New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-25


CONDITION OF ST. Observation-Disclosures
PARADE coMMITTEE-To PROHIBIT
sIX-DAY RACING
Justice Maurice l.. Wright. Of Oswego in calling
the regular October Term of the Supreme Court
for the Fifth Judicial District held at Rome
Oneida County. called the attention Of the Grand
Jury to the road agitation throughout the State in
the following terms:
We are behind many OF the States I'm the matter
of roads. and IT is important that the movement
sweeping over the State Of Ncw-York In favor OF
this Improvement should he fostered. Every com
missioner of highways and every pathmaster is an
swerhble If he fails to perform his duties properly
and all who guilty of criminal neglect should he
punished i Is your duty TO inquire mo the con-
duct of public officers and bring bills against any
counties in this State continue the management
OF their highways under The system known as INC
vides that any pathmaster who fails TO remove the
stones once in thirty days from his district; VINO
who fails to that half IF the road tax is worked
out I'm the spring and half in the fall who falls 70
work when requested to, or in case OF his failure
TO work. that his tax IS assessed against his prop
the town tax; who fails 10 lay out the work In his
district when ordered so to do by the Highway
should the Highway Commissioner give no instruc-
tions; who falls to keep mis- drains and sluices
oath in regard to all Of the above particulars to the
Highway Commissioner of his town prior to OGto-
Highway Commissioner. also who fails to insist
upon these duties as above outlined is guilty OF
neglect. Our Penal Code provides that the Com
missioner of Highways may be indicted. and also
oyerseers of highways. for wilful neglect OF any
Of the duties above placed upon them. The safe
of New-York in the last year has adopted lD. ii
policy Of State aid in granting under the Higbe-
road Improvement together with IS per cent county
aid from the county and calls for but p per cent
the Fuller bill, authorized an amount OF state aid
equal % per of the road tax levied in each
fCvsu
system which can be done by vote at any annual
twenty Ave TAXPAYERS. Ii VIII be your duty. gen
temen. wherever the old labor system prevails. TO
their duties faithfully.
Cyclists who visited Pelham Parkway Sun
day were well pleased with the work already done
on the new boulevard. which will connect the
Southern and Eastern boulevards About block
of the boulevard has been finished near Bronx
Park and part Of the roadway has been finished.
with the exception Of possibly six hundred wards.
who went oyer this road on SUNDAY say that the he
cyc.e paths. driveways. paths Tor equestrlans ana
paths for pedestrians when the boulevard is nm
this borough can 90 up Webster-ave TO Fordhan.
and then to the Southern Boulevard.
On Saturday last workmen began to dig test
holes along St Nicholas-a"e, preparatory TO lay
ing a subway that thoroughfare. The excava-
lions enabled prominent member OF the League OF
American Wheelmen TO examine the foundations of
the avenue, and he found the telford Of the worst
sort. Why. II was no teford at all. said he.
Yesterday Still the awful condition Of that ave
nue. is not caused much by the foundation as II
is by neglect. That avenue is in beastly condition,
as it always Is. except I'm dry weather Even
when they attempt to repair II the gravel they put
on the thoroughfare Is two-thirds dirt. Scrapers
are run It occasionally but they only 10
break up the Jumps. The condition OF the avenue
is worse between One-hundred- and twenty eighth
and Onehundred and fortynfth SITS. and cyclists
who know the place have abandoned II and now
take to Eighth-ave There are places where the
careful man is compelled TO walk his horse. Man
hattan-ave, from d-and-tenth-st. to the
avenue is nearly a. bad. The Superintendent OF
Unpaved Streets has plenty Of missionary work
there II he cares to co it,