New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

In tenement. house. and were totally unntted lot
Commissioner Hafen had good deal to tell
about the large number Of streets tha
that are being built, etc. or one improvement ne
said:
ASPHALT AND BRICK PAvEMENTs.
THE grading Of webster-ave. Is important. be-
cause that avenue. with Willis and Melrose aves''
constitutes a main thoroughfare through the CEN
tire Of this district This thoroughfare is partly
paved with granite and partly with asphalt ana
brick. Willis-ave has asphalt pavement from
One hundred md thirty fourthst. to One,hundred-
and,forty -ninth-st In Webster.ave. there hn Is q
mile, between the Fordhar and Bedford Park rail-
road stations think well OF brick pavement n, s a.
this one yet Brick pavement Is somewhat cheapeI,
than asphalt fo got IT ,ad n UnSnr the onda
ton. The asphalt pavement In Willis-ave WIN a
guarantee for the same time. cost g 4. yard COM
asphalt pTih; DT run from s. q to s. 70 yard.
with ten years guarantee. for II a guarantee for
fifteen years is exacted It practically amounts 10
the s 0n lay Of hs laying spha on
steep grades and do not use IT on anything anoye
The hundred Brick can be used heavier grades.
because horses can get foothold on H. nut aspn h
used on such grades. ] am planning to put asphalt
in the 9s hrvc Hea stTps
Ave feet wide in One ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Westchester-ave. - ,, IT,,
When asked afout me anu - -,
fen called attention to blrdseye view prepared Py
Louis A. Rsse chief Typographical engineer ~ ne ne
street Department. showing large part OF r.e
region north of the Harlem. on whicn the concou
as Il exists In the minds eye or me eheiteiSs ~ ~
cnnanicuous feature II starts at One-hundred-and-
sixty-frst-st between Mott-ave ana Waiton-aSe.,
with an approach from Central Brdge oy Ineans
OF a yaduct and extends northward four miies anu
a half. 1t is to be ls2 feet wide On 'i IT, hoe
w rd follows a ridge the entire Oh lance ehccpt a.
one point In the vicinity of One-hundred- anu-se'
entv.6fth-st where vaduct carries II across a
depression. At various places transversy nod ha
mass under II to afford easy communication De-
tween the parts OF the city on both sides OF IL.
Mr. TIaffen said that he ID rot tnlhk me WIN ~,
AZ constructing the boulevard would be hlndered py
the defeat of the bill about whch tnere was 20
much talk recently: the work OF condemning the
land required would not be interfered with ana me
construction OF the parkway would be carried on
by the Board Of Public improvements Oh the
greater city. ., = -. HARLAN, ,ho
Com missioner was enthusiastic. and although me
parks in his district well as those sou,n VI nv
Harlem are under the control or the PARK De-
uartmpnt the number OF acres in each OF the prin-
cpal parks I'm the northern part OF the city was
his tongues end As to the area OF one or the
smaller parks-S;. Mary's,he was able 10 correct
one of his subordnates who HAD the acreage set
down in book. 49, -. or,, 80,
here" said Mr. Haffen and he added: AT the time
of their purchase these parks were worth ABOUT
81 900: now they worth not less than s36VOo-
900 TO $4,000 COO , - H.,
Park Reservoir, and such road Is laid out on me
bird's-eye view already mentioned. Although me
Aoueduct Commissioners ale opposed 10 inns rodu
Mr. Haffen thinks 1t would not be nuisance IN any
OF people living east and west of the reservoir
which Is now being constructed.