New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
BEDFORD-ATE. IMPROVEMENTS.
NEW MACADAM on WHAT USED TO BE CoDBLE-
STONE HILI,-RAILROAD CROSSINGS TO
HAVE SMOOTH PAvEMENTs.

HAVE SMOOTH PAVEMENTS.
The name Cobblestone HILL formerly applied to
the upper part Of Bedford-ave. which for all prac-
teal purposes ends at the Eastern Parkway. is no
longer applcabe. In fact II has been more or less
of a msf,t since The Improvement made there eight
or ten years ago although recently the CONDITION
Of the hill has been anything but good The i'm
provement effected will be kecnly appreciated
by all who have occasion TO drive or wheel over It.
About $500 has been expended the improve
ment which embraces all the nacIdam2ed part
Of the avenue or the portion south Of 81. Marx $
The hill proper lies south OF Butier-st" ana
the grade there Is too heavy to justify the pacing
of asphalt on 1t. but between Butler-st. and St
Marks there is good reason why an as
phat pavement should not be put down.
The old surface had become much worn ana de-
cidedly uneven and there was great need Of renew
Ing it or providing "a new pavement Ii was de-
cided TO apply a new surface OF macadam, ana Tor
the last four or five weeks the avenue mas Deeh
torn IN and largely disused, although bicycles have
been ridden along the cutters and TO some extent
the surface as soon as II was suHicleh'-y
completed to permit this to be done About -FOUR
inches Of broken stone placed on the ave-
nue. after the old surface had been broken up. and
when this had been thoroughly rolled down 1t was
topped off with an inch OF trap-rock screenings
making a hard smooth surface II u IN goou S To,r-
dition now, and viii be improved WIN use fHa
merry Bedford-ave was In charge or the fdIh Dv
partment. but that Is the case no Longer, anu h
this work has been done under the dlrecuoh VI "e
Department OF City Works. ,,.,
Another proposed Improvement in the cohuillou
Of the avenue Is the doing away with the iousn
crossings which exist where II intersetts a.rrelS
containing railway tracks. The smooth surface,
whether macadam or asphalt is to be carrier up ~
tho tracks on either glide, and then IL is eNp"ctcu
lhat the railway companies vii. pave the space pc
Heights Company has agreed to do TINS az me
Cates-ave and Putnam-ave. cIosslnss ana ~ - ~
pected that all the other crossings VIII De si,l,Ia
treated with the exception or uO,c at ~ a.,
Myrtle-ave. and Flushing ave, where there IL u
good deal of heavy traffic across the line OF Beu,
ford-ave Two OF these crossings are now pavesd
with granite blocks and are comparauvely sinoo'
IL will be a great gam When tde croSslHs' 81
Rufler-st Bergen-st., Putnam-aVe, trates-aVe., De
KaIb-aye and Park-ave are provided WIN smooth
navements And Is there any good reason WHY
crossings on other streets much used ior drlVlhs
and wheeling? on the Eastern Parkway there are
tracks at Franklin-ave. On Schermerhorn-st ca
riages and bicycles suffer severe JoItihg a. ~,
street is now in so good condition that me car
track crossings ought to he improved without dell
ON Clinton-st. the cable tracks at Montasue-sl.
need attention on Hancock st, 100, thefe are
ssveroI CROSSINGS some Of which are in poor con-
ditjon That at Tompkins-aye is not pad; put Inc
Narcy-aye crossing is intoleraby wretcnel. me
Nassau Railroad Company Is responsive 10, Jn.S,
and should be compelled to put II IN hrSt -
shape Immediately The asphat IN Hsncock-s., -
now being carried to the eastward OF sumner
where the crossing Is exceedineiy 1oabb. nm ne the
car track as II should have been. ana IT. II Is not
100 late the contractor should be compelled to hns
his work in this paricular ana tnem me an
company should be called on to complete inc as ~
mali on Hancock-st. at the intersection with
Throop-ave; the latter has granite block pavement
but for the benefit Of those VINO Use al hn
phat ought to have been carried directly across
Throop-ave.