New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
BIG BRONX IMPROVEMENTS
PRESIDENT HAFFEN TO OPEN BIDS FOX
AN OUTLAY OF OVER s3,So0,Oo0.

Borough President Louis F. Haffen Of The
Bronx will st short intervals in the next TWO
weeks open bids for extensive publc improve
ments aggregating total cost OF over $0o'0'vVV
many OF which will interest automooiiists. Dlcy
clsts the riding and driving public generally ana
eJ, xho eeitate the extension of the good roads
system These works viii give employment 10
thousands of laborers Included in these big con-
tracts is the Grand Boulevard and Concourse Ior
which s1.o52ooo has been appropriated
The opening of bids begins tomorrow morning
The first on the schedule is the s2150oo job for
asphalting the roadway of Washington-ave- from
Third-ave- and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10
Pelham-ave-, distance of over three miles Ihls
is one OF the biggest asphaltng contracts given out
In some time. WheelInen and others interested In
the good roads problem have been urging this i'm
provement of Washngton-ave. for riding and driV-
ing purposes for time. President Haffen
promised them when he took Office in January that
he would give the condition OF this avenue MS
immediate attention
MUST BE DONE IN $50 DAYS.
To complete this Job will require $4,000 square
yards Of asphalt pavement 12.eo0 cubic yards OF
concrete and S1,ocO linear feet Of curbstone- The
contract calls for it's completion in 150 working
days In conjunction with this work the con-
for the repayfng with asphalt of intersecting
streets from Observation-Disclosures -ninth-st to
Trernont-aye. Will also be let. This will cost S5,eo
more. and will require an additional 1900 square
yards of asphalt The combined contracts will
require an expenditure of over $4,000 and the use
of over 70ee0 square yards of asphalt
Bids viii also opened tomorrow for the 100000
sob of repaving with asphalt Park-ave. from
East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO fremont
ave This improvement has also been strenuousy
urged for some time The asphalt pavement will
be placed on the present block pavement 1t will
require TO complete this contract $1,000 square
yards OF asphalt 10000 square yards of stone pave
unent and 900 linear feet of bluestone curbing.
One hundred and twenty-five working days in which
to do the work are allowed the contractor.
The bids for the 100000 contract for regulating
snd grading the Grand Boulevard and Concourse
viii be opened August IS John B. Mcdonald
John c. Rodgers, the f. c. Smith Constructing
Company, Norton & Dalton, Michael j. Leahy. John
c SheehaDs firm and array of other contrac-
tors Will be competitors for the contract, it being
the biggest municipal contract given out in some
months.
MUCH TEARING UP TO BE DONE.
The Grand Boulevard and Concourse will extend
from East Observation-Disclosures TO Mosh-
plu Parkway q distance of nearly five miles The
contract calls for the taking up of all existing
ru-b and Tagging stones where not in proper posi-
ton excavating the roadways and sidewalks where
the same are now above the established grade or
where the rock is higher than the sub-grade shown
the plan; filling in the sidewalks roadways'
paths and grass plots where the same are below
grade at present, have become so by the re-
moval of rock other material; building retaining
walls. shown on the plan. or as may be olrecteu
by the engineer; building all catch basins drains in
let's cutters and culyerts shown on the plan or re-
puired in order to perfect the grading; furnishing
and laying or relaying line of curbstones along
zach sidewalk; furnishing and laying or relayinS
q double course Of tagging along each sidewalk:
laying crosswalks where required; grading ap-
proaches TO intersecting streets and avenues
building guard rails where required; laying mac
kdam and other pavement; constructing bicycle
paths and the construction Of an arch and ap-
proaches at East One-hundred-and-seventy fifth
st. and MorTis-ave., and work Incidental thereto.
The work TO be done includes 29S.0eo cubic yards
earth excavation 10000 cubic yards Of rock ex-
caVation, $4,000 cubic yards OF hlllng SoSO square
feet of new tagging and 12S,o00 square yards OF
macadaIn in roadways.
MUST GIVE BONDS FOR s25O.oN.
The contract calls for its completion in 1000
working days. The successful bidder must give
bonds $3.50 900 for the faithful execution of his
contract.
'I shall tolerate no delay in the finishing of this
Improvement" said President Haffen yesterday
ut must be ready within the specified time Now
that its practical initiation is at hand. propose
that II shall become reality at the earliest pos
sible day.
about TO be advertised by President Hanen:
They include regulating and grading, paving and
repaving. and the construction Of q number OF
sewers. These will more than aggregate the
100000 mentioned above. President Haffen is also
preparing furnish The BrcnX with an entire new
outfit of street signs, and big public bath. to oc-
cupy a whole city block and which Will be open
equipped with all modern appliances for the com
fort and convenience Of the people He has also
Eecured appropriation for new courthouse.
He is busy with plans for the burial OF all over
head telegraph and telephone wires and the aboli-
tion OF ali grade crossings in The Bronx.
with the construction Of the East Side subway
end the building OF the mammoth staten by the
Will be the centre OF activity. President Hafen has
a number OF other public improvements under con-
siderarion which viii be announced later