New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
IMPROVING THE CROSSINGS.
MANY STREET INTERSECTIONS TO BE
PAVED WITH ASPHALT.


TWO OF THE SURFACE RAILROAD COMPANIES
WILLING TO DO THE WORK BETWEEN
THEIR TRAcKs-MAKING THE
THoRoUGHFAREs EASY
TO TRAVEL.
As has already been noted. the Work OF iayi's
asphalt at TIE intersections OF Bedford-ave WIN
several railroad streets Is in progress anu
the result at the one that has been completed al
Gates-ave, Is entirely satisfactory Inc aSp"a
has been carefully placed at level with the fai''
and narrow granite blocks have been placed near
the rails to prevent the edge OF the asphal' from
breaking down through the impact of passing We
hicles The new pavement Is so smooth ana mas
been laid so evenly with the rails that oicyc'e
can be ridden over It at high speed without pro-
ducing anything than barely perceptio'e
Jolt.
Yesterday work was In progress on three o'hei
intersections those at Bergen-st. Putnam-ave; ana
DeKalb-ave and in few days they VIII De reauy
for use While the work them Is being done "
60 nscesarv 70 cross the tracks on planks. forming
hastily constructed bridges. and on account OF the
roughness OF the boards some wheelmen may DC
alarmed for TIE integrity Of their tires
7, "a not generally known that plans are well
under way for making smooth crossings az soou
many other street intersections on the asphai'
I
movement have been picked out by Nelson r.
Lewis the engineer who has charge OF street re-
na,rs and on his recommendation the necessary
action has been taken by Mr. Wlllis the 'o'"i"'
s,oncr Of City Works. II Is also worthy oi sPe''a
mention that the presidents OF two OF the sioo'
railroads have unhesitatlngy given their consent
70 hearing the expense OF laying improved pave
mcnts between their tracks. The brooklyn he's"'S
C,mpany is doing its part In the work AT 1ates
and Putnam AYES and tho Brooklyn City ana
Newtown Company has taken the same course III
the case OF the DeKalh-ave. crossing on f'coio'"
ave A share OF tho expense nj Park-aVe anu
Rersen-s, IT IL understood. viii be borne by the
Nassau company.
WILLING RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Tho Heights company has responded favoraoy
70 the suggestion OF Engineer Lewis that 1t shoud
assume It's proporonate cost OF the requirement al
the following intersections: Third-ave and Dean
| g, Dcan-st and Nos;rand-ave.. ST. MarksTave
I and Noeirand-ave. Herkmer-st. and Nostrahu-
ave Hancock-st. and Sumner-ave., Decatur-s'' h''u
Summarize, Jefrerson-ave. ana summer ave-
| Third-aye and Schermerhorn-st, McDohoush-s'
| and Sumner-ave.. and South Ninth-st' ana roeo'
lng-st.
M. prook,vn CITY and Newtown Company has
.kor m. same course with reference 10 the inter-
soc,ions AZ ST Mark's-ave. and Frankln-ave. Jet-
ferson-ave and Franklin-ave. and Gates-aVe anu
Franklin-ave.
| A similar proposition was made 20 the ->asSau
CANARY but its officers have not we; consented AS
20 all tho street crossings mentioned, though 'hey
EXPRESSED willingness TO take the most iihpo''""
80 &, hand The intersections this company was
a.ka1 TO help with are the following: ScherHer-
| horn-s, and Boerm Place. State-st. ana poe'u
| Place 81, Mark save. and Rogers-ave.' berseh-s'
| ar, c,x,b-ave Sackett-st. and Henry-st. Marcy
Az. and South Ninth-st and the CROSSINGS on 0e'
| .nth-ave nj First. Second. Fourth h'gh'h anu
Fourteenth
| Several other Intersections are also to De pa'ea
with asphalt mainly at the expense OF the Guy d.
| large and steps have been taken 10 auFe''' 40
| nrouosals FOR the work They are as folo"S M''
| dagh-st and Columbia Heights Eishtn-aVe. "''a
r>,rs,-st Macon-st and Iews-ave. HancocK-s'' anu
| :, ,,s-ov. putnam-ave and I.ewis-ave.. Madison
| :, and rewis-ave Jercrson-ave. and Nos'rahn
ave New-York-ave and Dean-st. M'ponouo"H
ard Patchen-avc.. and Jefferson-ave. ana lo''ph''
ave Most OF those IN the last list are "'' nm va
| ,,..rs...,ons The improvements. especiaiy IN
ii,rcock-st and Jefferson ave VIII add grea'i W.
49, co,,ort OF All who have occasion 10 use - n,
,o("y viii become important thor9ugn,
s,ro a. soon as the block between ~ raci
;or ,hiS lob war lc, last fall. but since me wo sn
here s % be iCnS at i4S cy st those Contracts
Win being done under the 9 ,Hr asTha pave
nen,. ana y certain proportion OF theih p"' 0''''
| the contracts were maze
THE WORK IL CARBONATE
| Engineer I<wls gave an explanation yesterday Oh
-. auuarcnt Inconsistencies In the paving o' ,"'
| Intersections In clrlton-aVr, 70 "h'n "'
US called I'm an article printed In Inc ir'pu"o
-, 49, 400 A. Wlloughby ave. he SAID. the
,.,hal, va carried directly across. IN a''o'"a"'.
Win IN. usual custom At y" kaln-ave u Wns ' ha
~ a., az mo car tracks IN the expectation thh w
~ ~. "a" -, t.,, and N~wtown Railroad company
i,,i1 .n,,. line complete The work A. Green
ave The aspha; VAS stopped at NE hrrS nave
meat IL 20 be placed IN Grc'ne-avs NJ hcas.
49,. ia. usuhalt was NOT carried hCror' -. 90
Ia,,.,f. 40. f. a ihoroughfare ior heaNy n.'.u,
- a. th.r. 4. aomcthing OF a grade mere ]. W.
T.,,,-l a'lse To- make break In the granite paw
. , h..r many complaints
g., ,,rerr. 10 tho asphalt crossing on i'htayr'ts
,v. a, Carlion-ave.. and on account W. , ~
Jot given orders that tho asphal, pe IT. CON-
~. -, ,s.ctlo- laid with granite blocks ne 'O'-
nst,,s vere that horses frequently slipIei on tne
asrhalt al that point ana n'fhn i tIg,nent wise