New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
YONKERS.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUB
Lie WORKS FOR THE YEAR.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY sTREETs-MoNEY
NEEDED FOR FURTHER CONSTRUCTION AS
THE PRESENT FUND is MERELY SUI

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY STREETS-MONEY
NEEDED FOR FChcIrIR CONSTRUCTION AS
THE PRESENT FUND is MERELY SUI
FIcIENT FOR MAINTENANCE.
Samuel L. Cooper Commissioner of Public Works,
has completed his report Of the work done In his
department for the year ending March l. 1896. 1t
Is an interesting document. and reads In part as
follows: Since the last report the sewerage system
OF the city has been extended by the completion Of
the Wanut-st. and Ashburton-ave. sewers, and the
construction OF sewers In Van Cortlandt Park-av
to the south line OF the city; Caryl-ave., Codding
ton-st. and Euclidave., all in the southern portion
Of the city: Landscape-ave.. Webster-ave. Jeffer-
son-st. Centre-st. Jacksonst. and from Summit-st.
to Garden-st through the lands of the Cornell and
Copcutt estates. The length Of the sewers Built
has been 7ol9 linear feet. making total OF 30 1852
miles Of sewers in the city, During the year tho
country roads have been improved by the con-
struction Of macadam and telford-macadam road
ways as follows: Tuckahoe Road from Central
ave- TO the Bronx River: McI-ean-ave.. from Kim
bal,-ave 10 the Bronx River Road; Nepperhan-ave.
from Lake-ave near Roberts-ave.; Central-ave.
from the Tuckahoe Road to Crisfeld-st. Park Hill
ave- from McLean-ave. TO Cndercn-st In addi-
ton to the work done by contract ST. Joseph Save.
for its entire length. Vaentlne-st and Mldand-ave.
from Yonkers-ave. east Of the Mile Square Road
and South Broadway from Valentines Lane to the
south lie OF the city improved by days labor
The following streets were regulated ana graded:
Iawrence-st from South Broadway to Van Cort-
landt Park-ave., Landscape-ave., Nepperhan-ave.
extension Maple-st. from Oak-st. to Walnut-st..
Van Cortlandt Park-ave. from Spruce-st. 10 Park
Hll-aye Jerome ave- from Yonkers-ave. northerly.
Valentines Lane from South Broadway to Haw-
thorne-ave Webster-ave from Walnut-st 10 Pres
cott-st and Park-ave. from Lake-ave. to Shonnard
Place. Work is under way in Ode-ave from War
burton-ave to North Broadway. and a contract has
been entered into for Centre-st. from Walnut TO
scvmour-st The work on Jencrson-st. from High
land-aye to Ludlow-st. long delayed by rock cut
ting for sewer water and gas. has been completed.
The total area OF macadam streets and roads laid
last year Is I07.509 square yards. and the total
length $50 miles
The Commissioner then summarizes the mileage
and character OF the street and road improve
ments In the city as follows Earth streets and
roads, Il miles; macadam streets and roads. 81
miles; asphalt pavements. 62 miles; granite pave
ments l6 miles; a total OF 1898 or this mileage,
the Seventh Ward--the country district-has "a
miles Of earth roads and q miles OF macadam
reads. Speaking Of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment, Commissioner Cooper says: More work has
been done In cleaning the streets this year than
ever before. All the streets paved with asphalt
and granite have been cleaned daily and every Sat
from 1t have been thoroughly cleaned for the fol-
lowing Sunday" During the year Just closed the
contracts for work nave amounted 10 $l& lH 81 and
the cost OF engineering and inspection has been
y. 81. about ~ per cent. The estimated reve-
nue. OF the Department for the coming year Is 49,