New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SMOOTH
STREETS.
,,,pr,o,.r,,r,xrs TO BE WROUGHT IN THIS
cry WITHIN A FEW YEARs-PRoGRESs oN
pARKwAys AND ROADS Oh THE NORTH
s1DE-TTE POLICE AND VIoIAToRS

OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Tho nresent administration Of the Department
Of prhIic Works ia distinctly in favor of smoot"
streets Nearly all the recommendations Oh ''e
Water Puryovor f. =. North. IN relation 10 re-
,ro IN he done in 1896 and 1891, just ihaue
nubIic are for the use of asphalt or wood ne
executions are certain avenues on which liam
Is especially heavy. to wit. second. HlN''' -'''"
Tenth and Eleventh. This 10y no means '"'
the conclusion that granite Is cohs'ue''u Nv
only suitable material on trucking 'ho'""e"
fares Mr. North Is careful TO disciaiih any
such judgment. Indeed. he specificaly says tIe
contrary. The case OF EiGhth-aVc. anVIu'n mt'
the opportunity. Last year the fflfn'iu C"I'.'
lion of the asphalt there led to an cHort 10 CoH
vince the authorities that asphalt was unn. loi -
street Of such heavy traffic Inc Depai1, NINA I',o
however believed that the blame was NOT "u'
to the material. but to the method OF I"S'"F ~
Mr.. North calls Eighth-ave. the main th9roush-
fare of the city. If asphalt IS Sui'' t ir
other street on which there is much trucking.
seventh-ave. from Grccnwch-ave. to the IN
terscction with Broadway, and Broadway 10
Fiftv-ninth-st. Mr.. North would pave with as
phalt If this is done, cyclists would use hlgh'h-
ave in less numbers than they DO now. In fact
this seems an imp ,vement which would be OK
trcmely popular with wheeling interests. not
only because the avenue is wide. but because the
traffic IS not especially heavy. The Water Fur-
vevor IS confident that real estate values In ana
near Scvcnth-avc. would advance apTreciahly II
this new pavement were laid Ind 'cd. n" thinks
that all street imprOv cmcnts are good inuhl'lPHl
Investments which VIII yield dli"'t return !"
larger taxes. due to increased property value
Mr. North believes that with an electric mn u.
Eighth-aVc. the city would IN three OF l'u
years recpup Itself for tho cSpcnditur" or tne
5000 OOn necessary for paving the ihor"uSnl"''
,hai
and-tenth-st. This bcttcfmcnt would sr""EN
commend Itself To bicycle-rliers. Ih'l W'ulu
enjoy riding along entral Park. cSi" cNiiIy 80
there would be almost no cross traffic OF vehicles
and little OF pedestrians.
Mr. North calls attention 70 serious eVii VII"
which wheelmen are familiar. This Is the cut
ting amen of the streets for sewer. gas and wates
connections. or for repairs 70 them. In $50
about 10000 cuts were made I'm city pave
mcnts or over 100 per mile Of paved street
It has been impossible for the municipal ON
plovcs to inspect those properly. SO tho filing
in has not always been done in workmanlike
manner. The earth Is not we'll tampea. ana de-
,ressions in tho pavement result. There - Nttle
COMPLAINT or this score against ih' s'N com,
panios and other corporaiionS pinH','. en-,
nf h.r individuals being the Offenders y hii'''''
nuisance rs the failure t. Close these openings
promptly Sometimes this IS due 10 nero car
essncss but ofteuer III" reason is apldr'"'m
desire
law allows builders one-thirf ~ inc street ."I
his purpose but n they have an open dli'"
reaching 10 tho middle ~ tho thorougn are 't.S
oxta,d the erarc t. that distance or ltie m
s,...,ra ~ inc Dorarful.nt have been detailed 70
see that these openings are lrol'rt hl''' t.'-
cost ~ inspection being chars" on those "''''e
the Job.
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A reader Of The Tribune. who rs also n h'ry'lls'
calls attention 80 tac rc-kleseuess - riders
passing up ana down Mai.s'n-ato AT Forty
,l. c..eoially between : 80 ana . a. M.
and I:3p and T. n II Says they if'n en '''E'I
the saieiy - i'rH"' ,Li"n7 "Hr t,- 1.yy~
mr. 'F,n '',s'rN am, ,hev .relu,nt'y
| q aulre a danger momentum. The sensible
thing TO 30 When Foriy-s' lnl-s' ia cF "-''
Is to cisin'uN''
,.,. p,s.. o,,,,,..r .., The Grand cln-lur.e
,.. .,......t ,.,. ,h. ,r.e.nt.
49, - , A ..,......,I,.. OIL,
l"h'''"'"'' 80, $780,. l....t..,,
Ut '.'', $50. ,.......r .h,, O., failed col.
50 late u" u. e''''.' ,..... ,..,,r ,r.s g..
enactment. Next year. however. ''-''' ''.N o.
looked fDr The maps ~ th" n-st s.. ton, from
,,,,,,,,.v-+hi~lst and = the s,.onI fr.m
| 49,. s...,~li ,,.i-sey.,,,-,hl~l-.t :, or.-h,in-
A., a.a .,.,,.e.,rth-.. have already been
'., ..',h. -..,,,ieei.,.,s and ,o,..,f the ,h.,i
.., ., ,hc ,.,...,,,,sn n. N..h.it,
| p.r.ora, ar. eo,n ~ b. ready Part ~ the rc-
mr., ~ th.. e. nmiesiontrs g. finished for subj
| mission :, the Supreme Court The n. ard ~
street OnaniuPs has already passed re- Illti Ifs
r, nc inc streets ON both sides - the C1ur. ursr
| ,vhi.h are necessary flr drainage \ Few years
| r,a. ,b.r.f,r. 500. this Hu. parkway ln Use.
~. .,,'lo ,..hs y,hfcn ARE 90 r.rn part q II,
an cor,.,r,. he ovtraoi.'v r.rular Tho con-
,,r.o ,,,i b,va an ar,,roach r. IN the now en-
tai 1,r,iye n,..- the Harlem ana win rN, . come
| nar,,,r.Iv local route :, Noshllu Parkway
|
H.. ..,,r, .,,. ,,..r,, s,.- from, ,b.. r.,-
| Inc point "''''' az "'' '. ri'' "''" 90"
| trial Bridge opens Into S'dgWlck-aNe. has Just
| bore usually with p:ldles ~ water A. the bot
tom which caused many riders 10 mount River
| view Terrace and Ceiar-ave lying west ~ Scdg-
wick-avc some two mics further north. are bee