New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
WANT TO TEAR UP THE ASPHALT.
THE PARK OFFICIALS NOT INCLINED ~
GRANT PERMITS TO OPEN GLENMOkE-
AVE TNTII. AFTER THE PARADE.

rho cle,rnore-ave Improvement is only partly COM
nla,aa a. vet but already the Park Department.
under whose control 1t -, Is hndfS II d 7"ui'e Vi
trouble and the officials al the litchheiu Md"''o"
ra,. b. said T., he I'm hot water that account
r. has long been source OF grief among those con-
nacted with the Department of City Works that IN
short time after asphalt pavement was new! ia
r. r,ih become necessary 20 grant permits for tear
ing II open 70 permit the making OF connexions w.
tween houses and the sewers or water pipes. In 'he
case which recently occurred in Jerersoh-aVe' near
pedford-ave A new pavement was opened before II
had ie.n completed two weeks. and 1t Will be noh'h
or TWO at the earliest before repairs can pe due' anu
then the street surface never be as good as Il II
had not been disturbed There Is no way OF pre-
e,,ing rho issuing OF such permits in cases OF neces
sifc bur the City Works Department is considering
the adoption of more stringent rules, and VIII prop
.bl, require the work he done more thoroughly
and more extensively In the future
Il is this sort Of problem that mas oeeh ioroeu
on the attention OF the Park Department IN the ias'
few DAYS For nearly mile the Eiehno'e-aEe' M
movement comprises asphalt pavement-the Hrs'
NJ the kind which the Park Department has mad 70
dal win since Bedford-ave taken out Of its con-
,roi = few wears ago The asphalt section or the new
smooth roadway the eastern side OF me city IS not
All finished but for severa. blocks II has been IN use
for about a month Last week an Application was
made to the Park Department for the privilege OF
openng the new pavement for the purpose OF max
ing A sewer connection. In thu absence OF Commis-
sioner Woodruff the Deputy Commissioner. Henry L.
Palmer used to grant the permit as X j. MS lded
that the entire rOadvav should be Kept IN the Des'
nossible condition al least until after the parade 10
be- held about the middle Of october TO celebrate the
op.ning of Glenmore-ave
How, would IL LOOK" said the Deputy Commits
iopr in talking about the matter. IF this part or
rho avenu. IL hled with holes when the parade
takes Mace II one permit is granted there Will DE
ma way of preventing others and am opposed TO
tho whole business though Of course these people
will have 10 make their connections IN tle END
II ought TO have been arranged so that they couid
have been made before the asphalt Vas put DOWN
They are now threatening to take the matter INTO
court and some of them. / suppose. would De glad
- send me 10 iail or prison. have no doubt that
the Commissioner will take The same position mat
+ 40 and so far as ] am concerned am bound not
tn issue any permits for opening the street unul
after the parade taxes pIt'c. , H., , ,b,
(;leumore-aVc. runs through me section ol lnr
ct,v knoun as Brownsville and the people OF mat
r.5ion have little federation for blcycl"rldriS since
,h, street vas repaved II X the taVOrlte playground
r mo children of the neighborhCod ana at certain
hours of the day the! flock upon II In such numbers
t,.t il * not easy for cyclst 10 worm MS WY
through them ON SUNDAY i"dy riding on .le
malt was compelled TO ring her be TO give warn
inS 10 a woman OF the neghbornood VINO was com
i,,, ucross IN, road at a good pace without giving
ni,ch heed TO where she was going The latter drew
~ "a allow the cyclist to pass, win anything oht
,rod grace and cried out Just as me 'front.' OF tne
stc, v,as oven with her: go there with you
az tho same time lifting her hand ana giving lHe
rider a resounding thwack on the back inc DO"
steady her nerves. but the experience was not a
,iaos NJ one and she admitted att"fWaFd tnal she
iwas glad her escort close AT mana al the TIME
the assault occurred.