New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10

A FEW CONTRACTS ALREADY CERTIFIED
TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR
CRAWFORD & co. SATISFIED on THE MONEY
orEsTToN-A NUMBER or STREET CROSS
INGs TO BE MADE SMOOTH.

QUEsTToN-A NUMBER OF STREET CROSS
INGs To BE MADE SMOOTH
TIE work of laying asphalt Brooklyn streets
has been resumed a small scale, but there Is no
prospect that much will be done during the re-
mander of the year. II happens that there are
eight contracts which were made and certified be-
fore the recent financial stringency came upon tho
city. but. owing the condition OF the treasury. the
contractor not willing to proceed with them
until a assurance was given that he would get his
money without too much delay That assurance
has been forthcoming, and the contracts In
question will be finished before cold weather sets In.
Before bonds can be disposed of and the treasury
repenished 1t will be late. probably, 10 under
take any more work this year. although there are
outstanding large number Of uncertiied contracts.
and in a still greater number of cases bids for work
have been received and the contracts not yet
awarded
The eight contracts of which mention has been
made were all awarded to Crawford Co, and they
have begun work on Hancock-st, between Reid and
Ralph ayes The new asphalt here will cover two
blocks and will make smooth pavement on that
street all the way from Nostrand-ave Ralph-ave..
distance OF nine long blocks. The other contracts
which Crawford q Co have are as follows; Grand
ave- between Putnam-ave and Gates-ave; Gates
ave- between Waverey-ave. and 81. James Place:
Hcks-st. between Jora', mon-st and Atlantic-ave.:
Decatur-st. between Throop-sve. and Sumner-ave.;
Decatur-st. between Stuyvesant-avc. and Sumner
ave: Prospect Place between Nostrand-ave and
ew-York-ave.. and Monitor-st.. between Van Pet-
and Nassau-ave.
In many respects the most important of these
pieces OF work will be the extension OF the asphalt
pavement on Gates-ave. to 81. James Place. Among
the contracts which have not reached so advanced
a stage two which will complete the repaving Of
this avenue as far Bedford-avc. thus provid
ing essential link H. another smooth route be-
tween the lower part Of the city and the Bedford
section. which many people have long desired
But that work will have to wait until next year
now though under ordinary circumstances II would
undoubtedly have been finished the present year.
To complete this smooth all the way II will
be necessary reDave Greere-av" between Clinton
ave and Fulton-st These five blocks TO be
paved with vitrfed brick but after the experience
OF the people Of McDonough-st. with brick the
Grecne-ave. property-owmers became alarmed and
now proceedings under way TO give them an
asphalt pavement instead. That is. the proceedings
have been begun. but halt has been called in this
as in many other Ike undertakings.
As for McDonough-st it has been decided 70
tear up the brick pavement. about which so many
complaints have been made because of its noisi-
ness and replace it with asphalt A. soon as the
property-owners have paid in their assessments for
the brick pavement. The last report made TO the
city Works Department showed that about one
third Of the amount due had been received by the
Tax Collector. and it Is presun ed tina; this work
will be taken in hand early next year
Ii Is gratifying to know that large number OF
street intersections where the asphalt pavements
are broken by streets that have been
paved are soon TO be improved. Many Of these are
railroad streets. and IL has rcqured considerable
effort induce the railroad companies-some Of
them all events-to DO the paving between their
tracks The Nassau Company has finally agreed
to do this I'm number of cases. and 1t will pave
with asphalt its tracks at the following intersec-
tons Schermerhorn-st. and Boerum Place. State.
ST. and Boerum Pa.e. Bcrgen-st and Sixth-ave..
Fatbush-ave and Bergen-s,.. 81 Marks and Rog-
ers ayes Sackett and Henry SITS, Marcy-ave. and
South Ninth-st There are several intersections
Sevcnth-ayc. which II has also agreed to repaye.
asphalting OF the streets themselves.
pave the crossings AT jefferson and Franklin ayes,
Gates and Franklin and De kab-ave and
Ryerson-st. The Brooklyn Heights Company will
look after these crossings schermerhorn-st. and
Thlrd-aVe Statc-st and Third-ave.. Dean-st. and
Third-ave Nostrand-ave. and ST. Marks-avel
Nostrand-ave. and Dean-st., Nostrand-ave ana
Herkimer-st.. Hancock-st. and Sumner-ave.. Jener-
sOn-ave. and Sumner-ave.. Jenerson-ave. and NO
strand-ave.. South Nnth-st. and Rocbling-st a.,
All this work will be greatly appreciated Dy tne
wheelmen OF the city one OF the new thcrougn-
fares used by them is Jenerson-ahv ave, are now
Throop and Bedford ayes, on which mere are now
TWO very poor crossings. one OF them. AT
ave- is included In the list Just given Ihs othhei;
al Tompklns-ave.. will be improved wnsn r,,ae
avenne is repayed with granite between isitaye"e'
nd McIOnOuEn-St.