The sun., 1901-10-24

A. III. Angel declared with much emphasis
that thc streets were In a much worse con-
dition than eser before. Fulton street,
the main artery Of the borough. II well
paved only as far n the city Hall. Abov"
that. where the big department stores ar"
and the traffic h hea West, the granite blocks
are In a disgraoeful state of unrepair. II
q the same with the -trsets under the Park
department. Fort Hamilton avenue which
leads from the Boulevard Ia Gravesend
Ray. has been In eNccrabe condition Tor
long time. The Pleasure Drivers Associa-
ton has tried and tried in vain 10 have
the one short block from Washington ave-
nue. 10 Flatbush avenue known as wash
ington place paved. This i a short cut
90 the second entrance Of Prospect Park
and is a piece OF work that cyclists long ago
tried to have done. II IL now n wagon
road made by brick carts across an old
dumping ground. Another piece of much
needed work In Brooklyn, and small job
IL that Of Ocean avenue from flatbush
avenue TO Fort Hamilton avenue alongside
the Park This IL now n dirt road unht
for travel Of any kind As nearby resi-
dent put II, 1T II just the same hs the IN
dians left II = and vet this IL n natural high
way for drivers and automobilists. and "
paved would relieve the trartc on PARK
roads. The part OF the Merrick road out
20 Jamaica that is in the city limits has been
In vile condition ever since II fell under
the charge 81 the city. although the road
beyond. where the farmers care for ". Is
In good shape
In explanation of the condition OF un-
repair Of the ~ reefs Of Brooklyn borough
an official over there remarked that "
seemad impossible TO get new contracts
put through In time. no matter how promptly
specifications were made out and sent to
New York. There In always n gap between
the making Of one contract for repairs
and new one and IL is during this gap
that gaps In the pavements occur.
With regard 90 where the money goe-
reporter was told officially that the asphalt
now being laid ON Broadway In this city
Is costing SEQ per square yard besidee
50 cents for relaying the old pavement
that serves for a foundation. The same
kind Of asphalt has been laid In Brooklyn Tor
q rs yard. much le-s than half the price.
Alderman Joseph Oatman OF the Twenty.
ninthAldermanic district who IN President oi
the Associated Cycling Clubs of New YORK,
was interviewed and asked what he thought
OF the situation. He answered III the
previous Administration had been In power
with the same amount OF money twice the
work would have bcen done IN Manhattan,
When his attention was called To the Broad
way job and the price being paid ana AIS
opinion Of u asked he said Wei. dont
think The city can nord to educate strikers
in this way When asked Tor comment
on the discrepancy between the larger
appropriations and the smaller accom-
plishment Alderman Oatman said The
only thing could suggest ia explanation
is that large commissions are being paid
President OAman had much 10 say CON
earning the things left undone 10y the Van
Wyck Good Roads Administration. and
the difhculty his association has experi-
enced In obtaining what u has first
while speaking on the subject OF asphalt
deals he called attention To the Sixth avenue
contract which went to Senator Morris
Featherstone In advertising this con-
tract according To the Alderman. II was not
specified as was the custom, that no bid
would be accepted from parties VINO had
not previously laid at least 1000 wards oi
asphalt IN the city feathersionet who
Is the leader OF the Iwenty-elghth dis
trict organized the Continental Asphalt
Company and according to Alderman
Oaiman the 10000 yards Limitation was
abrogated in order that he might bid.
featherstone's business was sand and
storage and he II new a. an asphalt expert
Alderman Oatman has served ON many
committees In good roads work, He was
chairman OF the COMMITTEES that obtained
the asphalurg of seventh avenue, but he
called attc u'n % the isct that thls I'M
portant w,ik was not done until, after
years OF agitation, a powerful combina-
ton was forfned Detween the Drivers A.
sociation, Automobile Club, cycling clubs
and wealthy property owners along the
avenue Ihe sixth avenue ana NHicn
street connsc,loh' 10 Ions nssuI' " SUI,
undone ana Tor many months the Food
roads wofkers nave trlen IN VAN 70 nave
Iwenty-thiru street asphalted nom sixth
avenue 70 the Terry In isss euorts us'-
gan To pe made 20 nave 50 sinai thcls
rs the Plaza az ii"n sueee am run ave aNe-
nue. paved nut " was more thah year
later before II wa done Inc hudson
street strips when permit mel anu slrls
70 noe 'heir oicycie- 10 pu.ine-e uoNh
town have been In continuousiy danger
Gus oohditIoh on unrepaI ior yeh, yei