New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-02
MORE ASPHALT BIDS.
THE ALcATRAZ COMPANY AT THE BOTTOM CON-.
PLETIoN OF ST MARK's-AvE. ROUTE.

THE ALCATRAZ COMPANY AT THE BOTTOM CON-.
PLETIoN OF ST. MARK's-AvE. ROUTE
In the latest proposals for asphalt paving which
were received by the Department OF City Works the
|. BROOKLYN Alcatraz Asphalt Company continues 70
manifest It's ability to underbid all it's competitors.
I, did not put bids for al the streets for which
bids solicited. but In every case in which Il
m ade a proposal its figure was 81 square yard for
the asphalt The other bidders up 81 IA. 81 ~.
and even as high as 81 80 In all probability the kl-
ratraz company vii. the contracts for all the
work for which 1t put In bids: II certainty win.
less its ability the work satisfactorily and
time is successfully mpeached
The most important bit Of work 10 be done under
the latest batch of bids received is the asphating Of
Sixth-ave from FOurth-st. 10 Four;eenth-st. THIS
is 10 be done by the Alcatraz company. Al Is also
Sixteenth-st.. between Sixth ard Eighth ayes.
Another important work includes the repavng NJ
Jefferson-ave for three long books Throop
and Stuyvesan: ayes. For this the lowest bidders
were Crawford e. Co, at 81 20 a yard When this 10
completed there Will he n continuous asphalt pave
ment jefferson & for more than mile the
cast OF Nostrand-ave; and this Will be- extended be-
fore long by a similar pavement, the block between
Nos,rand and Bedford Hancock-s,.. parallel
with Jefferson and block the south has as.
phat nearly this whole distance.
Crawford & Co. Will also put pavement on
Madson-st.. between Sumner and Lewis aves at the
price.
The letting OF rhe contract for the block % Gates.
ave. between Bedford and Franklin AYES will serve
TO complete the asphalt pavement on that avenue
all the way from Fuon-st. TO Bedfori-ave which
will make another through route from the lower to
the upper parts OF the city There only TWO bid
ders for this block-Cranford Co.. and the Eastern
Bermudez Asphalt Paving Company. The latter was
a cent two higher on asphalt than Crawford. buk
lower the concrete foundation and In consequence
the Bcrmudez company Will secure the contract. The
OF the asphalt here will be high as 50 yard
The reason for this high price Is that there rail-
road In Gates-ave on this block account OF which
1t will be dificult 10 keep the pavement, good re-
pair along the tracks during the period Of Ave years
| fo- which the company gives guarantee.
The other through route between downtown and
uptown which has been regarded with especial
interest by the wheelmen OF Brooklyn. Is now come
peted. This is by way Of ST Marksrave.. which nov
has continuous asphalt pavement all the way from
Fourth-ave. 10 Kingston ave, distance OF about
Bcdford-ave.. this Is the longest unbroken piece OF
asphalt In the city The work recently done here hss
been the filling In OF gaps between Franklin and
| Vanderbilt aves and between Rogers and Bedford
| a,es The after only a short block; II was Nm.
| ished on Tuesday. and opened for traffic yeS.
terday.
The Improvement Is an important Not only win
Il make compa a,ively easy living uptown
reach part Of the city. residents q
the region hrst referred may also 20 TO and from
Prospect Park without climbing the wel-know hin
| on Bedford-ave passing along the Eastern Bouss
| ward