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JAMAICA PARK WAY AND EAST SIDE. 



The contracts for grading the Jamaica Park way <>n the line of 



Sackett street, from Washington avenue, easterly, to the city line, 

 were awarded in August, 1870. Work was immediately commenced 

 on two of the sections, but active operations' along the whole line 

 were not begun until October, from which time the work progressed 

 satisfactorily on most of the sections. The last section was finished 

 August 10th, 1871. 



Following is a tabular statement of the commencement and 

 ending of the work on the various sections, with the length of each 

 section, name of contractor, etc: 



JAMAICA PARK-WAY GRADING. 



(Washington Avenue to City Line). 



The top-soil was removed from the whole line of the Park-way 

 and piled on the adjacent parallel streets, for use in the final finishing 

 of the walks and tree spaces. The stones found in excavation were 

 piled on the line of the Park-way. to be broken for MacAdam and 

 paving stone. A gang from the Park force was employed for a few 

 months breaking building stone and Belgian blocks for Park uses. 

 In July, a contract was awarded to P. Farrcll for making Belgian 

 blocks from stone, suitable for the purpose, found on the Park-way. 

 The work was commenced immediately, and is now progressing in a 

 satisfactory manner. 

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