The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-07
important Public improvements.
The Work d one in Lamasco
Third Street and Seventh Avenue
Sewer.

Now that the election excitement
has passed away 10 a measure, our PEG
pie will, of course, begin to think of
something else, and, with the view of
presenting the readers of the Jour-
NAL something in which they feel a
deep interest, the reporter for this
paper accepted a kind invitation from
the Councilman from the Sixth
Ward, to take a walk in the lower
part of the city, and look at the i'm
provements being made there. Moth
lag would probably be more accept
able to the local reader, at this
time, than a full and complete state
ment of the improvements being made
by the city authorities, since it is a
matter in which all are directly inter-
ested.
The first improvement of which
mention will be made, is the grading
of First Avenue from Canal Street to
the corporation limits. This grade
was quite heavy. and is now nearly
completed. Much of the earth re-
moved from this street was used in
bringing Walker Street to { proper
grade, which was much lower than
the other streets in that neighborhood.
Attic intersection of Goodsell with
Canal Street the old bridge has been
removed, and the canal filed in with
earth to afford a crossing.
Canal Street, from First to Seventh
Avenues, is now being graded. At
presenethere is quite a strong force
at work there. The street for the
most part has been cut down full
three feet, the greater portion of the
earth being deposited in the canal.
When the work is completed, this
| street will be full eighty feet wide. The
earth which was not necessary to fill
the canal to a grade with the street, was
removed to the deep hollows through
which Third Street run, between
Fulton Avenue and Seventh Avenue.
At the intersection of Walker with
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filed, so as to make a good passage
way for wagons and footmen. Ger
tainly a great change has taken place
in the appearance of Canal Street.
What was a rugged and unseemly
thoroughfare a short time ago, is now
a really beautifully graded street,
which, of course, cannoti fail to attract
attention.
Fulton Avenue has been graded in
part from Fourth Street to Franklin
Street, the earth taken therefrom be
ing deposited on Walker Street and
on Third Street. The grading of
Fulton Avenue, which, it will be re-
membered, is one hundred feet wide,
for the most part was quite heavy. 1t
will all be completed in a short time.
Ga Fifth Avenue, from Canal
Street to Franklin Street, the grading
has also been commenced, but is not
yet completed. This grade is also
quite heavy. The earth taken from
it was transferred to the ravine be-
tween Fulton Avenue and Seventh
Avenue, through which Third Street
passed, and which is now brought
almost to a proper grade.
The grading on Fifth Street from
Fulton Avenue to Seventh Avenue,
which is also quite heavy, is not quite
completed, but will be shortly. 1t
needs but a little rounding up near the
intersection with Seventh Avenue.
This is among the most beautiful
streets in that part of the city. A
vast deal of work has been done on it.
Sixth Avenue has been graded
from Fourth Street to Franklin
Street The earth from this street,
the grade of which has been lowered
about three feet, was used in filing
Third Street and other low grounds
in that vicinity.
Seventh Avenue has been graded
from Franklin Street to the river.
The work is nearly complete, in fact
nothing is wanting but to level that
portion of iG about one and q half
squares from the river. A portion of
the grade on this street has been low
cred about two feet. A heavy fill was
made, however, about one square from
the river, and on that part of the
street under which the sewer, known
DIS the Seventh Avenue and Third
Street sewer, runs.
On Third Street, between Fulton
Avenue and Seventh Avenue, a fill
has been made of an average of fl
teen feet in depth. the full width of
the street. The Seventh Avenue and
Third Street Sewer extends from the
river, at the foot of Seventh Avenue,
to Third Street, and up Third Street
to Walker Street. The mouth of this
sewer and the culvert on the bank of
the river are both protected from drift
wood, logs, &C., by an abutment, the
front of which is wood, while it is
filed in back of that with stones
aud earth. This work is progressing
fast, and will be completed shortly.
From the foot of Seventh Avenue
to the Pigeon Greek Bridge, on Water
Street, a strong abutment has been
erected, the front of which is wood.
while back of that a filing of earth
and stone has been made. Certainly,