New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-07

b.Unsnect Park II is designed to connect this park
with 1ne Construction Of driveway. which will also
extend to Jamaica and connect with rEs1 running
t ~ miles from the sea to the Sound The work
Of SECURING n r Seary all ' the and
sseeouisite for the construction of the shore Drive
way aw ' according to which this parkway was laid
out. and the work Of developing it Will 60 forward
In the spring.
EXTENSION OF WATERWORKS
In the Department of City Works much of lasting
N.neft to the city has been accomplished during the
nos, wear The average daily consumption of
va,sr for the first eleven months of the year was
N Cos gallons against 76C57659 gallons in 1894
In spite Of the ligh, rainfall the city has had an
NOT been necessary TO limit the consumption at
any time This has been due to the extension of
the works at the various pumping stations in the
course of the last two years securing supply of
100000 gallons per day; the laying of an ad-
Ridgewood Pumping station, with a capacity of
100000 gallons d9ily the increase of the capa S
gallons daily. and the enlargement of the dis
provements was estimated at s25OO,e0 of which
your honorable body has already granted 100000
we'll supplied with water until the close of this CEN
fury. ana it is probable that additions can be made
present system suffice for ten years to At
he same time. the subject of supplying the needs
looked into by the engineers of the Water supply
Bureau. The .aying of the water mains in the
distribution of water than heretofore. and no com
pan. gl The pew ,hirtv war ee main in tho
northern end Of the Eastern District and the
twelve-inch main in Furman,St have give in.
the largest factories and warehouses and have re,
SsSSd fire WsSk n a e5 G on nn +" M
lay new forty elght-inch main from the Riigewood
which VIII substantially relieve the entire southern
portion q the city and improve the service in ne
central district by relieving X from the demands
now made there. The water plants in the former
towns of Gravesent and New irecht have been
bought by the cy Inc re-, pls Us , tT9m tne water
SSc1os II; SompSrea WIN >NS,,SS 81 Tor ,ne same
tenance for the same period OF i@o amounted to
s66 - So ,SS99mpared with s''''o ~ Tor the same
In the lis' eieVen rion'hs OF IsSo oo.iz miles OF
resent year The city now has 5i555 miles of sew '
ers me oIai cos Oh rne WC I 90 @s~ei Sohs.tuc
sion OF the Greene,aNe. rshei sewer was pushed IN
two sec9o r ana me WORK is nearly complete Ihe
substantial relief from these sewers greater mile
age OF sewers ana larger number or sever basins
and the cost has beer SO far reduced mat ne aver
49, 49, a and isss mas oee 0 one o what " was !"
INTEREST IN STREET PAYMENTS.
More public interest has been taken in the i'm
,rovsmen, Of the street pavements the mast wear
than In almost any other municipal subject. Under
the new laws passed by the Legislature in 1895 it
was made much more easy TO secure improved pave
men,s man oerore nne psheipat new a., rons'ns
amendment to the charter so that 1t is hoped that
me oenent OF ms ieglsIation VII Dc pe1nanen ,
which has been paved AZ their own expense can petit
ton your honorable body for pavement OF
sranite aspna S''rlnea pricK OF oiher sIprSxedd
d ana @ h hn or Md hy nb
property oenehted ana the remainder by me city.
and IN me sree;s IN when mere are raroao tracks
onequarter OF the cost is pad by tne ralroad com
panes ana tnS pIopeIs!o"neIs nsEs 10 pa, o,S
oopte'ee; mus s orei' o., 'e Vor
honorable body has also made regulations in regard
a Tss 2 De
partment in the matter of bidding for asphalt pave
Formerly IT 81 per square yard or little more.
b s s9 be e6n nd se c and
property-owners are both well protected by me
mi, s 6y the the STaes
phat pavements anywhere ana The decline IN Their
price Of the granite blocks for paving
A beginning was made in the last year in laying
isfactory, and this form Of pavement VIII probably
grow in favor. In the first eleven months Of the
granite pavement. s.Ol miles of asphalt pavement
and % of a mile Of Belgian pavement. The total
mileage of paved streets in the city is nov yos2
miles OF cobblestone. 1858 miles of granite, h:3
the 81 ges eage a of % was
auced l4e5 miles
OTHER CITY WORKS MATTERS.
A rew Contract v,iu bave ~ he made earlv this
a ne" coh'idc' VIII nave " w maui 0'''' '''''
year for cleaning streets and removing ashes, the
present contract expiring April !. 1t has been
for three years at the rate OF s555.VO year A
new contract Tor the removal OF garbage WI" aiSo
have 70 be made at the else OF ms yeat ana as
l s M -. reresa -, ~ SEQ ,tser tTru some
disposal of it will have be made after that
tune pX the pr , IN nv nr AZ,
IN use in the frsi eleven months of last year max
1ng total Of 2,7jo The present price for electro
MEnts Vi L." SalIe pi - o., - ga M r,s ~
Hghtina each gas larDD is S,S 25 per wear While
1S77 have been capned ss7 new ones have been
lighted.
One Of the most important things accomplished
In he last wear in civ Works DEPARTMENT