New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
WHEELMEN IN CLOVER.
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THEIR BENEFIT
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
THE MACADAMIzING OF BAY PAkh"Ai "'D '0'
uaMJToNAvE HOW THE WORK IN GLEN
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MoRE-AvE. IS ADVANCING
wbeelmen in Brooklyn. as well as those Of the
METROPOLITAN district in general have the pest VI 20
sons for rejoicing over the provisions mace anu ~
ing for their comfort and convenience in Brooh'S"'
Not only has the new Cycle Path to Coney iS""
ratber from H. since 1t is used mainly IL not e~c"
sively by riders on their way northward-peeh conn
pleted the present year, and not only i ',' -
more-ave Improvement well under way, put "''"
the limits OF the city two other rOads are oe"o
structed that will afford pleasant changes 10 ,"o'
who wish to depart from the usual beaten tra'N''
great advance made In this respect last year,
when the macadamzing OF Eighteenth ave was COM
plefed to ocean Parkway, enabling the snore Oh
Cravesend Bay TO be reached easily and quickly This
road was built under an arrangement mace Dy 'ne
town of New-Utrecht before it's annexation to Brook
lyn but ii would not have been connected win 'he
boulevard If City Works Commissioner White had not
taken the matter In his own hands and carried the
road a short distance through the town of fiatbush
in order to complete the connection
little further down the Cycle Path on the other
side OF Parkvlle. comes 10 Twenty second-aVe.
Bay Parkway. 1t Is sometimes called AS long
two years ago the first mile Of this at the north
ern end nearly as fan as Sixtieh-st. was macadam-
led and the lower portion in Bensonhurst was also
improved. Between the two improved parts lay
desoate waste OF common country road, but happily
that H. now a thing of the past The work of ma
DISCRIMINATION th.s parkway ia one OF several
under the control OF that DEPARTMENTS being car
ried toward the shore. and is now practically COM
plcted between Slxtieth and Seventy-thlrd SITS
fine broad surface been provided, and as soon as
the entire avenue Is opened il will be most popular
with bicyclers and drivers.
Nearer Prospect Park another Improvement OF I'M
portance has been in progress for months This
Is the matchmaking of Fort Hamilton-ave. Until
recently this avenue was available for the use OF
bicyclers only d fOopath, but still II was
much used by those who fancy that sort OF riding,
especially as far SiXty-tifth-st., from which
Seventh-ave.. with its good surface could easily De
reached. The process of macadamizng has been
carried westward from the Boulevard as far as
Greenwood Cemetery extends-nearly a mile-and
then there is d break for some distance The work
of matchmaking has been resumed near West
Brooklyn. and one row ride In comfort as far
Forty seventh-st., macadamized road, barring
the gap JUS, west of INC cemetery. which probably
Will soon be filled up. The work so FAR as 1t mas gone
seems to have been well done
Fort Hamilton-ave will not be improved all the
money available tor the purpose. but the improve.
ment VIII be carried as far as the old city line. ana
this fine road Is intended to be the approach from the
city the Shore Drive, which Is to begin at Sixty
nfth-st Whereabouts.
The work on Genmore-ave. and the other streets
included I'm what is known collectively as the Glen
more-ave improvement is going brskly forward and
tnere seems 10 be little doubt that il viii be com
peted by the middle Of next month In iact. nearly
lion The asphalt section from Alabama ave to
Ashford-st. about mile has been ready for some
days. and the western maCadam section has been
rapidly got in shape in the last week or two
From point half dozen blocks east Of the end
OF Eastern Parkway proper one can ride without
discomfort and for the most OF the way in positive
comfort. far as Warwck-st., distance Of fully
a mile and half. on the first part from Amboy-
ST. TO Stone-ave. the top dressing of crushed stone
has not been applied but the under surface OF
broken has been rolled down so smooth that
bicycles car 90 over it with mpunity mixed a. the
stone is with sand. From Sone-ave eastward to the
beginning Of the macadam the top dressing has been
put and partly rolled down. The riding here was
fine ysster lay.
4 good deal OF broken has been placed on the
eastern section. but OF that part Of the avenue
can be ridden yet. East OF Warvick-st the
rider has to up to Lberty-ave.. when he real
lies by the good fortune that has provide
the asphalt and macadam roadway as means 0t
escaping the uneven granite-bock pavement
The Park Department apparently has not yet
made arrangements for the cleaning OF the asphalt
section OF Glenmore-ave. There was a good deal OF
dirt on the surface YESTERDAY. and 1t was blown
about freely by the winds. This is a matter that
calls for Immediate attention. and provision ought
TO he made for the thorough sweeping of the road
way at least once every day When the entire i'm
provement Is completed and Glenmore-ave. becomes
a thoroughfare indeed it will have to be cleaned still
frequently.