New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
Az IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.
PART OF wAsHINGToN-AVE TO he fANIO WIN
pRIcK-A SMOOTH PAVEMENT FROM HE
hill TO FLATBCsH IN CONTEMPLATION

- 81. u ,cruxcTON-AV TO DE PAVED WITH
,,,c,, svooTII PAVEMENT FROM THE
HILL. TO rLATBUsH IN CONTEMPLATION
A SHORT CIT TO THE fAEN'
p,ds will he opened in the City Works Depart
men, to-day for one OF the most important street
lmprovencn,s undertaken In Brooklyn lor a ro"s
time This is the improvement OF 'he so"'".
mar, q, Washingtdn-ave. which II IL propose' ~
oya with vitr,ned brick from Fatoush-aVe' 10
Class,n-ave Wash rgton-ave. cuts 'h'ousn Ne
CITY IN nearly north and south direction anu wiz
,,,h.e1.v become one OF the principal thorough
,,res o, brooklyn It's vast possoi'iues were q
r,vorita tonic with Alfred 7. White VINO re'nVu
sro,r ,ho Office OF Commissioner OF Wy "o'"' d
month ago and II was his idea that the part vi !,
south OF the Eastern Bou'eNhru s'V"'' o ''
with brick pavement
nv. o-,so there 4. rather steep. the avenue as
oo,d. The elevation which forms part or what "a
somc,imes known as 1.-The backbone OF Long i@'a"'
A, asnha,, pavement would be out OF 'hs uues''o''
IN ac,oun, OF the grade. At the meeting OF WAIST"
ngton and Classon ayes, however 'he s.eep s'du'
hos he,n passed and from this point TO Grand-aVe'
:, 60 MANNED 10 place an asphalt pavement on the
,rosr As Classon-ave has a granite pavement IL
,u1 n. EASY for teams with heavy loads 10 'urh
on II II they wish TO avoid the aspha''' '>o''" VI
Grand-ave washington-ave has granite pave
ment and here 1t Is the intention 10 o'Vei' Tue as
phait upon Grand-ave.. and carry IL a'one '"a'
avenue a. far Putnam-ave
The inheritance OF the Improvement IL OBVIOUS
though the bids TO be opened to-day relate to the
mar, az Washington-ave. that Is 70 have orlck
ppavement When fully carried out the llprU'einsht
vii nroyide IA smooth roadway from the mn resioh
IN The old town OF Fla bush ana, In coi'nectoh WI
Tho osphalt pavement In Flatbush-aye 70 me poun
d.r,es OF the new Thriy-second WARD Or at.ah.ss,
new means Of reaching Prospect PARK from me
ave making n short cut In nearly direct nie 10
,he Viiink entrance OF the Dark That TINS Will pc
cone a favorite route TO the park from the upper
mar, ~ the city is almost certain 1t, .
Tho brick pavement on Washngton-aVe' VIII pe
The most extensive piece OF work or tnat kinn whch
The city has undertaken At present brcK ias pee,l
laid in two blocks In McDonough-st, on one nlocH
IN Neyirs-st and at the intersection OK beuloro.
ave with the Eastern Parkway. NO s,iffclent tes'
of brick as a paving ma.erial has yet been anorueu
but apparently II will give full satisfaction III point
OF smoothness. while norscs a'e i's' A"''e =" '''P
II than on asphait /, A.. en- -, NJ
As 10 the pavement laid late In the fall on NC
Donough-st many complaints nave been made that
II IL exceedingly noisy. 1t happens That similar
c1mp,ants have been made concerning Drlck pave
menfs In Poughkeepsie. Troy. Middletown. ~ Y,
and other PAGES and Investigation shows that the
pavecents complained OF were all laid at or near
The beginning a winter. II Is believed therefore,
nv the engineers OF the city Works Department
that on account of the cold weather the cement
nnrei between the bricks did not completely MI all
the in,erstces and that the open spaces left are
the occasion OF the rumb.ing that Ia heard every
time n wagon passes over the pavement In the tu-
ture care will be taken 10 have brick pavements
In Broklvn laid during warm weather, SO es 20
insure tight Joints when the cement IL poured INFO
the cracks.