New-York tribune., 1897-02-07
PLANS FOR ASPHALT PAvEMENTS.
HOW THE CITY WILL BE BENEFlIED AT
SOME RAILROAD COMPANIES
TAy NEW RAILS

The aspbat pavements of this city will be In
creased by many miles before the end OF this year
II all the plans under consideration are CARRIE"
out. Interesting information on this subject was
given to n representative of The Tribune yester-
day by Water Purveyor Edward p. North the
official having charge OF all work Of this kind An
application has been laid before the Legislature
for the privilege of issuing city bonds 10 the
amount OF 100000 for the special purpose OF re-
paving streets in which are the tracks OF the
Metropolitan Traction Company and the Th,rd
Avenue Railroad Company. provided those COM
panes go ahead with the work of laying new raiis
they talk of doing The idea OF the city of'cais
Is to put down the new pavements at the time the
rails changed and In that case one-th'rd OF
the cost OF repaving will be charged to the COM
panes
II the work contemplated Is all done. asphat
pavements will he laid In Eghthave. between
Fifty-ninth and Observation-Disclosures sts''
In sixth-ave. between Fifty-ninth-st and Minetta
Lane; In Church-st. between Eulton-st ana the
Battery: in Madison-ave.. between Eishty-siN'"
and Onehundred "A nd -twenty-ffth SITS. and prop
ably in Centre-st.. between Broome and Champers
SITS With the asphalt strips laid last year III
Hudson-st. and the asphalt pavement In south
Fifth-aye from Chambers-st to Dey-st, an all
asphalt route will be provided on the West Side
Of the city from the Battery 10 the Harlem. doihs
away with the necessity Of asphalt strips IN 'he
lower part Of Greenwch-st. which some bicycle
riders have been urging the Department or fuolic
Works to put down On the East Side there Will
also be continuous asphalt. with the exception or
the short distance between Centre and Chamoers
SITS and the beginning OF the asphalt in Nassau
st. at Spruce-st Centre-st. may be readily reached
from the snlooth-pa streets east Of the Bowery
by way of either Hester or Bayard st.
Mr. North does not think 1t will be wise to lay
asphalt In Twenty-third-st.. Fourh-ave. or the
Rovery Regarding the Fourth-avc tunnel n"
made an interesting suggestion III the company
said he changes its motive power and gets rid
of horses and will then pave the tunnel with
asphalt It will last for all time. and there VIII ne
no reason why II will not be az clean and sweet ~
place az there Is in the city. Now TOO often IL II
an offence In the nostrs OF every one WHO PdSSe'
through it," , . a..
independently OF the proposed bond issue IN, the
laying Of the asphalt pavement IN fnln,Ne: W., W.
season opens, ard number Of other plans VIII oe
carried out l.,
Mr North Is also planning for improvements In
the northerlv portion of the city. lie Is deslrous
| of macadamizing the Boulevard Lafayette which
runs from One-hundred- nd-ifty 10 In,
| wood and would take immediate steps toWaru
that important work were II not lor ine % oh
| manifested by certain property-owners, VINO oo-
| iect 10 paving any assessment for improvements,
although their property would be greatly ncrnase n
| In value thereby. If the Third Avenue haiiroau "a
| Company secures the right to lay tracks on INC
| Kngsbridge Road. that thoroIshiattc VII ~ % %
| asphaited from One-hundred nd-nnetieth-Sr %
the Harlem RiverIan improvement @ t,mnted ana, te
| ride over IL awheel In its present state. Kings
| bridge Road is macadarized as far north az ohe
hundred and -nineteth-st. ana me Tot PaJ ~ st
| IS to have asphalt pavement pe,Seen m, r"nS -
bridge Road and the Hudson River TINS year. an. !,
| the same way between Kingsbridse Road ana the
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