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Show M WORK ON THE , STREETS OF TOE CITY Contractor Q A Heman placed a large steam concrete mUer on s. Si avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, this morning, to supply concrete for the gutter and base for the paving on the west side of the avenue. Mr. Heman also ha? a force of men and teams at wofk grad'ng Twenty-fifth street In the i cinltv of Harrison avenue. This morning the J P. O Nelll Con structlon company began laying binder bind-er on the south side of Twenty-fifth street, at the intersection of Washington Wash-ington avenue and it is said by the contractor that the paving of Twenty fifth street from Washington to Hir rison avenues, will be completed at the earliest possible time The north side of Twenty-fourth street, between Washington and Grant avenues. Is ready for the binder and topping that section will be surfaced within 6hort time. The new sfupply of asphalt was received re-ceived vesterday and It Is said to be satisfactory to the city and the contractor con-tractor Speaking of the defect in the shipment of asphalt of some time ago. Manager O'Neill stated this morning that the test made ly the city corresponded exactly with that of the companv shipping the asphalt but tint the Inferiority of the ma terial was not easy to detect by a rhemiieal teat |