New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
ASPHALT FOR LEONARD-S1.
AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT TO BE
BEGUN AT ONCE
PROPOSALS ALREADY ADVERTISED FORA THOR
oucHFARE TO THE HEART OF GREENPoiNT-

PROPOSALS ALREADY ADVERTISED FUN" ~
oUGHFARE TO THE HEART OF GREENPoiNT-
OTHER SMOOTH PAYMENTS WANTED
The most important piece Of asphalt pavement 10
no laid in Brooklyn this year Will be that III Leon
ard-st which Is soon to be taken III na.'u
work Is to be done under special act OF tie hes''
lature passed last year, directing inc Co'''
Of city Works with the consent OF the Naso'' "
nro,iIe Ieonard-st with a smooth pavement from
(;reenpoint-ave. to Broadway, anc au'ho'"'" b.
spec,al issue Of bonds TO cover the expense i"e
,,or r,os taken I'D a few days ago by Comm's
s,oror willis on the urgency Of delegation icp'o-
scn,ine the Good Roads Association. anu '""'
Wurs,er unhesitatingly gave MS co"'e"' "
making of the Improvement. ,.,soa
pronosals for the work now being adVeru'cu
for in the corporation newspapers Inc a'nou" ~
bonds authorized by the law OF III" is |'o'V''
length of street TO be paved is nearly TWO ",Ne'
Ioonoras, has been exempted by law iro"
roiroads and when repaved will form thorousn
fare into the heart of the Greenpoiht sec'on'
connect the southern end OF thls ste''" " -,
pavement with Bedford-ave. IL Is P'a"
asphalt pavements also In Hayward-s'. anu -
roseave The contract for Hayward-st. mas aneau'
80 ,,,a,a hut as the new pavement for Mont
.ro.oaye will include more than the TWO o'oc"'
,oodoa IN complete the smooth thoroushia''
,,a,rrs-a,o {, is uncertain when that portion VI
the Improvement will be carried out Inc
inps taken by the Aldermen affecting 'io" 80
a,,n call for asphalt between Broacway anu Du'"
wick Place. -. orL contem-
-, nor,lv PLANNED for, in fact; more IMAM e"
nossiblv be carried out this season. Inc ,
involved in contracts already maue anu -, -,
10 mora than s. 900. No contract can -.
formed until the City Controller certihes '''a' 49,
money TO pay for 1t is In the treasure -. ho.r
ooourt q large number Of contracts nav -
,,f, .ho contract for Leonard-st as soon do ""
&c bo &c a resident Of Greenpont ana mus.
sirous of securing Improvement 'i"' Vs.
creat benefit to that part OF the CITY ,s uL a
,no,her costIv work which many people wou'u m
10 see begun betimes IS the aspha''iis $500 on
ave That thoroughfare is laio win ~. r,,ddls
the sides and a strip OF granite blocks ia '"e So
- l., .,s.d 10 cover the cobbles with aspnssti oG -
tween Third and Sxteth SIS. Wh{ E,a an is
to begin Thrd-st instead az, % r. would seem that
nsHt 10 connect with smooth Pavs snd Dean
northern end. Between ST. MAIN Anbalt over the cob
s tnere % on the south side of d Ms
nc ~ two blocks only. The estimated cos, OF ,ne
o improvement is sll30co and IN the pres pres
emf condition of the city treasury mere Is ''''
a1 sya5t n to the proposals advertised for or the
Leonardst pavement bids are also nen'e Brookivs
pnd KINGSTON AYES and in Sixteenth-sI be'"eeh
rhsre e' came 70 the Mayors office yesterday copy
~ ne hi which has been passed by the Legislature
oroyJdne for the issue OF bonds for the iepavhs o
Albanv-ave with asphalt between futon,st asu yile
s,nyr parkvav This bill passed In response
- netiiion signed by large number Of people ~
ing in the Tweny-thi.d and Twenty-iourth WtauS
Who wish an outlet to the Eastern PARKWAY witn9u,
cong TO Bedtord-ave.. which IS seriously crowd I
az Tines 1t Is expected that Mayor Wursler VIII VIII
give a hearing on the bill some day THIS week. anu
no opposition 10 1t Is likely to be made.
Governor Black has not yet signed the har" sc-
DAYS ago with Mayor Wurster's approval. ASSISTANT
CORPORATION Counsel Sperry said yesterday tnat ne
mad M reason 10 expect that II would he vetoed. ana
that II would become a law without the Governor
Signature II he did not expressly disapprove It,