New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
FOR WHEELNENS BENEFIT
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN
CONTEMPLATION
TIL FoURTH-Avr. P1AN-IMFRovrNG BEDFORD
AvE-AsPHAIIr STRIPS FOR gIJSHwICz- AVE.
ANp rrRHArs ZOE uAvcocx-r.

AND PERHAr3 FOR HANcoCK-g-.
Tho statement has been mere then o1ce pub
l.sned IN the New-Yo-k papers mat the aspAaltns
OF Tourtn-ave on each siis 81 tho granite pave
meat now lad the middle OF the street was soon
20 beg,n. and ;he supposed Improvement has beea
hailed rs L most irrror,Irt gain fo- 80 wheeirnen
OF tho city Unfortunately there IS no probability
that this work IN be done Immediately. The
Board OF Aldermen has taken the necessn-J stcIs,
but the money ut ne dlsross. {. city WORKS Com
missioner Vis for a'pha!t paversi-ts VIII net
Justify hir, IN Undertaking = JOB that VIII cost
no.e than 800 90.
II the proposed Improvement were carried al ne
way from Fistbush-avc. 70 connect with the MAJ
adam. on tho southern part Of Fourtr-eve, II Touc
prove Of the first ,mportanoe-for ore thing. be-
cause I, would enable people from the greater part
OF The city 10 set to che macsdaIn:zed roads IN the
Th!rteth Ward without going over tho hills n the
Vicinity of Prospect Park At F1atbusa- ava Fourth
ave. practic ally connects with Hanson Place one
OF the important links IN the up and down town
ASPHALT route which is not yet a complete whole
and vii not be until nve OF six Blocks Ok Greene
ave. between F'ulton-st. and cln .on-ave, are re-
paved Hanson Place Il 20 have a new asphalt
pavement COON the o.t one having beer used many
years and being decidedly "humnockJ.'
Commissioner Wills las also decided 20 say an
asrhalt pavement .n boitor1-aFe. '"iweeA -
Mark save and Buter-st These three "-1oiA gre
nov ir rnacadan which has become cocsiderah-!
~, south o, Bu,ler-st OF tbs Mill. the mac
dan, IN Redford-aye Is Il bad condition. bur o.
sccourt Of the grade there an asphalt paVenieN'
f. op- Of the question 1t has raea suggested NM
- you'd not be a bad tdes to replace the n1acaH
With brick but aftor the experience IN A4cDonousi'
y. ,,a CIV Works Department Is somewha; shy o.
-, r,r,~,xa have however. been slccesS1u'5
rssa nv the Park Department not only 'oF : ~
--'so ., me head Of Bedl1rd-ove' pul on L
--.'so-,hl. .,ale IN Pennsylvania ana Bush"'0A
ayes ,, o,,,.s. me sur
n.s,,o, Est made IN The Tribune th@' s1pis',
strips should be provided iof me n,as
r,an IN BushwicS-ave The Original susses"0n
- - erin. should Ne laid between HancocN-S''
-. b.drrl.e on BRICK pavement near hvers seiS
I,,o-., but MI WINS will carry the str4ps do" i
10 Myrtle-ave a., .. I, u.rl
bs Necessary 10 connect the preseh, -9p4-..
=, 3, uaDoock-st with BGshw1cK-aVe. III ''io
Tba asphalt stops ~ Raiph-ave. IND taefe =
-. ~ the. blocks 10 be filed. The Boatd o.
,dsr,os, has adop ed a resolution requesting 10
civ Works Commissioner TO pat ssphat sulps NV
rast wide one esch side of Hancock-s- i"r TINS U'
lance. This would Of course. oe zone a. ~. 81
,snse OF the city in general Some q me city ON
clse however are strongly % the opinlen that ms
- ~ UarcocL-st snO ID he enUrtF paw W
aasofaIt in the usual waytha; e. with ne proper
awners paying one-hai Of the cost ~ he Al
oernen adopting 2 - cuton by ttT+e-3.. 80.
yo-e the work could Re done on This basis without
Nc ,tISr frcu the owners OF he ebu'tn2 property
There IS r bill before he lfg.s.t.uTe p.onl.
ing FOR an asphalt pavement IN Alhany-sVe. ner'eon
TSfon-s; ana The Eastern PARKWAY me ent.re coz
10 he borne ny The city An official pointed on, i
e-dav that I, would he wiser 10 complete ne
naverlert In NewYork-tve. between the sane ihul
oushfares Three blocks there have aleaay of b,
nsved ard proceedings have been III 'a'en tna'
when carried out vii provide ssphalt from rtil'on-
=. - park Place Only four blOcks-short ones. 100
-uould then remain 70 reach the PARKWAY ana iIr
oNical referred 10 said he thought there wouln ne
i.Ia 5sr rIv N getting them done ana n sInol y
hOr-uF1.are there would DO "a much 10 releVe Boo
ford-ave az II Albany-ave. we're repaved al con-
| sihe-ahlv larger cost.