New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
GOING on WITH THE WORK.
THE PARK DEPARTME., NOT HAMPERED
BY LACK OF FUNDS.
CONTRACTS SOON TO EE MADE FOR THE EASTERN
PARKWAY EXTENSION-PREsENT CONDITION
or THE WORK ~ GLENMORE-AvE.-
vITRIFIED BRICK FOR TWO

vITRIFIED BRICK FOR TWO
STREETS IN EAST NEw-YoRK.
Although many important public improvements
have been brought to standstil in the Depart
rnent Of city Works through the failure of the city
10 dispose Of the bonds recently offered for sale a
number Of works which have been undertaken by
the Park Department are still in progress and will
be carried on steadily. These are enterprises Tor
which county bonds were issued before the ao-
sorption OF the town Of Fatlands made the city OF
Brooklyn and the county OF Kings one and the
same The bonds were sold last year and the
money is now in the city treasury.
Besides the work OF developing the new county
parks. several streets and avenues are being i'm
proved One OF the most important OF these al
though work has not actually been begun on 1t
vet is the extension of Eastern Parkway Pro-
ceedlngs to acquire the property needed 10 erect
this improvement have been under way for some
time. but have not made as rapid progress as many
people would like to Nevertheless, under
law passed at the last session Of the Legislature
the Park Commissioner can go ahead with the
work without waiting for the condemnation pro-
ceedings to be completed.
DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS
The work according 70 present plans. Will be di-
vlded into three sections and the western ana
eastern sections will be taken in hand first Inc
FIRST section extends from Buffalo-ave. where the
nresent Parkway stops. TO Rockaway-ave as
tance Of about 5000 feet II IS hoped tla' '"e
specifications will he 50 far completed tha' pro-
nosals can he advertised for within ior'hs"''
and nrobabv the contract will he made in aoout a
month. The eastern section will be taken up al
most as soon. and the contract let early this faH
and T. is expected that the middle section can also
ba contracted for before winter sets IN All 'hiS
means that II the work IS prosecuted diligently II
will be completed early next summer, ana announcer
ano drive for the people of Brooklyn provided
The extension will lead directly TO kidge"ood
park on the high land adjacent TO the Rldge"oou
reservoirs. The plans OF the Park Department pro-
ra. o., Stree, 10 feet in width. Each sidewalk
ryiu he tventy feet wide leaving seventy feet lot
tho roadway This will he divided into three sec
,ions the middle one. thirty feet VIDE oelns
nacadarnized driveway. on each slde OF tn'S WI
he a strip Of brick pavement twenty iee' WIZ Inc
brick will be for the use OF trucks an" '
wagons while the macadam VIII De rese'F Feu ''
tho use Of carriages and bicycles. unless they pre-
,a - On on m. brick as they very likely VIII
when the central road is muddy or out OF condition
for any reason.
70, q short distance the Eastern Parkway eN-
..,sion will coincide with Bushwck-ave where
The latter is soon be provided with Ni'ri''eu
br,ck navement THIS IS near the entrance 10 the
Cemetery OF ;he Evergreens
Th. work as a whole Is one in which the Deputy
pal,re- takes \ deep interest. As long ago as
SSa he was instrumental in securing the passage OF
a hill through the Legislature providing for H. ana
Il Is his good fortune 70 see the hrst actna stages
of the preliminary work carried out under MS OIL
cial direction and year he Is confident that ne
u,,u see II completed When that Is done ne says
he will be willing to retire from the Park Depart
ment.
THE G1,ENMORE-AvF. IMPROVEMENT.
A work OF the greatest public interest which 's
lin, done under the direction Of the same depart
. q, Tho Glenmore-ave improvement. 1nas-
- &c the western section of this work includes
dozen blocks or Of the street caileo f'iS''in
parkvay the need OF change or name 10 d'oIu
confusion Is obvious There are no" the F"s'e'"
Parkway proper running from the Park TO buHalo-
ava the Eastern Parkway extension which has
lust been described. and street called Eastern
I,or,,u.o, virtuallv a continuation of the Parkway
ronor but having none Of the charactertstics OF
narkvav and being moreover, covered tor the os-
tance OF a mile with elevated railroad structure
The Aldermen have shown considerable zeal III pro-
Dosne changes in street names where none were
neaded. here Is the painest kind or need ror a
change. but no action is taken President Clark OF
,ha common Council knows this neighborhood well.
,,d should see that the street now known as East
ern Parkway is provided with more appropriate
name
Work on the Glenmore-ave. improvement Il MAX
that II will be nearly quite completed by the De
,,r,r, NJ October A ride over the greater part OF
Il with a bicycle yesterday showed that the CON
.,o,ore have II well In hand and that part OF the
work is fully completed. on the Eastern PARKWAY
fs,root norton broken stone has been placed nearly
the entire length. and steam roer was ouSy press
,ng tho irregular-shaped blocks into place. For
sonoo distance the surface was rolled so hard ana
smooth that # could be ridden with comparative
ooso u care was taken to avoid spots where the
rough stones projected above the general level In
the mart nearest East New-York-ave. 1t was neces-
sarv 10 proceed along the Sidewalk dlstnouhth8
once or twice at curbstones. ana IN 'Iienm0re
most Of The distance could be traversed on the mar,
row gutter space paved with granite IL telattsa t
so,lia of broken stone on hand and the Charyb-
dis Of curbstone on the other
PUTTING DOWN THE ASPHALT.
A, Alabama-ave one comes on the Belgian pave
rnent. which IS to be covered with asphalt. and two
blocks further. at Shefiied-ave the binder
co,,rse has been put on. This is hard and firm and
oo be ridden over comfortably for three blocks on
The fourth block between Vermont and Wyona SITS,
worknen were busy laying the asphalt surface. and
\ walk OF one block was necessary The rider was
able 20 mount again between Wyona-st and Brad
ford-ave and ride over the finished asphalt as far
a. Warwick-st. a distance Of eight blocks. Beyond
this block or two Of stone pavement remains to be
covered with asphalt. and further 10 the eastward
the work OF macadauizlng Is again IN progress
under direction or contractor BtT!'S, VINO also
has the contract for the western section.
Wheelmen going out Llberty-ave. are advised 10
turn down Sheff-l1-ave. and proceed along the as
phalt far as WarWck-st wnen they VIII nave 70
itirn back to Ilbertv-ave. again. They VIII have
nearly half a mile Of good riding. however. with
short bit of walking at the point where tne binder
oriv has been Laid vet. tut 5y next sunday X is
n-obable that the asphalt will be completed all the
Hay between snefieli-ave and War~ick-s,. dis
tanco Il twelve blocks. - 49, Co.,
I, was EmersOn-was II nOt?-who said Of the State
Of New-Hampshire that the mountains We're lofty,
I'm, rhe men were mean. When the Glenmore-ave.
irnoroverent Is completed there Will be good road
40 ~ tho city line. but The surroundings arc OF the
r,aanest description. The neighborh0od through
which the avenue runs : almost as near an approach
~, ,Sa sirns a. can he found nyThere IN Brooklyn.
and /, is expected that Il Will De difficult thing 10
~ .he newly lah asphal; that large number of
tacks were strewn last SUNDAY, 70 me aamase OF
nm q0O and go bicycle tires The author Of this
r,,schief has not yet been discovered but it Will 20
n..-i ..l.l I'm Mhen he IS FOUND.