asphalt is
and provide for uniform shrinking and swelling
with cold ana heat. and 1t is believed add appre-
Gladly to the life of pavement. TO make con-
crete foundation viii add somewhat to the cost Of
the raySmen, but at the sane u tms WITH VIII existing
have paid assessments for this work.
by the present Arrangement owners OF property
on streets paved with asphalt pay half OF the
s ne Work. "a Of q the the
amount must be paid before the Commissioner OF
CITY Works advertise for proposals.. This fact
should be borne In mind by jewellers on streets
where preliminary arrangements have been made
for repaving
The question OF providing smooth pavement routes
through the city In various directions Is being act
lively considered In the City Works Department and
canvasslng some OF the streets which It Is hoped
to include In these routes. such as Greene ave-
Gates-ave Lefferts Place and State-st.. Is now In
progress
pared showing the improved payements laid and
under way in brooklyn at the present time. II In
dlcates only asphalt pavements. but granite and
Belgian we'll and also all macadam!zed streets
roads. The asphalt pavements are marked In red
and mechanical roads In brown. Not all OF those
marked finished and In the OF certain
streets indicated likely to be asphalted Il In
possible that the action already taken may be re-
scnded. The number OF red lines the map Is
gratfynely large. although. unfortunately In many
cases only two three blocks. and In some ca ses
only single block. have been set aside FOR I'M
provement.
or little interest to the bcyclerider are the
brown lines indicating macadamized elford roads
ttrechD. But these not yet directly accessible
! from Brooklyn proper. They will be soon as the
improvement OF Eghteenth-ave. Is completed. This
| Is the old Bath Road. and dlverges from Ocean
Parkway at Parkville. The matchmaking OF II
was begun at the southern end last year and Is
now finished 10 about Sixtleth-st North OF that
point the avenue Is In fearful condition. the
! side paths being piled up with earth and stones.
| The wheelman who attempts to pass that way will
| lind II necessary TO walk about half a mile.
| BY going down Fort Hamilton-ave from Prospect